That security guard was 24-year-old Harmandeep Kaur. Kaur came to Canada in 2015 from Punjab, India, with the hopes of attending university and eventually becoming a paramedic, according to a post from her family on a new GoFundMe.
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So this year, find the time to vote. Take the time to translate your angry Reddit comments and venting sessions with your friends about the AMS and UBC into a vote.
We’re not here to tell you who to vote for, but we will be honest about each candidates’ strengths and weaknesses.
The ballot opened at midnight, and 92 people had voted before the Elections Committee was able to address the mistakes, according to Chief Electoral Officer Shania Muthu.
Here we’ve cover everything from platform plagiarism claims to the fine print in student residence contracts.
Ubyssey News has all the cold, hard facts — but they didn’t ask the candidates stuff that matters, like where to cry on campus or what word they start with on Wordle. Well, I did.
Incumbent Georgia Yee is seeking a second term on UBC’s Board of Governors to push for holistic affordability, equity and better student health, safety and career services.
Election season involves more than just voting for candidates: referenda are another way to have your say about what happens within the AMS.
Third-year Tate Kaufman is running for one of two student seats on the Board of Governors (BoG) to make UBC more affordable for students.
Max Holmes is running for a fourth year on the UBC Board of Governors to see the Student Affordability Plan through and work on Campus Vision 2050.
Sanchay Jain, first-year Sauder student, is running for VP external to improve equality on campus.
Erin Co, third-year international economics student, is running for VP external to help students stay “focused on being a student.”
James Cabagnon, a fourth-year political science student, is running for VP external to continue the work he started as associate VP (AVP) external this year.
Rita Jin, a second-year science student, is running to be the AMS’ next VP finance on a platform focused on making clubs more accessible to students and streamlining the club reimbursement process.
Noah Jassmann has thrown his hat into the ring to be the AMS’ next VP finance, running on a platform of improved student engagement and increased funds for sustainable initiatives.