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Hate crime in New York

On Tuesday, in Brooklyn, NY, two men were indicted by a grand jury on charges of second-degree murder as a hate crime, for an incident that took place on Oct. 11. According to the New York Times, Michael J. Sandy was lured into a meeting place by the suspects that night. Sandy was attacked, robbed and forced into a busy street where he was then struck by a car. He suffered serious injuries and was in a coma until he died on Oct. 13 after his family decided to remove him from life support.

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Preventing date rape

It’s nice to see that the Rape/Aggression Defense courses offered by Campus Security are all filled up for the rest of the dates in October and November. Hopefully, this free course will continue in the future and other female students can take advantage of this useful self-defense program so they are able to better protect themselves--in any situation.

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No other word but hate

If we accept hate speech in our everyday public exchanges, who is to say that we will not then accept hate violence? If hate speech is allowable in the street, when will it be allowable in the classroom or the courtroom? We need to start calling hate speech what it is, when it happens.

Previously in Editorials

October 17, 2006

Produce more, pollute more

No one would ever suggest that the Kyoto protocol is perfect, or capable of providing a cure-all solution to climate change in its current state. But it’s certainly a healthy start.

October 17, 2006

Let Ignatieff speak his mind

In August, Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff was interviewed on Radio-Canada’s Tout le monde en parle, where he discussed the war between Lebanon and Israel. During the interview, Ignatieff said he wasn’t “losing sleep” over civilian deaths in Lebanon. The comment went largely unnoticed, but suddenly reappeared when Igatieff was interviewed on Tout le monde on Oct. 8 and asked to clarify his August comment.

October 17, 2006

For those about to rock

Since I came to Queen’s four years ago, I’ve attended about 150 concerts, both on and off campus. There are few more satisfying feelings than walking home sweaty and exhausted after a great show. Conversely, there are few things more irritating than leaving a venue covered in strange bruises and someone else’s beer with repeated shouts of “Play some Skynrd!” ringing in my ears. A few simple pointers on concert etiquette can preserve the safety, sanity, and enjoyment of everyone in attendance.

October 13, 2006

Superstition and my blue box

I’m not sure when the last time a coincidence like this has happened—our 13th issue of the year has fallen on Friday the 13th. Remarkable enough, especially for those who are superstitious. And although I don’t directly count myself as a superstitious person, there is one quality that I exhibit to a degree of superstition—and that is my role within our environment, so I was surprised to see the Journal’s Green Supplement appearing in this issue.

October 13, 2006

Sukaina's death still a priority

In April, Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane announced that the University was opening up an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ali’s death, and that a report would be completed by the end of the summer. Six weeks after the administration’s self-imposed deadline there is still no further information.