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Jan
29
Vote!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | Comments Off on Vote!
You can now vote at www.amsubc.ca/elections! It’s quick and easy- remember to rank you choices for candidates. Please note that you only have 2 minutes to make your selections before it times out (yes, it’s really silly). I’m a little disappointed by how little advertisement there has been of this election, and how little effort […]
Jan
29
Pit Night!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 19 Comments
There was a somewhat peculiar piece of business at tonight’s AMS council meeting. Should AMS councilors be allowed to sneak into Pit Night via a back entrance after council meetings?After receiving a number of complaints (from myself included; the Ubyssey also wrote an editorial), the AMS’s Business Operations Committee recently decided to disallow entrance to […]
Jan
29
Jeremy Wood- must we really resort to these tactics?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 4 Comments
As a member of Jeremy Wood’s facebook support group (and please note: I support everyone in the elections if they have a facebook group and invite me to join it), I have received a message with the following excerpt in my facebook inbox: Just a note: I’ve heard a lot of you saying that after […]
Jan
29
Condorcet voting
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 29, 2009 | 6 Comments
Due to a hole in WordPress, this post’s author is misattributed. The follow was written by Maria Jogova. A brief explanation, in case people don’t quite know what it is. 1. You rank the candidates on the ballot. Tied rankings are allowed, as far as I know. 2. Each candidate is compared to the other […]
Jan
28
Debates, January 27
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on Debates, January 27
Today’s debates were definitely the most sparsely attended, as seen here: It’s too bad this debate was empty; I thought this was the best chance to get a feel for the candidates, since they’d had a chance to thoroughly adjust their platforms and approaches.VFM Coordinator Mitch Wright moderated the debates, as AJ was apparently nowhere […]
Jan
28
The IBC responds
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on The IBC responds
Response by Jason Ng to the statement made by AMS Candidates: Several AMS elections candidates recently issued a statement claiming that we did not speak with them prior to issuing our endorsements for this election. The International Business Club reviewed all the candidates’ platforms, including those of the 6 candidates who issued the statement. Their […]
Jan
28
Jello wrestling
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on Jello wrestling
Jello wrestling is happening tomorrow (Wednesday), contrary to the day listed in the poll. I would encourage y’all to come out and support Science week, even if you aren’t science students. Perks include free entertainment, watching live wrestling, and potentially (and hopefully) seeing some of the AMS candidates duke it out in the ring. I […]
Jan
28
An interesting statement
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | 6 Comments
I recently received an emailed statement made by some of the candidates running in this election. The statement is as follows: The following represents a joint statement by Blake Frederick, Paul Korczyk, David Nogas, Sonia Purewal, Iggy Rodriguez, and Jeremy Wood: Recently, the International Business Club elected to endorse a number of candidates for Executive […]
Jan
28
In other election news…the BC-STV vote
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | Comments Off on In other election news…the BC-STV vote
Bruce Krayenhoff outlines benefits to students of voting in favour of the STV.Why is the BC-STV Referendum So Important for Students? First of all, research strongly suggests that more representative voting systems do result in better government, so students like everyone else will benefit from better, more stable and more accountable government if BC-STV is […]
Jan
28
Presidential Platforms: Alex Monegro
Posted by: Neal Yonson | January 28, 2009 | 2 Comments
After a bit of a delay, Alex Monegro’s platform is up and running, and actually looks quite good. The platform outlines some interesting and important points. Below is some analysis of his plans for next year.The first thing I like about Alex’s platform is his approach to issues that are of importance to students- things […]
