Stories from JungJoo Kim at The Ubyssey

What you need to know about voting in 2025 federal election

JungJoo Kim — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:52:03 +0000

Ayla Cilliers / The Ubyssey

Canada’s federal election is happening on Monday, April 28 and with it just around the corner, here’s what you’ll need to know about how, when and where to vote.

Candidate profile: Veeru Vaidesh Seethanaboyina, Senate

Saumya Kamra and JungJoo Kim — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:51:00 +0000

Saumya Kamra / The Ubyssey

Veeru Vaidesh Seethanaboyina is running for Senate on a platform of expanding student academic support, equity and experiential learning opportunities.

Candidate profile: Mankanwar Singh, Senate

JungJoo Kim and Fiona Sjaus — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:51:00 +0000

Fiona Sjaus / The Ubyssey

Mankanwar Singh is running for UBC’s Senate on a platform of enhancing open educational resources, strengthening mental health supports and boosting Senate transparency through effective communication with students.

Candidate profile: Zarifa Nawar, Senate

JungJoo Kim and Saumya Kamra — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:50:00 +0000

Saumya Kamra / The Ubyssey

Zarifa Nawar is running to be a member of UBC’s Senate on a platform of enriching students’ academic experience, improving equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives, and boosting Senate efficiency.

AMS secures additional $250k for undergraduate research

JungJoo Kim — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:48:53 +0000

Isa S. You / The Ubyssey

The AMS has secured an additional funding of $250,000 for undergraduate research to be be distributed across the faculties of Arts, Science and Land and Food Systems (LFS).

Finance Committee triples UBC’s acceptance deposit for international students

Lua Presidio and JungJoo Kim — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:59:47 +0000

Lua Presidio / The Ubyssey

On November 20, UBC’s Board of Governors’ Finance Committee voted to increase UBC’s acceptance deposit for prospective international undergraduate students from $1,000 to $3,000.

UBC completes new workforce building in Wesbrook Place

Allegra Kastner and JungJoo Kim — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:54:00 +0000

Allegra Kastner / The Ubyssey

UBC faculty and staff began moving into UBC’s newly completed workforce housing building at the end of October.