In an August 5 tweet, the UBC Zoology Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (ZEDI) released a statement expressing its concerns over the lack of clear messaging for these students and community members.
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Much of the conversation centred around the recent changes to BC’s health restrictions regarding masks and vaccines announced earlier this week.
UBC and the AMS have implemented new policies to help second-year students who have never been to campus or Vancouver find on- or off-campus housing.
UBC’s approach to reducing the risk of COVID-19 airborne transmission follows recommended principles but leaves questions if all classrooms are equally protected.
Due to COVID-19, the university has predicted that more people than normal will be driving to campus this year for safety reasons.
Masks will be mandatory on transit again starting Wednesday, August 25, TransLink announced this morning.
UBC has largely maintained recent trends in COVID-19, new data from the BCCDC dashboard shows.
Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training Anne Kang announced the new measures at a press conference earlier this morning.
“We have started to take a look at whether the Indigenous Committee structure within the umbrella of AMS Council is really the best way to have Indigenous representation here at UBC.
With in-person classes starting in less than a month, the AMS conducted a survey to see how students feel about the return to campus.
Now, many students find they’re not able to easily come to Canada at all for the start of in-person classes in September.
As COVID-19 restrictions ease in BC, the AMS is planning for more in-person events for its annual AMS Firstweek, including an ‘Almost’ Welcome Back BBQ that will be free to all.
The reopening, outlined in the AMS Restart Plan, includes the relaxing of some restrictions in building use, access, operations and services while continuing to maintain COVID-19 safety protocol.
Shahla is asking the Canadian Government to grant her immediate family members refugee status through a petition that has garnered nearly 5,000 signatures in less than a week.
According to meeting minutes from a July 21 AMS executive committee meeting, UBC approached the student society about booking rapid testing space in the Nest, though no final decision was recorded.