The Senate meets monthly to discuss and vote on UBC academic matters. But Senate can often be hard to understand for the average student and the agenda docket can be super long and dull to read. Here’s what to expect at the May 15 Senate meeting
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"Between short holidays, expensive flights and a global pandemic, I barely saw my siblings throughout my degree. Then, following my UBC graduation in May 2023, I found myself in a rocky transition back to life in my home country and these were the three people who helped me without question — with a bed, with a friendship group, with a LinkedIn connection," writes alumnus Heidi Collie.
The NAIA is masking its transphobia as fairness. Trans women are not trying to take away wins from cisgender women. They are simply competing in sports as who they are.
The news producer is responsible for pitching, editing and writing articles on issues that affect students and the UBC campus with a co-editor. Applications are due May 2 at 5 p.m. PT.
"UBC students are hungry for connection, culture, a sense of pride in our community and an accessible way to get fired up on the last day of classes to good live music. Block Party doesn’t provide that, but it could," write Tova Gaster and Elena Massing.
“UBC didn’t just give me a pretty diploma, but it steered me through the challenges of starting a business with a mission to tackle the very issues I once wrote essays about,” writes Vannia Flores Forsyth.
We’ll discuss the state of our finances, our strategic plan and our activities and operations over the past year.
"The fact that Teck is leveraging its connections to UBC to explicitly brand itself as a public health hero should raise questions, especially when companies like Teck consistently act as the biggest obstacles to climate action," writes Tova Gaster.
"Universities that meaningfully integrate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into their teaching, research, service and leadership stand to improve their impact on increasingly complex social, economic and environmental challenges," writes Dr. Arig al Shaibah.
A comic describing writer Jess Goldman’s experience with Hillel and Zionism as a Jewish student at UBC.
Senate Recentred is written by members of the Student Senate Caucus to demystify Senate by giving students a snapshot of what Senate is doing this month.
"Unlike voting for representatives, referenda allow us to be precise in our voting, ideally leading to a decision that more accurately reflects the voices of the people. But one proposed AMS referendum this year nearly stole our clear voices,” writes Marie Erikson.
"From clubs tabling on campus to classmates sitting next to you, there are plenty of opportunities to actively seek out diverse perspectives. We need to learn how to listen for the sake of learning, not labelling," writes Eitan Feiger.
Ian Caguiat, Julia Do, Ethan Lui, Emma Martin-Rousselle and Ferdinand Rother have been elected as your next Community Representatives on The Ubyssey Publications Society’s Board of Directors.
All year, we’ve been attending governance meetings and keeping an eye on what’s going on in the governance bodies at UBC. Here's a short rundown on what we think of the referendum question on the ballot. We’re not here to tell how to vote, but we will be honest about what think about the question.