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Agosti-Moro, Bhangu, Burnham, Mehta, Yee win Senate

Newcomers Shivani Mehta and Georgia Yee have won Senate seats alongside current senators Dante Agosti-Moro, Eshana Bhangu and Julia Burnham.

Lalaine Alindogan, Nathan Bawaan, Owen Gibbs and Alan Phuong News March 6, 2021

Georgia Yee will join Max Holmes on Board of Governors next year

Max Holmes has won re-election and will be joined by BoG newcomer Georgia Yee next year.

Charlotte Alden News March 6, 2021

Mary Gan is your next VP finance

Gan, the current associate VP finance, ran for the seat uncontested.

Safa Ghaffar News March 6, 2021

Eshana Bhangu is your new VP academic and university affairs

Bhangu was in a two-way race with the current Associate VP Academic Shivani Mehta. The VPAUA race was the only contested AMS executive race this year.

Elif Kayali News March 6, 2021

Saad Shoaib elected next year’s VP external

Currently the associate VP external, Saad Shoaib ran uncontested the for seat.

Jackson Dagger News March 6, 2021

Cole Evans wins second term as AMS president

Evans ran on a platform of COVID-19 recovery, equity and AMS governance reform.

Andrew Ha News March 6, 2021

Platforms, fact-checked: Breaking down your AMS elections candidates’ claims

Here we’ve covered claims made in the platforms of candidates for AMS president, VP academic and university affairs (VPAUA), VP administration, UBC Board of Governors student representatives, VP external, VP finance and Senate.

Matthew Asuncion, Paloma Green and Sam Smart News March 3, 2021

It’s a no-referendum AMS general election for the first time in a decade

Evans also cited uncertainty about voter turnout in this year’s online election as a reason for no AMS-initiated referenda.

Isabella Falsetti News March 2, 2021

Candidate profile: Georgia Yee, Board of Governors

The fourth-year biology student’s platform centres equity across prongs of affordability, online learning, climate action and support for students writ large.

Andrew Ha News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Damir Korniiashik, Board of Governors

His platform is based on boosting UBC in Canadian university rankings, minimizing tuition increases and improving equity and inclusion measures.

Andrew Ha News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Max Holmes, Board of Governors

Running for a third term, Max Holmes says he will continue the work he’s already started at the Board of Governors.

Charlotte Alden News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Arezoo Alemzadeh Mehrizi, Board of Governors

Mehrizi is running for one of two UBC Vancouver student seats on the Board of Governors on a platform of graduate student support, professional development support and stopping tuition increases.

Charlotte Alden News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Dante Agosti-Moro, Board of Governors

Dante Agosti-Moro has sat on Senate for the last two years. He called running for Board the “next logical step” in his advocacy at the university.

Charlotte Alden News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Emmanuel Cantiller, Senate

Third-year political science student Emmanuel Cantiller is running to be a senator-at-large in the hopes of making life easier for students amid the pandemic.

Owen Gibbs News March 1, 2021

Candidate profile: Julia Burnham, Senate

Incumbent Julia Burnham hopes her experience in the Senate will make her an asset for the 2021/22 academic year.

Owen Gibbs News March 1, 2021

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