While students want a minor that will help them gain access to future career opportunities, the programs also helps to foster a greater understanding of an integral part of global society. The research highlights the fact that there is a demonstrated interest for courses with African content. Classes are full and students are waitlisted.
With the then-recent opening of the Nest in June of 2015, Bylicki says that the AMS was looking for exactly the kind of group to involve students in breathing life into the new student space.
Volunteers will collect garbage on campus, and later come together to weigh their bags to see who picked up the most in order to win those sweet Block Party tickets.
Our gaze reached across the volcanic mountains surrounded by lush green and to the towns nestled along the coast below, taking in a country forged in conflict.
"We ask that you vote "yes" to ensure that the SASC is financially stable for years to come and to ensure that the precarity of our labour is reduced. Most importantly, voting yes will provide survivors with stability, independent services, a wider range of resources, and specialized support."
Many dodged questions in open debate, deferring to speak about their own past experiences instead of providing actual answers.
After a timid first debate, the candidates upped the pressure on one another by attacking the feasibility of each other’s platform points.
AMS VP External Cristina Ilnitchi, Associate VP External Will Shelling and AMS Councillor for Science Undergraduate Society Riley Ty faced off in a tense debate on student housing, transit, climate advocacy and the upcoming federal elections.
Candidates Kuol Akuechbeny, Stuart Clarke, Chris Hakim, Jas Kullar and Spencer Latu met again at Friday’s Great Debate to discuss diversity, AMS employees’ right to unionize and their idea of a typical day as AMS president.
The first question asked why each candidate should be trusted with students’ money in light of recent scandals where other student unions have mismanaged funds.
After a tepid start, the candidates did their best to separate themselves from their opponents, with mixed results.
It was the long-set rivalry between Holmes, the current VP Academic and University Affairs, and Braam, the current AMS law councillor, that defined the debate.
Generally, most unions are not transparent about their expenditures.
A petition has surfaced on change.org to rename the fraternity Kappa Sig to Peppa Pig, created by the account Official UBC Memes.
AMS Associate VP Finance Jon Tomalty held a clear advantage over Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) VP Finance Lucia Liang and International Relations Students Association Treasurer Viki Loncar in a debate that centred on business surpluses, clubs’ credit cards and the AMS investment policy.