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Social services must continue improving post-pandemic

Written on June 29, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

During the pandemic, social services are more important than ever. As we adjust to our new ‘normal,’ we shouldn’t forget that. The pandemic has thrown everyone for a loop, to put it mildly. Those who were once financially stable are now relying on stimulus checks. Mentally, many of us are feeling...

AMS Food Bank reopens after closing due to COVID-19

Written on June 24, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

The AMS Food Bank reopened on June 22 to provide students with access to food resources through contactless pick-up. While food banks have been considered an essential service by the provincial government and were permitted to remain open throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, the AMS Food Bank had initially...

AMS to donate $7,000 to Kingston food bank

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in News.

In light of recent university closures, the AMS Food Bank will close on Mar. 20. Recognizing that many members of the Queen’s community who rely on the Food Bank’s services remain in Kingston, the AMS will be donating $7,000 to the Kingston Partners in Mission Food Bank. The AMS Foodbank is located...

After losing thousands, Food Bank student fee up for mandatory status

Written on January 24, 2020. Posted in News.

The AMS Food Bank lost $6,000 this year following the implementation of the Student Choice Initiative—about a quarter of its overall budget. There’s also been an uptick in the service’s use of about 15 to 20 per cent. The Food Bank’s $2 student fee is up for mandatory status on the winter referendum...

AMS votes to put Food Bank fee on referendum for mandatory status

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

The AMS gathered for the first Assembly of the year on Thursday night to discuss fall term break, the aftermath of the Student Choice Initiative being quashed, Queen’s Period, and event sanctioning. The meeting began with a moment of silence for the victims of the Ukrainian flight PS752 crash in Tehran...

Queen’s should supplement food bank funding loss

Written on September 9, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Under Premier Doug Ford’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI), health and counselling remain an essential category for student fees. But a failure to mandate student fees for the campus food bank equates a failure to recognize food security as a critical component of health. Over the summer, The Journal...

AMS food bank fee no longer mandatory

Written on July 29, 2019. Posted in News.

After two years of financial stability, the AMS food bank will face funding shortfalls in the 2019-20 school year. In a July meeting with the University’s Division of Student Affairs (DSA) to discuss ancillary fees under the Student Choice Initiative (SCI), the AMS executive was informed the food...

No longer ‘treading water,’ AMS Food Bank goes digital

Written on November 16, 2018. Posted in News.

For the first time since opening in 1996, the AMS food bank has eliminated a paper trail of patron identities, switching to a digital system and no longer recording student numbers. Besides showing the volunteers a valid student card to verify student status, patrons now check a box agreeing to the...

Four year collective agreement for postdocs at Queen’s ratified

Written on April 6, 2017. Posted in News.

Ten months of negotiating and one strike vote later, Queen’s postdoctoral scholars, also known as postdocs, ratified their new collective agreement with the University on April 3. Postdocs, who reside under the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901 union, are salaried employees who conduct...

Rising tuition leading to empty cupboards

Written on November 25, 2016. Posted in Features.

“It’s the remix to ignition, college student edition, eating ramen for dinner, can’t afford my tuition.” The amusing take on a “starving student” lifestyle widely circulated through Yik Yak, Twitter and just about every other form of social media at different universities last year. But the reality...

Tag: AMS food bank

Social services must continue improving post-pandemic

AMS Food Bank reopens after closing due to COVID-19

AMS to donate $7,000 to Kingston food bank

After losing thousands, Food Bank student fee up for mandatory status

AMS votes to put Food Bank fee on referendum for mandatory status

Queen’s should supplement food bank funding loss

AMS food bank fee no longer mandatory

No longer ‘treading water,’ AMS Food Bank goes digital

Four year collective agreement for postdocs at Queen’s ratified

Rising tuition leading to empty cupboards

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