Neal Yonson
A Place of Mind Your Own Business
Stephen Owen often champions the UBC Farm campaign as an example of successful governance at UBC. In fact, it’s the opposite: having to get 15,000 signatures on a petition reveals a failure in governance because no one took their concerns seriously before that point. Now is the time people’s concerns should be taken seriously about the LUP, and they’re not doing it.
Land Use Plan Revisions: A Massive Conflict of Interest. From Here.
In case you hadn’t heard, UBC’s Land Use Plan (LUP) is up for review. given that UBC is also the sole property owner and primary developer on campus, it’s a clear conflict of interest that they are also the ones regulating the land on campus. Rather than recognizing this conflict of interest and recusing themselves from this responsibility, UBC has decided to do the exact opposite, actively pursuing control over the land, and are now undertaking a major revision of the LUP.
How to get your point across, yelling or research?
How to get your point across, yelling or research?
President’s Town Hall September 20: Mark Your Calendars
President’s Town Hall September 20: Mark Your Calendars
AMS Budget Already Broken
Well, that didn’t take long. After being passed at the last council meeting on August 11, the AMS’s 2010/2011 budget is already broken. In short, they didn’t plan for something they were planning. 
Ekat’s Guide to Keeping One’s Sanity
Ekat’s Guide to Keeping One’s Sanity
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Doug Owram up for re-appointment
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Doug Owram up for re-appointment
AMS Budget 2010/11 In Depth: Executive Cash Grab
The AMS’s 2010-11 budget is coming up for approval tonight, and it’s something councilors should be looking at very closely, as there are some concerning things in there. First of all, the format used makes it difficult to figure out exactly what’s going on sometimes. There are no actual totals from last year included, and [...]
AMS Council Agenda: July 14, 2010
First meeting in a month, but a relatively light agenda. Here’s a rundown of what’s coming up. Presentations Strategic Plan – Bijan Ahmadian Budget Committee – Elin Tayyar/Ben Cappellacci Vague titles, but you can guess what sorts of things will be in them. The presentation arising from the Final Report on Systemic Discrimination in the [...]
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