Referendum Archives - Queen's Journal

Graduate & professional students vote against transit access fee

Written on February 2, 2018. Posted in News.

In this week’s referendum, graduate and professional students voted against the renewal of the “Bus-It” student fee, which provides low-cost transit access for Queen’s students. The vote — if ratified — would mean graduate and professional students pay $912 per year for transit opposed to $90. In...

Bus-It program fee renewal presents expanded routes and improved service times

Written on January 19, 2018. Posted in News.

As referendum voting approaches, the AMS is requesting a fee increase for the Kingston Transit Bus-It program. If passed, this would allow for expanded routes and improved service times based on student need. Beginning in 1974, this program is a partnership between the AMS and Kingston Transit that...

LWT’s final Assembly drags on in debate over Student Activity Fee Policy

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in News.

In the last Assembly for this year’s AMS executives, Tyler Lively, president, and Dave Walker, vice-president (Operations), faced accusations of being “out of touch” with students, after proposing a motion regarding changes to the Student Activity Fee Policy. Wednesday’s meeting, the last of 2016-17...

Golden Words seeks approval during mandatory fee review

Written on January 24, 2017. Posted in News.

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...

AMS Assembly Recap Jan. 19

Written on January 20, 2017. Posted in News.

Due to several AMS Assembly members taking leaves of absence for the upcoming election and some late arrivals, the beginning of this Thursday’s Assembly meeting was held without meeting quorum — or reaching the minimum number to vote. However, motions that had been voted on before quorum was reached...

All fees pass in fall referendum

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

All fees on the ballot of the AMS’s fall referendum passed with 22 per cent of Queen’s undergraduate students participating in the online vote, the AMS announced on Thursday. Most resolutions passed with a clear verdict, though some came down to the wire. The closest results came for the Queen’s Concrete...

AMS Assembly addresses TAPS debacle and workplace harassment

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in News.

“Dave, Carolyn, and I have learned more about ourselves these last few weeks than we did all summer,” AMS President Tyler Lively said, kicking off this year’s first AMS Assembly on Thursday evening. Following this introduction, he began to address the recent circumstances around the AMS Pub Service...

Student fee policy leaves StuCons hanging

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Democracy is usually the best policy, but the AMS shot themselves in the foot when they made referendums the only avenue for passing fees. This year, the AMS changed policy so that student activity fee increases no longer have the option to be debated and passed through an Annual General Assembly...

Rejected fee adds to StuCon troubles

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in News.

A taxing work environment makes Student Constables one of the most difficult AMS jobs to recruit for. And a dwindling salary incentive, drawn into focus during an unsuccessful campaign to raise their mandatory student fee, isn’t helping. Realities of the Job Queen’s Student Constables often face aggressive...

Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum

Written on January 29, 2016. Posted in News.

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...

AMS referendum decision lacks transparency

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

When they decided to nullify the fall referendum results, the AMS didn’t just decide the fate of the election — student input was tossed out the window as well. The fall referendum results were nullified by AMS assembly in a closed door session after it came to light that their Chief Electoral Officer...

Assembly passes stricter referendum rules

Written on November 20, 2015. Posted in News.

Issues of student fees and the nullification of the fall referendum were on the table at AMS assembly Thursday night. All motions were passed, including amendments to new student activity fee policies and the ratification of Jon Wiseman as commissioner of internal affairs and William Benwood as assistant...

Understand the referendum

Written on February 4, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Simple adjustments can be made to the AMS referendum process to ensure students understand the influence their vote has. For a second year in a row, MUSE Magazine’s $0.50 opt-out fee proposal failed to pass in a referendum. 50.9 per cent of voters voted against the establishment of the fee last week,...

Talking Heads: How do you feel about the higher AMS fall referendum voter turnout?

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Talking Heads: How do you feel about the higher AMS fall referendum voter turnout?

Turnout needs to keep up

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Higher turnout in this year’s AMS fall referendum is a positive sign, but there’s still much to be done to make this year’s uptick last. Last week saw the highest voter turnout in an AMS fall referendum since 1995 — 34.1 per cent, up from 15.8 per cent a year ago. All proposed fees passed successfully. Even...

Student publications forge on without AMS opt-out fees

Written on October 3, 2014. Posted in Features.

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...

Darts and laurels 2013-14

Written on April 3, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Darts Men’s Issues group poisons debate: If the Men’s Issues Awareness Society hoped to foster intellectual dialogue on gender issues, they failed. The speaker MIAS invited, Janice Fiamengo, misrepresented feminism and only served to polarize debate and inflame tensions. The Underground rebrand: The...

Referendum reformation

Written on November 8, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

Fall Referendum results were released last Wednesday with a remarkably low voter turnout of 15.8 per cent. There is plenty of blame to go around for this dismally low number, but the AMS is the primary culprit. Students have no excuse for their apathy. Voting in a referendum only takes five minutes...

OPIRG opted-out

Written on October 25, 2013. Posted in News.

The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) has lost their opt-outable student proposal fee for the second time in two years, making the organization’s future uncertain. OPIRG Kingston is one of 21 Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) that exist on university campuses nationwide. PIRGs are...

Voting process questioned

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in News.

The AMS referendum process was called into question at the March 8 AMS Assembly. Fourth-year student James Weber brought his concerns to the floor, stating that the club funding process doesn’t encourage club diversity. “You’re taking every club, no matter how small they will be, and putting it to...

OPIRG fee voted down in referendum

Written on February 2, 2012. Posted in News.

Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) will no longer collect an AMS student fee. In Wednesday’s referendum, 62 per cent of voters cast ballots against the $4 opt-outable fee. “I was just really sad,” said OPIRG Kingston co-ordinator Kavita Bissoondial. OPIRG has collected a $4 student fee...

QTV unconcerned with result

Written on November 11, 2011. Posted in News.

During the recent AMS fall referendum, 83 per cent of votes cast were against a mandatory fee for Queen’s TV (QTV). Currently QTV draws revenue, in part, from an annual $3 opt-outable fee. In the Oct. 25 and 26 referendum, QTV placed a question on the ballot that, if passed, would make the opt-outable...

Rector resigns

Written on September 2, 2011. Posted in News.

Nick Day is no longer Queen’s rector. The announcement came late Thursday afternoon after Day emailed his resignation to Principal Daniel Woolf. “It just took time to make the decision,” Day, ArtSci ’09 and MA ’12, said. “I wanted to take some space, reflect on what was most important.” Day was elected...

Tag: Referendum

Graduate & professional students vote against transit access fee

Bus-It program fee renewal presents expanded routes and improved service times

LWT’s final Assembly drags on in debate over Student Activity Fee Policy

Golden Words seeks approval during mandatory fee review

AMS Assembly Recap Jan. 19

All fees pass in fall referendum

AMS Assembly addresses TAPS debacle and workplace harassment

Student fee policy leaves StuCons hanging

Rejected fee adds to StuCon troubles

Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum

AMS referendum decision lacks transparency

Assembly passes stricter referendum rules

Understand the referendum

Talking Heads: How do you feel about the higher AMS fall referendum voter turnout?

Turnout needs to keep up

Student publications forge on without AMS opt-out fees

Darts and laurels 2013-14

Referendum reformation

OPIRG opted-out

Voting process questioned

OPIRG fee voted down in referendum

QTV unconcerned with result

Rector resigns

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