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THE JOURNAL QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY — SINCE 1873
University District to be recognized? Commission takes new concept for off-campus living area to City
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B Y VINCENT B EN M ATAK News Editor
failure to rename the Student Ghetto as the Student Village, was brought to discussion at City Hall on Wednesday, initiated by The AMS Municipal Affairs Commission is the City’s Near Campus Neighbourhood attempting to make the University District Advisory Committee. official by having the name passed at City The AMS has referred to the Student Council later this year. Ghetto area as the University District since The concept of the University District, 2012, although the area and name have yet which was created in 2012 following 2011’s to be officially recognized by the City. Input
gathered from Wednesday’s meeting will be considered at the Dec. 4 City meeting, after which it will brought to City Council. “We found that ‘Student Village’ didn’t catch on,” Catherine Wright, AMS municipal affairs commissioner, said. “We will straight up admit to that.” The discussion followed a proposal to the City put forward by the Municipal Affairs
Commission in September. The proposal called for the establishment of boundaries for the neighbourhood, and the implementation of street signs that say “University District”. The report proposes that the University District boundaries lie between Princess St. to the north, King St. to the south, Collingwood St. to the west and Barrie St. to See Ghetto on page 9
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University seeks innovation grant
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A $70 million government grant could see a refocus in programs offered B Y S EBASTIAN L ECK Assistant News Editor The University is applying to receive a portion of a $70 million innovation grant being handed out to universities across Ontario, which, if received, will help Queen’s increase its focus on entrepreneurship. The funding, named the Productivity and Innovation Fund, is intended to go towards entrepreneurial programs, such as the Queen’s Summer Innovation Institute
and the Queen’s Innovation Connector. The submission for the funds was drafted by the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research) with input from the AMS. According to Gyula Kovacs, the Senior Media Relations Coordinator for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the fund is meant to increase collaboration between institutions while reducing costs. “The fund is part of the government’s commitment to transform Ontario’s higher education system to promote specialization
and innovation,” he told the Journal via email. The Ministry will be making an announcement with more details about the initiative in the coming weeks, he said. Allison Williams, the AMS academic affairs commissioner, was one of the editors of the University’s submission for the innovation funds. “What I focused on was ensuring that everything that students were doing and
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Small businesses stay social
Sports
An in focus look at this season in sports
Arts
Profiling a student fashion designer PHOTO BY JESSICA CHONG
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