Last night, AMS Council cleared the agenda to discuss three petitioned referendum questions that generated high levels of scrutiny in both student and BC politics circles.
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The federal government has announced an intake cap on international study permit applications starting in September 2024. It remains unclear whether this will lead to a significant decrease in international student admissions at UBC.
Last night, the AMS Council met to appoint the interim AMS president, extend the term of the interim VP external and approve the AMS Sustainability Action Plan (ASAP) 2026.
The AMS held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) over Zoom yesterday.
Starting this fall, UBC students will be able to e-bike to campus as UBC will be introducing the Mobi e-bike sharing service.
The selection criterion for the International Major Entrance Scholarship was determined by Senate when it was created in and is tied to the admissions decision.
Last night, AMS councillors met to create a new executive oversight committee and discussed food security services on campus.
Abhi Mishra will be the AMS’s next VP finance.
Election season involves more than just voting for candidates — voting on referendum questions is another way to have your say about what happens in the AMS.
Linda Zheng, a fourth-year arts student, is running to be the next VP finance on a platform focused on greater financial sustainability, increased transparency and improved communication with treasurers.
Abhi Mishra, a fourth-year commerce student, is running to be the next VP finance on a platform of long-term funding for the AMS food bank, improving communication and accountability and supporting students with off-campus housing.
In the second VP finance debate, candidate Abhi Mishra discussed his plans to increase efficiency and transparency, provide off-campus housing support and secure long-term funding for the AMS Food Bank.
VP finance candidates Abhi Mishra and Linda Zheng generally agreed on issues facing the AMS, but had slightly different plans to deal with the issues at the first candidate debate on Thursday.
In the last two years, there has been a significant increase in claims for mental health counselling sessions which has led to the depletion of the reserve at an exponential rate.
Posters have been banned since 2019 due to the waste generated from posters, the financial resources they required and the time-consuming efforts they necessitated to ensure elections regulations were not violated.