Emily Davies

Volume 137 (2009-2010) – Features Editor
Volume 136 (2008-2009) – Assistant News Editor

Stories

Jay Baruchel has come a long way since the days of PMK, solidifying himself as an up-and-coming member of the Canadian acting community.
June 29, 2010
A&E Spring Picks: The Trotsky
Incoming Tricolour Outlet Head Manager Katrina Keilhauer (left) and AMS Retail Services Director Allison Hockin say the new service will reduce operating costs by about $60,000.
April 8, 2010
Tricolour Outlet set to open for business
Fort Henry Hill and Queen’s also played host to the CIS championships last November.
March 26, 2010
Cross-country prepares to welcome the world
The Perk Station first received funding in March 2008.
March 5, 2010
The ‘perks’ of augmented reality
Students enjoy bowls of soup at the Ban Righ Centre’s free lunch program on Thursday. The program runs every weekday starting at 11:30 a.m.
February 5, 2010
Bridging the age gap, one bowl at a time
Journal Features Editor Emily Davies at the Kuluta Buddhist Centre on Wellington St.
February 2, 2010
Om is where the heart is
Biology professor Virginia Walker, one of TVO’s Best Lecturer Competition nominees, delivers a lecture at the BioSciences Complex on Thursday morning.
January 29, 2010
The delicate art of teaching
Queen’s Principal Daniel Woolf participates in Walkhome’s Walk-a-thon for charity on Nov. 12.
November 20, 2009
Walking with Woolf
A veteran places a wreath on a monument at Kingston’s Royal Canadian Legion branch.
November 13, 2009
Legion keeps veterans’ memories alive
November 10, 2009
A home for Queen’s rarest tomes
Former Alliance Atlantis executive chairman Michael MacMillan addresses an audience at his “The Academic Cloister Reconsidered” lecture held at Ellis Hall on Tuesday night.
November 6, 2009
Film schools students on education
The consequences of binge-drinking aren’t all immediate.
October 23, 2009
Feelings mixed about student drinking
October 20, 2009
The marvel of the fantastic frames
Charlie Scott, EngSoc president 2007-08, stands in an empty Clark Hall after the bar abrubtly closed down due to years of financial mismanagement.
October 16, 2009
Tale of a pub: Clark Hall’s progress
Queen’s Telefundraising phoning alumni and parents. Alumni donations have declined with the recession, but Queen’s is faring better than other universities, says Vice-Principal (Advancement) Sean Conway.
October 2, 2009
Queen’s tries to make a buck
A group of first-year girls have dinner at Ban Righ Cafeteria. According to the University registrar, 60.1 per cent of the Queen’s class of 2013 is female.
September 29, 2009
If X, then Y the gender gap?
The first 24 students enrolled in the program at both the PhD and Masters students share the same core CUST 800 Cultural Studies Theory course, a prerequisite for their degree.
September 25, 2009
So... what’s cultural studies?
Two Queen’s fencers duel during practise at the gym in West Campus’ Duncan McArthur Hall last Wednesday.
September 25, 2009
En garde
September 22, 2009
Time travel, news style
AMS Municipal Affairs Commissioner Libby Shaker says lifestyle differences are a source of tension between students and residents.
September 15, 2009
Working to bridge the town-gown gap
July 28, 2009
West side stories
Kingston Employment and Youth Services Program Manager Gillian Watters says Kingston’s struggling tourism industry is primarily to blame for few job openings this summer.
June 23, 2009
’Tis the summer of discontent
June 23, 2009
Summer school musings
As of Feb. 28, Common Ground was $58,280.99 in debt compared to $42,619.50 in Feb. 2008.
April 2, 2009
AMS services not immune to recession
Last Friday, students and faculty celebrated the official wrap-up ceremony of Phase I of the Queen’s Centre. The facility is set to open in September 2009.
April 2, 2009
Future of Queen’s Centre uncertain
Wendy Crewson, ArtSci ’77, said working in the U.S. helped her make her name in Canada.
March 27, 2009
Hollywood’s Canadian content
Salvaged materials from the remains of Jock Harty Arena will be used in Phase One of the Queen’s Centre. Queen’s will earn points towards LEED certification by reusing recycled older materials.
March 27, 2009
Reuse to reduce
Anti-Coca-Cola organizers Andrea Jones, ArtSci ’11, Claire McDougall, ArtSci ’09 and James Douglas, ArtSci ’08, put forward a motion at Tuesday’s AMS Annual General Meeting for the University to end its exclusivity contract with Coca-Cola.
March 19, 2009
Students want Coke off campus
On Mar. 6, members of Queen’s Action Backing Climate Change staged a “die-in” in front of the Board of Trustees meeting to bring attention to Queen’s carbon footprint.
March 13, 2009
