Neal Yonson
Race: Board of Governors
Board members are privy to a vast amount of information about UBC, as essentially every major decision is passed by the Board. They also have a unique opportunity to speak before the Board about student issues, and ensure that major developments at UBC are not negatively impacting quality of education or the student experience.
Senate: Debunking the Myths
There seems to be confusion over what the UBC Senate does, perpetuated in large part by AJ Hajir Haijian’s website. Because AJ is a current student senator, in my role as Chair of the Student Senate Caucus I feel that it is important that the record be set straight to avoid unrealistic expectations for the incoming student senators. -Joël Mertens
Race: VP External
The Vice-President External, 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 other student societies, the VPX is one of the most difficult roles to enter in to without a strong understanding of the Canadian student movement and [...]
Race: VP Academic and University Affairs
The Land Use Plan amendments of the past year demonstrate how the VP Academic and University Affairs position can be involved in activities that have lasting impacts on the future face of campus. And it’s far from over.
Race: VP Finance
The VP Finance has the most thankless job of the executive, noticed only when problems arise. Tasked with crafting a budget to spend millions of dollars in three months, there’s little the VP Finance can do to shake up the status-quo in their most important task.
Race: VP Administration
The portfolio of the VP Administration is pretty straightforward. If it happens in the building, then they need to be a part of the discussion.
News in Brief: Shaban’s Candidacy Restored, Toope Comes to Council
Omar Shaban Disqualified, Re-instated Over Nomination Form; President Toope Coming to AMS Council; Gaza Flotilla Donation Still Not Resolved; GSS Passes Bylaw Reforms, Except For Council Size Reduction; AMS Gets New Health Plan Provider
Announcing: The Presidential Debate
Presented by the UBC Insiders, the Ubyssey and the UBC CSI, we are proud to announce the second (hopefully annual) Presidential Debate. One hour of questions, intended to point out differences between the candidate.
GSS Bylaw Reform: Cutting Council Down to Size
Tomorrow, the GSS will be holding a Special General Meeting to pass Bylaw changes, including abolishing AVPs, creating a council secretary, reducing council size, and raising executive pay.
AMS Elections 2011 Candidate List Revealed
The AMS Elections season officially kicked off today with the All-Candidate Meeting, and the official list of candidates has been released.
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