Walking the streets over Homecoming (HOCO)  and FOCO weekend, students like Maia Cossette, ArtSci ’26, say the bright, vibrant campus energy is reflected in Queen’s enduring sense of style.

When a breakup hit harder than expected during his first year at Queen’s, Dennis Han, ArtSci ’26, didn’t start seeing a therapist—he built one.

When Clarissa Griffin, ArtSci ’26, builds her course schedule, she always checks Rate My Professors.

Queen’s students remind peers that education—in all facets of the word—is essential for dismantling colonial myths and cultivating reconciliation. 

As Queen’s moves away from the traditional lecture hall, students are turning to online courses for flexibility—but many say the experience comes with unexpected frustrations.

What once felt like a warm welcome has shifted into awkward side-eyes and cold stares.

Move-in week at Queen’s brings cardboard, mini-fridge— and questions about where it all ends up.

Boxes, posters, and decades of memories filled The Journal house one last time this July, as Volume 153 staff packed up the red brick home that had long been the heartbeat of student journalism at Queen’s.

With no roommate-matching system, Queen’s assigns first-year roommates at random, turning the first-year ‘roomie’ experience into a game of chance. 

Queen’s student government shapes campus life—but understanding how it works is another story.

For many queer religious students at Queen’s, navigating faith and identity means confronting tensions that often feel at odds—especially in 2025, as conversations around inclusion and representation continue to evolve both on campus and in faith communities.

Sitting in a lecture hall at Queen’s, it’s impossible to miss the quiet buzz around you—screens lighting up with LinkedIn profiles, classmates typing-out posts or sending messages, all while the professor’s voice carries through the room.

Stepping into the role of a Gael felt as natural to Billy* as breathing.

Queen’s divesting from companies conducting business in or with the State of Israel won’t change what’s happening in the Middle East—it would just make a statement. And that, the University says, is exactly the problem.

For three weeks and counting, the strike by more than 2,000 Graduate Teaching Assistants (TAs), Research Assistants (RAs), and Fellows has left undergrads who rely on their guidance feeling alone.

Tristan Jagiello, ArtSci ’28, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis shortly before his first year at Queen’s.

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The next day, Queen’s University made the decision to cancel all in-person classes.

Some students have lived to hear the horror stories of renting at Queen’s, others live it: Madison Donnelly, ArtSci ’26, believes she’s living under her landlord’s microscope.

Brutalist buildings seem like they’ve stepped straight out of a disaster movie, often setting the stage for dystopian worlds and post-apocalyptic futures in both film and television—and Mac-Corry follows suit.

Queen’s history isn’t just written—it’s captured. From Princess Diana and King Charles’ Kingston visit in 1991 to The Tragically Hip’s snapshots before becoming legends, The Journal has a knack for capturing history as it unfolds.