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Class sizes far too large

It’s no secret that class sizes have been getting progressively larger in the last few years. Some professors have responded to the problem by assigning fewer take-home essays while assigning more in-class tests.

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Say no to sweatshops

Officially licensed Queen’s clothing is a popular commodity around campus. Sadly, the University is not doing all it can to ensure that none of its officially licensed clothing is made in illegal sweatshops. Although the University’s current policy requires licensees to provide the University with a list of their suppliers and manufacturers, the University doesn’t currently have the resources to monitor the working conditions of the organizations identified by the licensees.

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Finding the high road

My first experience of Israel involved a Sheraton hotel suite and two police officers carrying submachine guns.

Previously in Editorials

September 24, 2004

Dan Rather’s apology

One of the most established journalists in the United States has admitted to reporting a false story.

September 24, 2004

Toronto police go too far

Toronto’s police chief Julian Fantino recently proposed the city police establish a fingerprint database of people who have been charged—but not convicted—of certain serious crimes, such as those involving violence, sexual offenses and weapons.

September 24, 2004

Who are they, anyway?

I’ve grown out of it now, but for six months following grade 12, I was plagued by nightmares of Miss Piggy. Perhaps it was because I was nearly suspended from high school. Perhaps it was because I lost my best friend. Or perhaps it was because I was faced with a real-life example of the absurd value people place in reputation. Either way, I haven’t seen Jim Henson’s Muppets in the same light since.

September 21, 2004

The return of Alfie’s

Once again, Alfie’s has been renovated. But while previous attempts to solve the bar’s financial woes by throwing more money toward renovations have consistently backfired, this year’s AMS executive is betting it has what it takes to finally turn Alfie’s into an atmosphere worth attending. It is premature to reach any certain conclusions about the fate of Alfie’s in the upcoming school year. However, last Friday’s re-opening seemed to be a successful night for the bar.

September 21, 2004

Kofi Annan speaks out

The United Nations Secretary General recently said that the U.S.-led war in Iraq was illegal.