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Issue of the Day: Athletics Fees
by Sophia Haque, AMS VP Finance Currently, students pay $196.98 in student fees towards Intramurals and Athletics–whether they use the program or not. IF they choose to participate, they pay: Approximately $300/year for a gym membership $100 each for a fitness class (yoga, pilates, dance etc) Approximately$65/team for intramural sports It’s not cheap being an [...]
How the President is voting
How is Kevin Keystone (current AMS President) voting in the AMS Elections this year?Enjoy! So I think it’s about time that I put my name behind some people running in the AMS Elections. Congratulations to every candidate – it takes serious courage to put your name on a ballot. Without further ado… President: Jeff FriedrichVP [...]
Issue of the Day: University Boulevard
Remember a couple years ago, when there was the Architectural Competition for University Boulevard? (Click here to see the documentary depicting the process.) For those who weren’t here, University Boulevard is the area from the trolley bus loop to the bookstore, including the gym, the Aquatic Centre, and the plaza on the South side of [...]
Issue of the Day: Citizen’s Assembly
VP Academic candidate Bruce Krayenhoff’s campaign has some new ideas (“green power” cards, and borrowing textbooks rather than buying them), one in particular stands out. His “Citizen’s Assembly.” It’s generally a very good and creative idea. But I have an important criticism. In sum, the body operates as follows: Randomly select 12-36 students from across [...]
On Stephen Toope (or, the Case for Students)
Tonight the student senators were invited for dinner with Stephen Toope. I had attended several dinners with Martha Piper, the former president, so I was wary of another superficial, “schmoozy” conversation. It was a surprise to me that out of the conversations which unfolded at the dinner table, I received the distinct impression that this [...]
Issue of the Day: Educational Quality
Out of all the ongoing races, arguably the academic portfolio (Senate, and part of VP Academic) has received the least amount of attention in debates and media sources. While we constantly discuss issues surrounding access to postsecondary education we rarely take time to consider the quality of the education which we struggle to receive in [...]
Issue Backgrounder: Tuition and Financial Aid
It’s become clear, through comments, that most students don’t really know how Universities are funded, and how the financial aid process works. And since it currently ranks highest on our survey as an issue, we’re presenting this backgrounder. It’s wonky, but hopefully in plain English. 1) Government fundingThe government funds Universities in many ways. The [...]
Issue of the Day: U-Pass
Image from Wikipedia So, as most readers know, we have a U-Pass. Students pay $22/month, and can’t opt out unless they live outside Translink. In return, we get a pass good for Transit all over the lower mainland. The fee used to be $20/month, but we voted overwhelmingly in favor of raising it by $2/month [...]
Issue of the Day: Student Space
(If you haven’t filled out the survey, please check out the post below this one… we appreciate it!) Ironically (given the construction), student space is hard to come by on this campus. It generally exist in three forms: Space in University buildings. This includes faculty lounges, lobbies, study rooms, etc. Undergraduate Society spaces. Including MASS, [...]
Issue of the Day: Campus Life
A lot of ink has been spilled about “apathy.” We believe that the way to address apathy is to run a (student) government that’s relevant and important to students, voter turnout and promotions be damned. One of the recurring themes involves student life. Comments on earlier posts have included: “Are there not enough people coming [...]
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