Charlotte Alden
Charlotte Alden was The Ubyssey’s Coordinating Editor from 2022-23, and the Print News Editor from 2020-22. She was named the Canadian University Press 2023 Student Journalist of the Year. She graduated from UBC with an honours degree in political science in 2023.
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Attend the Ubyssey Publications Society’s Annual General Meeting on April 6
All members of the Ubyssey Publications Society (UPS) are eligible to attend and speak at the meeting.
AMS brings back an oversight committee to improve executive accountability
Six years ago the AMS eliminated its Oversight Committee, a committee tasked with holding executives accountable. Now, AMS Council has voted to bring an oversight committee back, in a different form.
AMS Elections results analysis: High voter turnout, higher abstention rates
We broke down key takeaways from this year's election results: the second highest turnout ever and the first to elect a "joke" candidate since 2017.
Meet your candidates for the Ubyssey Publications Society Board of Directors
The Ubyssey Publications Society Board of Directors oversees the business and financial side of The Ubyssey. Board members have no say over editorial decisions at the paper.
Indigenous Committee asks for better communication, relationship with AMS at AMS Elections Indigenous Forum
At the event held on March 1, members of the Indigenous Committee and AMS Elections candidates asked questions back and forth about how candidates viewed decolonization and what the Indigenous Committee wanted to see from …
AMS Council appoints Anisha Sandhu as student senator-at-large
AMS Council appointed Anisha Sandhu as a student senator-at-large on Wednesday night following Dana Turdy’s departure from the UBC Vancouver Senate.
AMS launches management structure review following managing director departure
The AMS is reviewing the role of the Managing Director and the current reporting structure of the society to the position. AMS Council approved the terms of reference and appointments at its November meeting.
AMS looks to creative solutions to rescue underperforming businesses
The AMS is hopeful its businesses will bounce back to profitability after the pandemic and hiring and supply issues compounded to squash AMS businesses’ revenue to a quarter of what it was three years ago.
Apple Festival rebounds after pandemic closures, environmental challenges
The UBC Apple Festival returned in-person this weekend, after two years of pandemic-forced closure — but as the climate changes, B.C.'s apples are changing too.
Crunch time: An excessively thorough review of UBC Apple Festival apples
The Apple Festival is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus. To celebrate, two of our editors attended an apple tasting last weekend. Here are our honest, expert opinions as students with strong opinions on apples.
‘It’s time for UBC’: Research assistant, student academic worker unionization effort comes after years of discussions
Research assistants and student academic workers at UBC are trying to unionize following years of complaints around pay inequity, bullying and harassment from supervisors and unrealistic work expectations.
Letter from the Editor: The Ubyssey demands transparency from UBC institutions. Here’s our commitment to our own
The Ubyssey isn’t good at transparency. We don’t properly advertise our finances, our annual general meeting or the student positions on our Board of Directors, and our key editorial guidelines and policies aren’t easily accessible. …
PSA: Nominations for AMS VP finance by-election open September 8
Nominations for the Alma Mater Society’s by-election for the VP finance position open on September 8.
With calls for governance reform, what’s the future of the University Endowment Lands?
The result of this structure is a lack of representation and accountability, residents told The Ubyssey. Community members aren’t voting for who becomes their de facto mayor, and the community is also unable to enforce …
