On Thursday nights at the Grad Club, trivia enthusiasts have been lined up out the door to compete in the weekly pub quiz that puts the board game to shame. (Supplied)

Feature

Hardly a trivial pursuit

Which word derived from Arabic means “commander of the sea”? Who won a gold medal for Spain for cycling in the 1982 Olympics? What high-level computer language was named after a French mathematician and philosopher?

Previously in Features

February 5, 2010

Bridging the age gap, one bowl at a time

Despite its proximity to other residences and lecture halls, the brown exterior of the Ban Righ Centre on Bader Lane is a mystery to most students.

February 2, 2010

The Giller man

Despite currently outselling DaVinci Code author Dan Brown in Canada, Giller Prize-winning author Linden MacIntyre has bigger concerns about the implications of his novel The Bishop’s Man—namely, eternal damnation.

January 29, 2010

The delicate art of teaching

As the University grapples with budget cuts to its academic programs, three professors have been recognized for their ability to captivate and engage students in the classroom. Biology professor Virginia Walker, political studies professor Eleanor MacDonald and music professor Kip Pegley have been selected as three of the top 20 finalists in TV Ontario’s annual Best Lecturer Competition. The winner will be announced in March.

January 26, 2010

An organic education

Queen’s students have the opportunity to get up close and personal with their food thanks to a joint venture between the University and Sodexo. The project, known as MyFarm, is located on 76 acres of land some forty kilometres east of Kingston. Project planners hope the land will serve as both a practical farm and teaching environment.

January 22, 2010

A prize-winning exchange experience

An innovative exchange program run by the global development studies department has won acclaim from the Chinese government. The Semester at Fudan program was recognized this year as a Model Bilingual Education Program by the government of the People’s Republic of China.