Skip a Meal to help fight against hunger

November 11, 2005

For one Commerce 351 Leadership team, skipping a meal is about more than just avoiding calories and trans fats.
Katie Elder, Comm ’06, and her four teammates have created a class project aimed at encouraging students to tackle hunger within the community. To accomplish this goal, the group has teamed up with Meal Exchange, a not-for-profit registered charity based in Toronto.

Four officers to patrol student area

November 11, 2005

Kingston Police have assigned four officers to proactively patrol the Queen’s area for the short term.
Finn said Police Chief Bill Closs and Insp. Brian Cookman made the decision to designate the officers because the area usually sees an upswing of crime during the coming holiday season. Those perpetrating the crimes are not students, he said.

Hitchcock, students seek Common Ground

November 11, 2005

Principal Karen Hitchcock held her first student-specific “Engaging the World” forum at the Common Ground on Monday.
The forum was attended by approximately 30 students, including a large turnout from the executives of various faculty societies.

AMS Open Exchange talks diversity

November 11, 2005

The AMS executive, commissioners and officers took to the stage of the Common Ground on Tuesday to discuss diversity on campus. The forum, which the AMS has dubbed “Open Exchange,” was the third of its kind to be held this year.

International students voice opinions

November 11, 2005

International students’ voices came to the fore Monday night at a forum run by the AMS Ad hoc International Student Issues’ Committee.
Moderated by Shiva Mayer, VP (university affairs), the forum drew a gathering of about 25 students to discuss matters such as residence life, tuition fees and international student representation on campus.

Nominations open for Golden Cockroach Awards

November 11, 2005

If your house has mouldy bathrooms, drafty windows or slanted floors, the AMS wants to hear from you.
Between now and Jan. 20, students can nominate their landlords for the “Golden Cockroach Award,” which will be presented in January to an individual deemed by an AMS panel to be the worst student housing landlord.

University ranking doesn’t budge

November 11, 2005

Queen’s has held steady in Maclean’s annual university rankings, and administrators and students say the University could be doing better.
The University held its fifth place overall ranking from last year in the medical/doctoral category, behind tied first-place winners McGill University and the University of Toronto, followed by the University of Western Ontario in third place and the University of British Columbia in fourth place.

Students smoked out by fire

November 11, 2005

A fire began in Joe Dough Pizza Co., located on the ground floor of the building, and spread to the back of the second floor. Two apartments above the pizzeria were affected by the fire.
Paul Patry, a spokesperson for Kingston Fire and Rescue, said the station was notified of the fire around 7:19 a.m. He said he doesn’t know who called the department, but said he thinks it was probably either a neighbour or a passerby.

Guides get wise with bottle rockets, planes

November 4, 2005

More than 100 Girl Guides clamoring to become space explorers filled the third floor of the ILC last Saturday to participate in action-packed activities held by Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).
Girls aged nine to 11 participated for the second time in the annual event, which was organized by the University’s WISE chapter and Kingston District Girl Guides of Canada. The event’s purpose is to expose girls to science and engineering and encourage their interest in these fields.

Students charged for Homecoming pancake keggers appear in court

November 4, 2005

Ten students accused of hosting illegal keg parties during the Saturday morning of Homecoming are expected to attend a special seminar on the legal issues surrounding selling and serving liquor, to reduce fines they’ll incur if they plead guilty.
The students made a brief appearance in Kingston’s Provincial Offences Court on Monday, facing charges laid under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.

Students share insights from Cuban conference

November 4, 2005

Hurricane Wilma may have postponed an international conference on Cuban development by one day, but it didn’t affect the event’s outcome. Lisa Mickleborough, ArtSci ’06, who is one of four Queen’s students who spoke at the three-day event, said the conference, held Oct. 25 to 27 in Havana, Cuba, was a great opportunity.

Student Korea-bound for APEC summit

November 4, 2005

During her upcoming trip to Busan, South Korea, Kimberley Mosher, Comm ’08, may get the opportunity to discuss global business issues with world leaders.
Mosher is one of six Canadian students who will be attending this year’s Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in November, and the first Queen’s student to do so. The trip is organized by Junior Team Canada through the non-profit organization Global Vision.

Campus developmental organizations uniting

November 4, 2005

After spending part of the summer volunteering at a rural school in Ghana, Lindsay Groves and Katie McCracken, both ArtSci ’06, came back to Queen’s looking for ways to help the school reduce tuition, provide busing for students and build a library.
In September, they found their outlet by taking on leadership roles within African Youth Initiative (AYI), an on-campus development organization, to continue raising money for the school.

AMS offers academic grief relief

November 4, 2005

Operated through the Academic Affairs Commission (AAC), the AGC will act as a source of information and advocate for students who feel they have been treated unfairly in the academic realm. “For example, if you have an issue with a grade on a paper, personal relations with a prof [or] even if you just want to know if something [could] … be a grievance,” said Maria Pontikis, Academic Grievance Centre coordinator.

Results in for fall referendum

November 4, 2005

With a voter turnout of 19 per cent, nine of the 12 questions on the fall referendum ballot were approved during the voting period on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Union Gallery, which ran a question asking for a mandatory fee increase from $1.50 to $1.75, received 54.996 per cent yes votes, just shy of the required 55 per cent to pass at that level of voter turnout.

Students give University mixed grades

November 4, 2005

While the Globe and Mail’s “University Report Card” may make proud Queen’s students cheer, it also underscores some of the University’s shortcomings.
Queen’s scored high for its libraries, reputation and sense of community, but was docked marks in areas of food services, the availability of merit-based scholarships and co-op/internship opportunities.

News In Brief

November 1, 2005

The provincial government has granted Queen’s University $3.7 million, in the form of awards for 27 different projects.
The money was announced Thursday by John Gerretsen, MPP for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of Premier Dalton McGuinty who oversees the Ministry of Research and Innovation, which awarded the money.

Stauffer home to new Learning Commons

November 1, 2005

The month of May usually marks the beginning of a calm period at Stauffer Library—exams are over and most students have left for the summer. This year, however, May marked the initial construction of the Queen’s Learning Commons (QLC), a long-term project that, when completed, will combine common services, including Learning Strategies Development, the Writing Centre, Special Readers’ Services and IT Services under one roof.

Fastathon unites faiths in charity event

November 1, 2005

Four long tables, sparse except for plates of sweet dates, lined Wallace Hall on Friday afternoon, where approximately 100 hungry students and community members sat patiently, waiting for the sun to set.
Those in the room were both Muslims observing Ramadan and non-Muslim voluntary participants in the Queen’s University Muslim Students’ Association (QUMSA) Fastathon.

Alumna a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee

November 1, 2005

Dr. Virginia Shrivastava is living proof of what dedication to a cause can do. Shrivastava, ArtSci ’63 and a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, travelled from India to accept the Alumni Achievement Award from the Kingston Branch of the Queen’s University Alumni Association on Oct. 24.
At the award ceremony, Shrivastava spoke about her poverty relief work in Rajasthan, India, and what Queen’s students can do to work against poverty and oppression worldwide.

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