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UBC Insiders On Air Episode 12 – Madeline, Vern & Julie
This week we talk news with Madeline Taylor, the Spoken Word Coordinator (and our best ally) at CiTR. Madeline is a former member of the feminist collective at SFU’s radio station CJSF, and she helps us talk through two emerging stories of sexual assault on campus. On our interview, student Board of Governors reps Julie Van de Valk and Veronica Knott join us to mostly talk about BoG transparency issues.
UBC Insiders On Air, Episode 11 – Simona Chiose and Frances Bula
This week, Simona Chiose and Frances Bula, both of the Globe and Mail, join us to talk about collaboration, working with PR departments, and their perspectives of UBC as informed observers who spend most of their time outside the campus bubble.
UBC Insiders On Air, Episode 10 – Nil Keshmiri and John Metras
This week, former Commerce Undergraduate Society president and friend of Wally the Bull, Nil Keshmiri joins us on the news beat. We talk about the KUS referendum being put to rest, a proposed boycott of UBC Food Services, gender parity in engineering, and she is more than gracious in answering our intemperate accusations about Sauder’s [...]
UBC Insiders On Air, Episode 9 – Paul Bucci and Sheldon Goldfarb
This week, former Ubyssey editor-in-chief and Syrup Trap co-conspirator Paul Bucci joins us on the news beat. For our interview, we talk to Sheldon Goldfarb, the long time archivist of the AMS.
Amendments to Bill 41 Clarify Future of Student Society Fee Collection
Protected fees may now include “fees to support the activities and operations of a student society, including, without limitation, association fees and membership fees”.
School of Kinesiology Outspent Entire KUS Budget on Student Referendum
If the student support expressed during this referendum is a genuine reflection of the opinion of the Kinesiology student body, why did the School of Kinesiology feel compelled to mount a $40,000, 16-month campaign?
School of Kinesiology documents show 16-month involvement in student referendum
Am I the only one who thinks it’s unacceptable for university departments to hire staff whose explicit goal is to pass a student referendum?
UBC Insiders On Air, episode 8 – Moira Warburton and John Robinson
On this week’s show, Moira Warburton of the Ubyssey joins us for the weekly roundup. We talk about a change to the society act, tuition policy, election, and the Ubyssey’s recent features spread, “Whose Campus” We then talk to UBC’s sustainability guru John Robinson over skype from Toronto. John has just left UBC after 23 [...]
Provincial Bill Could Expand Student Society Fee Refunds
A new Bill was introduced in BC’s provincial legislature today which would allow university and college students in BC to potentially see a portion of their student fees refunded if they resign their membership in their student society.
October 2015 Senate Roundup: More details about the Arvind guy, please?
Motion: That Senate calls on the President to approach the Board of Governors and Professor Gupta and have them renegotiate the terms of his resignation agreement so that both the University and Professor Gupta are able to speak more fully to the reasons for his resignation.
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