The Insiders
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Jan
22
Race Profile: Board of Governors
Posted by: Andrew Carne | January 22, 2010 | Comments Off on Race Profile: Board of Governors
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. The 21-member Board of Governors at UBC is composed of “the Chancellor, the President, eleven persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (representing the province), three students elected by students, three faculty members elected by faculty, and two […]
Jan
22
Debate: January 22 BoG, VPAd, VPF
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 22, 2010 | Comments Off on Debate: January 22 BoG, VPAd, VPF
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. ********************* Couldn’t attend the debate? The Ubyssey will be streaming and recording all the elections debates live! Archived debates and live streams can be found at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ams-elections-2010 ********************* The attendance at today’s debate was disheartening […]
Jan
22
Referendum: Voting Disability Seat
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 22, 2010 | 10 Comments
Before we start, this is important to note: Since this referendum proposes a bylaw change, the referendum needs 75% approval in order to pass. Background During the past year, a movement to get a non-voting seat on AMS council for students with disabilities had been slowly building. It was felt that there were barriers to […]
Jan
22
Debate: January 21 VPAd, BoG, VPAc
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 22, 2010 | 6 Comments
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. ************ First things first: I am no longer an “Insider” of UBC. Having been “out of the game” for nearly two years now, my now antiquated and highly outdated knowledge of individual AMS politicians is […]
Jan
21
Referendum: An Unprecedented Fee through “Access UBC”
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | January 21, 2010 | 22 Comments
I’ve been on campus for five years now. I probably know more about how the University and Student Society interact more than anyone else on campus. I also have my ear low to the ground, and can hear rumblings before they become issues. This is why I was dumbfounded when I learned that we would […]
Jan
21
Race Profile: VP External
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | January 21, 2010 | 9 Comments
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. The Vice-President External, otherwise known as the “just what are they doing” VP, is the person who, if doing a good job, isn’t around on campus much. Responsible for advocating to the provincial and federal governments as well as […]
Jan
21
Referendum: Tuition Policy
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 21, 2010 | 16 Comments
The Current Policy The AMS’s current policy on tuition was passed on November 21, 2007, in preparation for a federal by-election in Vancouver Quadra. (Stephen Owen had resigned his seat to work for UBC.) The way the policy is structured is as a set of 17 principles, divided into 4 categories: Tuition and Fees, Core […]
Jan
21
Referendum: Bylaw Changes
Posted by: Andrew Carne | January 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
Aside from the referendum question to modify bylaws regarding Student Court, a second question exists with Bylaw Changes. These changes are for the most part “housekeeping” changes and are intended to close loopholes and update the Bylaws to be legally compliant with the BC Society Act. The heart of the changes are centered around altering […]
Jan
21
Race Profile: VP Administration
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Race Profile: VP Administration
. UBC Insiders Analysis Click here to skip to profiles of the candidates in this race. On paper, the VP Administration does not have a lot of duties within the AMS. That changed a lot in 2008 with the successful NEW SUB referendum. Until the NEW SUB is actually opened, the VP Admin’s job will […]
Jan
20
Referendum: Impeachments
Posted by: Andrew Carne | January 20, 2010 | 3 Comments
The following is a guest post by Bowinn Ma, EUS President 2007-2008; AMS Councilor 2006-2008; Former Hack, less so now. One of the roles of guest writers is to change things up, and change things up I shall! The UBC Insiders team has done a magnificent job of creating thorough, professional, and complete postings, but […]
