Empty promises were a hot topic at this year’s debate for 39th University Rector.

With JNN out of the running, the future executives of the AMS are three big question marks.

From AI portraits to friendship bracelet making, Rector candidates are going all in this year to secure students’ votes

Uninspired by this year’s AMS executive election, students took it upon themselves to say ‘no.’

Looking back on his term as Rector, Owen Crawford-Lem said his favourite time on the job was convocation.

Students aren’t running for ASUS Senator positions. Of the six ASUS seats on University Senate, only one candidate is running for a senatorial role, ASUS Governance Officer Piper Veloso confirmed. The three executive positions were uncontested, with low turnout for the debate on Jan. 26.

The 2024 Health Sciences Society (HSS) elections are kicking off with contested and uncontested races through the ballot.

In the upcoming SGPS election, two candidates face off for the position of vice-president (graduate), while the remaining positions of president, vice-president (campaigns and community affairs), vice-president (finance and services), and vice-president (professional) are uncontested, with a sole candidate in each race.

Candidates for the 2024 Residence Society (ResSoc) elections gathered in the main lobby of Victoria Hall on Jan. 28 to debate their platforms.

First-year students and dons will take to the polls to choose the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) next executive team this week.

On a cold winter’s night, the fire of Smith Engineering burned bright in the ILC where the new Engineering Society (EngSoc) executive members were revealed.

The Physical Health Education and Kinesiology Student Association (PHESKA) campaign period is underway with voting occurring Feb. 1 and 2.

Five days away from voting, Nico Brasset Duque, the vice-president (operations) candidate of uncontested AMS executive team JNN suddenly dropped out.

The only team running in this year’s AMS executive election wants to revive Queen’s student identity.

Students can expect a “mover and a shaker” from Niki Boytchuk-Hale’s leadership. Boytchuk-Hale, ConEd ’24, is running to be the University’s 39th rector. Having completed a degree in fine arts last year, she is currently a Bachelor of Education student specializing in the Indigenous Teacher Education program.

Having held 24 extracurricular positions across the university, Leo Yang is ready to step into the role of Queen’s University’s 39th Rector. Yang, ArtSci ’25, is running to be the third most important University officer, responsible for representing students, bridging communication with senior administrators, and amplifying student voices.

In a contested race for the Engineering Society’s (EngSoc) top seats, three students vie to be the next vice-president (finance and administration).

Running uncontested, Lily Stock, Sci ’26, is the Engineering Students Society’s (EngSoc) sole vice-president (operations) candidate for next year.

Two candidates will be on the ballot for the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) first contested presidential election in two years. Katarina Krivokapic, ArtSci ’26 and Allen Wu, HealthSci ’25 sat down with The Journal to discuss their visions for the role if elected.

Despite looming concerns about the University’s budget cuts, only 10 students showed up to hear candidates discuss their platforms on Jan. 25 in Kingston Hall.