March 19, 2018 KINGSTON ON – The Alma Mater Society (AMS) would like to congratulate the following students on their election to the AMS Board of Directors: Two-year term student director: Jordan Nensi, Comm ‘20 Leah Bourque, Sci ‘20 One-year term student director Evan Goldman, Comm ‘19 Julia Kruja, Comm ‘19 Please direct [...]
All too often, issues associated with student housing are discussed in silos. The concerns that arise in one municipality are often not recognized as a part of a larger trend across Ontario. This can be attributed to the uniqueness of each individual community, and may be due to the fact that a solution for one [...]
February 16, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – The AMS Annual General Meeting is set to take place on March 5th, 2018. All members of the AMS (students who have paid their full slate of mandatory AMS student fees) are allowed to attend, and those who attend are afforded a vote and a voice. All members: May [...]
Where Will You Fall In Love This Valentine's Day? Shout out to all the single people on Valentine’s Day today! You will not mope, sulk or cry...but instead take our quiz to help determine where you will find the one! No need to thank us We’re just here to act as Queen’s cupid! What are [...]
By: Sierra DiMarco, First year Brand Manager Intern Mental health awareness is an important topic on our campus. Starting the conversation on mental health is one of the core ways to end ignorance, and to promote education and awareness. This coming Wednesday January 31st is Bell Let’s Talk Day. The purpose of this day is [...]
by: Anmol Saxena So you might have heard people talking about the 2018 AMS Winter Election and Referendum or maybe seen a Facebook post, but what IS it? You get to pick the new AMS President, Vice President of Operations and Vice President of University Affairs, as well as who will be the new Queen’s Rector [...]
January 28, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Today, AMS Chief Returning Officer Sarah Obonsawin made the following statement on behalf of the AMS Elections Team: “The Elections Team has been notified that Natasha Kornak has withdrawn her candidacy for Vice-President (University Affairs). Per the AMS Constitution Section 2.2.2, the candidates for President and Vice-Presidents shall run [...]
by Rachel Corvinelli, Brand Manager Getting back from winter break signals the beginning of a new semester, as well as the race to find a summer job. The idea of finding a summer job can be daunting, no matter what kind of employment you may be looking for; an experience-rich unpaid internship, a stress-free retail [...]
January 16, 2018 KINGSTON, ON – Today, AMS Chief Electoral Officer Matthew Ierino made the following statement on behalf of the AMS Elections Team: “The AMS Executive Nomination Period closed yesterday, January 15th, 2018. After the All Candidates Meeting, two teams picked up a nomination package. Only Team ECN, consisting of Presidential Candidate Emily [...]
There are two types of people when it comes to Holiday shopping: those who love it, and those that feel like they've barely survived it. For many of us, the craziness of exam time can make it a bit tricky to pick up gifts for friends and family—especially within a student budget! Don’t know what [...]