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OUSA: What it Does & Your Thoughts

In 1992, the Alma Mater Society recognized a need to be aligned with an external provincial lobby group that would be an effective advocate to the Province. Issues at stake included tuition levels, under-funding and teaching quality. At that time, the AMS was part of the Ontario Federation of Students,...

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#AMSvotes 2013: Everything You Need to Know

VOTING HAS NOW ENDED Voting has now commenced in the AMS Winter Election, with students voting for their AMS Executive, Undergraduate Student Trustee,  student fees and in their respective faculty societies. Here is some info on who is running, how to vote, and why YOUR vote matters! Go to the bottom...

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AMS Elections & Why You Should Get Involved

It is that time of year again, as students get back into the routine of school and start counting down the days until reading week! In just over two weeks, the AMS will be hosting its annual winter elections and referendum to elect four very important positions in University governance; the AMS Executive...

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21 Cute Animals to Relieve Your Exam Stress

Exams are stressful, so we’ve put together a collection of cute animal photos & videos to relieve some stress! From cats, to dogs, to otters, here are some adorable stress-relief photos for you to enjoy & share. Ps. While these are all extremely cute (and will hopefully let you relax for a...

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Queen’s Gives the Gift of 8

This Monday, Queen’s Commerce Society launched a powerful (and well-designed) outreach campaign called “Queen’s Gives the Gift of 8″. Watch the video below, click on the links provided, and share this around! This campaign’s goal is to encourage Queen’s University students, faculty, and the...

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Queen’s social media: who to follow!

There are lots of great social media accounts around Queen’s, and around Kingston. Below are just a couple of the ones that you should be following (and why). Warning: linked pages are not guaranteed to be appropriate. Overheard at Queen’s One of the more popular Facebook groups at Queen’s, you can...

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The Many Memes of Queen’s

Some sassy, many awesome, here are some memes from the last year at Queen’s. (Aug. 2012, AMS Facebook)  (Via the Queen’s Memes Facebook Page)  (via the Queen’s Memes Facebook Page) “Let us celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday, for obvious reasons. Cha Gheill!”  (May 2012, AMS Facebook)  (via...

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AMS Executive Platform Review

The AMS Executive – Doug Johnson, Mira Dineen and Tristan Lee – have been working since May to implement their platform points, to better serve students. Here is what they – along with AMS student staff – have done so far.  

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Tricolour Like it’s 1841

Whether it is at a football game, or sitting in a crowded lecture hall, it seems like everybody is sporting some retro Queen’s apparel. This isn’t a coincidence, and it isn’t some outside vendor that has created a one-hit wonder shirt (See “Wuck Festern”). Rather, it is Tricolour Outlet‘s new clothing,...

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“Mom, stop yelling”: A move-out day blog

That’s right folks, it’s back. The second most wonderful time of the year is here on campus: move-out day. *Spoiler Alert!!!*      It sucks. For all the first years reading this, let me just tell you at the outset that this is going to be a rough day. Move-out day is already a tricky day...

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Yikes, bikes!

The very first vehicle to be human propelled and use only 2 wheels was invented in 1817. This was the precursor to the bicycle which would come in 1839.  It offered people a chance to propel themselves using their own effort at speeds far greater than would be possible on foot.  Now, nearly 2 centuries...

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5 Things Learned from Reading Weeks in 4 Years

In my four years at Queen’s I have had different experiences with Reading Week.  As much as we would all like to pretend, Reading Week is shockingly rarely used to catch up on school and would instead be better named ‘Release Work’ because however we spend our time during Reading Week it is a chance...

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The Top Ten Places to Study on Campus

This December exam period marks my seventh set of exams at Queen’s University as a supposedly ‘experienced’ Economics student, and I’ve learned through the years of the unique places on campus to study without being disturbed.  The goal of today, therefore, is to present the top ten places to study...

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