Editorial
More wrapping up
So it’s the day after. I haven’t checked my e-mail, and yet I’m updating this blog. Wow. I’m particularly happy w/ the results – every candidate for whom I voted ended up winning, which pleases me. And a big huge congrats to Darren Peets, who deserves his BoG seat more than anybody who’s held the [...]
Issue of the Day: Systemic Reform
So, we can’t publish tomorrow. And elections are up. So, this post is designed to have a great deal to chew on in our blogging absence.In short, a few ideas requiring bylaw reforms have been floated this election. If we can amend bylaws for one of them…. why not all? To begin: AMS Fees Linked [...]
Global Citizenship – where does the AMS fit in?
The AMS recently passed a motion to support the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights. If you haven’t read them/are too lazy to Google, they can be found here:http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html At first I thought the motion was out of order as this had no context or relevancy to the AMS. And then I re-read the 1948 [...]
Media on Media
Those of you who know me in real life know that one of my pet peeves is when the media talk about the media. But thankfully for my sense of dignity, this ain’t the real world. As you know, the Voter Funded Media (formerly TurboDemocracy… I much prefer that title) contest is running in parallel [...]
Elections 2007: where is the Movement?
I’d like to give my impressions on the election campaigns this past week. First of all, I’m happy to see that the debates have improved by a lot – the debate structure has been changed to allow for elaborate answers, and the candidates in turn have done their homework. The Wednesday VP Academic debate for [...]
Editorial: A GAP in Their Logic
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Established in 1977 by the UN, it is a tribute to the continuing struggle and progress for women’s rights and women’s diversity. This year at UBC, on this day, the GAP (Genocide Awareness Project) is planning to show pictures of aborted fetuses and try to equate that to the [...]
Student E-Mail Lists
Ah, AMS Elections Season. The time of year when the Ubyssey and navel-gazing candidates fawn over “refreshingly nihilistic” candidates who scream from the rooftops that the AMS does a poor job of communicating with, and relating to, students. It’s true. There’s no way to gloss over it – the AMS does a relatively poor job [...]
BoG/AMS Conflicts
We’ll get to the recaps of the “debate” soon, but I’ve been asked by a few people to comment on the relationship between AMS and BoG representatives, and I intend to do so. I’ve heard it said that the reps on BoG can represent the AMS, because the AMS represents students, and anything in students’ [...]
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