Students play dead for climate change
History department undergraduate chair Jeff Brison says he doesn’t think the trend of academic entitlement is a new phenomenon.
March 6, 2009
Great expectations
February 26, 2009
More faculty cuts to come
February 11, 2009
Journal editors in chief elected
Acting Vice-Principal (Advancement) Sean Conway says his office has raised $15.3 million of the initial target of $130 million for the Queen’s Centre.
February 11, 2009
Fundraising in the recession
February 9, 2009
Next step for Queen’s Centre
February 5, 2009
Just visiting
Professor Ana Siljak has been shortlisted for the Charles Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction for her book Angel of Vengeance: The ‘Girl Assassin,’ The Govenor of St. Petersburg and Russia’s Revolutionary World.
February 5, 2009
Professor nominated for Charles Taylor Prize
Last night’s Queen’s Centre town hall meeting presented students with two new options for moving forward with the project.
February 5, 2009
A change of plans
AMS Academic Affairs Commissioner Matthew Lombardi says he thinks CASA will be a good fit for Queen’s because of its advocacy style.
February 2, 2009
AMS votes to align federally
Kim Purton, community education co-ordinator at Sexual Assault Centre Kingston, says statistics on sexual assault are hard to track because of the low number of assaults actually reported to police.
January 29, 2009
Examining the trends of sexual assault
January 28, 2009
MAP loses by 5.36 per cent margin
January 26, 2009
News in brief
SGPS President Jeff Welsh says a proposed reduced fee for education students will be brought to the SGPS’ annual meeting in March.
January 26, 2009
Making room for the ESS
January 23, 2009
Team GAS: Looking for involvement
January 23, 2009
YTP: Changing the way things are done
January 23, 2009
Team Evans-Michelson: keeping ASUS accountable
January 23, 2009
‘I have a lot of great experiences and ideas’
Alistair MacLean, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, says the individual departments haven’t been given exact figures regarding how much they’ll have to decrease their budgets.
January 23, 2009
Getting creative in the face of budget cuts
Team CYZ wants to promote student involvement in Queen’s financial decisions.
January 23, 2009
CYZ and MAP talk cash
Presidential candidate Colin McLeod, vice-president (operations) candidate Ellen Allwright and vice-president (university affairs) candidate Suhail Panjwani speak to AMS Assembly on Jan. 15.
January 19, 2009
MAP leaning on three pillars
January 19, 2009
CYZ and MAP talk diversity
January 19, 2009
Social issues dominate debate
The Kingston Street Mission Truck is open every night from 9 p.m. until at least midnight. On an average evening the truck has 15 to 20 visitors.
January 13, 2009
Mission: warmth and community
Nursing Society President Eveline Traxler says although the three tests were reweighted, there were still discrepancies regarding the agreed upon marking scheme.
January 9, 2009
Nursing students in course conflict
Vice-Principal (Advancement) David Mitchell announced his resignation on Nov. 20. After Dec. 31, Mitchell will leave Queen’s for Ottawa-based Public Policy Forum.
November 27, 2008
Top financial vice-principals resign
Rachel Kucharzuk, ArtSci ’09, says this is the first time she has been the victim of anti-Semitism during her time at Queen’s.
November 14, 2008
Another racist incident reported
Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane said the graffiti found on campus is representative of a destructive divide within the student body.
November 7, 2008
Subversive graffiti found on campus
October 31, 2008
Cross country places sixth
Vice-Principal (Academic) Patrick Deane says the University will work to maintain the categories where Queen’s scored the highest.
October 28, 2008
Queen’s makes the grade
REC communication coordinator Daniel Myran says the residence energy challenge creates recruitment for the sustainability movement at the university.
October 24, 2008
Residence energy challenge gives back
James MacKinnon, economics professor and department head, says students should be careful when making risky investment decisions.
October 17, 2008
Students’ savings take a dive
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
The new Clark Hall Pub features renovated interior and a three-page menu with 70 different types of mixed drinks.
October 14, 2008
Clark Hall Pub celebrates re-opening
October 7, 2008
Environment debate
Green Party candidate Eric Walton says there’s a need in Kingston for government subsidized “green social housing” units.
October 7, 2008
Eric Walton: changing the way we do things
