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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.
While the packages were initially fee-based, ranging from $966 to $1206 plus tax, UBC altered its policy on August 22.
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.
UBC has published information about its COVID-19 protocols for returning staff and students in the upcoming fall semester.
The revised agreement allows for an AMS representative to sit on the UNA board under an “ex officio” status. The agreement maintains that this representative does not have voting rights on the board.
The trend of increased public gatherings have concerned provincial authorities, as young people may be spreading the virus without being aware of it.
Originally formed in 2018, SACADI aimed to “understand and report on the diversity and inclusion landscape within the academic realm at UBC.”
The BIPOC Extraordinary Working Group, as it’s formally called, consists of eight students and will act as a go-between when working with administration.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ethical controversy has put the $912-million Canada Student Service Grant on hold — leaving thousands of students without promised support.