Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) executive visited campus on Sept. 23 to introduce themselves and hear students’ concerns firsthand, aiming to better advocate for their needs.

Concerned students called for the resignation of the Senior Leaderships Team (SLT)—Principal Patrick Deane, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Matthew Evans, and Vice-Principal (Finance and istration) Donna Janiec—in a Students vs Cuts (QUSVC) town hall.

In a member-only Special General Meeting held on Sept. 25, The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) 901, Unit 1 successfully reached a consensus on the key issues under negotiation. PSAC 901 President Jake Morrow said the priorities and issues are aligning with what’s been negotiated for at the Unit 2 level, in an interview with The Journal. 

This fall, students are once again being met with the all-too-familiar sight of ongoing construction, a scene likely to continue in the future.

AMS Assembly opened the fall semester with a four-hour session, leaving several motions unresolved. In line with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, Assembly convened on Sept. 23 in Goodes Hall, focusing discussions on Truth and Reconciliation.

Protestors demand ability from Queen’s University and City leaders, arguing that complicity in violence is a moral crisis that can’t be ignored.

The empty seats at the bargaining table speak volumes about the University’s sense of urgency—or lack of it—when it comes to reaching a collective agreement for postdoctoral students, says PSAC 901 President Jake Morrow.

As conflicts continue to escalate, particularly in the Middle East, Principal Patrick Deane expressed the institution’s inability to take a stanceIn a school-wide e-mail sent on Sept. 19 just before noon, Deane outlined Queen’s position on commenting on both global and domestic affairs.

 The future of graduate students remains in the dark.  In a letter addressed to the University on Sept. 19, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) expressed concern over the Senior Leadership Team’s (SLT) recent decision to cut the Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) for incoming Master’s students starting next fall. 

Queen’s University held a commemoration on Monday, Sept. 16 marking two years since the death of Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022. 

Changes come to AMS assembly for the 2024-25 year as the AMS increases the number of seats for some faculties, but not all.

Building on an award-winning year, AMS club Extra Awesome is looking to be exactly what its name is.

Gathered at the gazebo by Lake Ontario Park, surrounded by images of Israeli hostages still in Gaza, participants took part in a weekly run or walk in their honour.

A pro-Palestine walkout adopted the slogan “No Back to School,” drawing a parallel between the ongoing Israel-Gaza war and students returning to campus for the fall term.

Following suit from the past two years, the annual Consent Awareness Week takes place in the third week of the fall semester.

A used book drive was hosted by the History Department Student Council (DSC) in the ARC on Sept. 3 to 5. Students donated or purchased textbooks and novels at a discounted rate. 

With the new school year starting, AMS President Owen Rocchi, Vice-President (Operations) Ayan Chowdhury, and Vice-President (University Affairs) Ruth Osunde spoke to The Journal about their summer initiatives and plans for the fall semester. 

After the JDUC project ran $23 million over budget, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) gave up office space, leaving a former SGPS Vice-President dissatisfied.

The Recognition Policy, implemented in September 2023, was designed to compensate students who volunteer their time consulting the AMS and requires participants to sign NDAs.

On Aug. 7, ASUS opened their Community Cabinet, an on-campus initiative where students from all faculties can drop off or pick up essential goods like canned food, toiletries, and period products.