Story

New financial vice-principal starts January

Queen’s has hired two new vice-principals for the four vice-principal positions which will turn over this year. The vice-principal (finance and operations) position has been vacant since Andrew Simpson resigned on Nov. 20, 2008. Bill Bryck has been acting vice-principal (operations and finance) since then.

Story

COMPSA orientation on probation

The Computing Students’ Association (COMPSA) will lose its independent orientation and be integrated in the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS)’s orientation week next September. Acting Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Dean (Studies) Hugh Horton made the announcement at Arts and Science Faculty Board—made up of administration, faculty and students—on Nov. 13.

Story

Study links mental health, education results

Inattention due to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression relates to how long children and adolescents stay in school, a new study by Queen’s health economics professor Steven Lehrer says. Lehrer and Jason Fletcher of Yale University won the Victor R. Fuchs Research Award, valued at $10,000, for their paper, which was published in Forum for Health Economics & Policy research journal.

Story

Prison program empowers inmates

Five commerce students are taking their education out of the classroom and into the prison system. Julia Hunter, Lisa McLaughling and Robyn Williams, all Comm ’11 and exchange students Alexander Buesching and Thomas Verbist designed a program that gives inmates at Frontenac Institution minimum security prison lessons on integrating back into society.

Story

Winter Games come home

Queen’s alumni who are working on the Olympic and Paralympic planning committee appeared at a video conference on Nov. 17 to talk to students preparing for Vancouver’s Winter Games in 2010. Videoconferencing provides

Story

COMPSA orientation on probation

The Computing Students’ Association (COMPSA) will lose its independent orientation and be integrated in the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS)’s orientation week next September. Acting Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Dean (Studies) Hugh Horton made the announcement at Arts and Science Faculty Board—made up of administration, faculty and students—on Nov. 13.

Editorials

TTC prices a fare raise

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is planning to increase its fares starting in Jan. 2010, the Globe and Mail reported Nov. 16. If the fee increase is approved, individual adult fares will rise from $2.75 to $3.00. The TTC is also putting forth a motion to extend discounted rates for high school students to include university and college students.

Opinions

Students: support your staff

Why should Queen’s students concern themselves with staff work conditions and their ongoing unionization drive? Because our university and our day-to-day activities can’t function without their dedication and support.

Features

Walking with Woolf

Principal Daniel Woolf likes to use his Twitter account to keep students up to date on what he’s up to, whether he’s in his office, at the airport or a Gaels’ football game. But I learned far more spending last Thursday with him than I could fit into 140 characters.

Arts & Entertainment

Yo, is this The Wizard of Oz?

Most people who know me are blatantly aware that I love to complain. There’s nothing I love more than a well-timed jab at others expense or bringing someone down a peg. That being said, I wish I could continue this article by filling it with the occasional pun or hilarious critique about how the liquor was the best part of my evening with at the Queen’s Players show Miley…why so Cyrus??—but I can’t.

Sports

Gaels prepare to host Laval Rouge-et-Or

Celebrations surrounding the Gaels’ Yates Cup victory over the Western Mustangs last weekend have died down as their playoff campaign continues tomorrow afternoon. L’Université Laval Rouge-et-Or are heading westward from Quebec City to Richardson Stadium for a Mitchell Bowl meeting with the football team. The winner earns a trip to next weekend’s Vanier Cup at Laval.

Postscript

Can you keep a secret?

The Journal asked you to send in your secrets via PostSecret postcards. Here’s what we got.

Photo Galleries

Issue in Photos

View all photos from volume 137 issue 22.