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Why I, Julian Del Balso AKA THE GUY WHO SKATED ON THE FOUNTAIN AKA GROWERS MANE AKA JULIO THE THIRD AKA JULIAC AKA THE BIG JUJE AKA FREAKIN JULIAC AKA STEEZLORD AKA HOOLIGAN JONES AKA THE JULIONATOR AKA THE HOOLIGAN am running for AMS President
"By voting “yes” in this year's referendum, you could make generations of students healthier and happier by giving those that want it the space to move with purpose. It is a gift that I view as immeasurably important."
The AMS has launched an additional poster-based campaign with the same orange and purple “Vote Yes.” The pitch is notably different: “To sell art from the AMS art collection so that the proceeds can go back into benefiting the AMS.”
I quickly realized however that a campus did not entail an atmosphere. Fortunately though, I lived in a first-year residence, meaning I was surrounded by others who were keen to mingle and blow off steam caused by the stresses of student life.
But on Tuesday, Alan Ehrenholz announced that he was stepping out from behind the Cairn and running for real after seeming undecided at the Great Debate. He released a multi-point platform along with this announcement.
It is a decision that I hope many of you reading this will take seriously considering the voting period has already begun. It is a decision that I hope, to some extent at the very least, to explain with this letter.
That may be because UBC is like twice the size of Cardiff and can only reach a certain number of people, but in my three years at UBC, I’ve never really heard about any significant events coming out of our Pride group.
I want to address to concerns about the move to 3,000 people. I want to start by highlighting that I don't understand the arbitrary nature of this argument. Why is 3,000 not a good cut-off, but 1,500 is?
This year, The Ubyssey's goal during AMS Elections was to pivot away from traditional endorsements to a more analytical approach with the knowledge that different students will prioritize different values in their candidates.
“Shrinking the number of seats available decreases the ability of non-hacks to win an election. Lots of councilors who fill the sixth or seventh seat from arts represent groups that might otherwise be under represented on Council.”
“I’m not saying to point the blame at anyone in particular, but this alarming lack of female presence in student government does speak to a Canada-wide and worldwide issue, and should be a concern and an important topic of conversation here at UBC.”
"Don't do it over text because tone is so easy to misunderstand with text. Be honest and say that their jokes have crossed a line. Tell them what you wrote me and tell them the level they've been going at isn't appropriate anymore."
“If any one of you trusts UBC’s administration, taken as a whole, to be forthcoming with information, I’d point to the handling of Stephen Galloway, #GuptaGate and the sexual assaults which came to light earlier last year.”
“Agenda items can seem long, mysterious and confusing without the proper background, making it difficult to see how these issues affect students. Here’s what to watch out for in the upcoming AMS Council meeting taking place on March 1.”