President Jennifer Li and Vice-President (University Affairs) Palmer Lockridge didn’t have to go far down the alphabet, or the hallway, to find a new member of their executive.
Effective immediately, Director of Media Services Chelsea Hollidge will be leaving her directorship to replace Brian McKay,...
After 72 hours of fervor over a decision by the incoming AMS Assembly to elect Alexander Prescott as their Speaker, both Prescott and Commissioner of Social Issues Lea Keren tendered their resignations to the AMS on Wednesday.
April 2
On Sunday evening, incoming members of Assembly and ex-officio...
Less than 20 minutes after issuing a public statement cancelling an Emergency Assembly meeting set for Tuesday evening — intended to facilitate a discussion and re-vote for the Speaker role given to Alexander Prescott days prior — President-elect Jenn Li and Vice President (Operations)-elect Brian...
Updated April 4 10:53 a.m.
As of Monday evening at approximately 9 p.m. the AMS Judicial Committee (JCOMM) came to a conclusion on three policy interpretation questions being considered in closed session prior to the Special Assembly called to discuss Alexander Prescott’s election as Speaker.
The...
On the night of Feb. 12, Team JBP made the calls to hire their executive council — the 13 commissioners and directors operating beneath them.
Director of Information Technology
Matt Bowen, ArtSci ’17
“When Jenn called me, she wanted to mess with me a little bit,” Bowen said. “She asked me, as a...
On Feb. 13, Team JBP — AMS President-elect Jenn Li, Vice President (Operations)-elect Brian MacKay and Vice President (University Affairs)-elect Palmer Lockridge — announced their newly hired Directors and Commissioners.
In a weekend of interviews, JBP reviewed 43 applications and conducted preliminary...
When Team JBP walked into The Journal’s office on Monday evening, they arrived a relaxed version of their campaign selves. Gone were matching shades of blue and business-casual, replaced with matching grey sweatshirts they swore were accidental.
Last Tuesday, 52.61 per cent of voting undergraduate...
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...
Six days into the AMS Executive races, the Elections Team has received approximately 15 complaints from both teams, with about half meriting “substantial” responsive action.
On Tuesday, Secretariat Miguel Martinez, Chief Returning Officer Rebecca Warrian and Chief Electoral Officer Michael Poirier...
You can practice and memorize how to answer a set of common questions, but sincerity and honesty are a lot harder to learn.
The Journal Editorial Board voted to endorse Team MTW for the 2017-18 AMS executive, with a 14-3 vote and two abstentions.
Team JBP exudes preparation. They’ve done their homework...
An audience flocked to Wallace Hall on Tuesday to hear the AMS executive candidates answer student-submitted questions and hash out differences in their platforms.
Teams JBP and MTW addressed issues surrounding mental health, accessibility, diversity and inclusion, housing, and other topics concerning...
For AMS Secretariat Miguel Martinez, an unprecedented decision in AMS Assembly was preceded weeks in advance, by a conversation behind office doors. For him, the decision came down to the placement of a comma.
On Jan. 19 in AMS Assembly, a second reading was passed to allow a change to AMS Constitution...