The government funding will be administered by Vancouver Foundation through the Youth Futures Education Fund.
Lecture recording has existed at UBC for ten years, but its use is limited to specific faculties and special events.
This year’s event is centred around the theme “Circles of Conversation,” with a focus on literature, visual arts and music.
The Equity Caucus was initially formed in 2016 after an AMS Governance Review highlighted potential inequity within the society’s structures. This time, Ilnitchi wants easy access and the active participation of equity-seeking groups.
The event took place in the Michael Kingsmill Forum in the Nest, with guests BC Attorney General David Eby and Translink Parliamentary Secretary Bowinn Ma.
Despite a tendency to abstain in this election, the UBC students who did vote preferred to vote for a familiar face than take a chance on someone new.
Many of the 12,383 voters focused more on the referenda questions, specifically the UPass, than they did on the AMS executive races
Incumbents Holmes and Pang were excited to continue their work in the Senate.
The BC government estimates the decision will save students $22 million in the coming year, as well as the average borrower $2,300 in the 10 years post-graduation.
She emphasized the importance of OERs in terms of equity, citing the additional costs that students pay for textbooks and other educational resources.
Clarke has few distinct policy change proposals; rather, he plans to act as a liaison between students and Senate.
Fall reading break, which Burnham dubbed a “buzzword” of the Senate race, is her first priority.
If re-elected, he hopes to build on what he’s already achieved.
The federal government will be giving UBC $1 million to help save the endangered southern resident killer whale population.
Senate candidates crowded the Michael Kingsmill Forum on Thursday to discuss fall reading break, academic policy and space constraints on campus.
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