Councillors discussed the new AMS equity planning process, student housing, the U-Pass resumption and CampusBase's privacy issues at last night's AMS Council meeting.
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The portion of the study conducted by UBC researchers utilized a subject pool consisting entirely of UBC undergraduate students.
While the packages were initially fee-based, ranging from $966 to $1206 plus tax, UBC altered its policy on August 22.
But access to the kind of health care BC is renowned for is not a universal experience. People of colour often have to contend with language barriers, cultural assumptions and underlying biases when accessing health care spaces.
Current students and UBC graduates alike will no longer be constrained to using an @alumni.ubc.ca email address domain.
The AMS said it wanted to pursue a recovery plan that does not bring society back to how it was before the pandemic but instead encourages individuals to make more ethical decisions.
The AMS will launch CampusBase on August 24 — but three days before the launch, The Ubyssey found that the Clubhouse replacement allows some users to view other students’ personal email addresses.
The clause, which exists in both year-round and first-year housing contracts, is meant to address issues that may arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After over a year of planning and consultation, university executives endorsed UBC’s Inclusion Action Plan in December 2019, but its implementation is only just beginning.
Now the Bike Kitchen faces mounting financial challenges compounded by COVID-19 and a lack of student-driven revenue.
By May, the unemployment gap was up to seven per cent between elementary school aged parents, up from one per cent in February.
I can’t say it’s been all ‘early admission’ and ‘Dean’s List’ for us, but it’s certainly been good for my career prospects.
UBC has published information about its COVID-19 protocols for returning staff and students in the upcoming fall semester.
It’s important to recognize that the work we all have to do to slow the spread of the virus is not a one-and-done deal.
