Tim Ginn and Vishaal Patel, both CompSci ’08, are the only two candidates running for COMPSA president and, as it stands now, whoever gets elected will be without a vice-president.
The original COMPSA nomination period had to be extended because not enough people ran for executive office. Even now, with the nomination period over, there are no candidates for the vice-president (internal) and vice-president (external) positions because nobody ran for them.

Three candidates are vying to be president of the Engineering Society next year.
The presidential nominees are Bob Cockburn, Charlie Scott and Devon Stopps.
Cockburn, Sci ’08, said a relationship with the new Dean of Applied Science is a priority for him, adding that it’ll be important for the new dean to be visible at events and to be approachable like Tom Harris, who leaves his post in June. Cockburn said he also wants an improved image for engineering students.

Amelia Clarke is the former president of the Sierra Club of Canada, an organization that aims to protect the earth’s eco-systems. When it comes to reducing waste on campus, Clarke says it’s about the small changes students make in their lives.

Craig Langridge thinks interfaith interaction is a positive thing, but only as long as it doesn’t distract
him from his cause. Langridge, Sci ’08, is the Men’s Ministry Co-ordinator for Campus for Christ, an on-campus Christian student group. “I think it’s always good to have interfaith relations,” he said. “But at the same time we don’t want to get distracted from our number one focus.”

According to this year’s Concurrent Education Student Association (CESA) executive candidates, it’s all about reinvigorating what they see as a tired faculty society.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Hakim Kassam, both ArtSci ’09, were shocked to discover that they were the only team running for the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) executive.
Abdelmahmoud is running for ASUS president, and Kassam is running for vice-president.
To win their acclamation vote, Abdelmahmoud and Kassam still need a 60 per cent confidence vote in order to be acclaimed to their positions. ASUS Vice-President Kyle Abrey said he likes the team’s platform.

Beginning today, five undergraduate students begin their campaigns for a seat on one of the University’s highest decision-making bodies. The undergraduate student trustee serves a two-year term and is the only undergraduate student with a Board of Trustees vote. Michael Ceci, ArtSci ’09, said one of the main challenges will be trying to get his name known.

One of two candidates vying to be the next Dean of Applied Science came to campus to meet students and faculty yesterday. Kimberly Woodhouse, currently a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, met with students, staff, and faculty from the Faculty of Applied Science in an opening meeting/forum.

On Jan. 16, I spent a typical day in Williams’ shoes as she oversaw the daily operations of a cafeteria that serves 22,000 meals each week. From the moment I stepped into her world, it was clear that health and wellness were top priorities.

For one day a week, undergraduate business students have exclusive access to a Health, Counselling, and Disability Services counsellor at Goodes Hall.
They don’t have to wait the approximately three weeks to see a counsellor at the LaSalle Building if they don’t want to.
If business students prefer to use their exclusive service, they will wait about a week after they book an appointment on the Commerce Society’s website.

Queen’s Chaplain Brian Yealland estimates that more than three quarters of Queen’s students have some part of their life that they feel is sacred. It’s his job to provide spiritual support to all of them, as well as the rest of the Queen’s community. Yealland said no one is without bias but his denomination doesn’t interfere with helping those who approach him for assistance.

In fall 2005, Hurricane Stan struck Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador and caused severe mudslides that killed 49 people. Simultaneously, a nearby volcano erupted, which resulted in similar devastation. In response to the natural disaster, 10 Queen’s Rotaract members went to El Salvador in May 2006. They planted hundreds of tree seeds and built several retaining walls, 80 per cent of which are still standing, to protect the village. Now, they want to go back.