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The Rector is the greatest unused asset at Queen’s

Written on July 26, 2021. Posted in Opinions.

With the 2021 Rector Election coming up in September, students and the university must be aware of how integral the position is. “Princeps Servusque Es: Be a leader and a servant” is the motto of the Office of the Rector. This aphorism combines historical traditions, as well as a path to the future...

Tyler MacIntyre, undergraduate trustee, resigns post after one year

Written on January 13, 2020. Posted in News, Student Politics.

Undergraduate Trustee Tyler MacIntyre resigned from the remainder of his two-year term effective June 1, 2020, on Jan. 13, due to the completion of his undergraduate degree. An election to appoint the new undergraduate trustee will be held in March. “Serving as trustee has been far and away the most...

ComSoc and ResSoc elect next executive

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

This weekend, substantial majorities elected two societies’ future executives, with one team winning for the second time. ComSoc elects Team ACA Team ACA was voted the next ComSoc executive on Feb. 2 with an 86 per cent majority, according to current ComSoc president Jordan Flanigan. ACA is comprised...

AJW voted next AMS executive

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

As voting closed Tuesday, a 30.1 per cent turnout rate elected next year’s student leaders. AMS AMS voters have elected Team AJW, comprised of Presidential candidate Auston Pierce, ArtSci ’19, vice-president (operations) candidate Jessica Dahanayake, Sci ’20, and vice-president (university affairs)...

Careful election coverage promotes political engagement

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Whether the election you’re following is on campus or the world stage, community journalists are positioning their political coverage carefully. In an era of clickbait and fake news, media credibility during elections is often accused of bias or unequal coverage. Last week, The Globe and Mail’s public...

SGPS presidential debate recap

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

Presidential candidates faced off at the executive open forum on Friday for their final confrontation before the Jan. 28 to 29 elections. Jeremy Ambraska, Law ’20, and Jaspar Wong, Ed ’19, highlighted their plans for the year and made their appeals to voters in the SGPS Lounge on Jan. 25. They were...

Residence Society to hold second vote after results nullified

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

ResSoc has restarted its executive election following the nullification of results on Jan. 23. In an online statement, the Residence Society wrote the decision was due to “the timing of removing campaign material” and a ruling made by the AMS Judicial Committee on Jan. 23, calling for a re-election...

CESA Executive debate recap

Written on January 28, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

On Friday night, CESA candidate teams RAY and Illuminate pitched similar platform points at the Association’s executive debate. The teams both suggested supporting students by creating more professional development workshops, listening to the concerns of ConEd council members, and opening dialogue...

Vice-president student affairs candidate to run uncontested

Written on January 28, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

Running uncontested for vice-president (student affairs), Brooks, a second-year cognitive computer science specialization student, looks to tackle disengagement through more direct discussion. In pursuit of that goal, he chose the position interacts with students more than the other executive positions. “I...

EngSoc candidates compete for vice-presidential position

Written on January 26, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

EngSoc’s only contested election this year will see Jinho Lee, Sci ’21, and Melissa Young, Sci ’20, campaign for the vice-president (operations). The Journal sat down with both candidates to discuss their qualifications, reasons for running, and plans for the position. Melissa Young Melissa Young...

Sole EngSoc presidential candidate on being an advocate for students

Written on January 26, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

As the only candidate running for president of the Engineering Society this year, Delaney Benoit, Sci ’20, wants to be a voice for the Society’s students. “My main goal is to advocate for our students,” Benoit told The Journal in an interview. “My approach will be to hear their concerns, get an understanding...

Vice-presidential candidate wants COMPSA to “regain trust of students”

Written on January 26, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

Danielle Edward, CompSci ’21, aims to rebuild COMPSA from the ground up as the vice-president of operations for the 2019-20 academic year. Through the position, the second-year software development specialization student told The Journal she wants to be closer to the Association’s daily responsibilities,...

Team NOM elected as 2019-20 Residence Society Executives

Written on January 24, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

Voting for Residence Society (ResSoc) executive closed Tuesday night, electing Team NOM by daybreak. The team is composed of Presidential candidate Madison Scott, ArtSci ’20, Vice-President of Residence Affairs candidate Natasha Sharma, Con-Ed ’20, and Vice-President of Judicial Affairs candidate...

ResSoc executive candidates outline engagement, wellness priorities

Written on January 21, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

As executive candidates in this year’s Residence Society (ResSoc) election, members of Team NOM say their diverse leadership experience can bring change in residence halls. The team consists of Presidential candidate Madison Scott, ArtSci ’20, Vice-President of Residence Affairs candidate Natasha...

Team SBB aims to improve student supports

Written on January 21, 2019. Posted in News.

Team SBB is looking to innovate on-campus living in this year’s Residence Society election. Sam Belbin, Nursing ’19 and ArtSci ’20, Bo Chen, CompSci ’19, and Brandon Tyrrell, ArtSci ’18 and Law ’22, form SBB. They make up one of two teams campaigning for ResSoc executive—with Belbin running for President,...

