Clare Clancy

Volume 139 (2011-2012) – Editor in Chief
Volume 138 (2010-2011) – News Editor, Volume 136 (2008-2009) – Assistant News Editor

Stories

April 5, 2012
Last words
Until 2008 Yukon Blonde went by the moniker Alphababy, before changing it with the advice of singer-songwriter Jon-Rae Fletcher.
March 30, 2012
Nomadic rock
Debbie Wooldridge received this note from a Queen’s student on a train after she overheard Wooldridge talking to her friends about her upcoming gender reassignment surgery.
March 30, 2012
Random act of kindness
Drug Smart pharmacy was originally slated to open on March 1, but a delay in stock delivery postponed it until today.
March 16, 2012
Campus pharmacy opens today
Sixty-four per cent of voters cast ballots against the $4 opt-outable OPIRG fee.
February 2, 2012
OPIRG fee voted down in referendum
January 20, 2012
Corporate interest
Queen’s historian Duncan McDowall said the term Student Ghetto may have originated out of McGill University.
January 13, 2012
Student Ghetto through the years
Queen’s Bands has been suspended for the semester by the AMS and University administration because of internal publications.
December 1, 2011
Bands members report assault
September 9, 2011
Editors' note
September 2, 2011
Rector resigns
August 15, 2011
Adminstration and Faculty union reach tentative agreement
July 26, 2011
Budget breakdown
Portions of the women's prison roof, walls and cell block are preserved by the city's heritage committee.
June 28, 2011
Queen's shackled by small budget
June 5, 2011
Stretcher stolen outside Alfie's
March 25, 2011
Day not over
Incoming Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Alan Harrison says he's excited to move back to Kingston and work at Queen's.
March 11, 2011
New provost appointed to Queen's
Kieran Slobodin, ArtSci ’12
March 4, 2011
SOLUS concerns voiced to administration
Hiring decisions for the incoming AMS council were made Sunday night.
February 17, 2011
Welcoming the AMS council
February 17, 2011
Queen’s mourns loss of student Robert Nason
Defibrillators increase a person’s chance of survival significantly after they suffer cardiac arrest.
February 11, 2011
At the heart of the matter
February 8, 2011
Squirrels, oh my!
Student trustee-elect Lauren Long says she was impressed by her fellow candidates running for the position.
February 3, 2011
Lauren Long trusts in students
An average cup of coffee contains up to 100 mg of caffeine, one quarter of the safe daily amount as recommended by Health Canada.
January 28, 2011
Caffeine choices
Presidential candidate Josh McCaul (centre), vice-presidential (Residence Affairs) candidate Tuba Chishti (left) and vice-presidential (Discipline) candidate Wesley Forget (right) of Team MCF say they want to create a floor representative caucus.
January 28, 2011
Teams GAP and MCF running for residence
Daniella Dávila, AMS social issues commissioner, says institutionalizing equity is a main goal of the AMS equity plan.
January 21, 2011
Student equity plans released
Habib Khan, ArtSci ’14, would wear one pencil behind his ear, a habit he picked up when he was nine years old from his father.
January 14, 2011
Habib Khan remembered
The Education Library in Duncan McArthur Hall was evacuated following the incident at approximately 7:30 p.m. last night.
December 2, 2010
Tragedy on West Campus
November 26, 2010
Don’t say no to Mo’
Samantha Jenkins, ArtSci ’11, said a university-sanctioned event could cut down on police presence.
November 26, 2010
Homecoming on hold
Since Sept. 1 there have been 25 malicious fire alarms, 14 of which occurred in Victoria Hall.
November 19, 2010
Ringing the alarm
November 19, 2010
Homecoming cancelled until 2014
Ted Hsu wins the Liberal nomination which has been held by Peter Milliken for 22 years.
November 12, 2010
Fresh face changes the race
Ted Hsu celebrates his Liberal nomination win with supporters. From left to right: Fred Faust, Ted Hsu, Queen’s Students Paula Mosbrucker and Jerome James.
November 9, 2010
If the Hsu fits, nominate it
Kingston and the Islands MP Peter Milliken will leave office in the next federal election. Candidates (clockwise from top right) Ted Hsu, Harvey Rosen, Bill Flanagan, Bittu George and Phillip Osanic.
November 5, 2010
Riding the Liberal wave
Queen’s Sustainability Manager Aaron Ball says Queen’s has taken steps to improve its green grade.
October 29, 2010
Upgrading sustainability at Queen’s
Mark Gerresten wins with 56.4 per cent of the vote in the Kingston Municipal Election. 30,306 voters cast ballots during yesterday’s election.
October 26, 2010
Gerretsen wins mayoral race
Mayoral candidates discuss student issues at Grant Hall on Oct. 7.
October 19, 2010
Engaging student voices
Over 300 high schools and post-secondary schools combined are participating in the Recycle My Cell challenge nation-wide.
