Archive for January, 2010
Debate: January 21 VPAd, BoG, VPAc
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. ************ First things first: I am no longer an “Insider” of UBC. Having been “out of the game” for nearly two years now, my now antiquated and highly outdated knowledge of individual AMS politicians is [...]
An Unprecedented Fee through “Access UBC”
I’ve been on campus for five years now. I probably know more about how the University and Student Society interact more than anyone else on campus. I also have my ear low to the ground, and can hear rumblings before they become issues. This is why I was dumbfounded when I learned that we would [...]
Race Profile: VP External
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. The Vice-President External, otherwise known as the “just what are they doing” VP, is the person who, if doing a good job, isn’t around on campus much. Responsible for advocating to the provincial and federal governments as well as [...]
Referendum: Tuition Policy
The Current Policy The AMS’s current policy on tuition was passed on November 21, 2007, in preparation for a federal by-election in Vancouver Quadra. (Stephen Owen had resigned his seat to work for UBC.) The way the policy is structured is as a set of 17 principles, divided into 4 categories: Tuition and Fees, Core [...]
Referendum: Bylaw Changes
Aside from the referendum question to modify bylaws regarding Student Court, a second question exists with Bylaw Changes. These changes are for the most part “housekeeping” changes and are intended to close loopholes and update the Bylaws to be legally compliant with the BC Society Act. The heart of the changes are centered around altering [...]
Race Profile: VP Administration
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. On paper, the VP Administration does not have a lot of duties within the AMS. That changed a lot in 2008 with the successful NEW SUB referendum. Until the NEW SUB is actually opened, the VP Admin’s job will [...]
AMS Council: January 20, 2010
Hey! We’re back to no one taking interest in the AMS. Highlights: 1. Tuition Increase proposals from UBC 2. Student Housing demand report released 3. Council makes donation to Haiti relief efforts; doesn’t make donation to Haiti relief efforts Catch up on five hours in five minutes, by passing the jump. AMS Foundation Meeting The [...]
GSS Executive Elections 2010
Nominations for GSS executive positions closed yesterday. Candidate lists and events lists after the jump. Candidates President: Hanni Bagnordi Lozano Bahador Moosavi zadeh Arvind Saraswat VP Admin: Edwin Gershom VP Finance: Majid Hosseini Jaishankar Iyer VP Academic/External: Dumitru Constantinescu Sedi Minachi VP Services: Jaishankar Iyer Sara Saberi Senate: Francisco (Cisco) Grajales Raymond Pan Events 5pm-8pm, [...]
Referendum: Impeachments
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. One of the roles of guest writers is to change things up, and change things up I shall! The UBC Insiders team has done a magnificent job of creating thorough, professional, and complete postings, but [...]
Race Profile: Ubyssey Board of Directors
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. Although the Ubyssey’s tag line is “…since 1918”, the current incarnation was created in 1995. After a shutdown for some time, the Ubyssey was re-launched in 1995, free of AMS control, as the Ubyssey Publications Society (UPS). The Ubyssey’s [...]
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