Alex Lougheed
Council Poll!
Haven’t voted yet? Why not? It’s taken our monkeys a while, but they’ve finally counted the ballots and ranked the pairs. Who Council chose, as of Wednesday, January 20th. Note: Proxies were counted as council members. This is simply a sample for entertainment purposes–I haven’t bothered with confidence intervals or any of that fun stuff. [...]
The Presidential Debate Video
Voting is now open. Cast your ballot now! Insiders would like to offer a huge thanks to our partner, the Ubyssey, the moderator, Geoff Costeloe, the hosts, the UBC Centre for Student Involvement, and our supporters, AMS Elections. We saw an attendance of over 70 live in the house in this first-ever event. Note: the [...]
The Presidential Debate Live Feed
Watch the Ubyssey‘s live video coverage of our co-presented, independent Presidential debate! Watch now!
UBC Insiders Endorses: AMS Elections 2010
Please note that this post was a collaborative effort by all editors. President 1 Natalie Swift 2 Bijan Ahmadian 3 Sean Kim 4 Pak Ho Leung Do we want Haack to be the next hack? What about the wide-open race for Senate? The full list of endorsements after the jump. Effectively, this is a race [...]
UBC Insiders + The Ubyssey Present: The Presidential Debate
We feel we don’t know enough about the candidates, so in partnership with The Ubyssey we’re presenting The Presidential Debate. One hour of questions directed at the candidates, intended to point out differences between the candidates. We’re scouring through voting records, we’re watching the old debates, we’re researching what’s been said, and we’re fact checking. [...]
Toope Reconsiders Sullivan for VP Students
UBC’s longest serving Vice-President has been asked to continue to serve at his post as Vice-President, Students, pending the completion of a review process. Brian Sullivan, who came to UBC from his former post as Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs) at the University of Guelph in 1999, was appointed by then-President Martha Piper. Upon the arrival [...]
Race Profile: Senate
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. Note: Alex was a student 2008-2009 senator. The Senate represents one of the places where students can influence the most change over the lives of every student. The highest governing academic body on campus, the Senate drafts the academic [...]
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 [...]
Debate: Senatorial Quarrel
The problem with having an election for five spots is you end up with a race of twelve candidates (last year aside). Fortunately for us, only seven candidates showed up today to answer some questions from the moderator, Forestry Senator and All Around Good Guy Mr. Angus Cheung, and from the audience. More on their [...]
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