In 2013, a handful of Queen’s students revealed a video online in which a then AMS Vice-Presidential candidate performed a racist depiction of Mexican culture. Five years later, the video is still online and the same candidate is running again for the same position.Continue...
In August, the AMS faced heavy criticism from the student body when it moved to dissolve the Bikes and Boards retail service. However, at the Nov. 2 AMS Assembly, Bikes and Boards was ratified as a club, which officially opened Jan. 8.Continue...
In a press release sent out Tuesday morning, AMS Chief Electoral Officer Matthew Ierino announced that only one team will run for AMS Executive this year.Continue...
On Monday, the AMS Sustainability Action Fund was allocated after being held back for eight months. Collected through a $3.00 student fee, the $22,000 fund was delayed through the summer and fall granting periods. As a result, club members had to fundraise their projects by themselves.Continue...
Eleven years ago, Donna May Kimmaliardjuk was a first-year Queen’s student hoping to enter the Life Sciences program. Today, she’s midway through a heart surgery residency at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, achieving a dream she’s had since she was six years old.Continue...
Liberal MPP Sophie Kiwala visited Queen’s University on Jan. 15 to spread the word about OHIP+, a recent provincial medicare expansion. It’s something she described as “the largest change in pharmacare that has happened in over a generation.”Continue...
A desire to explore and understand space has inspired four Queen’s students to experiment with the relationship between genetics and gravity. This summer, the Queen’s Reduced Gravity Experimental Design Team will travel to test their research using cutting-edge space technology.Continue...
For Deborah St. Amant — better known as Bezhig Waabske Ma’iingan Gewetigaabo — being an Elder-in-Residence is a privilege resulting from a change in the social tide of Canada.Continue...
According to several members of different clubs on campus and in Kingston as well, the AMS Sustainability Action Fund has been held back for months. Despite repeated requests and inquiries related to its distribution, none of the $22,000 fund has been allocated to clubs.Continue...
2017 was not only a year of great discoveries for PhD student Caitlin Miron, but it was also one of great recognition. On Dec. 20, Miron was named one of Chatelaine’s 33 Women of the Year.Continue...
This March, a group of Queen’s undergraduate students will travel to Dubai for the regional finals of the Hult Prize — a competition that asks teams to present a solution to a global problem for a chance to win $1 million.Continue...
As temperatures drop, the need for winter clothing can become financially taxing for international students at Queen’s. Fortunately, the Queen’s Winter Coat Exchange provides a free and anonymous resource for students and Kingston community members.Continue...
This year, Queen’s students Joseph Lee and Jennifer Dal Cin have been working with Leave the Pack Behind social change organization to pursue their vision of a smoke-free Ontario.Continue...
On Dec. 6, Queen’s announced the members of the inaugural University Council on Anti-Racism and Equity (UCARE). Over a month later, the 17 members are now starting work on a broad mandate to “help shape the vision and strategy of the University” on matters of racism, diversity and inclusion on campus.Continue...
Each year, soon-to-be and recent post-secondary graduates struggle to find their place in the workforce. For students in marketing, design, digital, communications, advertising or an MBA program, the Next Gen Dinner Series could be the event that kick-starts their career.Continue...
On Jan. 8, an all-candidates meeting was held in preparation for this month’s University Rector elections. The meeting, which provided information to potential candidates about the election process, saw three students announce their intent to run.Continue...
Traditionally, the AMS all-candidates meeting is where teams of three interested in running for student government executive gather to show their intent to run. However, this Tuesday’s meeting held in Dunning Hall saw only one candidate who remains unsure of her willingness to run, and no opposition.Continue...
In a news release on Dec 8., the AMS announced that Monica Przyborowski vacated her position as Director of Retail Services. This marks the sixth resignation from managerial and higher-level AMS employees this academic year.Continue...
