The sole referenda question on this year’s ballot passed.
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This year, there will be one referendum question on the ballot.
At the end of the term, emails flood into student inboxes with the reminder to fill out teaching evaluations. This is a chance for students to grade their professors’ performance as an educator. However, scholars have questioned the accuracy of these surveys, and how they might mask gender, racial and ethnic biases.
For the 2024/25 academic year, UBC student housing rates will be increasing between five and six per cent depending on the residence area and room type.
Last night, AMS councillors met for the first time in 2024 to hear presentations about upcoming elections, athletics and recreation and student services.
Beyond Tomorrow Scholar Ivan Correa McIntosh said basketball "was a way to keep me out of trouble” growing up.
With a response rate of 80 per cent for UBCV, this year’s Employment Equity Survey reported high rates of female representation.
Councillors approved an expansion of the speaker's powers, heard concerns over Decker's leave of absence and a presentation on student budget priorities.
VP Finance Abhi Mishra accomplished major goals this term, stabilizing the AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan and increasing student financial literacy. He looks to continue improving the AMS as he heads into the second half of his term.
Last night, over 100 students gathered to show their support for the Jewish and Palestinian communities, and called on AMS Council to act on the increasing antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Until November 3, proceeds from students who add $1 to their food bill at participating outlets in the Nest will go directly to supporting the AMS Food Bank.
On October 11, the AMS met to discuss Campus Vision 2050 updates, services goals for the year and appointed an interim VP external after considerable debate.
In the first council meeting of the 2023/24 academic year, councillors and students engaged in another long debate surrounding the nuances of a PC1/PC2 working group.
At the last council meeting, AMS President Esmé Decker presented changes to the 2023/24 AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan, involving reductions in certain coverage areas.
In an open letter, Sulong UBC, a Filipinx/Canadian youth and student group, asked to restore previous AMS Food Bank access policies, allowing UBC faculty and staff to access the resource.