Candidate Profiles: Uncontested EngSoc candidates talk pandemic recovery
This year, all Engineering Society (EngSoc) positions up for election—president, vice-president of operations (VPO), vice-president of student affairs (VPSA) and junior senator—are uncontested.
Dan…
EngSoc candidates talk community at debates
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Team ETC takes audience questions at open forum
On Jan. 27, the AMS held their executive candidate open forum for uncontested Team ETC.
The forum was moderated by Erica Johnson, AMS chief elections officer, and Laura Devenny, AMS secretariat. Au…
Emily Yeung elected ResSoc President
On Jan. 25, Residence Society (ResSoc) President Roshael Chellappah announced over Zoom that Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, was voted incoming ResSoc President for the 2022-23 year.
Voting took place …
Team YEA presents platform at ASUS open forum
Team YEA appeared at the ASUS open forum held over Facebook live on Jan. 26. Moderated by ASUS governance officer Kristen Sutherland, the team had the chance to respond to a predetermined set of qu…
Team ETC zeroes in on rebuilding student trust
This year’s uncontested candidates for AMS executive, Team ETC, say they’ll put students first.
Team ETC is comprised of Presidential candidate Eric Sikich, ArtSci ’22, Vice-Presidential candidate …
Team YEA ready to bring student engagement back to ASUS
Presidential candidate Yara Hussein, Vice Presidential (Society Affairs) candidate Emma Farrell, and Vice Presidential (Operations) candidate Aloka Wijesundara are the only team running for the new…
Uncontested ResSoc Presidential candidate discusses platform at open forum
The Residence Society (ResSoc) Presidential Forum, held on Jan. 20, saw sole Presidential candidate Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, answer questions about her platform. The open forum was moderated by …
SGPS presidential candidate hopes to improve mental health supports
Beth Langdon, JD ’23, is the sole candidate vying for the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) President position. Langdon’s platform is based on three pillars: bu…
EngSoc extends nomination period for faculty election
On Jan. 20, the Engineering Society (EngSoc) announced their decision to extend the nomination period for their faculty election. The original nomination period ended on Jan. 19, with campaigning w…
Emily Yeung talks vision as sole ResSoc presidential candidate
Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, is the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) uncontested candidate for President in this year’s elections.
Yeung attributes her passion for working in Queen’s residences to her…
Rohit Shukla voted next SGPS Vice-President (Graduate)
Rohit Shukla was elected Vice-President (Graduate) of the Society of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) for the 2021-22 year on March 18.
He won 53.4 per cent of the vote over opposing candi…
Uncontested COMPSA presidential candidate discusses platform
Sanindie Silva, CompSci ’23, is running uncontested for President of the Computing Students Association (COMPSA).
Silva spoke with The Journal to discuss her goals for the Association.
After want…
Uncontested COMPSA presidential candidate takes questions at open forum
The Computing Students Association (COMPSA) hosted a virtual question and answer period for Presidential candidate Sanindie Silva, CompSci ’23, on Feb. 23.
A small group of students came out to th…
Justine Aman secures second term as SGPS President
As voting for the Society of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) election closed Feb. 12, incumbent Justine Aman won a vote of confidence to continue for a second year as the President of the…
Team AmPLify voted next CESA Executive Team
Team AmPLify was voted CESA’s next executive on Feb. 12.
The team is comprised of Alexis Pascoal (President), Lexie Ingoldsby (Vice-President Internal) and Paris Tomazic (Vice-President External),…
Jared Fernyc voted next ResSoc Vice President of Residential Affairs
As voting closed Wednesday night, Jared Fernyc was elected the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) incoming Vice-President of Residential Affairs (VPRA).
Fernyc ran uncontested and earned a 92.6 per cent …
Editors in Chief of Queen’s Journal Volume 149 elected
Aysha Tabassum and Shelby Talbot were elected the next Editors in Chief of The Journal, Volume 149, last Friday.
Tabassum is one of The Journal’s Features Editors and Talbot is the Lifestyle Edito…
Team RTZ voted next AMS executive
As voting closed Wednesday, an 18.2 per cent turnout rate elected next year’s student leaders.
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Voters elected Team RTZ, composed of President-Elect Zaid Kasim, Sci ’21, Vice-President (Operati…
At CESA debate, executive teams present similar platforms with some key differences
CESA Executive Teams BluEJay and AmPLify went head to head at a debate Monday evening over Zoom.
Team BluEJay is composed of Presidential candidate John Habib, Vice-Presidential (External) candidat…
Residence Society hosts open forum with Jared Fernyc
The Residence Society (ResSoc) held an open forum Sunday night on Zoom where Jared Fernyc, the sole candidate running for the position of Vice-President of Residential Affairs (VPRA), highlighted h…
ComSoc open forum facilitates discussion in contested election
At Saturday’s open forum, Team AGB and Team BPN, the two teams running to be the next Executive of the Smith Commerce Society (ComSoc), discussed the need to increase advocacy, transparency, and ac…
ASUS executive open forum recap
Team Alyth and Brandon kicked off the ASUS executive open forum Friday, Feb. 5.
While uncontested, the team began their opening statement by presenting the five pillars of their platform: equity a…
SGPS candidates discuss upcoming year at debate
Candidates running in the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) election met at a debate Feb. 5 over Zoom to discuss the upcoming year.
Though the debate was poorly attended by stude…
In contested CESA Executive election, Team AmPLify aims to uplift student voices
As one of two teams running for next year’s CESA Executive, Team AmPLify is focused on uplifting student voices.
Presidential candidate Alexis Pascoal, ConEd ’23, Vice-Presidential (Internal) candi…
Several CESA positions contested this year
Ahead of the upcoming CESA election, The Journal met with candidates to discuss their plans should they be elected.
Representative to the AMS
Cora Sleegers, ConEd ’23, and Ben Bishop, ConEd ’24, ar…
Jared Fernyc runs uncontested for ResSoc Vice-President of Residential Affairs
Jared Fernyc, Eng ’23, is running uncontested for the Residential Society’s (ResSoc) Vice-President of Residential Affairs (VPRA).
“One thing I’d like to do is increase visibility of the Residenti…
Running on ambitious platform, CESA Team BluEJay confident they have experience to follow through
Team BluEJay, one of two prospective CESA Executive teams, is building off of their previous experience at the Association in their platform.
The team is composed of Presidential candidate John Ha…
Undergraduate Trustee Debate: Sharma and Shelvachandren discuss vision for future
Jaya Sharma, BHSc ’24, and Seyon Shelvachandren, Nurs ’24, discussed their platforms at the Undergraduate Trustee debate Wednesday night over Zoom.
Each candidate had three minutes to make their o…
In contested ComSoc election, Team AGB pledges fight for accessibility, inclusivity, and accountability
As one of two teams running for next year’s Smith Commerce Society (ComSoc) executive, Team AGB is emphasizing the need to understand the problems within Commerce, act decisively, and be advocates….
