Pooja Bhatti has been elected as the next AMS VP Administration. She beat out Faraz Nikzad and Julien Hart for the title. “I’m so shocked, and it feels incredible!” said Bhatti, engulfed in hugs from her friends.
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In an unsurprising result, Alim Lakhiyalov was voted in as the next VP Finance of the AMS. Lakhiyalov ran unopposed after the other candidate dropped out of the race before the first debate, but ran a strong campaign.
This evening at the Pit, it was announced that Sally Lin, one of two candidates for AMS VP external this year, has won the position of VP External against Dario Garousian. Lin’s platform consisted of three main pillars.
Ehrenholz, although he initially campaigned as a joke candidate, was the only one who had previously worked in student government. His win today marks the first time that a joke candidate has won the AMS presidency.
Out of five candidates running in the race — Louis Retief, Jeanie Malone, Kevin Doering, Jakob Gattinger and Sneha Balani — Jeanie Malone and Kevin Doering have won the two available Vancouver seats on the Board of Governors.
“We are honoured to be able to repurpose trees for use throughout Block F and for the use of the Musqueam people,” said Jay Mearns, operations manager of the Musqueam Capital Corporation and a Musqueam band member.
James Cohen, a candidate for the AMS presidency, has been suspended from using Facebook Messenger for the purpose of his campaign for 24 hours after one of his volunteers engaged in “slate-like behaviour.”
It's finally over. All three AMS debates have been completed, and in their wake lies a trail of truth, half-truth and unsubstantiated claims. If you're not sure which is which, here's the rundown from Friday night's Great Debate.
Alan Ehrenholz, the former EUS president running behind the joke candidate face of the engineering Cairn, announced this morning that he is entering the presidential race as an official candidate — not a surprise to some.
The AMS “Mock Refugee Camp” featured eight stalls representing the various challenges faced by those living in refugee camps such as the lack of food and water, the lack of infrastructure and insufficient medical aid.
There are five candidates for president in this year’s AMS Elections. In this debate, candidates were questioned about their lack of experience, the sexual assault policy — for the second time — and the lack of diversity in this year’s elections.
This year, The Ubyssey is doing things a little differently. Instead of publishing candidate profiles where students could read transcriptions of short interviews with each candidate, we’ve restructured it.
A referendum is called for two reasons — either AMS Council has passed a resolution to hold one, or a petition has been signed by at least 1,000 students. This year, the only referendums on the ballot were put forward by AMS Council.
The second Board of Governors debate helped clarify how this year’s set of qualified and well-spoken candidates differentiate from one another while asking them about topics like transparency, sexual assault and health.
Aside from holding various executive positions on campus, Brewer does not have any other leadership experience. He believes his approachability, neutrality and capacity to communicate make him well-suited for the role of President.