The Insiders
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Jul
13
Financial bullying in Commerce Faculty, or, what becomes of a bad precedent.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 13, 2007 | 14 Comments
Dan Muzyka, Dean of the faculty of Commerce, is in the market for a sugar momma. The only reason he hasn’t posted on Craigslist yet is because he thinks he’s got a lead. Except this time she’s younger than he is, and considerably poorer – the Commerce Undergraduate Society. The affectionately self-dubbed “Dean Dan” has […]
Jul
12
Recognizing the Staff on Campus
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 12, 2007 | 2 Comments
It looks like the President’s Service Award for Excellence is getting a facelift, or at the very least formalizing informal guidelines which were practiced for several years. Currently, the PSAE is open to both faculty and staff, the recipients (up to five per year) receive a gold medal and a monetary award of $5000. Having […]
Jul
8
Reading Break 2010
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 8, 2007 | 17 Comments
On May 16, the Senate approved to extend the 2010 reading break from 5 days to 10 days, adding another week of jolly freedom to the schedule of an otherwise overworked undergraduate student. This, as you rightly predict, is a response to the VanOC which approached Academic Policy chair Paul Harrison with this proposal quite […]
Jul
5
Stephen Owen appointed VP External and Community Relations of UBC
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 5, 2007 | 29 Comments
So, I’m still in a little bit of an awe at this, hopefully some of you sages can provide insight and calm my nerves. Stephen Owen’s website confirms that “Stephen Owen, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra, announced today that he will be resigning his seat effective July 27, 2007 to join the University of […]
Jul
4
U-Blvd re-consultation kickoff
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 4, 2007 | 1 Comment
The wonders of free food. Yesterday, if you were ambling by the south side for the SUB, you may have noticed a crush of people scribbling on questionnaires, brandishing barbecue vouchers, and collecting delicious AMS catering fare. Yesterday marked the first event in the renewed push for re-imagining the much loathed University Boulevard development project […]
