Rachel Herscovici

Volume 142 (2014-2015) – Office Administrator
Volume 141 (2013-2014) – Features Editor, Volume 140 (2012-2013) – Assistant News Editor

Email: 
journal_admin@ams.queensu.ca
About

Rachel is currently one of the Journal’s two Features Editors. She's a second-year English major and History minor who has always had a passion for writing which has evolved into her enthusiasm for journalism. Rachel likes to collect interesting facts, play sports and read lots of books. Follow her on Twitter @rachelhersci.

Stories

April 2, 2015
Brunch on a budget
November 27, 2014
Keep on giving
September 26, 2014
Navigate the network
July 17, 2014
Gloriously grapefruit cupcakes
We live in a culture so desensitized to advertisements that students may not even notice how many advertisements they pass by on their way to activities, or class, said Brower.
March 21, 2014
Selling to students, for students
Woolf says he believes in education over job training at university.
February 28, 2014
Education principals
The Love App
February 13, 2014
Valentine’s Day for one
TAs not only mark papers, they facilitate tutorials and labs and serve as a first point of contact for students
February 11, 2014
Teaching goes both ways
St. Mary’s Cathedral at Clergy and Johnson Streets host numerous parishioners every Sunday and throughout the week.
February 4, 2014
Papal popularity
January 28, 2014
Let them eat cupcakes
The all-male AMS Executive team of 1888 gather for a classic portrait.
January 28, 2014
Dedicated decades for students’ sovereignty
Tabor said that professors at Queen’s are some of the most price conscious when picking textbooks to order for students.
January 21, 2014
Reading between the lines
January 17, 2014
Let’s talk about sex
Queen’s, while commonly known for its excellence in undergraduate degrees, is also home to some of the most cutting edge research in Canada
January 14, 2014
According to the research
Blueberry buttermilk scones with a white chocolate glaze.
November 28, 2013
Have a holly, jolly Chrismukkah
November 4, 2013
QJPop: Why I love One Direction
Audience members cover their heads with newspaper to mimic Janet as she runs through the rain.
October 29, 2013
Glitter and gore
October 25, 2013
No offence
October 18, 2013
Worlds collide
Sage spiced honey goat’s cheese chicken with classic cranberry sauce.
October 10, 2013
A very cranberry Thanksgiving
October 10, 2013
A lane of their own
Melanie Burton and Travis Rhee (left) have presided over QTV’s expanded football coverage this year, while Ben Stern (right) leads CFRC’s historic broadcast.
October 4, 2013
Throwing into double coverage
Rob Jones sells his soap online and at the Kingston Market.
October 1, 2013
All in a lather
When the bear arrived in the 1920s, Boo Hoo became quite the spectacle on campus. He usually led crowds of cheerleaders and supporters to cheer on the Gaels.
September 27, 2013
Making of a mascot
September 20, 2013
All abroad
September 13, 2013
An orchard of options
Women continue to dominate university enrolment; three out of five Queen’s undergraduate students are female.
July 30, 2013
Higher expectations, higher education
KCVI is the alma mater of Sir John A. Macdonald and The Tragically Hip’s Rob Baker
July 30, 2013
KCVI’s closing controversy
Jackie Tessier scored 54 goals in 69 career games for Queen’s, leading the team to two straight national crowns.
June 23, 2013
Striker goes national
Sun protection can help block harmful ultraviolet radiation which causes skin damage.
May 28, 2013
Skin cancer scares
Olson shares a behind the scenes look of a typical day being a celebrity chef and her journey to baking success.
March 28, 2013
Bake it until you make it
Today, more women with a post-secondary education are married than their less-educated counterparts, according to StatsCan.
March 22, 2013
Riding a growing wave
March 21, 2013
QJPop: Female faces of 50 shades
March 15, 2013
Posters accuse student of abuse
ASUS Representative to the AMS Daniel Basilio, picture above, leaves the Special Assembly as Representative Alexander Prescott watches. Basilio was one of three assembly members to formally resign following the meeting.
March 8, 2013
Prescott censured
Patricia Rae and Susan Croft are members of the Queen’s community living with disabilities.
March 8, 2013
Living beyond their limitations
March 6, 2013
ASUS reps quit, Prescott censured at ASUS Special Assembly
March 4, 2013
QJPop: Reality TV revolution
March 1, 2013
Do we need four years to succeed?
CFRC’s fee increase will go before the SGPS later this month.
March 1, 2013
CFRC proposed fee increase denied
This Valentine’s Day, use these recipes to express your love. Sweet enough to catch anyone’s attention, they’re especially delicious split between two people, or a group of close friends.
February 14, 2013
For the love of sweets
February 14, 2013
Raising red flags
February 13, 2013
QJPop: Freeze frame fumble
The increase in eating disorder patients has meant an increase in referrals to other clinics and regions.
February 12, 2013
Eating disorders on the rise
February 8, 2013
Shelter in limbo
January 31, 2013
BGP wins AMS exec race
