H1N1 virus

Queen’s H1N1 vaccine clinic postponed

The H1N1 virus has reached its peak and rates of infection are slowly declining but there’s no word on when Queen’s will receive the H1N1 vaccine on campus. Student Health Services cancelled the flu clinic scheduled for Nov. 9 in Biosciences Complex.

Story

Advantageous investments

The AMS has an advantage when it comes to playing the investment market. Their Advantage Fund, where they keep all investment profits and deficits, protects them from financial meltdown by giving them an opportunity to play with investments without risking their operating budget, AMS Vice-President (Operations) Leslie Yun said.

Features

Film schools students on education

Knowing Michael MacMillan’s background as a Queen’s film alumnus, I couldn’t think of a better place than the Film House to interview the former Alliance Atlantis executive chairman, who was in town this week as this year’s Brockington Visitor.

Editorials

Dialogue promotes dignity

The Quebec College of Physicians has formally endorsed euthanasia “in certain exceptional situations,” the Toronto Star reported Nov. 3. A poll of 2,000 medical specialists in Quebec indicated 75 per cent support euthanasia, while 81 per cent of the doctors had witnessed euthanasia being practiced in the province.

Opinions

Bring home the monarchy

Like a bad relationship, Canadians find themselves once again caught up in the on-again, off-again debate of what should be done about the monarchy. The latest skirmishes appear to have been prompted by Prince Charles’ return to Canadian soil after an eight-year absence.

Supplement

The Green Extra

A special publication of the Journal

Arts & Entertainment

Twelfth Night turns twenties

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, takes its title from a festival surrounding the twelve days of Christmas, the finale of which becomes a carnival of misrule, where servants dressed up as princes, ladies courted men and fools were celebrated for their wisdom.

Sports

Gaels look ahead to Final Four

After a stellar 13-1-2 regular season, a third-place national ranking and a 3-1 quarter-final victory last week over the Carleton Ravens, the women’s soccer team will look to cap off their season on a high note this weekend as they head to the OUA Final Four, hosted by the York Lions in Toronto.

Postscript

From Fendi to fast fashion

Collections on the runway and the realm of high fashion are frequently associated with an industry of vanity—deemed a frivolous extravagance only attainable to a select few. Despite the seemingly detached quality of high fashion, its covert influence on the average person is very profound—and delving deeper into the circular nature of the industry makes runway fashion’s transcendence hard to ignore.

Photo Galleries

Issue in Photos

View all images from volume 137 issue 19.