The AMS is holding a free two-day conference with The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia, beginning today at the Great Hall in the Nest and concluding on October 1 at 4:30 p.m.
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"What we were trying to do is support students from underrepresented student populations, and Aboriginal students are one of those groups of students," said the associate vice-president of enrolment services and registrar.
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During the school year Council meets every two weeks to “set policy, determine budget, and review proposed changes and additions to the AMS,” according to their website. The meetings are open to all students, starting at 6 p.m. every other Wednesday.
BCIT's own version of the safety app, which just released this month, has gotten a lot of positive feedback, according to Adrian Hingston, assistant director of safety, security and emergency management.
“Starting your club, you should be passionate about it ... starting a new club should never be a chore, it should be a passion," said Alex Yao, the president of the UBC Origami club, which was founded in 2008.
In his tenure as UBC’s president — from 2006 to 2014 — Toope developed and implemented Place and Promise, UBC’s 2010-2020 strategic plan emphasizing three main pillars of student learning, research excellence, and community engagement.
The United States is in the midst of a polarizing elections season. The UBC community has the opportunity to be actively involved in the relentless debate and discussion through the Lind Initiative by the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Investments in the 10-Year Vision include the addition of five new B-Line routes, one of which will run on 41st Avenue from UBC to Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain Station. Buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes and five minutes during peak hours.
While the sleeves were received very positively, they are just one piece of a broader AMS project. The campaign’s aim is to get students thinking and involved in providing feedback to UBC regarding the policy and push the AMS’s recommendations.
An account by the name of Danielle Schlumberger — who is purportedly from Toronto and has no Facebook friends — occasionally posts tempting offers like free textbook PDFs in exchange for students' emails.
Yesterday, the federal and provincial government jointly announced a $51.5 million investment in UBC. Of this sum, $39.7 million will be from the federal government and $11.8 million will be provided by the provincial government.
During the early decades, practices such as freshman initiation took place — referred to as hazing by those who disapproved of them — which usually involved incoming students taking part in bizarre activities.
The BC Women’s Centre’s Sexual Assault Service will soon be extending their region of care to include UBC Hospital, allowing sexual assault survivors access to an extended range of hours and resources, including forensic examinations.
The University Sexual Assault Panel report's wide scope was created with the intention of advising the university on how they can change policy, practice and culture on campus to both prevent sexual assault and accommodate its survivors.