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Bernice Wong

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Senior Staff at The Ubyssey

@ubc poli sci/econ & @ubyssey

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  • US applicant week sees re-opening of over 70 UBC graduate programs

    1 week ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

    Select UBC graduate programs are re-opening their applications from April 14–18, which are aimed at recruiting students from the United States. This announcement comes within the backdrop of budget discussions at the recent March 31 Board of Governors meeting.

  • Governors pass 2025/26 budget, hear Student Affordability Task Force update

    3 weeks ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

    UBC’s Board of Governors met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC Vancouver on Friday to discuss the Student Affordability Task Force Report and approve UBC’s 2025/26 budget. During the meeting, a protest organized by Peoples University UBC was happening outside the Alumni Centre. Protestors were calling on the Board to divest from companies they say are complicit in Palestinian human rights abuses. Campus Security and RCMP were also present at entry ways, keeping them locked.

  • Senate discusses strategic plan, withdraws motion on institutional neutrality

    1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

    On March 19, Senate met to vote on curriculum proposals and discuss the strengths and limitations of the strategic plan. Here’s what you might’ve missed. Senate passes three curriculum committee motionsCurriculum Committee Chair Catherine Rawn presented three motions to Senate. The first motion creates a new shell course to balance out a Workday issue in how it designates course credits.

  • Three of the four AMS referendums passed

    1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

    The fee increase stood as the only AMS-proposed referendum that did not pass. To pass, a referendum must get a majority of ‘yes’ votes and 8 per cent of the student body must vote ‘yes.’ Voter turnout for elections as a whole this year was 10,468 votes — 17.4 per cent of the student body. The first referendum that passed was the creation of the VP Student Life, which creates a sixth AMS executive position. This passed with 86.7 per cent of the vote, with 7,304 voting in favour.

  • Student referendum calls on AMS to support two-day student strike for Palestine

    1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

    This year, students will be able to vote on a student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day student strike from March 24-25 to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations. The Ubyssey spoke with three organizers from Palestine Strike Action UBC about how the referendum was created and what the process has been like.

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Bernice Wong
Bernice Wong @Berniceewong
11 Jul 23

RT @Ubyssey: In an open letter, Filipinx/Canadian student activist organization Sulong UBC has called on the AMS to restore UBC staff acces…

Bernice Wong
Bernice Wong @Berniceewong
20 Apr 23

last article of the school year ✌️

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Katherine said the biggest delay should have been Tristan biking to her dorm, not being barred from entering in the first place. CW: This article mentions blood and contains explicit mention and discussion of self-harm and suicide. https://t.co/8pExdwhwm5

Bernice Wong
Bernice Wong @Berniceewong
2 Mar 23

RT @Ubyssey: The Ubyssey's annual magazine, SELF, is on stands now. Read it online here: https://t.co/Ir47PYLOVg https://t.co/pGdLL5bCUy