At a recent AMS Council meeting, during a bid for a seat on the student health and well-being committee, one councillor brought up that he would like to see mental health coverage reexamined.
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With a $4.9 million donation from the Liuzu Temple of Chan Buddhism in China, UBC is now leading a long-term international network to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures.
Following an election within the UBC Board of Governors (BoG), it was announced today that former Vice-Chair Michael Korenberg has been made the new chair. BoG member Sandra Cawley succeeds Korenberg as the new vice-chair.
After acknowledging that the Pit is “down in the dumps” at the January 10 AMS Council meeting, the society has now reintroduced food services and revamped the pub’s operations to boost its tepid profit.
Two UBC students has launched the hashtag #justiceforjamiel to provide support for former Thunderbird Jamiel Moore-Williams, who was tackled and arrested last week by seven VPD officers in a jaywalking incident.
In the face of the ongoing fentanyl overdose crisis, UBC and campus organizations are taking steps to provide medical and psychological support for substance users. Many of these steps are based around the philosophy of harm reduction — principles and methods that make substance use safer for users.
When Rodney Little Mustache attended an AMS by-election debate this past September, he asked both candidates if they would support developing an Indigenous committee. He was met with a mixed bag of student governance rhetoric and on-the-spot enthusiasm.
VP Administration candidate Aaron Verones and has campaign team have been ordered to suspend all online campaigning for 24 hours, starting today at 4 p.m., as punishment for violating the AMS Elections procedures and handbook.
Yesterday, the three president candidates — Andy Lin, Rodney Little Mustache and Marium Hamid — faced off in the first 2018 AMS Elections debate. From the very start of the debate, they were able to clearly distinguish their experiences and leadership styles from one another.
The candidates’ opening statements generally revolved around typical themes: affordability, mental health and improved academic accommodations for students. Many candidates also discussed interest in diversity and equity, which will be tackled in the Senate’s upcoming ad hoc committee for Equity and Inclusion.
VP Finance candidate Adam Forsgren has been given a warning by the AMS elections committee for a conflict of interest regarding his use of AMS office space.
The first debate of the 2018 AMS elections season is in the books. This one saw the candidates for the Student Legal Fund Society (SLFS), AMS president and UBC Senate square off in a contest that remained mostly respectful, save for a couple flare-ups.
UBC President Santa Ono has funded a $25,000 investment in the new AMS eHub student service, an entrepreneurship resource centre that caters towards students at all stages of their entrepreneurial development. Since its launch in January, the service has engaged with 54 different idea ventures.
While each candidate emphasized making AMS credit cards more accessible to clubs, updating AMS’s tech infrastructure and financial accountability, they differ substantially in how they plan to do it.
With the knowledge that the race is uncontested, the Board of Governors debate — with incumbent Jeanie Malone and newcomer Jakob Gattinger — was relatively laidback.