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SASC offers vigil dedicated to Raymond Taavel

By webeditor | Published: April 18, 2012
18 April  2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – The Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) at the Alma Mater Society (AMS) of the University of British Columbia has lit candles and is offering a place of reflection to honour the life and work of Raymond Taavel.   Taavel, who was killed near a Halifax downtown bar early [...]
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UBC Students remain unsatisfied with Bill 18 Amendments

By webeditor | Published: April 4, 2012
4 April 2012 For Immediate Release VANCOUVER – The AMS Student Society of UBC Vancouver believes that the amended Bill 18 still undermines democratic principles and will create grave governance problems for our post-secondary educational institutions.  Although the new version of the AdvancedEducation Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 is somewhat better than the original, it still [...]
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UBC STUDENTS: BILL 18 UNDERMINES DEMOCRACY, GOOD GOVERNANCE

By webeditor | Published: March 26, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 MARCH 2012 Vancouver  – Last week, the AMS Student Society of UBC Vancouver unanimously passed a motion calling on the BC government to make changes to Bill 18, the Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011.  As it stands, the AMS feels this bill will present serious governance issues for all of the [...]
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AMS Whistler Lodge Report

By webeditor | Published: January 15, 2012
The AMS has conducted a report on the Whistler Lodge recently. You can see the report here.
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Remembering Ximena

By webeditor | Published: January 6, 2012
The entire UBC community was devastated to hear of the tragic death of our very own Ximena Osegueda and her boyfriend Alejandro Santamaria. The Alma Mater Society, UBC’s student society, wishes to express its sincere condolences to her family, friends, colleagues, and loved-ones. We are all affected by the loss of our fellow AMS member; [...]
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AMS President on David Berner TV

By webeditor | Published: December 12, 2011
Jeremy McElroy, AMS President, talks with David Berner about rapid transit, student loans, job prospects, foreign students, and political action.
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Remembrance Day 2011

By webeditor | Published: November 8, 2011
The following hours of operation will be in effect for the 2011 Remembrance Day holiday weekend: THE PIT PUB Friday, Nov. 11: 4:00 pm – 2:00 am Saturday, Nov. 12: 4:00 pm – 2:00 am Sunday, Nov. 13: CLOSED BURGER BAR Friday, Nov. 11: 12 noon – 9:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 12: 12 noon – 9:30 pm [...]
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5 Big Changes to Your U-Pass

By webeditor | Published: August 11, 2011
Five important changes that help make U-Pass available to students at all public, post-secondary institutions in Metro Vancouver will take effect in September 2011. For UBC, this expansion means that the original program will be replaced. The new program includes changes which are necessary due to TransLink’s requirements to limit the possibility of fraud and [...]
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A Message of Support

By webeditor | Published: June 21, 2011
It is with great sadness and anger that I speak out against the monstrous act of violence committed against one of our own UBC community by her husband. Rumana Monzur, a Master’s student at UBC, was home visiting friends and family in Dhaka, Bangladesh when she told her husband that she wished to return to [...]
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Funding for ISES delegates

By webeditor | Published: May 23, 2011
Are you driven by sustainable action? Do you want a forum to share your passion? The AMS is looking for 20 inspired delegates to attend the International Student Energy Summit (ISES) – a global, multi-disciplinary forum for students to discuss their role in the transition to a sustainable energy future. All it takes is 3 [...]
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