Tag: student fee

SIC advocates for equity grants in upcoming referendum

The Social Issues Commission (SIC) is seeking to establish three equity grants  in the upcoming AMS winter referendum.   The three optional student fees seeking establishment are the Equity Grants fee, Mutual Aid Alliance fee, and Gender Affirming Assistance Project fee.    “[The Equity Grants Fee]...

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AMS membership fee increase not passed in Fall Referendum

On Nov. 1 and 2, Queen’s students were able to cast email ballots for the AMS Fall Referendum. 1,877 students voted out of the 19,800 electors eligible, resulting in a voter turnout rate of 9.5 per cent. According to the AMS Electoral Officer Erica Johnson, in cases where less than 20 per cent of...

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Redevelopment of JDUC up for vote Jan. 17-18

Through online voting Jan. 17 to 18, Queen’s students will have the opportunity to vote for the redevelopment of the JDUC—or to vote against it again. In an email released to Queen’s students on Jan. 9 by AMS Vice-President (University Affairs) Munro Watters, the new model for the JDUC’s redevelopment...

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Rejected fee adds to StuCon troubles

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...

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Student fees no joke to Golden Words

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 Constable fee increased to cover deficit

In an attempt to reduce the growing deficit of the Student Constables service, students will pay an additional $1.66 in fees each year. The mandatory StuCon fee increase from $8.34 to $10 is the result of a motion passed almost unanimously at the AMS Annual General Meeting last Tuesday. AMS Hospitality...

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