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During the 2011 federal elections, only 38.8 per cent of those between the ages of 18-24 who were eligible to vote actually did so. That’s embarrassing.
They train as long and as hard as any athlete and they play a game recognized as a sport by the IOC. So why doesn't UBC treat it like one?
Are players of eSports successful? Absolutely. Have they spent hours and hours practicing? Yup. But they’re not athletes.
The “victory lap” is becoming more and more common -- and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Uber is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad company, and the AMS should waste not an iota of its limited resources promoting their interests.
Uber is reliable, inexpensive and the future of private transportation.
If student politicians were more concerned with taking a stand for their constituents than being able to quietly voice concerns at private meetings, perhaps we might see some real pressure for change.
The UBC Board of Governors is clearly out of its depth and failing in its responsibility to provide transparent and accountable governance.
There has been a lot of discussion on whether rape culture can be battled with humour, but we can all agree that this was completely inappropriate.
This round of code changes to AMS executive duties will hopefully make them more in line with what the Execs actually do, and what we want them to be doing.
The Board is effectively saying, "We can’t be more transparent because we planned, drafted and signed agreements preventing us from being more transparent." There needs to be more accountability when the leader of a public university resigns.
Armageddon has been predicted for UBC Thunderbirds, but it has yet to arrive.
You made a promise. It does take a great deal of commitment to follow through with this promise and in this case, you have not.
In most cases, what we talk about won’t affect a student's day-to-day activity, but there are always a few tidbits that might interest you.