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Here they are, the execs of next year
The people have spoken. I have a really really good feeling about the execs next year. In particular, I think with Sarah Naiman’s energy for student life and Brittany Tyson’s keen and savvy mind the two can work very well together in working to engage the students. The “Video screen idea” from Sarah Naiman which [...]
The Results!
Student Legal Fund Society:Sadowski, Elizabeth 674Escobar 623Bird (?) 547Sihota 545Bendayar 497 Senate: Jaspreet Khangura 1588Tariq Ahmed 430Alfie Lee 1070Hillson Tse 1059Peter Pan 996 Board of Governors:Jeff Friedrich 1386Darren Peets 849——-Aidha Shaikh 842 (7 vote difference! Recount=???) VP Finance:Brittany Tyson 1891——————Peter Rizov 1260 VP Admin:Sarah Naiman 1436—————(Suvina To 992, Lougheed the Barbarian 567) VP External:Matthew Naylor [...]
Campaign Wind up
Today I saw Jeff Friedrich standing on the North Side of the SUB flyering, all by himself. I’m really curious to see what the voter turnout is going to be. I would not be surprised if it were lower than most years, because of the quiet campaigns which I’ve bitched about many times before. Needless [...]
Global Citizenship – where does the AMS fit in?
The AMS recently passed a motion to support the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights. If you haven’t read them/are too lazy to Google, they can be found here:http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html At first I thought the motion was out of order as this had no context or relevancy to the AMS. And then I re-read the 1948 [...]
Elections 2007: where is the Movement?
I’d like to give my impressions on the election campaigns this past week. First of all, I’m happy to see that the debates have improved by a lot – the debate structure has been changed to allow for elaborate answers, and the candidates in turn have done their homework. The Wednesday VP Academic debate for [...]
Issue of the Day: Athletics Fees
by Sophia Haque, AMS VP Finance Currently, students pay $196.98 in student fees towards Intramurals and Athletics–whether they use the program or not. IF they choose to participate, they pay: Approximately $300/year for a gym membership $100 each for a fitness class (yoga, pilates, dance etc) Approximately$65/team for intramural sports It’s not cheap being an [...]
How the President is voting
How is Kevin Keystone (current AMS President) voting in the AMS Elections this year?Enjoy! So I think it’s about time that I put my name behind some people running in the AMS Elections. Congratulations to every candidate – it takes serious courage to put your name on a ballot. Without further ado… President: Jeff FriedrichVP [...]
Editorial: A GAP in Their Logic
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Established in 1977 by the UN, it is a tribute to the continuing struggle and progress for women’s rights and women’s diversity. This year at UBC, on this day, the GAP (Genocide Awareness Project) is planning to show pictures of aborted fetuses and try to equate that to the [...]
A Rope of Sand: The Jeff Friedrich Story
We get a sense there’s some demand for Friedrich coverage. We’ve had several web hits from Maine (Jeff’s home state), and even three people searching for “jeff friedrich condom video” (we’ll save those people some time – click here). So, what’s the deal with Jeff Friedrich? His platform has more priorities than Paul Martin riding [...]
Elections Insider Endorsements
Before our endorsements, a quick word. We offer these endorsements not to end our coverage of the elections, but to launch it. We have biases, and, to a reader of this blog, these should come as no surprise. So this is just a starting point. We’ll still post issues of the day, and this will [...]
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