Last week, Principal Tom Williams announced Queen’s will make a 15 per cent budget cut over the next three years. Ontario universities have faced budget cuts eight of the last 10 years. (Matthew Rushworth)
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Faculties cope with budget cuts
As Queen’s prepares for a three-year budget cut, the University’s faculties and schools are making preparations to cut costs and raise revenue in hopes of balancing their budgets. In an e-mail to staff and faculty last week, Principal Tom Williams announced a 15 per cent budget cut will be applied to all faculties, schools and administrative units over the next three years, starting in the 2009-10 academic year.
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Teaching assistant, fellow unionization vote results inconclusive
Yesterday, TAs and TFs cast their ballots deciding whether or not to unionize. In the certification vote, 332 people voted for unionization and 378 people voted against it. Two ballots were spoiled and there were 93 segregated ballots.
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Separating societies
The Education Students Society (ESS), representing about 700 students in the Faculty of Education, will vote in January on whether or not to secede from the AMS and join the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS). At a meeting on Nov. 19, the ESS Council passed a motion calling for a referendum on membership in the AMS.
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Top financial vice-principals resign
Last Thursday was marked by the resignations of two high-ranking university officials. On Nov. 20, Vice-Principal (Advancement) David Mitchell and Vice-Principal (Operations and Finance) Andrew Simpson both announced they were stepping down.
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Remembering Baha Bekenov
Yesterday, students gathered to remember Comm ’09 student Baha Bekenov, who was found dead in Goodes Hall on Nov. 11. A book containing messages of condolences, stories of Bekenov and pictures of his time at Queen’s was made and will be sent to Bekenov’s parents.
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Late-night study safety
As exam period begins, students will begin study sessions at libraries and in classrooms across campus. For those pulling all-nighters, safety is a concern for students studying or walking home alone.
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News in brief
Dec. 6 will mark the 19th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, in which 14 female engineering students were killed at Montreal’s École Polytechnique by Marc Lépine, who claimed he was “fighting feminism.”
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Contributors of the month
Fabulous and full of film-savvy, Heather Christie has been a welcome addition to the A&E staff roster this year, producing sharp criticism that’s rivaled only by her ability to cause laughing fits.
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Students speak out about facing threats on campus, many walk out of ASUS Special General Meeting
About three-quarters of students walked out of ASUS Assembly's special general meeting Sunday following a call from the Queen's Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (QCRED) Resignation Not Impeachment campaign against ASUS President Jacob Mantle. The AMS executive and various student groups asked Mantle to resign after he responded to a Facebook photo of two girls wearing scarves on their heads, saying "I like your Taliban picture."
