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Nobody (Tony Kulenovic) is pictured on the left wearing a white hoodie that covers his face, gesturing to himself. u/sasamats (Eve Sankar) smiles raising her right hand in the centre. Barry 'Bee' Buzzword (Quyen Schroeder) is on the right, facing right but with their heard turned smiling toward the camera. All three candidates are shown in black and white, surrounded by a thin white outline and placed on top of a photo of the AMS Nest with a translucent blue overlay.

March 18 opinionTony Kulenovic, Eve Sankar and Quyen Schroeder with Photos by Saumya Kamra, Illustrations by Mahin E Alam

Opinion: We ran for AMS President as joke candidates. Here’s why

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March 7 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Presidential candidates talk equity, student strike at chaotic great debate

At last night's great debate presidential candidates came to the stage to discuss reintroducing equity staff members, supporting a student-petitioned referendum, and to eat honey.

A photo of the inside of the Michael Kingsmill Forum in the Nest.

March 4 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Elita Menezes

Tension rise as candidates discuss priorities at first presidential debate

Presidential candidates came together last night to talk about AMS culture, divestment, reinstating staff access to the food bank and to sound party horns as question responses.

A photo of a man in a white shirt and jean jacket. There is black text next to him that reads "Drédyn Fontana, President."

March 3 newsElena Massing with Photos by Navya Chadha

Drédyn Fontana Candidate Profile, president

Drédyn Fontana is running for president on a platform focused on decentralizing power within the AMS and listening to the student body on which issues the society should prioritize.

The photo is of a person wearing a white hoodie backwards so it covers their entire face against a white background.

March 3 newsViyan Handley with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Nobody Candidate profile, president

Nobody is running to be president to help students, unite the AMS and because they thought running would be funny.

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March 3 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Barry "Bee" Buzzword Candidate profile, president

Barry "Bee" Buzzword is hoping to be your next AMS president — campaigning on a platform promoting authoritarianism, engagement and transparency, to name a few.

A man wearing an off-white shirt against a white background and he is smiling to the camera.

March 3 newsElena Massing with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Riley Huntley Candidate profile, president

Riley Huntley is running for president on a platform centred on affordability, improving students’ academic experience and advocacy that “lay[s] the groundwork” for long-term structural improvements.

The image shows a pink Reddit icon in one hand and the caption "anyone else" in the other against a black backdrop.

March 3 newsAisha Chaudhry with Photos by Saumya Kamra

/u/sasamats Candidate profile, president

/u/sasamats is running to be your next AMS president with a platform promising to end situationships, turn Main Mall into the longest bowling alley in the world and get more people swimming.

November 27 newsEylül Kara with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Midterm review: President Christian 'CK' Kyle

AMS President Christian ‘CK’ Kyle ran on a platform to improve the student experience, provide academic support, and aid both clubs and student affordability.

January 18, 2024 newsRenée Rochefort

Ben Du seeks to bring “stability” to AMS as interim president

When Ben Du lost his bid for AMS President last March, he wasn’t sure what the rest of his time at UBC would look like.

November 21, 2023 newsUbyssey news staff

Midterm reviews: What have AMS execs accomplished halfway through their term?

Your AMS executives are halfway through their terms. The Ubyssey spoke to all five about what progress they have made on their goals and what they intend to accomplish through the rest of the academic year.

November 21, 2023 newsNathan Bawaan

Midterm review: President Esmé Decker

Before her leave of absence, AMS President Esmé Decker had been learning on the job as she worked to accomplish her goals around relationship building with student groups and transparency — although her priorities related to food security remain uncompleted.

April 5, 2023 featuresNathan Bawaan

Our Campus: AMS President-elect Esmé Decker is ready to cook in a new kitchen

She won under the Remy the Rat name, but Decker said she intends to serve as president as herself.

November 22, 2022 newsRegina Hipolito

Midterm review: President Eshana Bhangu

This year has been busy for AMS President Eshana Bhangu.