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NEWS: Duffy and Lilly survive, while council limps to year’s end
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Union vice-presidents Barry Duffy and Paul Lilly have survived no-confidence motions brought before last night’s special meeting of the student representative council. The Space played host to a vigorous debate over the efficacy of the sabbatical officers, with councillors Damien Corridan and Anne Pauli presenting well-reasoned, well-researched critiques of the work of the ‘Chuckle Brothers’.
BY LORCAN MULLEN AND CONNOR DALY
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Tags: barry duffy, Connor Daly, Lorcan Mullen, Paul Lilly, qub, QUBSU, queen's university, students, su
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NEWS: The Chucked-out Bros?
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Students’ Union VPs Paul Lilly and Barry Duffy could tonight be out of a job as student councillors vote on whether to prematurely oust the pair from elected office.
- NEWS: Hot air rises to fever pitch as Council gets testy
The latest updates will be available via The Gown’s Twitter page from 6pm onwards.BY BRENDAN HUGHES
Tags: alex redpath, barry duffy, brendan hughes, Paul Lilly, student council
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NEWS: The Space transformed into glittering and luxurious venue for tonight’s Students’ Union awards
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The Space in the Students’ Union is the talk of the campus today as it resembles what one can only imagine the Kodak Theatre looks like on Oscars night. The ceremony, which is due to kick off at 8pm, comes after students were asked to nominate themselves or their peers in a number of categories that celebrate media, volunteering, societies and enterprise. The deadline for entries was postponed on two occasions in what is thought to have been a bid to increase the number of entries in each category. It is believed that the total cost of the event is under £3000 and approximately £16 per head.
For a full list of nominees, click ‘Full Story’.
UPDATE: Winners revealed
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NEWS: Jimmy Nesbitt sightings explained
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Rumours that star of Cold Feet, Five Minutes of Heaven and the old BT adverts, Jimmy Nesbitt, had been spotted at Queen’s on Tuesday have been confirmed by Dr. Jim Campbell of the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work.
BY BEN FINCH
Tags: Gown, James Nesbitt. Ben Finch, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, The Gown
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NEWS: Hot air rises to fever pitch as Council gets testy
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Council Meeting Report: 29/04/2010
The Space last night played host to the latest in a series of fractious meetings of the Union’s student representative council. While the prevailing cliché casts students as apolitical layabouts, successive spirited meetings of the body have shown ego clashes and institutional bickering at least to be clearly transcendent of both age and stereotype.
Speaker Alex Redpath addressed councillors’ concerns after the last meeting’s failed vote of no-confidence; votes of no-confidence have been scheduled for VPs Barry Duffy and Paul Lilly at a planned Extraordinary Meeting on May 12th; The Gown’s office suspension was debated and President-Elect Gareth McGreevy’s controversial SUTV plans were reaffirmed.
BY KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL AND LORCAN MULLEN
Tags: council, Gown, Kerri-Anne Campbell, Lorcan Mullen, newspaper, qub, QUBSU, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, su, Union
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NEWS: Library to take action over students ‘locking’ PCs
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Staff at Queen’s Library are to take action against students who ‘lock’ computers or leave them unattended for long periods of time.
UPDATE: All-student email sent to students.
BY BRENDAN HUGHES
Tags: brendan hughes, Library, Queen's, queen's university
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NEWS: Double win for SU at Smedias
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Queen’s Students’ Union have won in two categories at the 2010 Smedia Awards. VP Gareth McGreevy picked up the ‘Website of the Year’ award for the QUBSU website, and ‘Society Publication of the Year’ for the Student Handbook.
BY BRENDAN HUGHES
Tags: brendan hughes, Gareth McGreevy, qub, QUBSU, Queen's Radio, students' union, su, the verdict
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NEWS: Student attack in PFC
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
A young woman has been left shaken after a physical and verbal confronation in the PFC. The attacker, also a young woman, attacked a number of people in the car park behind the Admin building afterwards.
UPDATE: Police description of the assailant.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE AND BRENDAN HUGHES
Tags: brendan hughes, Catherine Wylie, pfc, qub, Queen's, queen's university
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NEWS: Second QUB student in election race
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Shock independent candidate in North Belfast, Martin McAuley, is yet another Queen’s student hoping to get the voices of students and young people heard in Westminster. McAuley is a nineteen year old first year law student, seeking to represent his local community at a higher level.
BY EMMA GALLEN
Tags: Emma Gallen, Martin McAuley
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Be part of the editorial team for 2010-11!
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
The Gown student newspaper is currently on the lookout for the next team of intrepid writers and contributors to take up the reigns. We’ve had a very successful term, but with several members leaving the fold next year, it is crucial that we assemble a team of skilled, enthusiastic, and dedicated students who can continue and build upon these successes.
To find out more information about the editorial positions available and to access the online application form, please click here.
The deadline is THIS FRIDAY 16th April, at 5:00pm. Good luck!
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