October 19, 2010
Sustainability initiatives hit Queen’s
Five students were fined $130 at Carleton during a pro-life campaign Oct. 4.
October 15, 2010
Pro-life controversy strikes at Carleton
Director of Educational Equity and Diversity Projects and Chair of DET Adnan Husain says the DET Action Plan aims to create an inclusive campus climate.
October 5, 2010
Crafting an equitable future at Queen’s
Fauxcoming celebrations drew 1,500 to 2,500 people on Saturday night
September 28, 2010
Fauxcoming fallout
September 25, 2010
Aberdeen draws smaller crowds
Cameron Bruce, Sci ’14, was found dead below his sixth-floor residence window in Victoria Hall (pictured above) on Sept. 13.
September 21, 2010
Death still shaking campus
Cameron Bruce, Sci ’14, was an avid trumpet player.
September 17, 2010
In memory of Cameron Bruce
Gerri Lutaaya, ArtSci ’10, is researching the history of marginalized identities at Queen’s for an AMS Special Project.
September 14, 2010
AMS Special Project reveals history
Kingston Police investigate the scene of a deceased student behind Victoria Hall yesterday morning.
September 14, 2010
First-year student found dead outside Vic Hall
Students Sarah McCutcheon (left), Rachel Rabey (centre) and Fraser Reed (right) took part in this year’s six week Jordanian excavation.
September 10, 2010
Excavating Jordan
Eric Windeler, Comm ’82, talks to frosh leaders about mental health illness in university.
September 10, 2010
Fighting for mental health
Climatology professor Harry McCaughey says he doesn’t think the heat wave will have a long-term impact, but that its just very uncomfortable for all.
July 27, 2010
In the heat of it
April 2, 2009
Measuring the Queen’s Centre carbon footprint
ASUS President Jacob Mantle was denied approximately $1,400 of his honorarium after the ASUS Honorarium Review Committee underwent an 11-hour review process.
April 2, 2009
Dollars and sense
Students and faculty gathered in front of Richardson Hall yesterday to raise awareness about the importance of language departments at Queen’s. Forty degree combinations are facing admission suspension due to budgetary constraints.
March 27, 2009
The language barrier
Kevin Wiener, ArtSci ’12 and First Year ASUS Representative to the AMS, says he disagrees with OPIRG’s role on campus. Wiener’s motion to eliminate the opt-outable OPIRG student activity fee failed at Monday’s AMS Annual General Meeting.
March 19, 2009
Agendas and accusations
Harvard Medical School students recently reported concerns about relationships between professors and pharmaceutical companies.
March 13, 2009
An Rx for transparency
AMS President Talia Radcliffe says she doesn’t regret calling for Mantle’s resignation.
March 6, 2009
AMS president apologizes
Todd Stelmach, Rehab ’00, could face up to three months in prison and a $300 fine for refusing to fill out his 2006 census form.
February 26, 2009
Objection to census could land alumnus in jail
A computer virus circulating around Queen’s Webmail with the subject line ‘You have got a new E-card from your friend!’ has created a backlog of computers to be cleaned up by Queen’s IT Services.
February 26, 2009
Queen’s e-mail plagued by virus
Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane in his office last February.
February 11, 2009
Farm chores, finance and faculty relations
SGPS President Jeff Welsh says his society will provide additional administrative support for the ESS when it’s absorbed by the SGPS next year.
February 11, 2009
The cost of secession
The 2009-10 AMS council was announced on Sunday night.
February 9, 2009
Meet the new 2009-10 AMS council
Queen’s law professor Kathleen Lahey says the current government is reinforcing the gender gap in Canada.
February 5, 2009
Federal budget leaves women behind, professor says
Associate Vice-Principal and Dean of Student Affairs Jason Laker says he doesn’t want cuts to the Student Initiaitve Fund to prevent students from being entrepreneurial.
February 2, 2009
Protecting the Student Initiative Fund
Associate Vice-Principal and Dean of Student Affairs Jason Laker says the goal of his trip is to learn how to integrate first-year ISC students into the Queen’s community when they return to Canada.
January 29, 2009
Integrating Herstmonceux
President-elect Michael Ceci celebrates Team CYZ’z win amongst friends and supporters last night. The team won with 51.23 per cent of the vote.
January 28, 2009
CYZ wins bid for AMS executive
January 23, 2009
Team Sinkinson-Szczepanek aim for representation and anti-discrimination
Team CYZ wants to promote student involvement in Queen’s financial decisions.
January 23, 2009
CYZ and MAP talk cash
Team CYZ presidential candidate Michael Ceci (left) and Team MAP presidential candidate Colin McLeod discuss the University’s finances and opposition research in this issue.
January 23, 2009
AMS campaigns get personal
January 19, 2009
CYZ’s platform will show you the money
Kim Purton, community education co-ordinator at Sexual Assault Centre Kingston, says alcohol is the most common date-rape drug.
