Brooklyn Fink, the woman charged with mischief for burning down the UBC Pride Flag in February, had her most recent appearance in court today. She pled not guilty to her charge in front of a judge in the Richmond Provincial Court.
One of two males arrested on Saturday at the UBC campus – Yuan Zhi Gao, aged 23 – has been released on bail as of this morning after posting a $50,000 bond. Conditions include staying off of UBC campus.
The individual allegedly responsible for burning the UBC Pride flag on February 6 has been charged by the Richmond Crown Counsel for mischief causing damage of property with a value of under five thousand dollars.
On Thursday UBC announced that it has been the target of what they are identifying as a “brute force attack” against their identity management infrastructure. Students and staff may be asked to reset their passwords as a result of the attack.
“It’s been on our radar, but I would say absolutely that [The Ubyssey’s previous] story and the petition have made my office more aware that we really have to do something because it’s perceived as a valuable service.”
The reasons for shutting down the program were not disclosed in Moroney’s statement. Tutors believe that it is due to financial issues facing the centre, but this has not been confirmed by the university administration.
Kathleen Simpson won the position of VP External amid cheers and frenzied shouting. “I’m just so overwhelmed, I’m just grateful that my team is so awesome,” said Simpson. Throughout her campaign, Simpson emphasized her focus on long-term goals.
Simpson noted that she will continue to be passionate about the projects that she has been lobbying. Kilpatrick said he is running because he’s seen his new model for advocacy prove to be effective and hopes to bring that change to the AMS.
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“It’s the one position where that strategy hasn’t been incorporated at all. The VP External office has previously been quite isolated, quite traditional in their model of lobbying. I think there are real gains to be made there for students.”
“Working with other student associations is incredibly important just because no matter what the projects that we’re working on and no matter which levels of government we’re advocating to, they’ll always be our partners in those things.”
Despite the fact that only two candidates are in the running this year for the position of AMS VP external, both Alex Kilpatrick and Kathleen Simpson managed to diversify themselves and engage in lively debate.
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The money will fund a variety of new ventures, including research trips to Asia to source more specimens for the garden, international internships for students and a substantial expansion to the garden itself.