The Graduate Student Society tried to temporarily expel a writer for publishing an internal GSS report criticizing UBC’s response to sexual assault, and writing articles criticizing the handling of the report, while acting as an elected Councilor.
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The National Association of Asian-American Professionals has named UBC president Santa Ono as one of the recipients of their 2016 NAAAP 100 award. The award is given to leaders whom the organization feel represent both their vision and values.
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) has modified UBC’s active witnessing training to create a new active bystander program, designed to cater more towards specific graduate student situations and use a peer-to-peer model.
UBC Botany professor Carl Douglas, 61, has passed away after a climbing accident in the Glacier National Park early on monday morning. The UBC community has begun speaking out, mourning Douglas's loss.
David Singh Tucker, one of the two men involved in a suspected break and enter and sexual assault case in May, died in a Surrey pre-trial facility late on Sunday July 24 . Tucker was found unresponsive in his cell by staff early on July 25.
As of August 1, all AMS Security employees have been laid off and placed on recall — effectively eliminating security patrols of the AMS Student Nest. The elimination of building patrol will allow the AMS to save approximately $300,000 a year.
Just in time for the 2016-2017 school year, some Canada Student Grants amounts will increase by 50% per cent, helping over 350,000 students. An upcoming rule change will also exempt students from loan repayments until they are earning at least $25K.
Two poisonous arrows from a Maasai tribe in Kenya, Africa were turned over to the North Vancouver RCMP. The RCMP then reached out to staff at the Museum of Anthropology who accepted the arrows into their collection.
Today is Santa Ono's first official day as UBC president. To start off his five year term, Ono held a "coffee talk" meet and greet. The event was popular with students, faculty, staff and animal rights protestors all in attendance.
Surrey Creep Catchers, a group known for publishing false advertisements to lure men looking for underage children, recently published a video spotlighting a UBC employee. UBC has released a statement confirming his employment.
Last Monday, six refugee students arrived on campus. These students were privately sponsored by UBC students through the recently expanded World University Service of Canada (WUSC) student refugee program.
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against UBC and Christopher Zed. UBC alleges that its former associate dean of dentistry, Christopher Zed, "personally and inappropriately enriched himself" while acting as a senior dentist in Haida Gwaii.
Since your AMS executives have now been working for the entire summer, we asked each one about their goals for the school year, what they accomplished over the summer, and their strategy for student engagement.
The consultation period for UBC's new sexual assault policy has been extended past it's original deadline of September 30. The exact length of the extension is yet to be determined by UBC's university counsel, Hubert Lai.
The University Sexual Assault Panel report's wide scope was created with the intention of advising the university on how they can change policy, practice and culture on campus to both prevent sexual assault and accommodate its survivors.