When the donation came through, UBC Development processed the money as part of their grant to the Nest building. The AMS has contested this, believing that the donation should instead be transferred to the AMS, so that it can be credited towards the students’ contribution to the building.
In the wake of the departure of Arvind Gupta and the ensuing questions, a mountain of freedom of information requests are hitting UBC’s two Access and Privacy staff the hardest. This severe shortage of staff makes the mountain that much bigger.
Sachs is so passionate about the United Nations Sustainable Goals, which include “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” (number one) and protecting the environment (numbers twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen) because, of course, he played a huge hand in creating them.
On Monday, Canada’s longest election since the 1800s finally came to a close, with Canadians voting a new prime minister into office, Justin Trudeau.
In a recent council meeting, the AMS discussed the possibility of withdrawing from the Alliance of BC Students.
Following a meeting of UBC administrators this afternoon, VP Students Louise Cowin called AMS President Aaron Bailey and informed him that the university will conditionally allow the annual year-end concert to take place at the stadium.
Even though Uber wasn’t thought to be the best way to help the city-wide issue of transit congestion, another group has suggested a different option to the AMS Council.
With a few hours left, take a look back at the campaign before it ends.
In the previous federal election voter turnout was the third lowest in Canadian history, at 61.4 per cent. But in the four days of advanced polls this election, 2.4 million Canadians have voted.
The upcoming six-story building, currently named Totem Park Residence Infill Phase 2, is expected to hold 350 beds and is one of five student residence development projects that UBC is working on.
A recent study has found that aboriginal youth are being incarcerated at a higher rate than non-aboriginal youth, even when other factors that might place the youth at higher risk were controlled for.
The Alma Mater Society and Graduate Student Society held an on-campus Vancouver Quadra elections candidates meeting on Wednesday.
Now, the Faculty Association (FA) has officially stated their disappointment with UBC's statements at the press conference which, an
The Sexual Assault Support Center (SASC) is starting a program this month to facilitate the exploration of masculinity.
Former Board of Governors chair John Montalbano has resigned from his position, despite being found by a fact-finding process to be not guilty of infringing on the academic freedom of Jennifer Berdahl.