The UBC Board of Governors is clearly out of its depth and failing in its responsibility to provide transparent and accountable governance.
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There has been a lot of discussion on whether rape culture can be battled with humour, but we can all agree that this was completely inappropriate.
This round of code changes to AMS executive duties will hopefully make them more in line with what the Execs actually do, and what we want them to be doing.
The Board is effectively saying, "We can’t be more transparent because we planned, drafted and signed agreements preventing us from being more transparent." There needs to be more accountability when the leader of a public university resigns.
Armageddon has been predicted for UBC Thunderbirds, but it has yet to arrive.
You made a promise. It does take a great deal of commitment to follow through with this promise and in this case, you have not.
In most cases, what we talk about won’t affect a student's day-to-day activity, but there are always a few tidbits that might interest you.
I’m stuck alone in a city that I’m slowly beginning to hate because everything in my life sucks and I’m alone. Any advice?
Here?s what to watch out for in the upcoming AMS Council meeting on July 8, 2015:
Every few weeks, your student government spends a Wednesday night meeting talking about a bunch of things.
"Dear Natalie, I feel dumb asking this, but here it goes: how do I deal with my family?"
"Dear Natalie, I think I've bitten off more than I can chew this summer."
"I said some things and now a few of my friends are mad at me. But the thing is I don't know how to address it."
"I don’t have a job yet and I’m worried I’m not going to be able to get one for the summer. Help?"
Birds are hitting windows at UBC buildings in numbers higher than the common national threshold.