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March 14News

Zarifa Nawar is your next VP AUA

Nawar, who was elected to the VP AUA position after a by-election, defeated current AUS VP academic Ananya Gupta.

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March 7News

VP academic and university affairs candidates largely agree at uneventful great debate

VP academic and university affairs candidates gathered in the Pit last night to discuss housing bursaries, harm reduction, the VP Academic Caucus and more at the great debate.

Aisha Chaudhry, Photos by Saumya Kamra

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March 4News

VP academic and university affairs candidates discuss experience, harm reduction at first debate

At the first VP academic and university affairs debate last night, the two candidates discussed harm reduction, affordability and sexual violence prevention while speaking to their varying levels of experience.

Himanaya Bajaj, Photos by Saumya Kamra

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March 3News

Candidate profile: Zarifa Nawar, VP AUA

Zarifa Nawar is seeking reelection as AMS VP Academic and University Affairs (AUA) on a platform of affordability, academic policy and career development, and equity and accessibility.

Himanaya Bajaj, Photos by Saumya Kamra

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March 3News

Candidate profile: Ananya Gupta, VP AUA

Ananya Gupta is running for AMS VP academic and university affairs on a platform focused on student constituency engagement, food security initiatives, and the implementation of universal design for learning principles at UBC.

Himanaya Bajaj, Photos by Navya Chadha