Meet Your Executive
To read the AMS executive’s advice on how you can get involved at Queen’s, please see this issue's Supplement. (Matthew Rushworth)
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Frosh concert finds new home
Queen’s annual Frosh Week concert has found a new home at Fort Henry National Historic Site since Kingston city council attempted to silence the event. The concert, held annually in the parking lot of Miller Hall, has regularly been a source of debate between Kingston residents and Frosh Week coordinators.
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The perks of being a principal
From million-dollar leave payouts to memberships in local recreation clubs, many of the perks of being a university principal in Ontario are being publicly released for the first time. The Hamilton Spectator filed a series of requests under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the contracts of 17 university presidents and principals, making public the salaries, benefits and compensation packages they receive. They published the contracts in June.
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When sports and politics collide
The world’s eyes will be on Beijing this month as it hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic Games with the mantra, “One World, One Dream.” But for Kathy Xu, Sci ’99, this year’s Olympics will only serve to uphold the practices of a regime whose human rights record has inspired talk of boycotts—the loudest since the 1980 Olympics in Moscow when 62 countries, including Canada, skipped the Games.
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Bill C-61 goes beyond downloading
A proposed change to copyright law could change the way Canadians share media. It could also have a negative impact on the education system, said English professor Laura Murray. Bill C-61, first read to the House of Commons by Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice on June 12, outlines the provisions for copying media and fills in the grey areas not covered by existing copyright laws. Under current copyrighting laws, Canadians aren’t allowed to copy newspapers, books, periodicals, photographs, videocassettes and music.
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The Ghetto: unplugged
Students returning to Kingston next month will be able to surf the Internet for free with the creation of a new free wireless network. Ockham Communications, a Kingston-based Internet service provider, composed of a few Queen’s graduates, started installing six devices needed to create a wireless network around the Ghetto. The network, called Mi Wifi, will cover the area bordered by University Avenue and Earl, Princess and Division Streets.
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Satisfying students’ diverse stomachs
In the depths of February, when the sun takes cover and midterm papers block what light remains, most students long for some good home cooking at the end of a long day. But whether your home is in Kingston or on the other side of the world, leaving campus for a meal isn’t always an option. That’s where the cafeteria comes in. Food Services Resident District Manager Phil Sparks said the University’s dining halls have a diverse menu, offering up to 35 options. He said generally, they can make anything someone can cook at home—all students need to do is ask.
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