Prospective leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) Marit Stiles brought her campaign to Kingston on Nov. 12 at The Mansion.

From wild street parties to rat infested houses, the new Kingston municipal government hopes to solve campus issues by bridging the gap between Queen’s students and Kingston residents.  The new government was elected on Oct. 24. Bryan Paterson was re-elected as mayor of Kingston for the third time in a row with decisive win, receiving 74.29 per cent of the vote. Conny Glenn won the race for District Councillor for Sydenham, the district where most Queen’s students live.

The Graduate Student Trustee position is currently up for grabs. The SGPS is actively working to run the election for the position. 

Six candidates are running to be Queen’s 38th Rector—Caitlin Sankaran-Wee, ArtSci ’24, Leo Yang, ArtSci ‘25, Sahiba Gulati, ArtSci ’23, William Bruce-Robertson, ArtSci ’25, Emils Matiss, MA ’22, and Owen Crawford-Lem, ArtSci ’23.

The 38th Rector debate took place on Mar. 16 in the JDUC with all six candidates—Caitlin Sankaran-Wee, ArtSci ’24, Leo Yang, ArtSci ‘25, Sahiba Gulati, ArtSci ’23, William Bruce-Robertson, ArtSci ’25, Emils Matiss, MA ’22, and Owen Crawford-Lem, ArtSci ’23—were present. 

The Health Sciences Society (HSS) Open Forum, held on Feb. 6, saw eight candidates running for the three contested positions of president, vice-president (operations), and vice-president (university affairs).

This year, all Engineering Society (EngSoc) positions up for election—president, vice-president of operations (VPO), vice-president of student affairs (VPSA) and junior senator—are uncontested.

At the Engineering Society (EngSoc)’s debates, which took place Jan. 26 and 27, candidates emphasized pandemic reopening, student engagement, and accessibility as key issues. 

On Jan. 27, the AMS held their executive candidate open forum for uncontested Team ETC. 

Team YEA appeared at the ASUS open forum held over Facebook live on Jan. 26. Moderated by ASUS Governance Officer Kristen Sutherland, the team had the chance to respond to a predetermined set of questions and student questions submitted via Google form.

On Jan. 25, Residence Society (ResSoc) President Roshael Chellappah announced over Zoom that Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, was voted incoming ResSoc President for the 2022-23 year.

On Jan. 20, the Engineering Society (EngSoc) announced their decision to extend the nomination period for their faculty election. The original nomination period ended on Jan. 19, with campaigning week scheduled to take place Jan. 24 to 31 and elections scheduled to conclude by Feb. 3.

Beth Langdon, JD ’23, is the sole candidate vying for the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) President position. Langdon’s platform is based on three pillars: building community, revamping SGPS communications, and improving SGPS mental health resources.

The Residence Society (ResSoc) Presidential Forum, held on Jan. 20, saw sole Presidential candidate Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, answer questions about her platform. The open forum was moderated by current ResSoc President Roshael Chellapah and Chief Electoral Officer Caitlin Sankaran-Wee.

Presidential candidate Yara Hussein, Vice Presidential (Society Affairs) candidate Emma Farrell and Vice Presidential (Operations) candidate Aloka Wijesundara are the only team running for the newly restructured ASUS executive this year. 

This year’s uncontested candidates for AMS executive, Team ETC, say they’ll put students first. 

Emily Yeung, HealthSci ’23, is the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) uncontested candidate for President in this year’s elections. 

Rohit Shukla was elected Vice-President (Graduate) of the Society of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) for the 2021-22 year on March 18.

Sanindie Silva, CompSci ’23, is running uncontested for President of the Computing Students Association (COMPSA). 

The Computing Students Association (COMPSA) hosted a virtual question and answer period for Presidential candidate Sanindie Silva, CompSci ’23, on Feb. 23.