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High school students will soon be required to write two provincial exams instead of five as a part of a new curriculum being instituted in British Columbia. UBC said this change will probably not have a major impact on admissions.
Wednesday’s senate meeting featured a presentation about the upcoming sexual assault policy, a speech from an animal rights activists, an update on the presidential search and a standing ovation for Martha Piper.
Brooklyn Fink, the woman charged with mischief for burning down the UBC Pride Flag in February, had her most recent appearance in court today. She pled not guilty to her charge in front of a judge in the Richmond Provincial Court.
The creation of an ad-hoc governance review committee was approved by the AMS council in order to implement recommended changes from the recent AMS governance review. The committee appointment meeting will take place on May 18.
At the last AMS Council meeting, it was announced that a bubble tea shop will be opening at the Nest this summer. It will be taking the spot of the former Lowercase coffee shop, on the basement level.
UBC’s faculty of education is ranked number one in the country and ninth in the world according to the 2016 QS World University Rankings. The faculty of education’s rise to prominence happened quite quickly over the past few years.
UBC Interim President Martha Piper announced at a meeting with journalists that she would consider barring student-professor relationships. Such relationships are currently allowed as long as professors follow certain guidelines.
98 per cent of TransLink employees across Metro Vancouver voted in favour of demanding a fair contract last Thursday. This response indicated overwhelming support from TransLink employees in calling a legal strike if necessary.
One of two males arrested on Saturday at the UBC campus – Yuan Zhi Gao, aged 23 – has been released on bail as of this morning after posting a $50,000 bond. Conditions include staying off of UBC campus.
UBC and CIMCO Refrigeration, a contracting company hired by the university, have been jointly charged with Federal Fisheries Act violations. These charges stem from an incident in 2014 in which ammonia was allegedly discharged into a storm sewer.
The RCMP arrested two men involved in a suspected break and enter and sexual assault just after 2:15 a.m. on Saturday. The men were apprehended after the RCMP received a report that an apartment building located on the 5700 block of Birney Avenue.
The province has introduced a new bill that will require all public post-secondary institutions to have a sexual-misconduct policy. If it passes, it would give universities one year from the time of Royal Assent to establish a working policy.
The individual allegedly responsible for burning the UBC Pride flag on February 6 has been charged by the Richmond Crown Counsel for mischief causing damage of property with a value of under five thousand dollars.
The AMS Council has accepted a recommendation from this year’s Governance Review to eliminate the Oversight Committee. This committee is in charge of reviewing the major activities of the AMS Executive and maintaining accountability.