At the first VP academic and university affairs debate last night, the two candidates discussed harm reduction, affordability and sexual violence prevention while speaking to their varying levels of experience.
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Last night, newcomer UBC Board of Governors (BoG) candidates Jasper Lorien, Cade Desjarlais, Yi Chen and Mohkam Singh Malik (ਮੋਹਕਮ) met in the Michael Kingsmill Forum to discuss tuition increases, PhD stipends and endowment divestment plans.
Last night, VP finance candidate Gagan Parmar answered questions regarding his qualifications, delays in club reimbursements, student fee increases and more.
In Winnipeg on Saturday night, the UBC Thunderbirds defeated the University of Manitoba Bisons 87–79, advancing to the Canada West championship game.
On Saturday night in War Memorial Gym, UBC's women's basketball team defeated the University of Alberta Pandas 80–66 and advanced to the Canada West championship game for the first time since 2015.
Hosted by Vinita Srivastava, the podcast is now entering its eighth season — it started up during the peak of the pandemic, when the Black Lives Matter movement was gaining traction on social media after the murder of George Floyd.
On February 28 and March 1 in War Memorial Gym, the UBC women's volleyball team swept the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in straight sets in the opening round of the Canada West playoffs.
This year it is my solemn intention to avoid the cognitive intrusion that is the AMS elections at any level of personal or external cost. For those who wish to follow suit, here is my advice for the next few weeks.
Alexander Wong is running for a position on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of increasing affordability and accessibility, expanding career supports for undergraduates and financing training for AI usage.
Norah Perkins, a second-year science student, is running to join the board of governors on a platform centering sustainability, lowering UBC’s budget and increasing student engagement.
Bardia Mohammadizadeh is running for one of two student seats available on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform promoting representation for UBC’s Faculty of Science, addressing UBC’s AI policy and increasing undergraduate research funding.
Mohkam Singh Malik (ਮੋਹਕਮ) is campaigning with a platform centred on affordability, student support and reconciliation.
Political science student Jasper Lorien is running to be a student representative of UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of “affordability, housing and ethical treatment.”
Cade Desjarlais is a first-year law student running to be a student representative on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of accountability, affordability and stability.
Chen is running to join UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of affordability, increased funding for graduate students and financial transparency.