The Insiders
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Jan
27
How the President is voting
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 27, 2007 | 8 Comments
How is Kevin Keystone (current AMS President) voting in the AMS Elections this year?Enjoy! So I think it’s about time that I put my name behind some people running in the AMS Elections. Congratulations to every candidate – it takes serious courage to put your name on a ballot. Without further ado… President: Jeff FriedrichVP […]
Jan
27
Issue of the Day: University Boulevard
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 27, 2007 | 12 Comments
Remember a couple years ago, when there was the Architectural Competition for University Boulevard? (Click here to see the documentary depicting the process.) For those who weren’t here, University Boulevard is the area from the trolley bus loop to the bookstore, including the gym, the Aquatic Centre, and the plaza on the South side of […]
Jan
26
Editorial: A GAP in Their Logic
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 26, 2007 | 48 Comments
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Established in 1977 by the UN, it is a tribute to the continuing struggle and progress for women’s rights and women’s diversity. This year at UBC, on this day, the GAP (Genocide Awareness Project) is planning to show pictures of aborted fetuses and try to equate that to the […]
Jan
26
Issue of the Day: Citizen's Assembly
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 26, 2007 | 14 Comments
VP Academic candidate Bruce Krayenhoff’s campaign has some new ideas (“green power” cards, and borrowing textbooks rather than buying them), one in particular stands out. His “Citizen’s Assembly.” It’s generally a very good and creative idea. But I have an important criticism. In sum, the body operates as follows: Randomly select 12-36 students from across […]
Jan
25
A Rope of Sand: The Jeff Friedrich Story
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 25, 2007 | 16 Comments
We get a sense there’s some demand for Friedrich coverage. We’ve had several web hits from Maine (Jeff’s home state), and even three people searching for “jeff friedrich condom video” (we’ll save those people some time – click here). So, what’s the deal with Jeff Friedrich? His platform has more priorities than Paul Martin riding […]
Jan
25
The platforms: VP Finance
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 25, 2007 | 8 Comments
(To learn more about the VP Finance position, and see a job description, click here for our information and interviews, and click here for the official AMS information.) Candidates:Peter RizovBrittany Tyson Let’s begin by comparing some promises:Peter Rizov: Trim the red tape within the AMSBrittany Tyson: Reduce the extensive bureaucracy faced by club and constituency […]
Jan
25
Voting Questions
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 25, 2007 | 20 Comments
We’ve received many questions about voting. A few are worth answering publicly: What’s the Ubyssey Publication Society Board of Directors?The Ubyssey paper is published by editors. Those editors report to the Board, which has very low-grade oversight of the paper’s operations. The Directors pretty much just handle business-y type stuff, and eschew editorial interference.Who are […]
Jan
24
Elections Insider Endorsements
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 24, 2007 | 32 Comments
Before our endorsements, a quick word. We offer these endorsements not to end our coverage of the elections, but to launch it. We have biases, and, to a reader of this blog, these should come as no surprise. So this is just a starting point. We’ll still post issues of the day, and this will […]
Jan
24
On Stephen Toope (or, the Case for Students)
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 24, 2007 | 2 Comments
Tonight the student senators were invited for dinner with Stephen Toope. I had attended several dinners with Martha Piper, the former president, so I was wary of another superficial, “schmoozy” conversation. It was a surprise to me that out of the conversations which unfolded at the dinner table, I received the distinct impression that this […]
Jan
24
The Candidates at a Glance
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 24, 2007 | Comments Off on The Candidates at a Glance
So…………… there’s a ton of info on this site. And could take a while to peruse. So we’ve made this post. It’s each candidate in 25 words or less. We’ve sent out questionnaires, had interviews, and met with almost all the candidates, read all their write-ups… and have distilled each candidate down to a few […]
