March 19, 2009
Vol. 136, Issue 38

Union Jack

Last night, NDP Leader Jack Layton paid a visit to students and Kingstonians to discuss experiences, ideas and solutions to the current economic crisis. The forum, held in the BioSciences Complex, was part of Layton’s cross-country tour to gather input on what Canadians think of the recession. (Matthew Rushworth)

adidas under fire

Queen’s No Sweat has obtained documents stating that not all pieces of Queen’s Atheltics clothing are made in Canada. Upon signing the contract in 2008, Queen’s told students all clothing would be made in the country. No Sweat project directors Stephanie Simoes and Jonathan Adamo were refused access to an uncensored copy of Queen’s contract with adidas after filing a request through Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, but were granted the list of factories that produce Queen’s clothing.

Students want Coke off campus

Queen’s students are questioning the Coke side of life after passing a motion at the AMS Annual General Meeting on Monday to publically oppose the University’s future involvement with Coca-Cola after its cold beverage exclusivity contract ends, next year. 836 students were registered to vote at the meeting.

Agendas and accusations

At Monday night’s AMS Annual General Meeting, Nick Day, ArtSci ’09, motioned for the removal of First Year ASUS Representative to the AMS Kevin Wiener. “The motion was for Kevin Wiener to be removed from AMS Assembly and for the AMS to recommend that he wouldn’t be a representative to ASUS,” Day said.

Celebrate, commemorate, educate

This week marked a time of celebration, remembrance and education as students gathered to celebrate Queen’s Pride Week, hosted by Queen’s Pride Project. Pride Week, now in its third year, was previously organized by the Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP).

Athletics fee increase passes at AGM

A motion to increase the Athletics and Recreation fee by $120 over three years passed almost unanimously at the AMS Annual General Meeting Monday. The fee will increase by $35 next year, with a $40 increase the year after and a $45 increase in 2012 before being indexed to inflation in 2013.

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Coke contract a grey area

Queen’s exclusivity agreement with Coca-Cola ends next August, when the University can either re-sign with Coke or seek a new contract with another cold beverage company.

Time for justice in Darfur

For the first time in history, an arrest warrant has been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an acting Head of State.

Centring in on green technologies

One of the hardest parts of progress is getting new technology out of the ivory tower and onto the street.

A must C

On Wednesday night in a pitch black studio, I was introduced to a famous writer, his not-so-talented wannabe, two self-repressed bros and their stories of testicles and masturbation.

Bagg rides again in Regina

After a successful season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, former Queen’s football star Rob Bagg is ready for more.

She thrusts her fists against the posts and still insists she sees the ghosts

You don’t even need to look at the menu.

Issue in Photos

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