Archive for January, 2007
Candidate Questionnaire – Darren Peets
1) Why BoG? I never considered other positions. Board matches my interests, the pay’s not an issue, the problems I want to fix are generally higher than the AMS (most are UBC-level) and not normally academic, and I don’t have the time to take on an AMS (or GSS) exec position. The question is “why [...]
Candidate Questionnaire – Matthew Naylor
1) Why VPX? I chose to run for the position of VPX because it is the position where I feel I can make the greatest contribution to the society. As someone who has been involved with politics, both at a student and federal level, I feel that I have an adequate grasp of public policy, [...]
Interview with Spencer Keys, President 2005/2006
1. What skills that you had did you find most valuable in your capacity as President? On the window of my office I wrote “my ambivalence will be my success” because I actually believed that my ability to dispassionately consider all sides of an issue helped me greatly as President. We often think of the [...]
An Interview with Manjinder Sidhu, VP Admin 05/06
I talked to Manj about her experience as VP Administration.Prior to taking on the role of VP Admin she had been involved with SAC (Student Administrative Commission) for several years. 1) What skills that you had did you find most valuable in yourcapacity as VP Admin? -organizational/communication/interpersonal skillz -goal-setting abilities and the drive to get [...]
Interview with Ian Patillo (current VP X)
1) What skills that you had did you find most valuable in yourcapacity as VPX? I am pretty good at using a telephone, and I learnt about email quickly.You have to be able to identify priorities quickly, and this meanschoosing between competing needs. That can be difficult. 2) What skills did you wish you’d had, [...]
Interview with Holly Foxcroft, VP X 04/05
I got to know Holly really really well because we ran in the same slate together back when they still existed. She was elected as VP External when I was in my first year of Senate and has since finished her undergrad degree in Political Science and is now studying Urban Planning at UBC. 1) [...]
Issue of the Day: Campus Development
Welcome to the first of our Issue of the Day series, where we profile an important campus and student issue, and ask our readers, including candidates, to comment on it. (It’s important to note that the definition of allowable passive campaigning includes “letters to the editor and articles written by… candidates” and “responding to inquiries [...]
An Interview with Josh Bowman, VP Admin 2003/2004
Josh Bowman ran for office back in 2003 when the AMS elections still allowed slates. He ran with the Student Progressive Action Network (SPAN) the first year it was created (under this name). He was instrumental in laying the groundworks for the Bike Coop, the Food Coop Sprouts, and the recycling system in the student [...]
An Interview with Sophia Haque
AMS VP Finance Sophia Haque Throughout this schoolyear I’ve communicated with Sophia Haque (VP Finance) on a weekly basis, which was convenient as her office is located right across from mine. It was a pleasure to once again sit down with her and chat about her term in office. SH: I feel like it was [...]
Notice
A few candidates did not show up to the All Candidates Meeting and according to the election rules, may be disqualified. The Elections Committee will be voting on this soon. These include, among others, incumbent Senator Jaspreet Khangura, and several of the BoG candidates. There was also an abnormally high number of nomination forms which [...]
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