At the dawn of World War I, the European powers and their allies came together to defend themselves and their country against the threat of war. Canada and Queen’s were no exception.

The Queen’s Human Media Lab looks like it belongs in a different reality than the limestone building it’s housed in.Located on the top floor of Jackson Hall, Queen’s human-computer interaction research laboratory is as innovative as it is colourful.

After a close brush with program closure, the Queen’s Fine Art program can be remembered as the program that just wouldn’t die.Queen’s Fine Art program focuses on painting, printmaking and sculpture/installation. Its “small class sizes and professor-to-student ratios” are what gives the unique faculty “an interactive learning environment”, according to its website.  While its cheerful description hints at its problems, it doesn’t tell the whole story of a program that has had to struggle for existence at Queen’s. 

Kingston General Hospital (KGH), located on the south side of Queen’s campus was one of the first hospitals in the country to begin carrying out the legislation.

“I took a class in third year where there were more Michaels than girls in my class,” said Emily Townshend, a sixth-year engineering student.

When Cam Yung talks about policy, he uses his hands.

Traditionally medical students exclusively came from science backgrounds. However, due to evolving admission requirements for medical schools, the background of these students is at its most diverse.

A story about research allegations and academic freedom

Like most Queen’s students, Jessica Guthrie-Mohsen comes from Ontario and had graduated from her high school with honours. Unlike most Queen’s students, Guthrie-Mohsen has never actually stepped foot on Queen’s campus.

The man who saved Queen’s University was likely born a slave to unknown parents.

This year’s investigations ranged from campus drug use to Queen’s sports history to vulnerable student groups and lacking resources on campus

While the recently unveiled Climate Action Plan has set goals for a more sustainable campus, food waste efforts aren’t making headlines.

When Melanie Gray began at Queen’s, feeling like she belonged was the exception.

In her home country, Samantha* was a good student with a burgeoning social life — but when she arrived at Queen’s for her graduate studies, she found herself falling behind.

After three years of traveling from Syria to Lebanon to Jordan, Peter — a refugee escaping from the Syrian Civil War — finally arrived in Kingston on Boxing Day.

While Sarah Saeed, ArtSci ’19, has only been at Queen’s for under a year, she says she’s already tired of the lack of diversity among her professors.

Four years ago, hundreds of students filed into the rows of desks lining the inside of Grant Hall. The rectors listed instructions, some students fidgeted and one second-year student took a seat.

For graduate students, there’s one central relationship that keeps them in tune with their research and the university — their supervisor.

Gender inequity at Queen’s isn’t a thing of the past.