Students celebrating Sukkot on MacInnes Field had their sukkah structure taken down by UBC building operations, after campus security called the RCMP on them on Oct. 10. Read more.
AMS Council met on Wednesday night to hear updates on UBC’s long-term campus plan, AMS sustainability priorities and pass code changes to make a council vice-chair and alter fees.
The AMS's Oct. 22 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was the fourth AGM in the last 40 years to meet quorum — with around 900 members attending.
Students celebrating Sukkot on MacInnes Field had their sukkah structure taken down by UBC building operations, after campus security called the RCMP on them on Oct. 10.
At least 300 students across UBC Vancouver and Okanagan may be experiencing delays with accessing provincial student aid due to the ongoing British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) strike, according to AMS President Riley Huntley.
The most contentious issue last Senate meeting, though, was a proposal to move the governance body’s meeting time back two hours next year. It was ultimately referred back to committee.
The AMS is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. The AGM provides a direct way for all students at UBC Vancouver to engage with their student government — and even influence how it operates in the following months or even years to come.
AMS Council convened last Wednesday to present last year’s financial statements, announce $2 million in new funding for undergraduate research opportunities, and discuss the recent Textbook Broke and SkyTrain advocacy initiatives.
At the Musqueam post, over a hundred community members gathered on the evening of Oct. 7 to grieve together. Palestinian flags blew in the wind, attendants brought flowers and laid out a tarp that stretched metres long, listing the names of the Palestinian children killed by Israel — the UN has reported at least 18,000 kids have been killed.
Marking Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, UBC’s Faculties of Land and Food Systems (LFS) and Forestry hosted the fifth annual Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.
Community leaders at the AMS SkyTrain rally on Oct. 1 called on the provincial and federal governments to support the construction of a SkyTrain extension to UBC’s Point Grey campus. Despite the rain, event organizers reported over a thousand attendees at the rally held outside the Nest.
The AMS, Students’ Union Okanagan (SUO) and Graduate Student Society (GSS) sent a common message to the Board of Governors on Sept. 24: UBC needs to do more to make student life more affordable.
The AMS sent an open letter to B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside on Sept. 17, urging the government to formally recognize graduate research assistants (GRAs) as workers protected under B.C.'s labour laws, giving them the right to unionize.
AMS Council met Wednesday to hear their Financial Committee’s quarterly report, vote on changes to the AMS bylaws to be proposed to students at the October Annual General Meeting and discuss executive performance reviews.
President Bacon told the Senate that amid “challenging times” in “a complex year for higher education” the university is confident in its ability to “fully fund” its mission.
Kevin Heieis has been elected as the first VP student life after running uncontested.
