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AMS voting ends in two hours. Read our coverage, and cast an informed vote!
Voting for this year's AMS Election closes at 8 p.m. tonight.
The Ubyssey
March 14, 2025
While we may say it every year, we still believe it’s important students make their voices heard during AMS Elections.
The elected executives, senators and governors will sometimes be the only people in a room willing to advocate for student needs in the face of UBC administration or different levels of government.
In recent years, the amount of executive turnover, and now allegations of a toxic workplace, also show how vital it is for you to choose who sets the tone of your student union and who you trust to represent you. Student politicians have the ability to advocate for real change if they don’t let workplace politics get in the way.
This year’s ballot also includes referenda items like the creation of another executive position in the AMS, a possible fee increase and the chance to have the AMS support a two-day student strike to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in human rights violations against Palestinians.
We know it can be hard to keep up with everything that happens at UBC between classes and life, and it can feel like student politicians promise the same things every year without much change. But student politicians can make positive lasting impacts and have gotten wins for students in the past.
We hope that you’re able to take a second to read up on this year’s elections and cast your vote — because it matters.
— Aisha Chaudhry & Viyan Handley
News Editors
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Written by Ubyssey news staff | File illustration by Maya Rodrigo-Abdi
We've spent the past year attending governance meetings and observing what's going on in the AMS, Senate and Board of Governors. We're familiar with the issues and the pressures of each position in student government.
This elections season, we talked to all the candidates, attended all the debates and fact-checked their claims and platforms. Here’s the result.
We’re not here to tell you who to vote for, but we will be honest about each candidates’ strengths and weaknesses.
Written by Iman Janmohamed | File photo by Isabella Falsetti
At this year's AMS elections Indigenous forum, candidates spoke about improving consultation and the role the proposed AMS VP student life could have on Indigenous students at UBC.
Candidates from nearly all election races made appearances at the March 5 forum, but out of 30 candidates, only 12 attended. Not all candidates participated in the conversation or answered every question.
Candidates agreed increasing consultation with Indigenous communities on elected student representative goals is a step they need to take while advocating for Indigenous student collaboration.
Written by Maya Tommasi
The Ubyssey has compiled a list of endorsements candidates have received. The list is limited to public endorsements from clubs, constituencies and figures who have a significant social media following or currently hold a position within the AMS or a constituency.
Candidates who currently have no public endorsements have not been included in this article.
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