Team CYZ presidential candidate Michael Ceci (left) and Team MAP presidential candidate Colin McLeod discuss the University’s finances and opposition research in this issue. (Matthew Rushworth)
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AMS campaigns get personal
This year’s AMS election campaign is not as clean as AMS speaker Mike Koichopolos suggested in his closing comments Wednesday night at the presidential candidates debate. At last night’s ASUS Assembly meeting, AMS executive team candidates addressed comments MAP vice-president (university affairs) candidate Suhail Panjwani made last August on Facebook.
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CYZ and MAP talk cash
With Queen’s facing a 15 per cent cut to its operations budget over the next three years, Team CYZ plans to advocate for students’ financial and academic interests. Presidential candidate Michael Ceci said universities across Canada are facing budget cuts.
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Morgan Campbell ready to run
Student trustee candidate Morgan Campbell said if elected, she’ll hit the ground running and start pushing for changes she thinks the student body needs to see immediately. “To get things done you need to establish really strong relationships with certain Board members," she said.
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Gary Yeung ready to reach out to students
For student trustee candidate Gary Yeung, communicating between different groups comes naturally. Yeung, Comm ’11 and ArtSci ’12, is the AMS deputy communications officer, a position he says will help him liaise between students and the 43 other members of the Board of Trustees.
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Getting creative in the face of budget cuts
Departments within the Faculty of Arts and Science are feeling the budget crunch as they prepare for faculty-wide cutbacks of 15 per cent per faculty over the next three years. Alistair MacLean, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, said departments will have to cut an additional three per cent over three years to contribute to the “progress through the ranks” (PTR) tax.
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AMS winter referendum statements
The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre seeks to enhance the development and well-being of the Queen’s University Aboriginal Community. In keeping with the teachings of the Four Directions, The Centre strives to support individual Aboriginal students in balancing their academic, spiritual, physical, and emotional needs.
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“Overall, it was a very classy debate”
If there’s one thing AMS presidential candidates Michael Ceci of team CYZ and Colin McLeod of team MAP agreed on at Wednesday night’s debate, it’s that the debate was a success. “Overall, it was a very classy debate,” McLeod said.
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ESS Students vote ‘yes’ to leave the AMS
The Education Students’ Society (ESS), a faculty comprised of 653 students in the Faculty of Education, voted to leave from the AMS in favour of joining the SGPS in a referendum on Thursday. Of the 653 eligible to vote, 236 students—36.1 percent—cast a ballot.
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Team Sinkinson-Szczepanek aim for representation and anti-discrimination
ASUS presidential candidate Dave Sinkinson gained political experience through participating in Queen’s Model Parliament (QMP),Queen’s Univeristy Liberal Association (QULA), and working for the office of MP Peter Miliken. Sinkinson said he has been proud of Queen’s both as a Kingstonian and a student, so he decided to research positions such as senator in Queen’s student government.
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Team KAM bring their experience to CESA
Team KAM–Mike Brinkworth, ConEd ’10, Katie Shifman, ConEd ’09 and Allison Sullovey, ConEd ’09 –are running uncontested for the Concurrent Education Students Association executive.
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‘I have a lot of great experiences and ideas’
Engineering Society presidential candidate Chris Reinfelds says he wants to use his experience on EngSoc to give back to the society. Reinfelds, a third-year chemical engineering student, has been a member of the Engineering Society Board of Directors for the past two years.
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‘I feel that I can bring a new perspective’
Engineering Society presidential candidate Greg Ellis, Sci ’10, said his status as an EngSoc outsider gives him a unique perspective on student government.
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Team Evans-Michelson: keeping ASUS accountable
ASUS presidential candidate Jill Evans and her running mate Josh Michelson both know they have their work cut out for them. Evans, ArtSci ’11, said she’s aware her faculty society has an image problem.
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YTP: Changing the way things are done
MCRC executive candidate team YTP is putting an emphasis on communication within and beyond the residence bubble. “Our platform is based on making a better residence for everyone, a better community. Implementing more sustainability efforts,” said vice-president (residence affairs) candidate Lucia Ter Stege.
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Team GAS: Looking for involvement
MCRC executive candidate team GAS believes that, if elected, their experience within the residence system will prove to be their greatest asset. “I’ve lived in residence all three years that I’ve been here at Queen’s," said presidential candidate Robyn Gregory.
