At the first VP external by-election and general election debate last night, uncontested candidate Solomon Yi-Kieran answered questions on the upcoming federal election, TransLink cuts and lobbying for international students.
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Presidential candidates came together last night to talk about AMS culture, divestment, reinstating staff access to the food bank and to sound party horns as question responses.
At the first VP academic and university affairs debate last night, the two candidates discussed harm reduction, affordability and sexual violence prevention while speaking to their varying levels of experience.
Last night, newcomer UBC Board of Governors (BoG) candidates Jasper Lorien, Cade Desjarlais, Yi Chen and Mohkam Singh Malik (ਮੋਹਕਮ) met in the Michael Kingsmill Forum to discuss tuition increases, PhD stipends and endowment divestment plans.
Last night, VP finance candidate Gagan Parmar answered questions regarding his qualifications, delays in club reimbursements, student fee increases and more.
Alexander Wong is running for a position on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of increasing affordability and accessibility, expanding career supports for undergraduates and financing training for AI usage.
Norah Perkins, a second-year science student, is running to join the board of governors on a platform centering sustainability, lowering UBC’s budget and increasing student engagement.
Bardia Mohammadizadeh is running for one of two student seats available on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform promoting representation for UBC’s Faculty of Science, addressing UBC’s AI policy and increasing undergraduate research funding.
Mohkam Singh Malik (ਮੋਹਕਮ) is campaigning with a platform centred on affordability, student support and reconciliation.
Political science student Jasper Lorien is running to be a student representative of UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of “affordability, housing and ethical treatment.”
Cade Desjarlais is a first-year law student running to be a student representative on UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of accountability, affordability and stability.
Chen is running to join UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) on a platform of affordability, increased funding for graduate students and financial transparency.
Solomon Yi-Kieran is running for reelection as a student senator-at-large, looking to champion academic support and accessibility for students, as well as transparency.
Mankanwar Singh is running for UBC’s Senate on a platform of enhancing open educational resources, strengthening mental health supports and boosting Senate transparency through effective communication with students.
Veeru Vaidesh Seethanaboyina is running for Senate on a platform of expanding student academic support, equity and experiential learning opportunities.