New Democratic Party candidate Rick Downes says he wants to bring corporate welfare money back into programs such as health care.
October 7, 2008
Rick Downes: Working for the common good
Liberal Party candidate and incumbent Member of Parliament Peter Milliken says if elected, the Liberal Party will give $200,000 in bursaries to low-income students.
October 7, 2008
Cashing in on the student vote
Leaders of the student political clubs debate the issues of the upcoming federal election Wednesday night in the JDUC’s Lower Ceilidh. Please refer to article "Students tackle election issues" in the News section for the whole story.
October 2, 2008
Students tackle election issues
Insp. Brian Cookman of the Kingston police says the Aberdeen Street party has come to be described as more edgy and dangerous than previous years.
September 30, 2008
University, city fall short of Homecoming goals
AMS Vice-President (University Affairs) Stephanie St. Clair says she hasn’t received any complaints regarding the new policy.
September 30, 2008
No more election leaves of absence
David Phillips, Comm ’09 and ArtSci ’09, and Ian Macdonald, Comm ’09, voluntarily took down their webcam after administrative opposition.
September 26, 2008
Webcam offline
Emma Daughton, ConEd ’11, says the Aberdeen Street party caters to a specific type of fun.
September 26, 2008
Opting out of Aberdeen
Commerce Society President Matthew Price says ComSoc’s Core Fund fee goes towards items that will benefit one class of the Commerce program.
September 23, 2008
Breaking down faculty budgets
Common Ground Head Manager Ellen Allwright says patron pressure factored into Common Ground’s decision to switch to GreenShift products.
September 19, 2008
Common Ground’s green goal
The Student Relations Committee’s online survey runs online from Sept. 1 to Sept. 19 and seeks student input on city-run services such as recycling.
September 16, 2008
Online survey seeks student perspective
Arts and Science Associate Dean (Studies) John Pierce says plans are in the works for a full Islamic studies concentration.
September 16, 2008
Queen’s introduces Arabic language course
Engineering Society President Jordan Black says EngSoc will finalize an opening date for Clark Hall Pub within the next few weeks.
September 12, 2008
Pub hires general manager
Andy Leger, Educational Developer for the Centre for Teaching and Learning, says departments should be offering specialized teaching-assistant training.
September 9, 2008
Teaching the assistants
Sci ’44 Co-op General Manager Brent Bellamy says the 20 houses owned by Sci ’44 co-op are currently undergoing a $120,000 retrofit.
September 9, 2008
Students green up their act
Ockham Communications president Shawn Gee, MBA ’07, says Mi WiFi users should know there’s no guarantee their information won’t be seen by others.
September 5, 2008
Free wireless comes with a price
July 29, 2008
Bump in n’ daily grind
English professor Laura Murray says Bill C-61 would eliminate the University’s ability to take advantage of fair dealing.
July 29, 2008
Bill C-61 goes beyond downloading
June 24, 2008
News In Brief
Kavita Bissoondial hopes the committee will promote greater understanding of religious issues.
May 27, 2008
AMS adds religious issues committee
April 3, 2008
Four win Tricolour Award
The Goodes Hall expansion project, whose design’s pictured above, is projected to cost $40,000
March 14, 2008
Students asked to contribute $1.2M to Goodes Hall expansion
EngSoc President Charlie Scott listens to a presentation at an EngSoc Council focus meeting Tuesday night.
February 8, 2008
EngSoc to hold vote on raising fee
January 22, 2008
The message of a new generation
Former Clark Hall Pub staff members Matt McLellan and Chris Hannon were dissatisfied with EngSoc’s report results.
January 15, 2008
Clark Hall plan disappoints former staff
Some say the ghost of Theresa has been haunting the dark alleyway behind the Toucan since the 1800s.
October 26, 2007
Things that go bump in the night
SONAD secretary Harry Smith says Senate hasn’t had a chance to review responses to the draft code of conduct.
October 26, 2007
Contradicting the code
Students, alumni and community members plant trees on Aberdeen Street.
October 16, 2007
Green Scheme spruces up Aberdeen Street

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Some say the ghost of Theresa has been haunting the dark alleyway behind the Toucan since the 1800s.
October 26, 2007
Things that go bump in the night
Canadian Studies co-ordinator Caroline Caron says the cuts will impede the program’s planned expansion.
October 26, 2007
Images from vol. 135, issue 17

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