Posts Tagged ‘Jay Downs’
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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NEWS: Candidates emerge for SU sabbatical elections (updated)
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Candidates for the upcoming Students’ Union sabbatical elections are beginning to emerge in what is shaping up to be a closely contested campaign. Five of the seven current officers will seek re-election. SU President Gareth McGreevy and VP Education Nathan Anderson on the other hand have decided against standing.
BY SEAN ASHFORD
Tags: Adam McGibbon, Aidan Hughes, Damien Edgar, Ethan Loughrey, Fiona Kidd, Gareth McGreevy, Gown, Jason O'Neill, Jay Downs, Joe Corina, Lorcan Mullen, Louis O'Neill, Lucy Griffin, Nathan Anderson, newspaper, niall bole, Niall McShane, Nuala McAdams, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Samantha Tan, student, students, su, The Gown, Treasa Harkin
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NEWS: Constitutional amendments pass at last SU Council meeting of semester
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
SU Council’s last meeting before the Christmas recess passed three amendments to the SU constitution and unanimously backed the reports of each sabbatical officer. Tuesday’s meeting also witnessed lengthy debate both on last week’s student protest outside Belfast City Hall, and on the proposal for a Republican Congress society at Queen’s.
BY CONNOR DALY AND SEAN ASHFORD
Tags: Connor Daly, Fiona Kidd, Gareth McGreevy, Gown, Jay Downs, newspaper, niall bole, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Samantha Tan, Sean Ashford, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: Union defends A-level results drink promotions in Speakeasy
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Student representatives have defended the decision to hold an A-level results party in Queen’s Students’ Union on Thursday night. In the same week certain nightclubs and bars throughout the province have been criticised for offering cut-price alcohol promotions to school leavers, and Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has expressed wishes to introduce controls on drinks promos, the Union offered 3 for £5 on selected drinks at the Speakeasy Bar. According to the official Queen’s Students’ Union Bars Facebook page, ‘What better way to get a handle of life as a student?’
BY CONNOR DALY
Tags: Adam McGibbon, Alex Attwood, binge drinking, Connor Daly, drinks promos, Gown, Jay Downs, newspaper, qub, Queen's, Queen's Students' Union, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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