January 19, 2009
Date rape drug use on the rise
January 19, 2009
CYZ and MAP talk diversity
Clare Clancy
January 13, 2009
My BlackBerry, myself
PSAC Regional Organizer Christopher Wilson says voting for unionization is an important expression of workers’ democratic rights.
January 13, 2009
TAs, TFs vote ‘no’ to union
Vice-Principal (Research) Kerry Rowe says CFI provides funding for top level researchers across Canada.
January 9, 2009
Queen’s researchers awarded $2 million
Goodes Hall has one commissionaire on duty to do rounds on a continual basis. They patrol classrooms, meeting rooms annd bathrooms.
November 27, 2008
Late-night study safety
November 27, 2008
Teaching assistant, fellow unionization vote results inconclusive
Last night’s ASUS Special General Assembly in Wallace Hall was filled to capacity with students. Around 7:44 p.m., it was cut short by a fire alarm.
November 7, 2008
‘I will not be stepping down’
ASUS President Jacob Mantle says he has yet to make up his mind about whether or not he’ll resign.
October 31, 2008
AMS asks Jacob Mantle to resign
October 28, 2008
Racism on the web
Society of Graduate and Professional Students President Jeff Welsh says he wants to see a response and a plan of action from the University regarding the Henry Report.
October 24, 2008
Henry report revisited
Principal Tom Williams says he doesn’t think the Aberdeen Street party will continue in its current state in 2009.
October 21, 2008
Alumni asked for input on Homecoming
Students have been paying 10 cents more per page when photocopying reserved readings at the P&CC since Sept. 26.
October 17, 2008
P&CC ‘misunderstood’ copyright laws
New Democratic Party candidate Rick Downes says he wants to keep incumbent Member of Parliament Peter Milliken honest.
October 15, 2008
NDP falls short of target
Vice-Principal (Facilities) Ann Browne says moving the arena will integrate west campus with main campus.
October 14, 2008
Moving arena could save project $20 million
October 7, 2008
News in brief
Student Trustee Michael Ceci, ArtSci ’09, says every dollar spent on the Queen’s Centre must be earned back.
October 7, 2008
Queen’s Centre budget increased again
October 2, 2008
News in brief
Audrey Kaplan, director of campus planning and development, says the creation of the Sustainability Office improved Queen’s grade.
September 30, 2008
Sustainability at Queen’s ups its grade
September 26, 2008
TA Unionization
AMS Municipal Affairs Commissioner Paul Tye says the cups and water bottles handed out by the Red Hat volunteers at Homecoming 2007 produced an excess of plastic waste.
September 23, 2008
AMS puts more green into Aberdeen
The newly renovated Clark Hall Pub features a fresh paint job, LED lighting, completely renovated bathrooms and a JBL sound system.
September 23, 2008
EngSoc sets re-opening date for Clark Hall Pub
On Oct. 14, 2007, an estimated 4,000 to 6,500 people flocked to Aberdeen Street for the annual unsanctioned street party.
September 23, 2008
Queen’s, city prepare for Homecoming
ComSoc President Matthew Price says there was no mismanagement of ICBC funds.
September 19, 2008
Commerce competition in debt
TAFA organizers Krystle Maki, MA ’09, and Andrew Stevens, PhD ’10, say unionization will give TAs and TFs both financial and non-financial benefits.
September 16, 2008
TAs and TFs campaign to unionize
University Secretary Georgina Moore says the hiring of Queen’s next principal lies with the Board of Trustees.
September 12, 2008
Principal search goes public
At McMaster University, students have allegedly been selling seats in popular classes to fellow students for up to $100 per seat.
September 9, 2008
Cashing in on popular classes
The class of Sci ’12 gets down and dirty at the annual Grease Pole climb.
September 9, 2008
Grease (Pole) is the word
Graduate students explore the information booths at the first-ever graduate student orientation on Sept. 2.
September 5, 2008
Graduate students sample the frosh life
Sustainability Manager Gail Wood said she hopes she can help link green initiatives across campus.
May 27, 2008
Sustainability manager appointed
Jennifer Stacey, MA ’08, used the After-hours Childcare service before its closure in 2005.
April 3, 2008
No plans to reopen After-hours Childcare
SGPS President Arash Farzam-Kia says it’s difficult to attract executive candidates due to the time committment graduate work requires.
March 7, 2008
SGPS elects new president, one vice-president
Oxfam Co-Chair Kate Whitelaw says manufacturers should have to prove they operate ethically.
February 15, 2008
A made-in-Canada ethical purchasing strategy?
Todd Ormiston
January 31, 2008
CESA goes to Ormiston
Food Services won’t collaborate with the city on its organic waste management program.
January 25, 2008
Composting pilot program launching
January 15, 2008
Tapping into sustainable wine
The webcam installed on top of Stauffer Library will remain in place until spring 2008.
November 2, 2007
New Stauffer webcam monitors construction

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