The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) has shifted its annual campus meeting to a virtual platform, prioritizing student financial aid, quality of education in the context of online learning, racial equity, and student mental health.

AMS Assembly met over Zoom on Thursday evening for their third meeting of the 2020-21 academic year.

Though the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS) recognizes the University has worked to make remote learning successful in Queen’s first virtual semester, the Society’s new report shows students believe there’s room for improvement. 

The AMS has updated its plan to compensate students for consultations with the Society.

AMS Assembly met over Zoom on Oct. 8 for its second meeting of the 2020-21 school year.

The Tea Room, which suspended operations in March, reopened last Monday with a take-out only operation and a new mobile order option after assessing how it could operate safely.

The AMS is advocating for the University to treat safe social spaces as part of essential safety protocol during the remote term.

Queen’s Student Constables are set to begin helping dons create safe living spaces in residence next week through reinforced pandemic protocol.

As part of the University-wide move to implement equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) action plans, the Smith Commerce Society has opened a line of communication with Commerce students regarding course material, curriculum composition, and learning environments at the Smith School of Business.

As the annual party weekend approaches, the AMS is developing a proactive policy to encourage safe behaviour during Homecoming.

AMS President Jared den Otter asked the University to show student leaders more respect through consultation and collaboration in pandemic-related planning at the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 25.

With residence operating at half capacity, the Residence Society (ResSoc) budget has also been sliced in half.

Amidst a reckoning of racial justice on campus, the Smith Commerce Society de-ratified a committee club embroiled in long-standing controversy. 

Amidst the pandemic, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) is advocating for the University to grant refunds to graduate students who request their ARC fee back.

AMS Assembly met over Zoom on Thursday evening for its first meeting of the 2020-21 academic year. 

The AMS Peer Centre (PSC) relaunched full-time drop-in mental health services on Sept. 8—but this term, they’re online.

To maintain the safety of Queen’s students during the pandemic, the Student Life Centre (SLC) has moved online to conduct the Student Business Market on Sept. 30. 

As the pandemic continues to affect the delivery of campus services, the AMS has confirmed it will be reducing some of its fees.

Though Queen’s has designated the JDUC as an isolation residence, the AMS has raised concerns over how the University will ensure the safety of student workers.The University told The Journal the residences in the David C. Smith building and the JDUC are ideal for isolation rooms because they have individual bathrooms and controlled access. These residences were also selected with the input of “public health experts to mitigate any risks to others in the area.”The University has allocated 136 beds in Smith and another 90 in the JDUC for isolation requirements.

After Instagram ‘AMSxposed’ launched in August to document alleged working conditions within the AMS, the Society’s Board of Directors has taken several immediate actions to address the allegations made against the AMS.