Neal Yonson
Gage South Petition: UBC Starts to Respond
Anyone even remotely familiar with UBC decision-making knows that a decision isn’t made at the time the decision is made. It’s made well before the decision becomes official, and usually before public consultation occurs. Based on everything that was happening behind-the-scenes, we believed that the *actual* decision point for Gage South was coming up fast.
Dear President Toope
Dear President Toope, would you like to sign my petition?
The Campaign for an Academic Gage South
We believe the “Academic” designation for Gage South is sensible and puts the academic mission of the university first. It’s a university – core land should be recognized as such and we would rather not see UBC’s land grant squandered in unfortunate ways.
UNA Board Meeting September 2011
UNA Board Meeting September 2011
Gage South Planning Goes Underground
Gage South Planning Goes Underground
Courts Uphold Transfer of University Golf Course to Musqueam
In 2008, the Province of BC transferred the University Golf Course, two plots of land in Pacific Spirit Park and a plot of land in Richmond that the River Rock Casino sits on, to the Musqueam. They also gave them $20M. All this so that the Musqueam would drop three lawsuits against the province. Upset [...]
5 Big Reasons for Changes to the U-Pass Program
While the U-Pass contract lays out some of the program changes, it doesn’t begin to explain why those changes were written in to the contract. We’ve identified 5 Big Reasons why the new program has changed in the ways it has.
Student Expelled for Death Threat Against Former UBC President Martha Piper
Student Expelled for Death Threat Against Former UBC President Martha Piper
Headlines for Hacks, June 2011
A collection of random tidbits: Extra, Extra! Read all about the Ubyssey!; Magical Mystery Sauder Money; The Taxman Cometh to the AMS; CIS AGM
UBC and SFU: Cracking Open Two Sets of Books
Should private companies which are wholly-owned by BC universities be subject to the same FOI requirements as their parent universities? A case involving UBC will be trying to get the answer to that question soon.
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