October 2, 2008

On Monday, the CBC apologized for publishing regular freelance contributor Heather Mallick’s online column about U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin Sept. 5.

October 2, 2008

Conservative party speech writer Owen Lippert resigned his position after Liberal MP Bob Rae accused Stephen Harper of plagiarizing parts of a speech he delivered in Parliament in 2003 after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the Globe and Mail reported Oct. 1.

September 30, 2008

With camera in hand, I ventured onto the trash-filled Aberdeen Street early Saturday night and was immediately in a bad mood.

September 30, 2008

Queen’s Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (QCRED) submitted a letter last Friday accusing the Journal of commodifying Indigenous culture with its front-page photo of the 2nd Annual Educational Pow Wow, published Sept. 23.

September 30, 2008

Last week, the Queen’s University Muslim Students Association (QUMSA) reported anti-Islamic crimes on campus.

September 26, 2008

Every year the AMS receives mixed reviews from the student body and every year many students are left feeling bitter and resentful.

September 26, 2008

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that if re-elected he will pursue tougher penalties for violent young offenders and release their names to the public, the Globe and Mail reported Sept. 22.

September 26, 2008

Homecoming 2008 begins today and what’s likely on everyone’s minds is what will happen on Aberdeen Street.

September 23, 2008

On the bus, there’s always someone who will sit down and proceed to tell you his or her life story, even if you’re just riding for five minutes.

September 23, 2008

Queen’s University might auction off the naming rights of the Queen’s Centre, meaning the student complex would be named after the highest—likely corporate—bidder.

September 23, 2008

Last week, the Journal and Golden Words were anonymously delivered confidential AMS employee T4 forms after AMS Controller Scott Bell failed to move them into storage after 2007-08 financial audits were completed.

September 19, 2008

In an information-driven society, it’s often easy to forget how certain technologies have developed over time.

September 19, 2008

Canada brought 68 medals back from Beijing this summer, but most Canadians don’t know where 50 of them came from.

September 19, 2008

Save our Neighbourhood Action Group (SONAG) launched a website last week, posting pictures of parties that recently took place in the student neighbourhood.

September 16, 2008

It has been a strong year so far for Queen’s interuniversity sports teams.

September 16, 2008

Strangers are increasingly able to discover people’s personal details from public websites, the Globe and Mail reported Sept. 12.

September 16, 2008

Queen’s athletes’ new uniforms are no longer made by Russell Athletic, the Journal reported Sept. 12.

September 12, 2008

Next year will mark 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of On the Origins of Species. Biologists have since discovered DNA and mapped the human genome, yet Darwin’s theory of evolution is still under attack. Creationism, or Intelligent Design if you wish to delude yourself, argues that life is too complex to have developed through natural processes, leaving God as the obvious designer.

September 12, 2008

The student Ghetto has been renamed the Village in all institutional references, AMS Municipal Affairs Commissioner Paul Tye said Sept. 9. The change means AMS initiatives such as the Key to the Ghetto awards will remove references to the term.

September 12, 2008

Some McMaster University students have allegedly been selling their seats in courses to fellow students, McMaster’s student newspaper, the Silhouette, reported in April.

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