Archive for the ‘News’ Category
NEWS: Student leaders vow to oppose an increase to fees
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Student leaders at Queen’s University have set out plans to oppose any scheme to raise admission fees. Students’ Union President, Shane Brogan, stated that there is “no basis” for fees to increase due to there being “no increase in standards” since the introduction of variable top-up fees. Opposition will take the form of political pressure on the Stormont Executive.
BY BEN FINCH
Posted in News | 10 Comments »
THE HOOD: An angry offering this fine June day
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
I see all final year students have received brochures in the post about their graduation. I was shocked to read that the ‘Gown Team’ is to be involved in organising this year’s event. In the brochure about graduation gowns, students are advised to contact the ‘Gown Team’ if they have any problems. I have no doubt that the lads (sabbs: Is the usage of ‘lads’ sexist? You are the experts after all) from The Gown would be capable of running such an event, but I’m pretty sure that they’re more interested in resignations, sackings and QUB corruption these days.
BY THE HOOD
Posted in Features, News, Opinion | 9 Comments »
NEWS: Union has “never seen anything quite as bad”
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Bars in Queen’s Students’ Union are set to lose over £52,700 this year. The Students’ Union Performance Forecast to 31 July 2010 predicts that takings are to decrease by approximately £262,948, 14% below the target set during July 2009.
BY BEN FINCH
Posted in News | 31 Comments »
NEWS: QUB falls seven places in Guardian rankings
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Queen’s University Belfast has fallen seven places in the Guardian’s University Guide for 2011. The university fared well with regard to student satisfaction with teaching but just over half of respondents stated that they were satisfied with feedback. The university scored 57.8 out of 100 in the Guardian’s ratings.
BY EMMA GALLEN
Posted in News | 7 Comments »
NEWS: QUBSU Entertainments Manager Rod Martin resigns
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Rod Martin resigned as Entertainments Manager of the Union on Friday. This follows a year where targets for club nights have been missed by a considerable amount. On Saturday Shine was forced to move to the Stiff Kitten as only three hundred tickets were sold. This was not enough to fill the Mandela Hall even if parts had been cordoned off. Union Director Andrew Dodge said that this was because of the recession and stated that attendance at events this year had been “atrocious” due to a “lack of cash”.
BY BEN FINCH
Tags: Ben Finch. Rod Martin resigns, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in News | 31 Comments »
COMMENT: Israel’s flotilla fatalities
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
On Monday the Israeli Defence Force attacked a flotilla of ships headed for Gaza resulting in the deaths of nine people and the injury of many others. The flotilla was carrying aid for Palestinians in Gaza who live under an illegal blockade that only allows one fifth of the supplies necessary through. While the flotillas mission was ostensibly to deliver this aid, a more political end was clearly intended, and that was to break the blockade.
BY BEN FINCH
Tags: Ben Finch, Gown, James Nesbitt. Ben Finch, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in News | 2 Comments »
ANNOUNCEMENT: Gown Team for academic year 2010-2011
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The Gown editorial and business team for the next academic year is as follows:
Editor – Connor Daly
News editor – Kerri-Anne Campbell
Arts editor – Ben Finch
Features editor – Emma Gallen
Sport editor – Damien Edgar
Photographic editor – Claire Wright
Design editors – Niall Mooney and Rose Kelly
Business managers – Niall Crozier and Richard Burns
Tags: Gown, Gown team 2010-2011, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in News | 6 Comments »
NEWS: Union referendum – procrastinate and give a mandate!
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Students are encouraged to vote in today’s referendum, with voting taking place, as with the sabbatical and council elections, through the ‘Online Voting’ sidebar on your QOL homepage.
The referendum is an opportunity for students to register their opposition to the proposals put forward recently by the Russell Group (of which Queen’s is a member and subscriber) – specifically, a removal of the cap on fees, with the eventual aim of a US-style market in education and the lowering of the wage threshold at which graduates are forced to repay their loan.
Tags: Gown, newspaper, Queen's, queen's university, student, The Gown
Posted in News | 4 Comments »
LOST: Engagement ring
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Dear readers,
I am a student nurse at Queen’s. I lost my engagement ring on the way to university on Wednesday 12th May. I was parked in Ulsterville Avenue and between there and arriving at MBC it fell off as I was in a rush. I walked through Ulsterville Drive up through Dunluce Avenue. It doesn’t look very expensive but it meant a lot to me. I am giving a substantial money reward to anybody that finds this ring.
Thanks,
Chanelle Farmer
Student learning disability nurse
Posted in News | 3 Comments »
OPINION: ConDem-ed
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance has led to David Cameron clawing his way across the threshold of 10 Downing Street. The result is the worst possible for Northern Ireland and could lead to an increase in tensions between Stormont and Westminster.
BY BEN FINCH
Tags: Ben Finch, Gown, newspaper, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in News, Opinion | 6 Comments »
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