Despite a majority of students saying yes to most fees, the mandatory Student Life Centre (SLC) fee increase failed with 59% opposition. The AMS expresses concerns about funding for its operations in the revitalized JDUC. However, students approved new optional fees for organizations like Queens Black Academic Society, Social Issues Commission’s Menstrual Equity Project, Proactive Minds, and Queen’s Dental Aid Network.
Assembly opened the winter semester by ratifying Rector candidates and a prospective AMS executive team in Chernoff Hall Auditorium on Jan. 23. Five student fees made it onto the referendum ballot, including the Student Life Centre (SLC) fee, which is requesting an increase from $38.57 to $44.53.
Several Black student associations on campus spoke to The Journal about the recent events involving the distribution of a racist image of a candidate in the now-concluded AMS executive election. The candidates’ team, ERA, dropped out of the running.