Student strike

The image shows blurry protestors walking across a crosswalk. A stopped 25 bus sits behind the people walking across the crosswalk. Two protestors carry flags.

March 28 newsIsabella Ma with Photos by Spencer Izen

Two-day strike for Palestine sees bus loop blocked, Koerner Library occupied

As students filtered into UBC on March 24 and 25 they were met with the booming chants — and at times songs — of pro-Palestine protesters.

A photo of the a sign hanging in the Nest which blue and has "ams eletions" in white text across it.

March 18 newsAisha Chaudhry

Referendum calling on AMS to support two-day student strike for Palestine passes

The student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24–25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations passed.

March 12 newsAisha Chaudhry

Unofficial vote-no campaign launched against referendum asking AMS to support two-day strike for Palestine

An unofficial and unapproved vote-no campaign, called Vote No UBC, has began against a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations.

A photo of five people sat at a tabel with name cards, laptops and mics in front of them.

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.