The current Senate student caucus co-chair is running for AMS VP Academic and University Affairs (VPAUA) on a platform he dubs his ‘ABCs’: accessible academics, better mental health and sexual violence support, and collaborative advocacy.
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It’s been four years since BMS launched in September 2015. Since then, the program has graduated its first class while undergoing multiple leadership and structural changes.
The amendments allow the transfer of fugitives from Hong Kong to countries where there is no existing extradition deal in place, namely China, Taiwan and Macau.
The panel brought together scholars of Hong Kong and China to examine issues of autonomy, democracy and dissent.
Student groups hope to leverage the youth vote in a year where Canadians under 35 will make up the country’s biggest age group of voters, representing 37 per cent of the electorate.
Twitter user @JimEckmage tweeted, “I’m sorry to see @UBCSauderSchool ads on bigoted US ‘news’ site Breitbart. Please don't fund garbage sites from your retargeted Google ads!”
Dixon's challenge, she said, is convincing social-minded voters that the Conservatives can balance both economic and social priorities.
Her platform aimed to tackle some lofty goals, like supporting the Sexual Assault Support Centre in a year where UBC’s sexual misconduct response policy is under review and pushing UBC to divest from fossil fuels.
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In a presentation at the December Board of Governors (BoG) meeting, GSS President Nicolas Romualdi urged UBC to consider improving its funding methods for students in research-based graduate programs.
Newcomers without Senate or AMS experience struggled to stand out during the discussions as they deferred to the more experienced candidates.
Newcomers showed a better understanding of Senate policy and an improved presence in open debate periods.