Neal Yonson
Referenda: CPI Indexing and Engagement Levy
These are the last two referenda that need to be covered for this year’s elections. They’ll be covered together because they are relatively straightforward so there is not a whole lot to say. Indexing AMS Fees to CPI By not having their fees indexed, the AMS is losing money year over year as the value [...]
Race Profile: AMS President
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. The President is the visionary and leader of the AMS. In the most fundamental sense, the job of the AMS President is to ensure the organization is fulfilling its mandate. This mandate is a set of eleven objectives which [...]
Past President’s Picks: Mike Duncan
As per UBC Insiders tradition, we asked this year’s president to make some endorsements. As Blake cannot due to slate rules, this is a guest post by Mike Duncan, the illustrious president of the AMS in 2008-09, and current Board member. If you know me, you know that I care deeply for this school and [...]
Debate: January 22 BoG, VPAd, VPF
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. ********************* Couldn’t attend the debate? The Ubyssey will be streaming and recording all the elections debates live! Archived debates and live streams can be found at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ams-elections-2010 ********************* The attendance at today’s debate was disheartening [...]
Referendum: Voting Disability Seat
Before we start, this is important to note: Since this referendum proposes a bylaw change, the referendum needs 75% approval in order to pass. Background During the past year, a movement to get a non-voting seat on AMS council for students with disabilities had been slowly building. It was felt that there were barriers to [...]
Debate: January 21 VPAd, BoG, VPAc
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. ************ First things first: I am no longer an “Insider” of UBC. Having been “out of the game” for nearly two years now, my now antiquated and highly outdated knowledge of individual AMS politicians is [...]
Referendum: Tuition Policy
The Current Policy The AMS’s current policy on tuition was passed on November 21, 2007, in preparation for a federal by-election in Vancouver Quadra. (Stephen Owen had resigned his seat to work for UBC.) The way the policy is structured is as a set of 17 principles, divided into 4 categories: Tuition and Fees, Core [...]
Race Profile: VP Administration
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. On paper, the VP Administration does not have a lot of duties within the AMS. That changed a lot in 2008 with the successful NEW SUB referendum. Until the NEW SUB is actually opened, the VP Admin’s job will [...]
AMS Council: January 20, 2010
Hey! We’re back to no one taking interest in the AMS. Highlights: 1. Tuition Increase proposals from UBC 2. Student Housing demand report released 3. Council makes donation to Haiti relief efforts; doesn’t make donation to Haiti relief efforts Catch up on five hours in five minutes, by passing the jump. AMS Foundation Meeting The [...]
GSS Executive Elections 2010
Nominations for GSS executive positions closed yesterday. Candidate lists and events lists after the jump. Candidates President: Hanni Bagnordi Lozano Bahador Moosavi zadeh Arvind Saraswat VP Admin: Edwin Gershom VP Finance: Majid Hosseini Jaishankar Iyer VP Academic/External: Dumitru Constantinescu Sedi Minachi VP Services: Jaishankar Iyer Sara Saberi Senate: Francisco (Cisco) Grajales Raymond Pan Events 5pm-8pm, [...]
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