October 30, 2009
Vol. 137, Issue 17

An actor performs in The Record, a movement piece dealing with the issue of rape and memory. The Record is one of Vogt A’s four plays. (Lauren Miles)

Swine flu hits residence

About 20 students have been diagnosed with H1N1 flu virus as of last Sunday, Housing and Hospitality Services Director Bruce Griffiths said. Griffiths said housing and hospitality services is monitoring cases and has implemented additional precautions to clean doorknobs and surfaces in residences this week.

AMS ‘procedural error’ costs plebiscite question

AMS Assembly breached its own policy when striking down a potential plebiscite question for the fall referendum, AMS Internal Affairs Commissioner Lucas Anderson said. Plebiscite questions have to be approved by AMS Assembly before they appear on the ballot.

Posters raise questions on adjunct roles

The timing of this year’s Fair Employment Week couldn’t be better, Roberta Lamb, Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) political action and communication committee co-chair, said. Arts and Science Dean Alistair MacLean sent a memo to all department heads this week asking them to plan their 2010-11 budgets and curricula without using term adjunct professors, Lamb said.

Surveillance the centre of attention

Surveillance and privacy research is ready to go public at Queen’s. The Surveillance Project was renamed the Surveillance Studies Centre on Oct. 22 after being granted provisional approval by Principal Daniel Woolf.

Equity report shows challenges, promise

The Senate Educational Equity Committee (SEEC)’s annual report shows the University was more reactive than proactive with equity issues in the past year, committee chair and history professor Adnan Husain said. The committee presented the report to University Senate on Oct. 22.

AMS fall referendum results

News in Brief

Contributors of the month

Invest in kindergarten costs

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty plans to move forward with implementing a full-day kindergarten program by 2015, the Globe and Mail reported Oct. 27. The $1.5 billion plan to enrol Ontario’s four- and five-year-olds in full-day schooling comes at a time when Ontario’s projected deficit is sitting at nearly $25 billion.

Identities, not costumes

Halloween’s a time of year to forget about life, let loose and dress up as someone other than yourself. While the activities we embark on each year change as we get older, the big question remains the same: “What do I dress up as?”

Pro-bonus for small businesses

Kingston-area small-business owners now have access to pro-bono legal counsel thanks to a new program officially launched in September by the Faculty of Law. “We try to help those who normally wouldn’t be able to budget their businesses,” program director Peter Kissick said.

Collaboratively cohesive

Hidden in Carruthers Hall, a showcase of fresh talent awaits. Vogt, the entirely student-run and produced studio series, presents a range from conventional comedy to complex abstraction.

Sweeping the competition

As I put on men’s curling captain Chadd Vandermade’s shoes Tuesday night, he explains to me why most of the team has curled for more than 10 years. “It’s not really something you can pick up right away,” he said. “There are a lot of skills you don’t use in other sports.”

Slack-o'-lantern

Don’t know what to dress as tomorrow night? Postscript has you covered with these last-minute ideas

Issue in Photos

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