Campus Security has reported six thefts so far this academic year.
January 29, 2013
Campus thefts are on the rise
January 28, 2013
QJPop: Why I love Jennifer Lawrence
BGP, PDA and TNL said student consultation, mental health and increasing enrolment, respectively, were issues they'd like to address.
January 25, 2013
Candidates talk problem areas for University
Julia Duimovich said she sought advice for her campaign from past presidents.
January 25, 2013
Campaigning for COMPSA
From left to right: Eril Berkok, Alexander Prescott and Troy Sherman.
January 25, 2013
Heated debate
January 24, 2013
Bridge divides candidates
The AMS Vice-President of University Affairs took place Tuesday night in the JDUC.
January 23, 2013
Vice-president of university affairs debate unfolds in front of full crowd
Left to right: Liam Faught, Nicola Plummer and Troy Sherman comprise team TNL.
January 22, 2013
TNL favours attainability
corporate services feature in all three teams' platforms.
January 22, 2013
Candidates talk AMS services
The dispensers will sell condoms at cost, SHRC director says.
January 18, 2013
New condom dispensers on the way
January 15, 2013
Investing in health
United/Continental will be the only major North American airline to ship research primates.
January 15, 2013
Airline doesn’t have to transfer primates
January 14, 2013
QJPop: T-Swift-"Maybe I'm the problem"
January 11, 2013
Coloured stairs cleaned
January 11, 2013
Battle of the buses
November 29, 2012
A hunger for the holidays
November 29, 2012
Increase in sexual assaults
November 26, 2012
QJPop: May the force be with you
November 23, 2012
Plant has longterm effects
November 23, 2012
A night of remembrance
Bill Glied spoke to a crowd of 250 in Stirling Hall about his experiences in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
November 16, 2012
Event showcases a mosaic of memories
November 12, 2012
QJPop: Bachelor blunders
Professor Jones brought his concerns to Senate after noticing large advertisements posted near classrooms in Mac-Corry.
November 9, 2012
Commercial ads questioned
November 9, 2012
CFRC business manager position reinstated
Students use a simulation dummy to educate themselves on dangers.
November 2, 2012
Students identify hospital horrors
October 31, 2012
QJPop: #BaldforBieber
October 30, 2012
Merging Main and West councils
Kilabuk is 5’9” and 250 lbs and was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap, a black “Bench” jacket and possibly lime green running shoes.
October 26, 2012
College student found dead
Masters students Colin Hasting and Dan Vena created Men Who Like Feminism in response to attitudes about gender on campus.
October 23, 2012
Men take on misogyny
Students protested the Northern Gateway pipeline outside the JDUC yesterday.
October 23, 2012
Students protest against pipeline
Though the pastry-baking shift begins at 7:30 a.m., someone is always overseeing the ovens at the bakery — a night shift, from 10 p.m. to morning, covers bread baking.
October 19, 2012
Out of the oven
The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, spoke of the generosity of two of his Queen’s professors while he was a student in the sixties, at an event in Grant Hall on Saturday.
October 16, 2012
Johnston opens lecture series
October 12, 2012
Queen's fails to make the cut
A renewed exclusivity contract will see Coca-Cola products on campus for another 10 years.
October 5, 2012
Coke stays on campus
October 2, 2012
Poll offers insight
The auditors will be looking for streetlights in need of repair, overgrown bushes, shadowy areas and more.
October 2, 2012
AMS, University undertake safety audit
Jordy Jacob, Sci ’16, captures the tam on Saturday’s Grease Pole event.
September 25, 2012
Sci ’16 makes slick history
September 21, 2012
Where will you draw the line?
Queen’s Sustainability Coordinator Aaron Ball says 40 new water filling stations have been installed on campus.
September 18, 2012
Greens at Queen’s
OPIRG continues to occupy space in the Grey House.
September 14, 2012
OPIRG presses on
September 14, 2012
Green folder to facilitate mental health referrals
Attendees at World Suicide Prevention Day in Kingston were invited to write inspirational quotes or poems on a banner.
September 11, 2012
Suicide Prevention Day hits home
Frosh say the variety of clubs to choose from at Queen’s can lead to indecision, but that extracurricular involvement is ultimately fulfilling.
September 11, 2012
Exploring club commitment issues
The Kingston Rocket will begin selling tickets Sept. 9.
September 7, 2012
Student business tackles travel market
June 26, 2012
Speak up
Queen’s must make a final decision about signing the Access Copyright agreement by June 30.
June 25, 2012
Copying concerns
The JDUC will begin housing undergraduate students this fall as a response to increased enrolment.
May 28, 2012
Senate approves first-year residence in JDUC

Photos

Approximately 200 demonstrators attended Friday’s Idle No More rally.
January 15, 2013
News in brief
November 29, 2012
A hunger for the holidays
November 23, 2012
A night of remembrance

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