Ross Horton appears to have left under good terms. In an email to staff, Bailey said he “would like to personally thank Ross for his hard work, dedication and commitment to supporting the students of UBC and the student leadership of the AMS.”
Moderator Gordon Katic informed the audience we'd be “doing things a little differently.” Katic ran the rest of the debate as “last senator standing.” In groups of two to three, senators had to give answers that were most liked by the audience.
The Ubyssey takes a look back through the years at some of the most interesting former executives. Whether they’ve been prime minister or filing complaints with the UN, they've had some colourful terms and exciting careers.
“There’s always differing points of view … and because I’ve worked with a variety of people, I think that I have a pretty good ability and understanding on compromising and on working things out through discussion.”
“What sets me apart from the opposition [is that], in all honesty, I’m just someone who’s new to the game. I know there’s people who have been in the AMS for a while … but I think having an outside viewpoint is important in a lot of these things.”
UBC offers a variety of services related to sexual health, including counselling, medical assistance and informative resources, and a number of groups are here to represent and offer support related so gender and sexuality.
Ron Gordesky, the student services manager, approached a student-run development company at UVic to provide software for Safewalk. While the new program has allowed Safewalk to keep up demand, the larger issue of consistently rising usage remains.
UBC eSports Association had an amazing year in 2015. The team is now looking to build on last year’s successes in their new season, starting with their match against SFU in the 2016 LoL Campus series this Sunday.
Several UBC professors have been named as members of the Order of Canada. Olav Slaymaker, Wade Davis, Nassif Ghoussoub and Joseph Boyden were recognized by the governor general as having made outstanding contributions to Canada.
Communities at post-secondary institutions across the country have been calling for mandatory indigenous studies courses for students now that the TRC recommended that funding be increased for indigenous education at post secondary institutions.
The AMS has agreed to a series of guidelines in order to host the event — it will be for students only, capped at 10,000 people and will end by 9 p.m. A review of the event will take place afterwards as this year’s Block Party will be a trial year.
I would like to take this opportunity to ask Martha Piper and the university administration a simple question: why is UBC still asking us for money?
Katherine Kalsbeek cares for UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections.
The long-held view that bicycle helmet laws increase the safety of the public may have been proven wrong by UBC researchers.
During the public discussion, May focused on actions she thought the Canadian government should be taking, particularly in the upcoming COP21 talks in Paris. She named a determination to rapidly move away from dependence on fossil fuels as being of the utmost importance.