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NEWS: Hundreds protest to keep cap on fees
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Hundreds of protesters marched on City Hall to call for the cap on tuition fees to be kept today. The demonstration was also against the swingeing cuts being implemented by the Conservative-led government in Westminster and in support of Educational Maintenance Allowance. MLAs from across Northern Ireland’s political spectrum unambiguously spoke against a rise in fees at City Hall. The protest was carried off without incident.
BY BEN FINCH AND PRIYA BIRING
Tags: Ben Finch, Ciarnan Helferty, Gareth McGreevy, Gown, newspaper, Priya Biring, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: Union General Meeting turnout “a disgrace”
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
What was intended to be only the second UGM of the year ended before it could begin as the minimum threshold of students attending failed to be reached. This prevented multiple issues being addressed including voting over the rules governing such meetings, gambling in the Students’ Union and motions relating to the protest on higher tuition fees to take place on the 6 April.
BY SEAN ASHFORD
Tags: Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Sean Ashford, student, students, The Gown
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EDITORIAL: Performance related pay only complicates things
Monday, March 28th, 2011
An SU sabbatical officer is elected on a one-year term; if he or she fails to live up to expectations then Student Council can call a vote of no confidence, and in most cases one would assume a resounding defeat for that sabbatical officer would make his or her position untenable. If poor representatives decide to run for re-election at the end of the academic year then the electorate can use their vote to ditch them. That’s politics. It’s as simple as that. Performance related pay seems only to complicate matters.
Tags: Gown, Jason O'Neill, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: O’Neill to co-operate with PRP despite concerns
Monday, March 28th, 2011
Incoming SU President Jason O’Neill has said that while he is “against PRP on principle”, he will co-operate with the measure if it represents the “popular consensus” of student representatives. Reacting to Student Council’s almost unanimous support of performance related pay on Wednesday 16 March, O’Neill has warned it would “undermine the sense of a team” and could lead to “animosity among the executive”.
BY JAMES DOUGLAS
Tags: Gown, James Douglas, Jason O'Neill, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: St Patrick’s Day calm despite few incidents
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Eight people were arrested on St Patrick’s Day in the Holylands for offences including disorderly behaviour, criminal damage and assault. There were also a number of people injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
BY KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL
Tags: Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: Motions for PRP and support of UCU strike carried at SU Council
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Motions for PRP and support of UCU strike carried at SU Council
The first SU Council meeting since the sabbatical elections witnessed a number of constitutional amendments passed as well as the inclusion of two new societies. The meeting also featured a number of heated debates between councillors over the proposal of performance related pay (PRP) and an emergency motion relating to the upcoming University College Union (UCU) strikes on the 21 and 24 March.
BY SEAN AHFORD AND KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL
Tags: Gareth McGreevy, Gown, Jason O'Neill, Jay Downs, Joe Corina, Kerri-Anne Campbell, Lorcan Mullen, Nathan Anderson, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Sarah Wright, Sean Ashford, student, students, The Gown
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Be part of the editorial team for 2011-12
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
The Gown student newspaper is currently on the lookout for next year’s team. Please see below the descriptions of the positions on The Gown editorial team and details on how to apply.
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