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The race was uncontested after Benson’s opponent, Lawrence Liu, dropped out before the final debate.
Some companies involved in the list of investments are active in the oil, petroleum, gas, mining and weapons industries, raising concerns among student groups.
Second-year arts student Lauren Benson is running for AMS VP Administration, vowing to increase communication between the AMS and students and establish a COVID-19 recovery benefit for clubs.
After Lawrence Liu withdrew last night, AMS digital media coordinator Lauren Benson is now the lone candidate in the VP Administration race. The absence of competition was reflected at the Great Debate earlier today in which Benson stuck to familiar talking points and performed with consistency.
Benson and Liu mostly responded to audience questions and rarely engaged in direct clashes with one another. The open debate portion often ended in silence, prematurely.
Community members have gathered in the Downtown Eastside to honour missing and murdered women each year on Valentine’s Day since 1992, making 2021 the 30th consecutive year.
Despite past opposition against annual tuition increases, the practice has largely become accepted as fact — and it’s unclear whether the unique circumstances this year will be enough to overturn the norm.
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UBC will now use Dr. when referring to faculty members in press releases after a controversial op-ed about Dr. Jill Biden that sparked debate among faculty members.
While the AMS VP administration said it did not know how many people from the film crew were present, he noted that their usage of the Nest was likely a one-time occurrence.
In response to these new developments, student groups have flocked to online platforms to continue amplifying their messages and engaging supporters.
While the section is still incomplete half a year later, both sides say they now have a better relationship.
Now, every student in the Nest should be wearing a mask, but some students have raised concerns that the AMS policy does not go far enough to discourage non-compliance.
RCMP confirmed there were likely more than 50 partygoers present and that no one was wearing masks.