Between February 29th and March 4th, UBC students took to the online polls and voted for their 2016/2017 student government representatives, and on referendum questions related to the governance of UBC. Read on for the results:
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AMS Executive Board
President:
Ava Nasiri
VP Administrative:
Chris Scott
VP External:
Kathleen Simpson
VP Academic:
Samantha So
VP Finance:
Louis Retief
Board of Governors:
Aaron Bailey, Veronica Knott
Senate:
Samantha So, Jenna Omassi, Nick Dawson,
Kaidie Williams, Lina Castro
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AMS Referendum Questions
Keep the U-Pass (with small fee increases):
PASSED
You should not question this one – you WANT the U-Pass.
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Health and Dental Plan:
PASSED
Small structural change that shows no sign of taking anyone’s money in the near future.
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WUSC (World University Services Canada):
PASSED
This change entails a small student fee increase that will go towards supporting refugee students at UBC.
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Bring Back the Gal:
PASSED
This is meant to direct the AMS to create a new food/social space that is reminiscient of the Gallery (old SUB favourite).
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Campus Culture and Performance Fee:
PASSED
Intended to contribute to student performance and cultural groups on campus.
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By-law and Constitution:
PASSED
Ensures AMS is in line with BC Societies Act.
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$4.20 AMS fee increase:
FAILED
This fee increase was intended to support services such as SafeWalk and the AMS Foodbank, whose costs are rising.
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By-law referendum and revisions:
FAILED
This revision would have allowed the Council (governing body of the AMS) to decide on
question phrasing and wording without consulting those asking questions.