Here’s the Mahony and Sons Lease

The ban on liquor stores in U-Blvd is not protecting Mahony’s from competition for something they do, it’s protecting them for something they don’t do. Even if they wanted to do off-sales, Mahony’s is unable to under the current terms of their own licence. It’s protectionism for protectionism’s sake.

Koerner’s Pub is up for grabs

Koerner’s Pub is up for grabs

Waiting For Waitlists

The annual stress that is the UBC course enrolment process has passed, for some, at least. For everyone who didn’t get into all the courses they wanted, the process remains ongoing. Fortunately for those people, two websites exist to make their lives easier.

Cuum Est®

UBC has never trademarked the university’s motto “Tuum Est”. Instead, as reflected in the many trademark entries in the trademark database of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the index headings clearly identify the inscription as “CUUM EST”, not “TUUM EST”.

Smoke Only In Gazebos

If UBC is looking to do more to get smokers away from buildings, windows and air intakes, why extend the buffer a measly 2 metres? Why not build gazebos for smokers?

UBC Maximizing Housing Density by Minimizing Legal Compliance

Would UBC break the law to fulfill their market housing ambitions?

Yes!

Dear CUPE 2278

I was moved to write this letter precisely because I feel TA union leadership prioritized their own opinions and aims over the opinions and best interests of UBC TAs. UBC TAs deserved comprehensive information and a balanced, open forum for discussion. In this respect union leadership failed its members and failed UBC. UBC TAs deserve better.

Gage South to be Designated “Academic”

“The recommended … amendments to the Land Use Plan are the designation of the current ‘Area Under Review’ to ‘Academic’ which will allow student housing.”

AMS, Inc.

The proposed structure would set up a new corporation, under the Business Corporations Act, which would be wholly owned by the AMS. Most of the administrative units (Human Resources, Finance, Operations and the subsidiary businesses) would move over to the new corporation. For the sake of brevity, I’ll refer to the new thing as “AMS Inc.”

So You Want to be AMS President?

I am not making any endorsements, or disendosements for that matter, in any race this year. In the wake of last year’s unfortunate endorsement controversies, from which I am not exempted, I feel it would be both hypocritical and in poor taste for me to comment on the candidates themselves. Instead, I hope to paint a picture of what life in the President’s office is like, and what qualities I think candidates need to demonstrate if they are to be successful as President.