New developments came through on AMS Council personnel, Get Thrifty’s planned expansion and postering for AMS election candidates, among other issues.
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Our campus joins 40 other universities across Canada in signing the charter.
Over the summer, UBC hosted the National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism to discuss the rise of anti-Asian racism in Canada and the systematic processes in place that perpetuate these dangerous ideals.
From November 16 to 22, the UBC neighbourhood — roughly west of Blanca — saw an average of two daily cases per 100,000 residents.
Thomas has spent the last two years using her platform as the AMS Indigenous Engagement Facilitator to advocate for bringing more Indigenous students into decision-making roles at UBC.
The Ubyssey’s news team spoke to each executive on the progress they’ve made to fulfil their promises to students.
Halfway through the year, AMS VP academic and university affairs Eshana Bhangu has made progress on most of her goals — but some of the outcome of her advocacy has yet to be seen.
When Lauren Benson campaigned to become the next VP administration, she pledged to improve what she saw as one of the most criticized problem areas of the AMS — poor communication.
Midway through his term, Evans has seen successes in areas such as COVID-19 advocacy and the AMS strategic plan — while a great deal of work remains to be finished.
Though she remains committed to some of these goals, Gan has had to restructure her priorities as she has sunk into her role as VP finance.
His work is largely composed of lobbying municipal, provincial and federal governments, which means that much of his first seven months in office has been spent organizing lobbying efforts for next term.
Currently, the only testing on campus is for asymptomatic people — one in IKB that is operating as a clinical study and one operated by UBC for those who are unvaccinated.
As a result of the funding, Sprouts is able to offer 30 free meals a day at its cafe in the Life Building as well as some free subscriptions to its bulk produce buying initiative.
There are nearly 40 open positions, the majority of which are for kitchen staff.
Many of the candidates shared the similar positions regarding environmental sustainability, land use planning, financial management and community engagement, but some disagreed regarding safety and security.