As much as the AMS Finance Committee does, and idk they probably do a lot I guess, they’ve completely ignored a massive issue with the AMS’s budget and how it affects student life.
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I am the daughter of a farmer. / And maybe one day I will run back to my forefather's land.
The idea of a Black Collegia was but a single bullet in the six-page-long BSU co-president transition document, but we took it to heart.
I’m Black. I’m a woman. I’m an immigrant. I’m the product of a working-class family. I’m a fervent celebrator of Pride. I’m so much more than just one thing, and I have immeasurable honour and joy in embracing all of these identities at once.
Ten-year-old Sarah, with her distinct Northern London accent, would hardly have imagined herself at UBC, growing and challenging her mind, immersing herself in social justice activism on campus and racing to find a chair at IKB.
There is power behind the name / The unspoken strength
Ormond joined the Thunderbirds as head coach of the women’s basketball team in August of 2023, bringing a coaching philosophy that is context and person dependent.
In the first VP academic and university affairs (VP AUA) debate, Drédyn Fontana and Taushifa Shaikh discussed food security, academic accommodations and sexual violence prevention.
During the first VP External debate of this AMS elections cycle, candidates agreed on lobbying priorities but showed differences in experience and attitudes towards UCRU.
The throughline in Rogers’ interview with The Ubyssey was student participation at Council, and why and how he’ll make Council a safe space for public discourse.
Board of Governors candidates Kamil Kanji, Eshana Bhangu and Jasper Lorien shared similar platforms, but diverged on specifics, during the first Board of Governors debate.
VP administration candidates Jai Sodhi, Kevin Heieis and Amy Liao discussed current administrative issues and potential strategies to tackle them during Tuesday’s debate.
This February marks two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a conflict that has taken the lives of over 10,000 civilians and displaced millions, resulting in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War.
We are gravely concerned about some of the recent developments at UBC that affect Jewish students and we write to ask you to please reject the recent referendum that poses a significant threat to the inclusivity, diversity and fairness that define UBC," writes the Rabbinical Association of Vancouver.
"This referendum is undemocratic and a thinly veiled power grab from a minority of students who are plaguing the campus community with petty politics under the guise of social justice," writes former AMS President Esmé Decker.