UBC President Santa Ono released a statement this evening that condemns US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order which prevents individuals from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US.
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The UBC Social Justice Centre is organizing a similar protest outside of the US consulate in Vancouver to take place on February 11. Sharma hopes that Saturday’s protest will help spark even further action among Canadian students.
“If [UBC] is going to be comparing themselves to other schools for this concept of excellence, then the fitness space they provide to students should also be held up to those quality standards,” said AMS President Ava Nasiri.
A team of four Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) executives placed second in a case competition organized by the society. In a public Facebook post, Nguyen thanked SUS VP Academic Sarah Park, one of the primary organizers of the event.
The decision came after Emma Pullman, a campaign strategist at SumOfUs — a group that aims to stop “big corporations from behaving badly” — tweeted UBC Thursday morning. The school took the ad down less than 4o minutes later.
The AMS Social Justice Centre is relaunching The Talon tonight, which is labelled as UBC’s alternative student press and aims to address social justice issues that are not being covered by other campus publications.
At last night’s Council, they debated over a referendum question: “Do you support your student union (AMS) in boycotting products and divesting from companies that support Israeli war crimes, illegal occupation and the oppression of Palestinians?”
Premier Christy Clark appointed UBC President Santa Ono to the position of chief advisor of the government's “Innovation Network” yesterday — an initiative designed to attract and retain talent for BC's tech sector.
Next month, Koerner Library will close from February 10 to February 13. This project does not stand alone, but will be part of a series of upgrades to Koerner, first involving the replacement of the library's electrical substation.
On January 25, UBC is hosting Suicide Awareness Day to engage in a campus-wide conversation about suicide and mental health. The campaign is focused on the message “reach out” and increasing awareness of campus resources.
On January 16, UBC President Santa Ono announced the appointment of Julia Wagemakers as executive director in the Office of the President and Dr. Weihong Song as senior advisor to the president on China.
The Tipping Point is a mental health initiative that encourages UBC and other post-secondary institutions to better support and accommodate students and their mental health, and the labs are developing directly out of this framework.
The AMS has changed its club management software to Clubhouse after the end of its contract with the previous software, Orgsync. The new software will be more user-friendly and intuitive, according to Chris Scott, AMS VP Administration.
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson announced the city’s plan for an extension of the Millennium Line at a press conference yesterday. The extension will begin at VCC-Clark Station and will run along Broadway, stopping short of UBC at Arbutus Street.
The Melt Collective is currently petitioning UBC President Dr. Santa Ono and Dr. Marc Parlange, the dean of applied science, for a plastic repurposing centre on campus that will help reduce plastic waste and would educate the student body.