The Insiders
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Jan
15
New rail line to UBC annouced today!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 15, 2008 | 2 Comments
Peter over at the Cavalier (click) has this story. In short, the province is funding an expansion of the sky train to UBC by the year 2020 as part of a 14 biollion dollar transit bonanza announced for the province today. From the press release: UBC welcomes the provincial government announcement today of a $14 […]
Jan
14
Allan McEachern
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
It’s elections season. The posts will be coming fast and furious. Please scroll for Brendon’s thoughtful first Issue of the Day. UBC’s Chancellor Allan McEachern died last week. And over the weekend had a bit of a chance to reminisce and reflect. He led a fascinating life. His death is reverberating through the legal community; […]
Jan
14
Issue of the Day: Executive Portfolio Reform
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 14, 2008 | 4 Comments
This is the first of a series of daily articles that will highlight “UBC issues.” The Issue of the Day provides an in-depth analysis of a certain topic that may require more background information to understand, or more analysis of the pros and cons and factors to consider. We will try to focus on key […]
Jan
13
VFM 2008 has already failed.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 13, 2008 | 19 Comments
Dissillusioned VFM sponsor Mark Latham and I chatting yesterday. I’m not picking my nose, I swear! Photo Peter Rizov. Poor Mark Latham. Well, actually he’s not on the street yet, but the AMS is definitely living in the doghouse. Yup, this is a media on media story, so have your cringe and be over with […]
Jan
13
The Campaign: important dates to remember
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 13, 2008 | Comments Off on The Campaign: important dates to remember
This years’ campaign period is short, and tightly packed. The nicety of an extra week of leeway time between the closing of nominations and the beginning of official campaigning has been dispensed with. That means we don’t have much time to get to know all the candidates, and they don’t have much time to convince […]
Jan
12
The new AMS bulletin board: right here.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 12, 2008 | Comments Off on The new AMS bulletin board: right here.
Seems like this here little blog is in some demand for plugging all and sundry AMS postings. Maybe we should start charging for them. Anyhoo, here’s two things y’alls might want to know about: From VP Admin Sarah Naiman: From AMS Executive Coordinator of Student Services (ECSS) Shagufta Pasta: AMS EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR OF STUDENT SERVICES […]
Jan
11
AMS All-Candidates meeting! And the nominees are:
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 11, 2008 | 3 Comments
The nominees for this years’ AMS elections are:President: Matthew NaylorMichael Duncan“Che” AllisonErin RennieRodrigo Ferrari-Nunes VP Academic:Rob McLeanAlex LougheedNathan CromptonFire Hydrant PeetsVP External: Freeman PoritzStefanie Ratjen VP Finance: Stash “Irish Courage” BylickiAndrew ForshnerTim Monachello – Dropped outChris Diplock VP Administration: “scary” Mike “the rabbi” KushnirSarah NaimanJonathan Yiannis MessolorasSenate:Colin SimkusRob McLeanBlake FrederickAidha ShaikhEileen HarderPhilip EdgcumbeAzim WazeerAlex LougheedAlfie […]
Jan
11
Allan McEachern, Chancellor of UBC, dies at 81.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 11, 2008 | Comments Off on Allan McEachern, Chancellor of UBC, dies at 81.
Allan McEachern, UBC’s chancellor passed away last night. No more details are available at this time. McEachern became UBC’s chancellor in 2002, and this year marked the end of his term. A UBC alumnus several times over, McEachern earned his Bachelor of Arts and his Law degree here. In 1990 he was awarded an honorary […]
Jan
11
Candidate Questionnaire: Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 11, 2008 | Comments Off on Candidate Questionnaire: Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes
Rodrigo is a candidate for both BoG and AMS PresidentWhy do you want to be the BoG representative for students and President of the AMS?First of all because I am proud of being a UBC student and alumni. My model of representation is participatory engagement with the implementation of a transparent structure for governing AMS […]
Jan
11
Candidate Questionnaire: Mike Duncan
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 11, 2008 | 12 Comments
Mike Duncan is a candidate for AMS President. Here are his answers. Why do you want to be the president of the AMS?I am a very strong supporter of campus engagement. The AMS quite simply has not done an acceptable job engaging the broader campus community. I believe my skill set and the experience I […]
