The Queen's Journal - Student-run newspaper at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

News

1 day 10 hours ago

Students report suspicious sign-up sheets in lectures

Several Queen’s students have reported seeing suspicious sign-up sheets being passed around in lectures over the past two weeks.Continue...

1 day 10 hours ago

New terrace opens at Stauffer Library

Stauffer has unveiled a new patio space, expanding the building’s “open air” space.Continue...

September 18, 2018

Student launches website to help educators teach Indigenous content

September 17, 2018

City garbage initiative aimed at students

September 14, 2018

Former Queen’s student pleads guilty to possession of obscene images

September 14, 2018

Queen’s alum cycle across Canada for charity

Features

2 days 1 hour ago

How Everett A. Collins’ portrait was removed from Richardson Hall

In his 1952 eulogy, former Queen’s trustee Everett A. Collins—who supported quotas on Jewish students—was called a friend to “strangers in a strange land.”Continue...

5 days 10 hours ago

Legal decision affects USAT update

Ryerson University’s teaching evaluations can no longer affect an instructor’s promotion, tenure or advancement—and it may impact Queen’s.Continue...

September 7, 2018

The unclear rules of student-TA relationships

July 30, 2018

Students face lawsuit during exams

Right-leaning students are often outnumbered in university settings.

June 25, 2018

The politics of a classroom

May 28, 2018

Higher education but lower salaries for adjunct professors

Editorials

1 day 20 hours ago

The New York Review of Books silences women’s experiences of sexual misconduct

A publication that amplifies the self-serving voice of a man repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct silences the voices of the women he’s hurt.Continue...

1 day 23 hours ago

Electronic cigarette companies not responsible for youth consumption

E-cigarettes like Juuls pose health concerns, but their popularity shouldn’t penalize the companies that created them.Continue...

September 17, 2018

The keto diet isn’t a fitness solution

September 14, 2018

OHRC’s updated disability definition opens door for students

September 14, 2018

Conversation of mental health in sports more harrowing than it seems

September 14, 2018

Province has no place in classroom cellphone policy

Opinions

1 day 10 hours ago

New free speech policy makes students and universities less safe

Freedom of speech is a complex issue and cannot be sufficiently tackled through one simple law.Continue...

5 days 10 hours ago

Talking Heads: how are you coping with the first week of school?

“I’m doing work ahead of time and staying on top of it.”Landon Pollock ArtSci ’22

“Having an extremely organized agenda.” Jen Cooke ArtSci '20 "Puppy therapy.” Louis & Juilia Fast-Grass...Continue...

September 14, 2018

A conservative on campus

September 11, 2018

Participation trophies are creating a weaker generation

September 7, 2018

Rethinking frosh week

July 30, 2018

Expanding the scope of student conduct

Arts

1 day 10 hours ago

Home is where the art is

Creating an album is difficult—harder, still, when your recording studio’s a bed.Continue...

1 day 10 hours ago

Commentary: Stitching into Feminism

As up-and-coming artists challenge societal expectations, cross-stitching is experiencing a feminist resurgence.Continue...

September 18, 2018

In hysterics at feminist comedy night

September 14, 2018

Queen’s receives $1 million donation for arts

September 14, 2018

Therese Greenwood relives Fort McMurray wildfire in Kill As You Go

September 14, 2018

Student-run art gallery returns for another year

Sports

The men’s soccer team now hold a 5-2 record.

1 day 10 hours ago

Men’s soccer splits weekend series

The men’s soccer team had a gruelling weekend at home, playing two tough games against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and Ryerson Rams.Continue...

The women’s soccer team had a perfect weekend at home.

1 day 10 hours ago

Women’s soccer scores back-to-back against RMC

This weekend, the women’s soccer team left no doubt they’re the top local team with back-to-back wins against the RMC Paladins.Continue...

Brogan MacDougall won her first university race at the Queen’s Invitational this weekend.

September 18, 2018

Cross country dominates podium at Queen’s invitational

The men’s rugby team dominated the University of Toronto this weekend, winning 97-8.

September 18, 2018

Gaels weekend round-up: week two

Pat Sheahan had his 100th career win with Queen's on Aug. 26.

September 14, 2018

The test of time: Sheahan joins 100-win club at Queen's

September 14, 2018

Key match-ups for Queen's fall varsity teams

Lifestyle

1 day 10 hours ago

The Predator earns its name

Director Shane Black’s decision to hire his friend, a convicted sex offender, as an actor marred the glitz and glamour of the red carpet opening for his film The Predator at TIFF.Continue...

1 day 10 hours ago

Re-learning the simple rules of friendship

Last summer, I embarked on a five-week educational trip to Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec—a town an hour north from the province’s capital, Quebec City.Continue...