Elections
TLG’s Guide to Voting
Now don’t go and get your knickers in a knot – these aren’t endorsements. Far be it from me to, from the comfort of my 26th-story office, pass judgment on candidates I barely know, in an election in which I am ineligible to cast a vote. So rather than saying whom to vote for, I’ll [...]
Brendon’s Endorsements
Here are my endorsements, for what they’re worth. I tried to give justification behind my decisions – both why I am supporting certain candidates, and why I’m not supporting others. Please note: These are not necessarily Maayan’s endorsements, or any one else’s from the UBC Insiders, those will come later in the week. I am [...]
Second round of AMS debates show an improving trend.
Today saw two additional rounds of debates – one at noon for the President, VP Academic, and VP finance races, and an additional one in the evening over beers at The Gallery for the VP Administration, VP External, and Senate races. All but the BoG candidates had their chance in the hotseat. These are my [...]
BoG rep Darren Peets’s Words of Wisdom
Darren Peets, by the incomparable JJ McCullough (don’t sue me JJ!) Governor Peets’s priceless pearls of wisdom. Listen up BoG candidates!!Can a bog rep actually make a difference?Yes, absolutely, but it may not always be obvious to more than ~50 people, very few of whom are students. The turnaround time may also be very slow. [...]
Speech therapists, writers, needed.
The three “serious” presidential candidates. Foot-in-mouth disease? So I was only at about the first 20 minutes of yesterday’s candidate debate in the SUB conversation pit. That means I got to hear the presidential candidates answer a few questions. It was a little painful. Not to be a hater, but I don’ think it’s too [...]
VFM 2008 has already failed.
Dissillusioned VFM sponsor Mark Latham and I chatting yesterday. I’m not picking my nose, I swear! Photo Peter Rizov. Poor Mark Latham. Well, actually he’s not on the street yet, but the AMS is definitely living in the doghouse. Yup, this is a media on media story, so have your cringe and be over with [...]
The Campaign: important dates to remember
This years’ campaign period is short, and tightly packed. The nicety of an extra week of leeway time between the closing of nominations and the beginning of official campaigning has been dispensed with. That means we don’t have much time to get to know all the candidates, and they don’t have much time to convince [...]
AMS All-Candidates meeting! And the nominees are:
The nominees for this years’ AMS elections are:President: Matthew NaylorMichael Duncan“Che” AllisonErin RennieRodrigo Ferrari-Nunes VP Academic:Rob McLeanAlex LougheedNathan CromptonFire Hydrant PeetsVP External: Freeman PoritzStefanie Ratjen VP Finance: Stash “Irish Courage” BylickiAndrew ForshnerTim Monachello – Dropped outChris Diplock VP Administration: “scary” Mike “the rabbi” KushnirSarah NaimanJonathan Yiannis MessolorasSenate:Colin SimkusRob McLeanBlake FrederickAidha ShaikhEileen HarderPhilip EdgcumbeAzim WazeerAlex LougheedAlfie [...]
Candidate Questionnaire: Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes
Rodrigo is a candidate for both BoG and AMS PresidentWhy do you want to be the BoG representative for students and President of the AMS?First of all because I am proud of being a UBC student and alumni. My model of representation is participatory engagement with the implementation of a transparent structure for governing AMS [...]
Candidate Questionnaire: Mike Duncan
Mike Duncan is a candidate for AMS President. Here are his answers. Why do you want to be the president of the AMS?I am a very strong supporter of campus engagement. The AMS quite simply has not done an acceptable job engaging the broader campus community. I believe my skill set and the experience I [...]
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