Team Illuminate looks to brighten job prospects

Written on January 21, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

Team Illuminate hopes to engage students within CESA with more services and a more comprehensive ConEd experience. For Mackenzi Mellon, Jathorsan Lingarajan, and Carla Namkung, ConEd ’20, the upcoming CESA election represents the next step their next step in student government. Respectively running...

Undergraduate trustee election sees sole candidate

Written on January 21, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

With the Undergraduate Trustee position uncontested this year, the AMS unanimously confirmed Tyler Macintyre, Sci ’20, to begin his election campaign on Thursday. The position is tasked with representing the voice of undergraduate students before the Queen’s Board of Trustees. Macintyre told The...

AMS executive Team AJW runs alone

Written on January 21, 2019. Posted in Elections, News.

With a slogan like “listeners before leaders,” it’s clear AMS executive Team AJW is taking meetings. Presidential candidate Auston Pierce, ArtSci ’19, vice-president (operations) candidate Jessica Dahanayake, Sci ’20, and vice-president (university affairs) candidate William Greene, ArtSci ’19, make...

New election policies released for ASUS elections

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in News, Student Politics.

In the spring of 2018, ASUS made substantial changes to its policy to be implemented during this month’s society election season. ASUS Governance Officer Mike Arnason said the changes—which saw the entire appendix for elections rewritten—were made to provide more accessible documentation for students...

App unnecessary for better voter turnout

Written on November 2, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

An app pressuring friends into voting is the wrong solution to low voter turnout, but it’s a step in the right direction. Vote With Me, the latest app by The New Data Project, has recently faced criticism due to its perceived invasion of privacy. The application takes advantage of public U.S....

Ian Arthur sits down with The Journal

Written on April 5, 2018. Posted in News.

Ian Arthur is the NDP candidate for Kingston and the Islands. How do you plan for your campaign to engage with students? We want to run a really fun and young campaign so it’s going to be more social media driven than past campaigns. I think I am a good candidate for that and to really engage with...

Robert Kiley sits down with The Journal

Written on April 5, 2018. Posted in News.

Robert Kiley is the Green candidate for Kingston and the Islands. How do you plan for your campaign to engage with students? We have a youth representative on our local executive to present a youth perspective. Our Indigenous representative is a second-year philosophy student at Queen’s. So we have...

Sophie Kiwala sits down with The Journal

Written on April 5, 2018. Posted in News.

Sophie Kiwala is the incumbent Kingston and the Islands provincial representative. How do you plan for your campaign to engage with students? One of the things that we have been doing already is we have been working very hard with the Queen’s Young Liberals. They have been speaking to their peers...

SGPS holding second presidential election Mar. 12 and 13

Written on March 9, 2018. Posted in News.

A second campaigning period for the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) presidential candidates is in full swing following a Feb. 8 decision to nullify the original election results. In the first voting period, the results that elected Stephanie McKnight as president-elect over runner-up...

AMS Annual General Meeting grapples with low student engagement

Written on March 9, 2018. Posted in News.

At the AMS’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Monday in Wallace Hall, one topic dominated discussion. According to President Jennifer Li, student engagement within the AMS has hit an “all-time low.” Each year, the AMS hosts an AGM where any student is able to attend, participate in discussion and...

Two of three ResSoc executives ratified at General Assembly

Written on March 2, 2018. Posted in News.

On Feb. 11, the Residence Society ratified their individual appointments to the positions of President and Vice-President (Judicial Affairs) for the 2018-19 term. This decision followed one team’s unsuccessful election earlier this semester. During the January election period, the only team who ran...

Update: SGPS Judicial Committee explains nullification of presidential elections in statement

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in News.

On Feb. 8, SGPS President Adam Grotsky criticized the society’s Judicial Committee for their lack of transparency in a decision to nullify their presidential elections, which had taken place on Jan. 29 and 30. He called for the committee to release an explanation for their decision and on Feb. 9,...

ResSoc team fails to secure vote of confidence in uncontested election

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in News.

After they were disqualified and reinstated, Residence Society’s uncontested Team FAM was given a second election period. However, the team proved to be unsuccessful, as they failed to secure the necessary votes of confidence. Team FAM consists of Presidential candidate Andrea Colasanti, ArtSci ’19, Vice-President...

SGPS presidential election results nullified by Judicial Committee

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in News.

In a statement released Feb. 7, the SGPS Judicial Committee announced the nullification of the Presidential election results. The committee said in the statement, “no other election or referenda questions are affected by this decision.” The Judicial Committee recommended the SGPS Council should “appoint...

AMS Special Assembly ranked ballot vote results cause confusion

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in News.

Last week, the incoming AMS Executive was appointed at a seven-hour-long special meeting of Assembly. AMS President Jennifer Li called the meeting after the dissolution of Team ECN, as the appointment of a new executive team was required. On Feb 2., The Journal reported at approximately 2 a.m. that...

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