The presidential debate tonight saw a focus on the two frontrunners in the race: Ava Nasiri and Jenna Omassi. Aloha Dave revealed plans to create an AMS Airforce to fly the UBC Symphony Orchestra around for an American tour.
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Moderator Gordon Katic had candidates name different resource groups, frats and sororities until VP Admin hopefuls Alan Ehrenholz and Chris Scott ran out. Scott won, garnering himself a plaque with the AMS motto.
Moderator Gordon Katic informed the audience we'd be “doing things a little differently.” Katic ran the rest of the debate as “last senator standing.” In groups of two to three, senators had to give answers that were most liked by the audience.
In the last AMS hosted debate, the VP Academic candidates — Samantha So, Andrew Liang and Hussam Zbeeb — squared off. The debate started with a game of The Price Is Right, where the candidates had to guess the prices of different student textbooks.
A number of referendum questions are coming your way on this year's ballot. The topics range from a fee increase that would double the number of incoming refugee students, to supporting a new Gallery. So how will you vote?
The Ubyssey takes a look back through the years at some of the most interesting former executives. Whether they’ve been prime minister or filing complaints with the UN, they've had some colourful terms and exciting careers.
There are 34 candidates running in the 2016 AMS elections at UBC. Click through to watch videos and read profiles of the people running for President, VP Academic, VP Admin, VP Finance, VP External, Board of Governors and Senate.
The program, which is a joint effort of the department of computer science and department of statistics, will be a 10-month long, intensive program aimed at those interested in managing and using data.
“I am the only candidate who has tangible plans to carry out their promises and has proven that I can carry out the goals and promises I made to students. I’m realistic, I’m hard working and I … won’t promise things I can’t get done.”
“Ultimately, the year I’ve been a student I haven’t really noticed what the president does ... I just wanted to do something for the students right away. What do the present students want? Give it to them right away.”
“[The] number one [reason] is why I’m running, that the divest of the oil shares that I seriously voted on over two years ago and nothing’s been done. I’m so upset at that I’ve decided to run for president.”
“I haven’t seen another website that points to a third-party website and so really showing that, I can connect with other parties. It brings together YouTube, music and different images and gifs of cats.”
“The most important body is the student body. As the next AMS president, I can draw on my two and a half years of experience managing teams, pivoting from hardships and projects, and working with leaders and developing through critical times.”
“I think I am one of, if not the most, experienced candidate for this role. I have relationships with members of the Board of Governors currently, which I can leverage to my advantage to lobby for student issues ... without sacrificing my integrity.”
“[I’ll] fight for increased transparency in board practices because I’ve been there this whole entire year and … I understand why decisions were made that they made. [But] that’s something that all societies need to continue to review and look at.”