Sebastian Leck

Volume 143 (2015-2016) – Editor in Chief
Volume 142 (2014-2015) – Features Editor, Volume 141 (2013-2014) – Assistant News Editor

Email: 
journal_editors@ams.queensu.ca
About

Sebastian is a fifth-year history student and one of the two Editors in Chief at The Journal. He’s interested in longform journalism, student health, politics and intellectual history. Follow him on Twitter @SebastianLeck

Stories

Journal staff for 2015-16.
March 31, 2016
Last words
February 5, 2016
Editors' Note
January 29, 2016
Put student apathy in perspective
Catherine Wright was acclaimed as the AMS Executive's Vice President (University Affairs) in January
August 12, 2015
Vice President resigns from AMS executive
July 28, 2015
Student clubs inspire and infuriate
April 2, 2015
Editors' Note
The hallways in Jeffrey Hall are poorly lit and lecture halls in lower levels are inaccessible to wheelchair users.
March 20, 2015
Accessibility progress slow at Queen’s
Chaplain Kate Johnson runs an office in the JDUC.
March 13, 2015
Prayer space expands on campus
March 13, 2015
Internet doesn’t free speech
The EngSoc presidential debate took place in the atrium of the ILC on Wednesday night.
January 22, 2015
EngSoc presidential hopefuls debate tradition
Logan Bell.
January 22, 2015
Three third-years vie for EngSoc presidency
January 21, 2015
EngSoc VP candidates face off over improving communication
January 14, 2015
Journal panel: Charlie Hebdo
Queen’s has made progress on several recommendations made in 2012.
November 27, 2014
Lack of space limits progress
A timeline of labour relations at Queen’s.
November 14, 2014
Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach
The Beers on the Pier jacket bar.
November 7, 2014
Queen’s cracks down on jacket bars
DJ KLYNK at the Underground during the QPop Music Festival.
October 31, 2014
Underground meets tough competition
October 17, 2014
Aberdeen to be cleared
October 3, 2014
Civil candidates
September 26, 2014
History needs structure
Protesters gathered in the rain at Market Square on Aug. 20 to protest police brutality.
September 4, 2014
Kingstonians decry police violence
September 4, 2014
Residence price tag too high for some
Private Arthur Thorne Darby.
July 29, 2014
Queen’s at war
June 24, 2014
Grading discrepancies a point of contention
The Men’s Issues Awareness Society hosted a talk by professor Janice Fiamengo in March.
May 27, 2014
Gender discourse sparks tension
April 3, 2014
Cease fire
April 3, 2014
Ten-year enrolment strategy approved
The new hospital will be built and maintained by a private consortium, in tandem with the Ontario government.
March 28, 2014
Providence goes with outpatients
Sean Field and Kevin Wiener at the SGPS debate on March 18.
March 28, 2014
Results questioned
The SGS and the Faculty of Education lag behind.
March 28, 2014
Campus donations unequal
Presidential candidate Kevin Wiener speaks during the SGPS debates on Tuesday.
March 21, 2014
SGPS elections begins with debate
Woolf, pictured here at last fall’s Homecoming game, presented a strategic framework to the Board of Trustees last Friday.
March 14, 2014
Principal Woolf releases five-year plan
80.9 per cent of students are willing to seek help for mental illness.
March 7, 2014
University releases health, safety survey results
Naheed Nenshi spoke to a crowd of approximately 100 people yesterday.
February 28, 2014
Nenshi talks Calgary
AMS Council for the 2014-15 academic year.
February 13, 2014
New Council hired
Despite supporting the group’s goal to boost student voting, council members were wary of the plan’s $50,000 price tag during last Tuesday’s City Council.
February 11, 2014
Apathy group targets students
The technology developed by Vertegaal was alledgedly stolen by Samsung to develop the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone and Note 3.
February 11, 2014
Queen’s sues Samsung
Thefts in the ARC locker rooms were reported in January.
February 7, 2014
ARC thief caught
February 7, 2014
University District concept approved
The library occupancy app has a 98 per cent accuracy rate.
February 4, 2014
Library app counts occupancy
WRL celebrates their election victory.
January 30, 2014
WRL wins AMS election
Emily Falhgren, Teresa Liu and Amelia Zheng in front of their tent.
January 28, 2014
Library camp-out calls for action
January 24, 2014
Candidates talk AMS commissions
Wednesday night's presidential debate saw Team SMH's Scott Mason and Team WRL's Allison Williams go head to head.
January 23, 2014
Williams and Mason go head to head
VP Ops candidates Justin Reekie (left), and Mark Asfar (second from right).
January 22, 2014
VP Ops candidates talk services
January 21, 2014
VPUA debate tackles platform feasibility
From left to right: Phillip Lloyd, Allison Williams and Justin Reekie.
January 21, 2014
AMS executive candidates disagree on changes to services
Justin Reekie, Allison Williams and Phillip Lloyd.
January 21, 2014
Student input a focus for Team WRL
Nicola Plummer (left) made the announcement yesterday.
January 17, 2014
Five student clubs lose opt-out fees
The two teams were announced last night at AMS Assembly.
January 17, 2014
SMH vs. WRL
