News
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As Kingston goes yellow, all COVID-19 cases at Queen’s resolved

The University has reported all cases of COVID-19 are resolved in the Queen’s community as of Wednesday afternoon.
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Some international students at Queen’s face a winter break away from home

As the semester wraps up, many students are making plans to safely travel home for the holidays. For international students, staying in Kingston isn’t a decision that’s easily made.Continue...

November 26, 2020
‘Risks of gender-based violence are higher in university-aged populations’
November 26, 2020
Campus magazines navigate the impacts of COVID-19
November 26, 2020
Queen’s to participate in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
November 26, 2020
University launches eight-week program to support students managing substance use and addiction

Features
  • 1 week 1 day ago

Being a sugar baby at Queen’s

For Kate*, sugar babying —engaging in a kind of dating where one partner financially supports the other—started as a way of earning some additional income.Continue...
  • 2 weeks 1 day ago

‘When we think of Indigenous peoples, we think of the past’: Students and educators confront the lack of Indigenous education in school systems

“When we think of Indigenous peoples, we think of the past,” said Anne Godlewska, professor in Geography and Planning. “But there’s been a sustained process of assimilation which has not stopped.”Continue...
November 6, 2020
‘Seeing myself gain weight scared me’: living with an eating disorder at Queen’s
October 22, 2020
Queen’s denying many international students employment during COVID-19
October 16, 2020
A new year for SVPR sees news hires
October 8, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter, reforming police, and Kingston

Editorials

tech ed
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As we integrate more with technology, unplugging is no longer the solution

Even before the pandemic, smartphones and laptops were attached to us by the hip. Over the past few months, this invasion of technology into our lives has only been exacerbated as we work from home or connect with loved ones online. We’re now constantly plugged into our devices—but is that really such a bad thing?Continue...
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Arts students deserve more credit

Despite the creativity and perseverance necessary to pursue a degree and career in the arts, Arts students are consistently labelled as less motivated, less driven, and less realistic than their STEM counterparts.Continue...

proctoring ed
November 20, 2020
Online proctoring unfairly punishes cheaters and non-cheaters alike
julia signed ed
November 20, 2020
Don’t fear the media. Fear Trump’s Twitter account.
film ed
November 20, 2020
Even with positive representation, we can’t rely on film as drivers of social change
healthcare ed
November 13, 2020
Canada must address anti-Indigenous racism within medicine

Opinions
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Consumers cannot be blamed for unethical consumption

While leading a clean lifestyle has always been important, it’s now become a popular trend. Unfortunately, not everyone has the means to participate.

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  • 1 week 1 day ago

The downward trend in student engagement matters

Student engagement has been trending downward for the last 10 years.

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November 13, 2020
Stop the bad press about Queen’s students
November 10, 2020
Simple solutions are the most effective
October 22, 2020
Protest language is not a tool for the disobedient
October 20, 2020
Letter to the Editor: October 20th

Arts
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The Journal talks to an animator on Pixar’s 'Soul'

Inspired by her late grandfather, Emilie Goulet wanted to be an animator since early childhood, which makes her work on Pixar’s Soul , a film that explores themes of celebrating life and embracing death, feel like a culmination of the ambitions he nurtured in her.Continue...
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The Blue Stones release new EP ‘Live on Display’

To make up for all the cancelled concerts this year, The Blue Stones have captured the atmosphere of live music on their new EP, featuring performances of their singles at Smash Salvage, an antique store in Hamilton.Continue...

November 26, 2020
Viveka Melki’s ‘the FENCE’ tackles revisionist history of Japanese POW Camps
November 20, 2020
Mike Downie discusses new doc ‘The Covid Cruise’
November 20, 2020
Queen’s teaching fellow discusses role of urban art in Indigenous communities
November 20, 2020
Blue Canoe’s 'Voulez-Zoom' brings the magic of Mamma Mia online

Sports
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A history of Queen’s Football: a new sport for a new school

When today’s students zip through Mackintosh-Corry Hall between lectures for a reprieve from the winter wind, few, if any, are aware they’re standing on hallowed ground.Continue...
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Semester Review: How are athletes coping with their pandemic regimens?

There’s little doubt that being prevented from playing your sport of choice—especially at the varsity level—is a bit of a drag.Continue...

November 26, 2020
‘The Queen’s Journal’ vs ‘Western Gazette’: Fantasy Football series—Week 12
November 20, 2020
Queen’s eSports Association becomes official recreational club
November 20, 2020
Queen’s rugby player Sophie de Goede finds new home abroad with Saracens
November 20, 2020
‘The Queen’s Journal’ vs ‘Western Gazette’: Fantasy Football series—Week 11

Lifestyle
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Staff Picks: Best holiday song

The snow has arrived in Kingston, and with it comes end-of-semester assignments and exams. But we should keep our chins up: the winter break is right around the corner.Continue...
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Three safe ways to be social during winter break

This winter break, I’ll be spending my holiday apart from my friends—but that doesn’t mean we won’t still hang out.Continue...

November 26, 2020
STEM and the City: Four chic and (actually) easy hairstyles
November 26, 2020
‘You’ and ‘Barry’ are quiet commentaries on white male privilege
November 26, 2020
Tricolour Sex Column: The tea on anal
November 26, 2020
Harry Styles’ ‘Vogue’ cover isn’t a threat to masculinity

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