The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) hosted a Mental and Physical Health Town Hall at Kingston Hall on Nov. 8.

Students are competing to have their design become the new Engineering Society (EngSoc) emblem

The AMS held Assembly in the upper floors of Beamish-Munro Hall on Thursday night with the fall referendum as the main point of discussion—Assembly ratified the fees various clubs and organizations proposed.

In response to student concerns concerning consent, abuse of power, and being silenced in cases of faculty or staff sexual misconduct against students, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) proposed legislative changes on Oct. 27.

The Society for Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) intends to pay volunteers for their labour, through honorarium. 

Queen’s students can ride the bus for ‘free’ after the Alma Mater Society (AMS) reinstated their $3,142,500 contract with Kingston Transit.  

AMS Assembly gathered in Jeffrey Hall on Thursday evening to discuss Orientation and Homecoming.

The beginning of October kicked off AMS Sustainability Month. 

With Queen’s Homecoming coming up, harm reduction, street parties, and street clean-ups are being discussed.

Graduate and professional students voiced concerns with Queen’s at the SGPS town hall on Oct. 4.  The town hall is part of a series of meetings the SGPS is holding in Kingston Hall to hear students’ housing issues and concerns.

Queers 4 Peers is hosting a variety of events this year to offer to the queer community at Queen’s.

Tony Hu, Meds ’26, has been appointed as Graduate Trustee as of 9 a.m. on Sept. 22. He ran for the position uncontested. 

AMS Assembly saw the Dan School Undergraduate Society (DSUS) remove its motion to be ratified as an undergraduate society on Sept. 22. 

Commerce students are eager to return to in-person events after two years of coffee-less coffee chats, Zoom conferences, and LinkedIn friendships.

Over the past year, the AMS has prepared for the return of in-person operations, and what that means for student life.

After the termination of the Social Issues Commissioner (SIC) in July, the AMS is planning on implementing policy changes throughout the organization. 

With the fall semester kicking off, AMS Executive Team ETC—composed of President Eric Sikich, Vice-President (University Affairs) Callum Robertson, and Vice-President (Operations) Tina Hu—shared their goals, concerns, and aspirations for students. 

The AMS terminated the 2022-23 AMS Social Issues Commissioner (SIC) leading into the Canada Day long weekend. 

To comply with changing minimum wage legislation, the AMS is increasing pay for all waged and salaried AMS staff by 50 cents per hour.

Queen’s Undergraduate Trustee Jaya Sharma, HealthSci ’24, plans to utilize her position in student government to its full potential.