Bill Glover is currently under investigation by Integrity Commissioner George Rust-D’Eye.
January 14, 2014
City councillor under investigation
Deepan Budlakoti is man without a nationality.
January 14, 2014
Stateless man seeks citizenship
Bonnie Ferguson.
January 10, 2014
Charity a focus for district candidate
December 17, 2013
Massive fire engulfs buildings on Princess St.
November 22, 2013
Queen’s to pay City for Homecoming
Kingston residents gather in front of City Hall Wednesday night.
November 22, 2013
Tackling transphobia
The unnamed galaxy was discovered nearly seven billion years behind UGC 10288.
November 22, 2013
Hidden galaxy found far, far away
November 15, 2013
University seeks innovation grant
John Stackhouse delivering his talk on Wednesday night.
November 15, 2013
John Stackhouse addresses military
SciFormal committee is considering changing the structure of the event.
November 8, 2013
SciFormal considers revamp
November 8, 2013
Campaign goes inward
November 8, 2013
Elizabeth May criticizes
The City is in talks with the University over repaying policing costs.
November 1, 2013
Mayor, Principal talk police costs
The Underground isn’t expecting to be profitable this year.
November 1, 2013
TAPS could run dry
Queen’s Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) graded the University’s research on neglected diseases and its commitment to improving access to treatment.
October 29, 2013
Queen’s gets a “D” on global health report card
October 25, 2013
AMS, SGPS challenge City in provincial hearing
Voting was extended by one day as a result of the email error.
October 25, 2013
Vexed votes
The OMB hearing began Monday at City Hall.
October 22, 2013
OMB appeal commences cross-examination
People surveyed were given a bag of goods by volunteers.
October 18, 2013
Survey criticized
October 18, 2013
Mayor’s tweet sparks criticism
Student Kevin Wiener, right, discusses conservative policy with Tim Hudak, left.
October 18, 2013
Tim Hudak talks conservative policy on campus
Queen’s Pub closed off a section of its seating area as a result of a leak.
October 10, 2013
Rooftop cracks cause campus leaks
Admission to french studies could be suspended for another year.
October 10, 2013
French studies admission suspension revisited
Kingston Police keeping students at bay on Aberdeen St. Saturday night.
October 8, 2013
Mayor takes issue to Principal over Homecoming
Nancy Austin talks to students on Thursday.
October 4, 2013
Policy prof posits equitable process
October 4, 2013
Malicious fire alarms in residence dwindle
Alcohol violations in residences during orientation week dropped this year.
October 1, 2013
Decrease in residence alcohol use after ban
A Kingston Police Force officer pours out a bottle of wine during last year’s Fauxcoming.
October 1, 2013
Police to take preventative measures for Homecoming weekend
Principal Daniel Woolf visiting a house near campus. He posted this photograph on Twitter last Saturday.
October 1, 2013
Woolf goes door-to-door asking for self-discipline
A safety audit of the Student Ghetto won’t be fulfilled as planned.
September 27, 2013
Student safety audit stalled
September 27, 2013
NAD policy passed
Allison Williams, the AMS academic affairs commissioner, drafted the enrolment paper passed in Saturday’s special assembly.
September 24, 2013
AMS raises concerns on enrolment plans
Normand Perreault didn’t specify his anonymity practice in the course syllabus.
September 20, 2013
Politics prof sets anonymity policy
September 17, 2013
Bike thefts on the rise
From left: Appolonia Karetos, the Judicial Affairs Director, Thomas Pritchard, Vice-President of University Affairs, and Kristen Olver, the Internal Affairs Commissioner.
September 17, 2013
Policy to impose sanctions on student groups
Approximately 200 people attended the rally in front of Stauffer Library yesterday.
September 17, 2013
Rally at Stauffer pushes for transparency in scientific research
September 17, 2013
The measure of a man
The first group of students to be accepted into the QuARMS program
September 13, 2013
Accelerated med program admits first students
Tam frosh Collin Goody after ascending the grease pole.
September 7, 2013
Slow start for Sci '17
July 30, 2013
Shifting gears
The drum circle group plays an ecclectic assortment of instruments, like cow bells and lutes.
June 25, 2013
Drumming to unity
Teacher’s college programs will be extended to two years in 2015 .
June 24, 2013
Teacher’s college lengthened
The new policy sets steps for suspending admissions. to programs.
June 24, 2013
Suspension of admissions policy finalized
May 27, 2013
Ten-year report plans enrolment growth
Current GSEC policy, which sets strict time limits on graduate degrees, is under review.
May 27, 2013
Time limit policy comes under fire
The accommodations will be implemented across Ontario.
April 4, 2013
Queen’s to develop standards dealing with mental health
According to a 2011 survey by the IPSOS-Reid Institute, 72 per cent of Canadians say they lack confidence in their math and money-management skills.
February 5, 2013
The rule-breaking numbers game

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