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Queen’s University
Vol. 143, Issue 16
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December 3, 2015
Apology
V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor
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IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES
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CRIME
iPhone thefts at Ale House Thief offers “assistance” to unknowing victims
OPINIONS
J enna Z ucker Staff Writer
AMS Exec takes critical perspective on fall term
Kingston Police received eight complaints of iPhone theft this past weekend at the Ale House. Kingston Police (KP) reported three complaints in a press release on Monday, but have since confirmed receiving an additional five complaints — all from women. Allie Hammond, ArtSci ’16, said she was a victim of theft, but only realized it after seeing the KP release. While at the Ale House, she noticed her ID on the ground, which she thought was in her purse, she said. Looking through her purse, she realized her phone was also missing. Hammond then looked for her phone with the help of friends. “I then saw my phone case on the ground and I’ve never dropped my phone and had the case just pop off. We continued looking around and this guy came up to me and [offered to help me look],” Hammond said. The man, described in the police report as “between 20 to 25 years of age, 5’8” to 5’9” in height, tan skin or darker complexion, dark hair and wearing a white shirt,” said he could offer the assistance
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ARTS Bader brings third Rembrandt to Queen’s
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SPORTS Two Gaels to face national junior team
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POSTSCRIPT A first taste of salsa: the dance, not the food
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Student fees no joke to Golden Words
The Queen’s Journal, in a previous year and volume, published an article about Todd Speck, (ArtSci ’97), in both the print and online versions of the Journal, which contained a seriously defamatory statement about Mr. Speck. There was no truth to the statement whatsoever. The Queen’s Journal apologizes unreservedly to Mr. Speck for the publication of the defamatory material and for the harm caused by its publication.
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by using his “find my iPhone” application to help track down the phone. “I put my iCloud information in, but obviously it didn’t show up because he’d turned it off,” Hammond said. According to KP, this routine was typical of each theft. The perpetrator would offer assistance to gain the phones’ passwords, as
they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to break through the phones’ security features. “Before putting everything together, I thought that guy was being so nice. I was happy to have someone help me look,” Hammond said. “He did seem a bit fishy — I won’t lie — I remember having an See KP on page 5
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When Kyle Beaudry arrived at a meeting on mandatory student fees, a crowd was waiting for him. Although the Dec. 1 meeting was slated for the AMS boardroom, an impassioned group of over 25 Golden Words writers, editors and managers forced the AMS to hold it in the much larger Wallace Hall. “I wasn’t expecting this kind of turnout,” Beaudry, AMS vice president (operations), said with a laugh as the group moved upstairs. To begin, Beaudry re-explained the events of the Nov. 19 AMS Assembly, where a motion concerning mandatory student fees was passed. Beaudry said the motion established a new definition for student groups seeking a mandatory student fee. Groups applying for mandatory fees must now fulfill new criteria that designates them as essential to student life. The motion included sanctions to keep charity student fees as opt-out to reflect student choice and increase the budget transparency of any group seeking a fee or an increase. To qualify as essential, a club must satisfy certain criteria, which can include having its own accountability mechanisms for proper management. A club can qualify for this if they have “extensive oversight” from student representatives. For example, the Walkhome student fee will be reviewed each year by the AMS Board of Directors, the board that reviews all AMS financial matters. Another possible requirement satisfier is a contribution to a university-run student service or a capital project. For these, Beaudry said, “we can’t even review it because the service can’t crumble away and fall apart”. This would include a project like the revitalization projects for parts of the university, such as the John Deutsch University Centre, which involve continual work over a number of years. “We must be able to show [students] that, either directly or indirectly, the benefit is going to go to them,” he said at the meeting. For the groups present at the meeting — including student radio See Student on page 5