This year, The Ubyssey's goal during AMS Elections was to pivot away from traditional endorsements to a more analytical approach with the knowledge that different students will prioritize different values in their candidates.
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I want to address to concerns about the move to 3,000 people. I want to start by highlighting that I don't understand the arbitrary nature of this argument. Why is 3,000 not a good cut-off, but 1,500 is?
That may be because UBC is like twice the size of Cardiff and can only reach a certain number of people, but in my three years at UBC, I’ve never really heard about any significant events coming out of our Pride group.
It is a decision that I hope many of you reading this will take seriously considering the voting period has already begun. It is a decision that I hope, to some extent at the very least, to explain with this letter.
But on Tuesday, Alan Ehrenholz announced that he was stepping out from behind the Cairn and running for real after seeming undecided at the Great Debate. He released a multi-point platform along with this announcement.
I quickly realized however that a campus did not entail an atmosphere. Fortunately though, I lived in a first-year residence, meaning I was surrounded by others who were keen to mingle and blow off steam caused by the stresses of student life.
The AMS has launched an additional poster-based campaign with the same orange and purple “Vote Yes.” The pitch is notably different: “To sell art from the AMS art collection so that the proceeds can go back into benefiting the AMS.”
"By voting “yes” in this year's referendum, you could make generations of students healthier and happier by giving those that want it the space to move with purpose. It is a gift that I view as immeasurably important."
Why I, Julian Del Balso AKA THE GUY WHO SKATED ON THE FOUNTAIN AKA GROWERS MANE AKA JULIO THE THIRD AKA JULIAC AKA THE BIG JUJE AKA FREAKIN JULIAC AKA STEEZLORD AKA HOOLIGAN JONES AKA THE JULIONATOR AKA THE HOOLIGAN am running for AMS President
"The University of Texas at Austin is in the heart of the city. While standing in the courtyard under the main building’s clock tower, one can see the rose-coloured capitol building dome in the distance at the end of the street."
What goes on in the Senate chambers can often feel very overwhelming or dull to the average student, and the dockets posted before every Senate meeting can be long and tedious to read. Here’s what to expect at the March 2017 Senate meeting.
If you hate the pattern, break it. Ask if they want to go on a date doing something you've never done before. Cooking class? Wine and painting? Rent bikes and ride around Stanley Park? Get our there and get moving. Force your relationship to move.
"New city, who dis? In the last article, I was still in the beautiful — although quiet — city of Bordeaux, France. Now I'm in the bustling metropolis of 23+ million inhabitants that is Shanghai, China."
"The architecture made me feel like a Scandinavian aqua babe and the facility itself reminded me that recreational swimming was a pretty great way to get exercise and relieve stress. Then, just as I was most vulnerable, the chlorine betrayed me."
"Now that you've fallen for the clickbait, let me make myself abundantly clear — I’m an English Honours and Economics student with nothing but the greatest respect and regard for the skills, experience and knowledge."