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School amends QAAP courses

Students taking the Queen’s Advanced Accounting Program (QAAP) will be able to receive a graduate diploma in accounting starting next summer. The University Senate approved the proposed program at its Oct. 22 meeting.

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AMS fall referendum statements

The Journal provides this free space for parties on the ballot. All statements are unedited.

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News in Brief

More than 80 people braved the cold to attend Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new School of Medicine building. “This particular gathering is a metaphor for the tenacity needed to do this in less than optimal circumstances,” Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane said jokingly to those standing under a tent set up on site at Arch and Stuart streets.

Editorials

Phone ban strict, but safe

The use of hand-held phones while driving in Ontario is now a thing of the past. A new law came into effect yesterday making it illegal to use a cell phone to talk or text while behind the wheel of a car.

Opinions

The beauty of student agency

Queen’s University is unique in the amount of say students have. Unlike at many universities, Queen’s students are provided an opportunity to make decisions on academic, municipal and financial matters.

Features

Whose poutine reigns supreme?

At Bubba’s Pizzeria, one thing is certain: poutine is king. “Poutine is stencilled on the windows here, our shirts, our hats, people love the poutine,” Bubba’s employee Scott Cooper said.

Arts & Entertainment

Berlin-boy heads home

Joel Gibb calls Berlin, Germany his home, but he still considers his ever-changing super group a hometown band. “I still feel like we’re a Canadian band,” The Hidden Cameras’ frontman said. “Toronto’s not going away.”

Sports

Football meets its Waterloo

The football team’s season lost some statistical prestige during Saturday’s game against the Laurier Golden Hawks. The Gaels are no longer the only undefeated team in Canada and quarterback Danny Brannagan is no longer the Canadian all-time passing leader.

Postscript

Turn on, tune in, log out

Thanks to an ever-growing dependence on technology, the once-complacent morning routine of a pot of coffee and the local newspaper may be a thing of the past—the Internet’s hold on users’ time and attention has created an online monopoly.

Photo Galleries

Issue in Photos

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