MARCH8,2016 |VOLUMEXCVII | ISSUEXXII 1 HATE INDESIGN SO MUCH SINCE 1918 P/04 P/05 P/09 P/ll // // // // NEWS CULTURE OPINIONS SPORTS Most referendum Home-grown Learn to Women's hockey question Juno cook, captures Canada West in pass nominees dumbass three games THE NEW PRESIDENT Ava Nasiri, the 107th president of the AMS wears many hats. // PAGE 2 YOUR GUIDE TO UBC EVENTS & PEOPLE TUESDAY, MARCH 8,2016 EVENTS OUR CAMPUS Meet Ava Nasiri, your AMS president SAT 12 //// UBC SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 9:30 A.M. @ THE NEST Get inspired during this conference on business, innovation and social impact! WAITLIST ONLINE PHOTO KOSTA PRODANOVIC/THE UBYSSEY After coordinating the AMS's student organizations as VP Administration for two years, Ava Nasiri has been named the next AMS president. Vassilena Sharlandjieva to you, you have the tools you need always be exactly what you want SAT 12 Features Editor to get where you want to be," said to hear — everything you're doing //// Nasiri. wrong — but it's one of the most On a Friday evening years ago, Nasiri encourages students who valuable things and one of the most ARTEXP0 6P.M.@PERFORMANCETHEATRE,THENEST 12-year-old Ava Nasiri sat in her think that involvement comes at valuable questions you can ask." A night of fashion and art by Legendary X and Nik D. Alcoholic school's gym with her classmates. the expense of good grades to "give While excited to plan the start beverages and light snacks provided! They were watching Cheaper by themselves a little bit more credit." of her term as president, Nasiri MINIMUM $5 DONATION the Dozen and snacking on popcorn "There are more hours in the admitted she was nervous about and juice boxes. She had planned day than you think," she would say the unknowns she'd face on the that movie night along with her to students wondering how they job. "You never know what next classmates, and it remains one of can manage being involved in a controversy or crisis is going to her most memorable moments of leadership role on top of classes. "It's pop up," she noted. Her presidency growing up. just about you deciding that you can will face certain challenges — "It was so successful that we do it, and then planning things out the AMS will be operating at a took turns using the principle's accordingly." $400,000 deficit because the fee office phone to call our moms and When reflecting on important raise referendum did not pass. In ask them to bring us more popcorn," lessons she has learned from her addition, the AMS has to hire a Nasiri recalled. "Realizing the shortcomings in her VP Admin new General Manager to operate difference our teamwork created position, Nasiri said she had realized businesses in the aftermath of The SAT 12 within the school and the way that the value of asking for criticism Perch's closing. //// it kind of broke the regular routine after seeing the need to improve her After characterizing herself REFUGEE WELCOME 8 PM. @ CROSSWAY CHURCH — to have that movie night on a office's services — the website in a "people person" throughout particular — according to feedback her campaign, Nasiri extends an Head over to Surrey to enjoy a benefit concert while raising Friday afternoon, to have everyone be so excited about it and have the from club executives. invitation: "I'd just love it to be money for Syrian refugees. students feel connected to each "There are lots of things that known that I'm a regular student $5 STUDENTS/$10 ADULTS other — that definitely inspired me can be missed when you don't and I would love for anyone who to keep doing things along those ask someone to give you negative has any questions about the AMS to lines." feedback," she said. "It might not pop by and say, 'Hey,'" she said. % ON THE COVER That movie night was only the start of the desire to be involved in the community which Nasiri has brought to UBC. L24« %ED %j> PHOTO/ART BY Though UBC was Nasiri's only Kosta Prodanovic choice of university because she wished to stay close to her family, who live in Vancouver, she was not immune to feeling out of place. TEACH IN KOREA "Did I ever think that I didn't with the support of the Korean government! belong at UBC? I did. I was very lost in first year. I had no idea how to get involved," said Nasiri. But that Get a transformative cultural Want to see your events listed here? changed after a student running Email your event listings to experience through TaLK! 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The United States by the conflict they are fleeing. their religion. However, to apply or trauma of the conflict they were has agreed to take 10,000. These However, Miller said refugees for asylum in the United States, According to UNHCR, the United fleeing.