As voting closed Wednesday, an 18.2 per cent turnout rate elected next year’s student leaders.
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Voters elected Team RTZ, composed of President-Elect Zaid Kasim, Sci ’21, Vice-President (Operations)-elect Tiana Wong, ArtSci ’21 and Vice-President (University Affairs)-elect Ryan Sieg, Kin ’21, for...
Jaya Sharma, BHSc ’24, and Seyon Shelvachandren, Nurs ’24, discussed their platforms at the Undergraduate Trustee debate Wednesday night over Zoom.
Each candidate had three minutes to make their opening statement. During the question portion of the debate, candidates were provided a set time to answer...
Jaya Sharma, BHSc ’24, and Seyon Shelvachandren, Nurs ’24, are competing for the position of Undergraduate Trustee in this year’s election.
Jaya Sharma
Sharma is as a first-year intern to the AMS President.
“Through this position, I’ve been able to learn a lot about how the student government is...
Though today is the first official day of the campaign for Undergraduate Trustee candidates, Seyon Shelvachandren said he’s “procrastinating” on his campaign.
In a post shared on Facebook, Selvachandren asked voters to follow his campaign on Instagram, but noted that the campaign itself wasn’t ready...
Following an extended nomination period, two teams have successfully submitted nomination packages for AMS executive in the upcoming election.
The nomination period was initially set to close on Jan. 25; however, it was extended by one day to allow candidates extra time to gather signatures. The...
At the AMS Executive, Undergraduate Trustee, and Referendum Groups information night on Jan. 18, only one team was in attendance for information about securing their names on the AMS executive election ballot.
Prospective Presidential candidate Zaid Kasim, Sci ’21, Vice Presidential (Operations)...
Editor’s Note: Ashley Chen is a member of The Journal’s Editorial Board.
AMS Assembly met last Thursday over Zoom for its final meeting of 2020.
Assembly voted to ratify four new Judicial Affairs Deputies, including Yasmin Sawan, Tina Derak, Mia Sunner, and Dennis Gavriline for the upcoming semester....
In light of campus-wide calls for social justice reform, Undergraduate Trustee Shoshannah Bennett-Dwara has engaged the Non-Academic Misconduct Subcommittee (NAMSC) in discussion about the inclusion of the definition of racism in the Queen’s Student Code of Conduct.
The definition of racism doesn’t...
Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) and the Undergraduate Trustee have partnered to form an Advocacy Coalition addressing systemic inequities on Queen’s campus.
After attending the Queen’s Student Diversity Project June event, “Join the Discussion,” QBACC reached out to Undergraduate...
Shoshannah Bennett Dwara was elected the next undergraduate trustee on Wednesday night, beating three other candidates.
“I am incredibly grateful to have the responsibility of advocating for the interests of undergraduate students,” Dwara wrote in a statement to The Journal following the release of...
Four candidates were approved to be on the ballot for the March 2020 undergraduate student trustee by-election at Thursday’s AMS Assembly following the resignation of former Undergraduate Trustee Tyler Macintyre.
Undergraduate students Michael Zhang, Michael Fraser, Aidan Turnbull, and Shoshannah...
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...
Tyler Macintyre, the sole Undergraduate Trustee candidate, spoke to an open forum which no students attended in Wallace Hall on Wednesday.
In the talk, Macintyre, Sci ’20, addressed improving student engagement on campus and providing easier access to information following Board of Trustee meetings.
With...