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Province-wide campaign seeks UHIP review

International students at Queen’s pay more for less when it comes to health care, Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) Equity Commissioner Usman Mushtaq said. The University requires students who will be in Canada for more than three weeks to purchase the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) before being able to register for courses on QCARD.

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Campus Catch-Up

Thompson Rivers University’s president was fired on Sept. 14 from the B.C. school after just one year on the job. According to the board of directors’ report, the board lost confidence in Kathleen Scherf, president and vice-chancellor of Thompson Rivers since Sept. 2008.

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Contributors of the month

Craig came to the sports section eager to write and continue his journalistic career, and hasn’t let us down. With very little training, he covered two games and did a fantastic job for us.

Editorials

Protection’s worth the price

Former American President George W. Bush’s new career initiative as a speaker-for-hire will bring him to Canadian cities frequently with a hefty security bill in tow, the Globe and Mail reported Sept. 26. Bush’s speaking gigs north of the border are estimated to cost Canadian taxpayers over $500,000 this year.

Opinions

Where was the outcry?

I expected outrage—an outpour of letters to local politicians or newspapers or a national media storm. Instead, there was no response. Last Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said what could be the most offensive statement of his career as a public officer.

Features

If X, then Y the gender gap?

It’s no secret women outnumber men at the university level in Canada, and Queen’s is no exception. A quick walk around campus will show this fact, and the statistics will back it up.

Arts & Entertainment

Welcome to the village

I always look forward to the diverse and exciting exhibits at Modern Fuel. The non-profit centre never fails to support innovation and experimentation in contemporary art. Their latest offering, Chronotopic Village, is a testament to the artist-run gallery’s mandate of showcasing provocative work by Canadian artists from diverse cultural backgrounds and communities.

Sports

Football demolishes Lions to go 4-0

Despite Homecoming’s cancellation, the event’s usual suspects were in attendance at Richardson Stadium for the Queen’s Gaels’ 67-0 romp over the woeful York Lions on Saturday. Purple-dyed engineering students still rushed the field during half-time and alumni were still part of the 6,221-strong crowd.

Postscript

The science behind Scientology

Since widely popularizing Scientology in the early 1990s, celebrities like Tom Cruise and John Travolta have worked hard to bring the belief system into the spotlight. Despite the existence of over 700 Scientology centres worldwide, it continues to be shrouded in controversy and isn’t recognized as an official religion in many countries—including Canada. I

Photo Galleries

Issue in Photos

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