Jin said Council didn't approve the two courses she planned to take over the two summer terms and five courses in the fall. AMS execs work approximately 40 hours a week and typically only take one to two classes during each semester of the academic year, according to a statement from Bhangu.
On June 15, over 150 people gathered on Zoom for the launch of the Sue Big Oil campaign, a movement led by West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL). The campaign's goal is to sue global oil and gas corporations for climate damages experienced by BC taxpayers.
Daphnée says goodbye to Mind Your Mind after seven years of penning the column.
The unspeakable has happened. In an ill-fated Facebook post earlier this week, UBC Confessions announced that it would officially be closing its doors and ending this chapter in the university’s history.
The new dining plan will be all access, meaning that instead of paying item-by-item, students living in first-year residence will have unlimited access to food at any residence dining hall.
Agustín Beltrán was cycling in downtown Vancouver when the accident occurred, Dr. Patrick Francois, director of the VSE, said in a statement posted Thursday afternoon.
Out on the Shelves is a volunteer-run library located on the second floor of the Nest dedicated to fostering a safe space to enjoy and learn from stories on 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences.
SLFS President Daniel Anene-Akosa said he and his slate assumed their roles on June 14 after reaching out to former SLFS president Raichel Feenan and undergoing the appointment process as outlined by SLFS by-laws and the BC Societies Act.
A Trans student criticized Sauder's approach to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) after a prof allegedly made upsetting comments toward them and initially rejected them from his course.
In a statement sent to The Ubyssey this morning, AMS President Eshana Bhangu said Jin is resigning to ensure compliance with AMS code, Section 6, Article 9 which states that all AMS execs “shall seek approval of Council for their outside commitments before embarking on them.”
Two days after UBC announced an end to its mask mandate, the AMS said it will no longer require masks in the Nest after June 30.
On Wednesday morning, UBC’s Board of Governors met in-person on the UBC Okanagan campus for the first time in three years to discuss the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Task Force’s recommendations and approve the terms of reference for Campus Vision 2050.
On June 28, a group of protestors gathered outside BC Attorney General and MLA David Eby’s Broadway office to advocate against the criminalization of the 15 land defenders facing charges for protesting the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline on Wet’suwet’en territory.
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) Board recommended last Friday that a license be issued to a University Village cannabis store.
“If you take the Bangladeshi out of me, there’s no cultural context to my existence. If you take my sexuality out of me, there’s no context for my reasons to love someone. And if you take the Muslim out of me, I have no spiritual context. These three are very fundamental to my existence. But who gets to see all three of them at one time?”