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What is Student Housing For?
The Board of Governors should be able to clearly articulate an answer to the question: What is Student Housing at UBC for?
Growth of Student Housing Pays Dividends For UBC
In 2015-16, once the rent increases take effect, SHHS is forecast to pay a $7.8M dividend to the university administration. That’s about $728 for every person living in residence at UBC.
Follow the Money: How Student Rents Are Funneled Into New Construction Projects
UBC wants to build new undergrad teaching labs which will cost $80M. As is the case with many campus building projects, UBC does not have $80M. So, UBC has concocted a plan to come up with $80M. There is some complicated financial wizardry afoot.
A Guide to Student Housing Financing at UBC, Part 1
It is absolutely true that SHHS works on a cost neutral basis when considered as a self contained administrative unit. However, a lot of the costs that SHHS has to pay come from other parts of UBC – especially when it comes to capital costs. Because SHHS is part of UBC, UBC can require it to use other UBC resources, whether or not there are cheaper options available.
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Transcript of First #AskArvind Twitter Town Hall
UBC President Arvind Gupta held a Twitter Town Hall over one hour this afternoon. He answered 22 questions total, mostly softballs. Here’s a transcript, just to get it on record.
Underground Bus Loop Cancelled Again
Campus and Community Planning has revealed that the current plan for a new transit terminal at UBC has been deemed unfeasible.
UBC Peddles Non-Refundable Master Degrees to Naive High Schoolers
The reason the Bachelor + Master of Management program is first of its kind in Canada is because no other school in Canada is sketchy enough to sell Master’s degrees to high school students.
UBC Releases New Student Housing Survey: Rez Rents at or Above Market Compared to Most of Vancouver
UBC would have you believe that an hour-plus commute from a far-flung suburb is necessary to find rent on par with the “below market” rental rates offered by student residence. In short: [citation needed] – the evidence in this survey simply doesn’t support that claim.
Student takes The Ubyssey to the BC Human Rights Tribunal to prove he’s not apathetic
The illustration depicting a panda in a suit probably didn’t help.
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