It’s a setup
Queen’s setter Devon Miller, CIS leader in assists, sets the ball for middle hitter Nick Gralewicz Saturday night against Waterloo. (Harrison Smith)
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Coffee & Company closes doors quietly
The Coffee & Company on the corner of Division and Johnson streets closed on Friday. On Friday evening, the café’s windows were prepared and a sign on the front door said, “Dear Customers: I would like to thank you for your business. It has been a pleasure seeing you! Please join us at our Princess St. location, 53 Princess at King.” Coffee & Company management and staff refused to speak to the Journal. School of Business professor Ken Wong said the Starbucks next door was probably a factor in Coffee & Company’s closure, but other coffee shops, as well as factors such as rent rates, probably contributed to the closure. He said as a medium-sized chain, Coffee & Company is in a difficult position.
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Looking ahead to Homecoming’s future
Homecoming 2007 may have just ended last weekend, but planning for future Homecomings has already begun. Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane said planning will start for Homecoming 2008 after Homecoming 2007 events are reviewed. “It’s a year-round process,” he said. “Those [plans] began immediately after this year’s weekend and will continue to next year.”
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Students serve up Soul Food
A group of Queen’s students is putting a little soul into their leftovers. Soul Food, a group hoping to raise awareness about poverty in Kingston, will bring leftover food from Leonard Cafeteria to homeless shelters in the Kingston community every night when the dining hall closes at 8 p.m. Last night, students from Queen’s Hillel did a trial run. The project officially begins tonight.
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OUSA affiliation up for renewal
Undergraduate students will get to choose the AMS’s affiliation in the upcoming fall referendum Nov. 6 and 7 when the mandatory fee for the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) comes up for renewal. The AMS is currently part of the seven-member alliance, which lobbies to the province concerning issues regarding post-secondary education.
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Responsible campus consumerism
For volunteers at the Earth Centre, green isn’t the new black. They see such ideas, as espoused by the green movement, as treating sustainable living like just another consumer trend. “This is the difficulty of ‘green consumerism’—you’re still consuming,” said Raili Lakanen, co-chair (human resources) and ArtSci ’09. She added that reducing consumption and waste is an essential part of the environmental movement.
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