Last night, UBC’s Green College hosted a talk between Vancouver activists Jean Swanson, Ivan Drury, Lama Mugabo and Wes Everaars — all of whom have had first-hand experiences working to mitigate the city’s housing crisis.
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Over 70 student unions signed an open letter today that urges the Doug Ford government to reverse the Student Choice Initiative “until proper consultation is done.”
At this morning’s meeting, Council voted to support expanding the Broadway subway line — which is already funded to Arbutus — all the way to campus. The vote comes a week after Translink reported that a Skytrain expansion to UBC is the most sustainable, albeit the most expensive long term solution to congestion on the Broadway corridor.
Newly appointed VP External Robin Ciceri is currently resident of the Research Universities’ Council of British Columbia, where she coordinates efforts between the province’s largest schools.
At UBC, there are 921 students receiving OSAP funding, with an average of about $6,500 in grants and loans per student.
In today’s decision, the tribunal denied the university’s application to dismiss the complaint from Stephanie Hale, a former UBCO student who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by another student in January 2013 and that the university subsequently mishandled her report.
While there was “some evidence” Kurtzke had interfered with AMS service provisions, it had not been demonstrated that he was a “danger."
“It is a response to a time of polarization in our society,” said Erfan.
On February 4, “The Time Is Now: Stand with Unist'ot'en” event will raise fund for the Wet’suwet’en legal defence fund. The event is organized by the First Nations Studies Student Association (FNSSA) and receives support from the Indigenous Students Association and the Indigenous Law Students Association.
The AMS has put over $88,000 into revamping the air-conditioning in certain areas of the Nest that have been experiencing “an ongoing issue” of overheating. It also spent $19,000 to acquire 8 new security cameras.
Amidst the AMS’s ongoing discussion about whether to continue using club management platform Clubhouse, some clubs are questioning its effectiveness.
There are clear patterns that show unequal usage of health services: domestic students utilize Student Health Services (SHS) at more than twice the rate of international students, and female students use SHS roughly 50 per cent more than their male counterparts.
Of the six students enrolled in UBC’s Masters of Philosophy program, only one is female.
Dr. Scott Dunbar, department head of mining engineering, described McPhie as a “long-time supporter of mining engineering at UBC.”
The AMS’s latest effort is a blitz after years of waiting. Will it be enough?