The Thunderbird Gazette

Hi Everyone,Here are some updates from your AMS external office:U-PASS:Term 2 Sub­sidy Applic­a­tions are now avail­able. Please visit www.amsubc.caUPCOMING EVENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:Wednesday, Janu­ary 21stStudent Debt Ban­ner Drop7:00–9:00am, Sta­dium &…

“Three months after the end of the games, new fig­ures show the “Olympic Effect” has been short-lived and hotels are empty, indus­trial out­put has fallen and the streets are quiet.“Go here for the report on the impacts of the Olympics in Beijing.Ju…

_____________________________________________________________________B.C. under-reporting Olympics costs by $170M, aud­itor gen­eral saysThe Van­couver 2010 Olympic Games will cost at least $170 mil­lion more than what the province has budgeted, the audito…

With the BC elec­tions hap­pen­ing in May 2009, poll­sters and polit­ical hacks are already start­ing to spec­u­late. Here’s an art­icle on what some vot­ing polls are already saying.

With 5,405 first-year stu­dents, UBC’s Van­couver cam­pus is up nearly 400 from last year. Of these, 678 hail from else­where in Canada — par­tic­u­larly Ontario and Alberta — an increase from 209 in 2007. The Van­couver Sun art­icle here.No men­tion of whether …