Tag: ASUS election

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 questions and student questions submitted via Google form. In their opening statement, Team YEA broke down...

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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 newly restructured ASUS executive this year. The team, all ArtSci ’23, whose campaign slogan is “Building...

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ASUS restructures executive

Last semester, ASUS announced it’s restructuring from two to three executive positions: President, Vice President of Operations, and the new Vice President of Student Affairs. ASUS President Alyth Roos and ASUS Governance Officer Kristen Sutherland said this restructuring has been underway since 2020...

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ASUS Executive debate recap

ASUS executive candidates faced off in an open debate on Thursday for their final discussion ahead of elections on Jan. 28 and 29.   Team David and Matt and Team Chris and Taylor had the opportunity to discuss their platforms and make their case to voters in the Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC on Jan. 23.   Team...

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Most fees pass in AMS Fall Referendum

Queen’s students took to the electronic ballot box between Oct. 22 and 23 for the AMS Fall Referendum and the ASUS Fall By-Election. The results saw nearly all fees passed and the election of five ASUS representatives. Voter turnout was 14.1 per cent, a 9.1 per cent decrease from the 2018 AMS Fall...

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ASUS executive open forum recap

Despite running uncontested in this year’s ASUS Executive election, Team Chayce and Aaryan faced numerous questions at Tuesday night’s forum in the Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC. The candidates’ responses covered student wellness, transparency, and equity. Aaryan Chaudhury, ArtSci ’21 is the vice-presidential...

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ASUS executive election goes uncontested

As the lone candidates in this year’s ASUS executive elections, Team Chayce and Aaryan says it can bring accessibility and inclusivity to the Arts and Science faculty next year. If elected, Chayce Perkins, ArtSci ’20, and Aaryan Chaudhury, ArtSci ’21, will focus on six key pillars of their platform—aiming...

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Controversy surrounds ASUS election with two disqualifications

At approximately 6 p.m. on Jan. 22, two of three teams running for ASUS executive were notified of their disqualification for campaigning outside the designated period. After unsuccessfully appealing their disqualification to ASUS Policy and Elections Review Committee (PERC), the teams brought their...

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E-ballots re-sent

Electronic ballots for the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society’s (ASUS) fall election were re-sent to students after a system error. The original voting went from Oct. 25 to 26, and Arts and Science students could cast votes for the society’s senators and representatives to the AMS. A vote was...

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