Archive for the ‘News’ Category
WIN: QFT TICKETS!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
The QFT are offering two pairs of tickets to see ‘Tales from the Golden Age’ and ‘Seraphine’ next week.
For a chance to win, email your name and mobile number to info@thegown.org.uk
GOOD LUCK!
Tags: Gown, newspaper, QFT competition, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
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NEWS: EMC meeting sees VP McGreevy hit out at Gown’s presence in the Union
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The Executive Management Committee’s weekly meeting took place today. After apologies from 3 people and a few late arrivals, a room comprising ten committee members got proceedings underway. The ‘open meeting’ (open to students and public alike) included only one non-committee member – the present writer – in addition to the Executive. The Gown’s presence resulted in VP Gareth McGreevy criticizing our publication.
BY THOMAS L MUINZER
Tags: EMC, Gareth McGreevy, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, shane Brogan, student, The Gown, Thomas L Muinzer
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SU Mag out now!
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The first edition of SU Mag, the Union’s official publication, is available to pick up in the Union.
Count The Gown references!
Thanks for the free publicity guys!
Tags: Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, SU Mag, The Gown
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NEWS: Political parties discuss 11+ in QUB’s Great Hall as Basil McCrea deems the situation to be a “sham”
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
“An ill-qualified, confusing, ultimately detrimental sham.”
This was the UUP Educational Spokesperson Basil McCrea’s summation of the post-transfer test situation in Northern Ireland. On Thursday 12th November, he, along with representatives of the other main political parties took part in a debate on the abolition of the transfer test, chaired by the BBC’s Jim Fitzpatrick in QUB’s Great Hall. Taking part also were Sinn Fein Education Spokesperson John O’Dowd, SDLP Education Spokesperson Dominic Bradley MLA, Alliance leader David Ford MLA and Mervyn Storey, DUP MLA and chairman of the Assembly’s Education Committee.
BY HEATHER MCGARRIGLE (more…)
Tags: 11+, Gown, Heather McGarrigle, newspaper, Politicall Activism Week, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
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NEWS: “Open Executive” session in SU as sabbs give some answers
Friday, November 13th, 2009
In our last issue, a leading article posed the question ‘What has your Executive Achieved?’ (2/11/09). Today, the student population’s opportunity to put that question to the Executive face to face arrived, as an open meeting entitled ‘Open Executive’ was held in the SU as part of Political Activism Week.
BY THOMAS MUINZER
Tags: Executive, Gown, newspaper, Political Activism Week, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown, Thomas Muinzer
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NEWS: Union bars’ income falls as VPs asked to refrain from frequenting The Bot
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
A recent meeting has revealed that Students’ Union bars have seen a 13% fall in income. Sabbatical officers in attendance were also encouraged to show support for the Union by not socialising in The Bot.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE and BRENDAN HUGHES (more…)
Tags: Andrew dodge, Catherine Wylie, Gareth McGreevey, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, shane Brogan, student, The Gown
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NEWS BRIEF: Former Gown journalist wins top award in London
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Maggie Taggart, former Gown journalist, has been honoured at the CIPR Education Journalist of the Year awards in the House of Commons this week. The awards celebrate the best in education and skills reporting over the last twelve months. Currently the Education Correspondent for BBC Northern Ireland, Taggart picked up an award for ‘outstanding education reporting for a regional journalist’ for a piece of work examining the controversy over the ending of the 11+.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE
Tags: BBC, Catherine Wylie, Gown, Maggie Taggart, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
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NEWS: Green Party’s Agnew speaks at QUB
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Queen’s students recently welcomed QUB graduate and Green Party European candidate Steven Agnew on campus for a talk hosted by the QUB Greens, the campus branch of the Green Party.
BY ADAM MCGIBBON
Tags: Adam McGibbon, Gown, Green Party, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Steven Agnew, student, The Gown
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NEWS: Adviser fired for advising
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, forced the resignation of senior member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, David Nutt, because, according to Johnson, he “stepped over the line” in his advice.
BY EMMA GALLEN (more…)
Tags: drugs, Emma Gallen, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
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AIESEC Careers Fair this week
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The AIESEC Careers Fair will be held in the Students’ Union Space on Thursday 5th November from 11am to 4pm. For those who may be interested in furthering their career, AIESEC could be an interesting way to develop the skills needed to succeed. (more…)
Tags: aiesec, Belfast, careers, fair, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
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