September 7, 2007
Vol. 135, Issue 4

This year’s frosh, pictured above cheering and chanting, should try to burst the campus bubble. (Joshua Chan)

Don’t let the conformity get to you

This week, thousands of new students flock to Queen’s to begin their university careers. Traditionally, campus environments have been hotbeds of social change—for examples, one need only look to the twentieth century’s civil rights or anti-apartheid movements.

Letters to the Editors

According to a recent Kingston Whig-Standard story, Principal Hitchcock’s strong denunciation of the British University and College Union’s (UCU) proposed boycott of Israeli universities has prompted some members of the Queen’s community to call for public dialogue about the position she has adopted. One reasonable starting point for such a dialogue might be to compare Principal Hitchcock’s position to that taken by other leaders of Canadian universities. Hitchcock’s opposition to the proposed boycott is in fact widely shared.

Talking Heads