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In face of funding cuts, Golden Words keeps its shine

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The Student Choice Initiative (SCI) is no joke to Golden Words editors Seth Davis and Oren Katz. But it’s not going to be the satirical paper’s downfall, either.   In an interview with The Journal, the editors of Golden Words’ 54th volume described changes the long-standing comedy publication is making...

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Two girls take on Golden Word’s stand-up comedy night

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Considering the longstanding animosity between The Journal and Golden Words, heading to their Stand-Up Comedy Night at Clark Hall this past Tuesday was kind of a no-brainer.  Wanting to see what kind of event our rival paper was putting on, we walked into enemy territory armed with a camera, laminated...

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A friendly interview between sworn enemies

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Against all odds, Golden Words and The Journal still talk. Like a lot of estranged siblings, the papers still share quite a bit with each other: a campus, a friendly rivalry and, once a year, a house when Golden Words crashes at The Journal house to put out a “fake Journal” full of satirical news...

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JBP to succeed LWT as AMS Executive

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Just after 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, a boisterous crowd of blue-clad supporters were interrupted by the sudden arrival of the current AMS Executive: the signal that Team JBP had won. Leading the way through the chanting crowd, Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker was the first to embrace President-elect...

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Golden Words seeks approval during mandatory fee review

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After a proposed fee increase was denied in last year’s winter referendum, Engineering Society satire publication Golden Words is noticeably absent from the list of 2017/18 fee increase bids.  The paper — whose primary source of funding comes from a mandatory student fee of $2.00 under the AMS Student...

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Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum

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Along with the exhilaration of AMS executive and Rector elections came an unfortunate announcement for Student Constables and Golden Words staff.  The Queen’s Student Constable (StuCon) service and Golden Words were the only two groups on this year’s winter referendum to have their proposed fee increases...

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Student fees no joke to Golden Words

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When Kyle Beaudry arrived at a meeting on mandatory student fees, a crowd was waiting for him. Although the Dec. 1 meeting was slated for the AMS boardroom, an impassioned group of over 25 Golden Words writers, editors and managers forced the AMS to hold it in the much larger Wallace Hall.  “I wasn’t...

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Student publications forge on without AMS opt-out fees

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Last October, Ultraviolet Magazine’s $0.50 opt-out student fee proposal was rejected in the AMS fall referendum. Out of 23 groups on the referendum ballot, six were unsuccessful in earning approval for their fees — including Ultraviolet and three other student-run publications. Since then, the unsuccessful...

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SHRC not laughing at condom hoax

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Dear Editors, The Sexual Health Resource Centre (SHRC) would like to comment on the front-page article published in this week’s issue of the fake Journal released by Golden Words on Feb. 28. Overall, we’d like to express our disappointment with the decision to publish an article about a fictional...

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