Change is in the wind
With the Wolfe Island wind farm nearing completion, site supervison Mike Jablonicky says each turbine will generate enough power to run 800 homes. Refer to the Features section for the full story. (Matthew Rushworth)
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An Rx for transparency
In a Mar. 3 New York Times article, Harvard Medical School faced criticism for having professors who were paid consultants for pharmaceutical companies. Medical students reported concerns that professors would promote certain drugs over others in lecture, even when the drug might not be the best treatment for a certain condition.
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Fee cut raises doubts
On Mar. 24, The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) will hold a referendum to decide whether or not to reduce the student fee of education students by half. President Jeff Welsh’s proposed plan is raising doubt in some who don’t believe the cuts are feasible.
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Students play dead for climate change
At last Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, 28 people decided to fake their own deaths in the name of Mother Nature. The “die-in” was staged by Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) in order to bring attention to two pressing concerns surrounding the environment.
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Cuts and the curriculum
“Contexts and Imperatives for Renewing the Curriculum,” a discussion paper on the curriculum released by Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane is seeking to start a conversation about keeping curriculum quality high despite financial challenges. “In the context of our academic mission, change is on its own neither good nor bad, desirable nor undesirable."
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