The Insiders
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Jan
31
Senate, anyone?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 31, 2009 | 16 Comments
While I’ve been busy blogging about most of the ongoing races, I sort of let it slip from my memory that there aren’t any people running for Senate this year. It turns out that only 2 people submitted nomination forms, and as a result they automatically get seats. Currently, the available seats are being offered […]
Jan
30
photos!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
I’ve got photos from Jello Wrestling here, and will have more from the last debates up later today as well as commentary on both events. Before that, though, I should get some sleep.
Jan
30
A summary of endorsements (so far)
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 30, 2009 | 3 Comments
Here’s a summary of the endorsements from all the different blogs!UBC Insiders MariaPresident – 1) Blake Frederick, 2) Alex Monegro, 3) Paul KorczykVP Academic and University Affairs – 1) Johannes Rebane VP Administration – 1) Kommander Keg (yes, even I’m surprised by this one) 2) Tristan MarkleVP External – 1) Tim Chu 2) Ignacio RodriguezVP […]
Jan
29
Quote of the day
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
“I hate democracy.” – Sarina Rehal, AMS Elections Administrator 2008/09
Jan
29
Endorsements!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 5 Comments
Here are my endorsements for the election. I’m trying to have be brief in my explanations. I do have a qualm with this election- namely, there are no candidates that really stand out, or that are particularly wonderful. So overall I find these elections sort of disappointing, but I do feel like there could be […]
Jan
29
Vote!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off on Vote!
You can now vote at www.amsubc.ca/elections! It’s quick and easy- remember to rank you choices for candidates. Please note that you only have 2 minutes to make your selections before it times out (yes, it’s really silly). I’m a little disappointed by how little advertisement there has been of this election, and how little effort […]
Jan
29
Pit Night!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 19 Comments
There was a somewhat peculiar piece of business at tonight’s AMS council meeting. Should AMS councilors be allowed to sneak into Pit Night via a back entrance after council meetings?After receiving a number of complaints (from myself included; the Ubyssey also wrote an editorial), the AMS’s Business Operations Committee recently decided to disallow entrance to […]
Jan
29
Jeremy Wood- must we really resort to these tactics?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 4 Comments
As a member of Jeremy Wood’s facebook support group (and please note: I support everyone in the elections if they have a facebook group and invite me to join it), I have received a message with the following excerpt in my facebook inbox: Just a note: I’ve heard a lot of you saying that after […]
Jan
29
Condorcet voting
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 6 Comments
Due to a hole in WordPress, this post’s author is misattributed. The follow was written by Maria Jogova. A brief explanation, in case people don’t quite know what it is. 1. You rank the candidates on the ballot. Tied rankings are allowed, as far as I know. 2. Each candidate is compared to the other […]
Jan
28
Debates, January 27
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on Debates, January 27
Today’s debates were definitely the most sparsely attended, as seen here: It’s too bad this debate was empty; I thought this was the best chance to get a feel for the candidates, since they’d had a chance to thoroughly adjust their platforms and approaches.VFM Coordinator Mitch Wright moderated the debates, as AJ was apparently nowhere […]
