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Men's rugby wins Turner Cup

This morning, the men’s rugby team was going into its third-straight OUA Final not having won the elusive Turner Trophy since 2001. Tonight, the team can call itself the OUA champion.

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Legion keeps veterans’ memories alive

Canadians all over the country took time on Wednesday to remember the service and sacrifices of war veterans. To Kingston area veterans, the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day service was their time to honour the day with their fellow men in arms and their supporters.

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Schools trim costs

When it comes to budget cuts, it’s clear that no two faculties are dealing with the strain in the same way. The University is entering its second year of a three-year plan to cut 15 per cent of faculty and administrative budgets.

H1N1 virus

Vaccine clinic date uncertain

Queen’s students still have a few weeks to wait before they receive the H1N1 vaccine, but cases of the flu are on the decline, Director of Queen’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety Dan Langham said. “We don’t have any word at this time when Kingston is going to get any more [vaccines],” he said. “We’re hoping within the next couple of weeks to get more.”

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AMS hires general manager

Commerce professor Annette Bergeron, Eng ’87, will replace Claude Sherren, who is retiring, as the AMS’s new general manager on Dec. 7. Bergeron will start her position on a part-time basis on Nov. 16.

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Olympic-size protest

Queen’s will join other universities across the country next week to raise awareness about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, event organizer Fraser MacPherson, ArtSci ’12, said. Olympic Awareness Week, which runs from Nov. 16 to 22, aims to educate the Queen’s and Kingston community about the negative issues surrounding the Winter Games, he said.

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News in brief

Editorials

Prisons need professionals

Canada’s federal prisons are experiencing a shortage of mentalhealth professionals, CBC News reported Nov. 9. Fewer health professionals means initiatives that are important, but not urgent—like rehabilitation programs—tend to be overlooked at the expense of more pressing problems like suicide attempts.

Opinions

Withdrawal, but no escape

Canada will end the military mission in Afghanistan “as we’ve known it”—according to Prime Minister Harper—in Dec. 2011. The logistical planning to withdraw Canadian troops has already begun. Meanwhile, the consequences of the withdrawal process are uncertain. This choice may help pave the way for further disengagement.

Features

Legion keeps veterans’ memories alive

Canadians all over the country took time on Wednesday to remember the service and sacrifices of war veterans. To Kingston area veterans, the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day service was their time to honour the day with their fellow men in arms and their supporters.

Arts & Entertainment

Party time

When your band is splashed on the cover of the hottest alt-weekly magazine, you don’t really need campus newspapers to like you anymore. That much was evident when I spoke to vocalist and frontwoman Becky Ninkovic of You say Party! We Say Die! on Monday.

Sports

Gearing up for Yates Cup

Queen’s football hasn’t competed in a Yates Cup since 2002. They haven’t won since 1978. For the first time in 31 years, they’re hosting it tomorrow.

Postscript

Jimmy Choo’s cheap and chic

The most innovative of fashion trends often take root in the most turbulent of times. The nylon stocking, for example, was introduced to the U.S. market in 1940, immediately following the Great Depression and preceding the Second World War.

Photo Galleries

Issue in Photos

View all images from volume 137 issue 21.