Queen’s wins second place for healthy vegan options in nationwide contest.
Brian Abrams, Tory nominee for Kingston and the Islands, announced on Dec. 17 that he won’t run in the next federal election.
‘He was friendly, always smiling’
Queen’s administration is under scrutiny by student representatives following a decision to raise international students’ tuition by 10 per cent. The decision was passed Dec. 4 at a Board of Trustees meeting and will come into effect for the next academic year.
Queen’s currently has the third highest international student tuition rate of all Ontario universities with international undergraduate students paying almost two and a half times domestic tuition rates at $17,030.
Sporting awareness.
News in brief.
Canadian Museums Day aims to get the federal government to committ $25 million to the funding of museums.
Campus Catch-Up.
Memorial for victims of the 1989 Montreal Massarcre aims to bring attention to violence against women in general.
Walkhome faces staff shortages after receiving a spike in walking requests from students.
Queen’s Law looks to make ties with Indian universities.
A first-year student is dead and another remains in hospital after a fall through a skylight in the roof of Duncan McArthur Hall to the floor of the Education Library just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night.
19 year-old Habib Khan of Saudi Arabia was pronounced dead in hospital. 18 year-old Stephen Nagy of Mississauga is in hospital in stable condition.
Student dies after fall through library skylight, marking the second falling death this semester. First-year students Habib Khan and Stephen Nagy fell three stories through a skylight in Duncan McArthur Hall. Both students were taken to hospital where Khan, ArtSci ’14, was pronounced dead. Nagy, Sci ’14, is in stable condition.
AMS Assembly amends constitution changing process of OUSA fee renewal.
AMS removes gender requirement for applicants to volunteer and service positions.
Woolf suspends Homecoming for three years.
Queen’s changes from a percenatage based grading sytem to 4.3 GPA.
According to University of Washington study, students on international exchange double their alcohol consumption.
Panel discusses the effects that decriminalization of prostitution in Ontario could have on its stakeholders and society.
Malicious fire alarms on the rise in residence.
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