The Insiders
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Nov
19
AMS Council: November 18-19, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | November 19, 2009 | 13 Comments
7+ hours of defeating motions. Highlights: No disability seat No unbanning of slates Stephen Owen and Nancy Knight bring the spin about Metro Vancouver’s proposed bylaws The AMS Foundation has achieved a balanced budget! YVR Add Fare opposed for U-Pass holders Electoral Code Changes for appeals and the international student seat Committee Appointments
Nov
18
More Executive Shenanigans. Sigh.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | November 18, 2009 | Comments Off on More Executive Shenanigans. Sigh.
Oh, AMS emails. To whom it may concern, I would like to formally apologize for certain content contained within the original version of my 3rd quarterly report. I originally chose to include comments about executive dynamics within the report in an attempt to shed light on the causes of recent events. I now realize that […]
Nov
17
Counterpoint: AMS Council Should Not Have Non-Voting Equity Seats
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | November 17, 2009 | 6 Comments
Today we offer you a point/counterpoint on an upcoming resolution before AMS Council. We offered Tim Chu, present AMS VP External, to argue for and Matthew Naylor, past AMS VP External and current Arts Councillor, to argue against the resolution: “AMS Council should have non-voting equity seats”. This is Matt’s response, for Tim’s, visit here. […]
Nov
17
Point: AMS Council Should Have Non-Voting Equity Seats
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
Today we offer you a point/counterpoint on an upcoming resolution before AMS Council. We offered Tim Chu, present AMS VP External, to argue for and Matthew Naylor, past AMS VP External and current Arts Councillor, to argue against the resolution: “AMS Council should have non-voting equity seats”. This is Tim’s response, for Matt’s, visit here. […]
Oct
22
AMS Council: October 21, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | October 22, 2009 | 7 Comments
Highlights from tonight: AMS serves intent to leave CASA as of April 1, 2010 Committee Reform Proposal
Sep
24
AMS Council: September 23, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
Highlights: Q: What’s going on with the NEW SUB project? A: We discussed that in the in camera session A few more SUB renovations Student access to Whistler Lodge during Olympics preserved You’re on your own, Equity And Diversity Coordinator
Sep
11
Three Questions for the President
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
Before Imagine day, I managed to sit down with Presidents Toope and Frederick to ask them three questions: 1. How will the Class of 2013’s UBC experience differ from the Class of 2010’s? 2. What is the value of an incoming undergraduate to the University? 3. Why did the entering class decide to come to […]
Sep
3
AMS Council: Sep 2, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 3, 2009 | 5 Comments
Highlights from tonight: Is UBC driving us crazy? Further plundering of the President’s fund by the external office
Jul
30
AMS Council: July 29, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 30, 2009 | Comments Off on AMS Council: July 29, 2009
Highlights from AMS Council tonight: Art Gallery gets $23,000 New pricing policy for Whistler Lodge in February 2010 Long overdue, you can now get the agenda and documentation on the AMS’s own website! Geoff Costeloe wants everyone to know he is hot and sweaty. But I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean it in the fun […]
Jul
9
AMS Council: July 8, 2009
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 9, 2009 | 4 Comments
Big party tonight! Highlights: Olympics, Olympics, Olympics! We support Iran… being referred to committee 2009-2010 budget There was a very full house tonight, 90-100 people for the hour-long Olympics presentation by Michelle Aucoin, UBC 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat, Kristen Harvey, PR person for VANOC (and former AMS president!) and Manon Chouinard, PR for the […]
