The letter calling for a rent freeze has been co-signed by other student unions around the province, totalling representation of 230,000 students.
Search the Archive
The university has not said why it will not attend this year’s parade — the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The AMS launched its housing service last September to help students find off-campus housing following a survey which found it was a key area where students needed support.
In a 42-page factum, Linkletter's lawyers Catherine Boies Parker and Julia Riddler said Milman made three errors when he ruled that all but one part of Linkletter’s anti-SLAPP application should be dismissed under BC’s Protection of Public Participation Act.
Last night, AMS execs and councillors met with AMS-branded fans in hand to appoint an interim VP finance and approve several code changes.
The University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) is working to revive its newspaper, The Campus Resident, after it stopped production in January 2022 following the death of publisher John Tompkins.
The result of this structure is a lack of representation and accountability, residents told The Ubyssey. Community members aren’t voting for who becomes their de facto mayor, and the community is also unable to enforce key bylaws that would improve the quality of life of those in the region.
As fall approaches, student groups and university administrators are continuing to work towards securing funding for food security programs, though their progress remains unclear.
Here’s a breakdown of how UBC hires its presidents, and how long we may be waiting.
On Tuesday, Eby — who has represented UBC as the Vancouver-Point Grey MLA since 2013 — announced his candidacy to replace Premier John Horgan as party leader and premier.
Climate Justice UBC and the former AMS associate vice-president sustainability said they were not consulted before the AMS put a referendum item cutting the student fee for the Sustainability Projects Fund on its spring election ballot.
The VSP is a two-term, four-week academic exchange program designed for international undergraduate students. The program started in 2013, and allows students to take courses accredited at their home universities.
Eby — the MLA for the Vancouver-Point Grey electoral district which includes UBC — announced his candidacy at an event in Kitsilano Tuesday evening.
Despite campus reopening this past year, the number of incidents has remained relatively stagnant or even decreased in some areas.
Many members of the immunocompromised and disabled community say ending the mask mandates on campus threatens their lives, careers and education.