Jun

21

Headlines for Hacks – June 2010

Posted by: | June 21, 2010 | 6 Comments

It’s been a bit quiet around Insiders lately: writing long posts take work, and we’d rather be enjoying the sunshine. But that doesn’t mean things have stopped happening. Make sure to check out AMS Confidential’s News for N00bs for the latest news (and lulz!); rather than overlap, we’ll come up with our own alliterative title […]

Oct

21

Breaking: UBC Insiders Issues First Notice to CASA, AMS to Violate Contract?

Posted by: | October 21, 2009 | 12 Comments

Upon receiving our tweet regarding the motion to leave CASA this evening, CASA has sent a letter, with supporting documentation, to various UBC media regarding the constitutionality of such a motion. CASA claims the AMS has two unmet obligations: that 30 days notice be given to CASA prior to leaving, and that one full membership-year be […]

Oct

24

CASA Membership Downgrade was the Right Move

Posted by: | October 24, 2008 | 9 Comments

In the post below, Maayan expressed shock that AMS Council would change it’s position in CASA “without due diligence”. I think that Council should be praised for its prudent political decision, not accused of haphazardly voting without thinking. The concerns expressed by the AMS in the letter sent to CASA cannot be swept aside merely […]

Oct

23

AMS Council Votes to Change CASA Membership

Posted by: | October 23, 2008 | 2 Comments

In an apparent unanimous decision, AMS Council voted tonight to change its membership in CASA from full member to associate member. (View the AMS’s press release here.) The AMS is one of the five founding members of CASA, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a student federal lobby organization that is predicated on four main […]

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