Victoria Gibson

Volume 144 (2016-2017) – News Editor
Volume 143 (2015-2016) – Assistant News Editor

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About

Victoria is an adamant believer that bagels and press day go together like peanut butter and jelly. She's into honest storytelling, longform journalism, politics and human impact. Follow her on twitter @_VictoriaGibson

Stories

April 18, 2017
Racism, Diversity and Inclusion final report brought to Senate
April 6, 2017
Keren and Prescott resign
April 4, 2017
Team JBP issues statement cancelling Emergency Assembly
April 3, 2017
Prescott elected AMS Speaker, Special Assembly called amid backlash
March 31, 2017
News in Brief
March 24, 2017
At Conservative candidate events, Kellie Leitch met with protests while Lisa Raitt sees small turnout
March 24, 2017
Commando training for business students raises alarms from outsiders, defended from inside
March 24, 2017
PSC re-opens after three-day closure
March 17, 2017
Arrest made in Princess Towers theft
March 17, 2017
Queen's researchers to receive $4.5 million from Ontario government
March 10, 2017
Unquantifiable
March 7, 2017
AMS Head Managers hired
March 3, 2017
Incoming AMS Executive Council transitions in
February 14, 2017
AMS Executive Council hiring announced
February 10, 2017
Former SGPS VP Asfar brings attention to “hidden” CFS bank account
February 10, 2017
Academic assistants reach tentative agreement with University
February 7, 2017
AMS executive-in-waiting
February 7, 2017
Kingston Police report domestic abuse occurred in library, police seen at Stauffer on Sunday evening
February 3, 2017
Senate meeting discusses US immigration order, internal grants and senate-board communications
February 3, 2017
AMS discuss JDUC architectural study and long-term options
February 3, 2017
Non-academic misconduct statistics published for 2016
January 31, 2017
JBP to succeed LWT as AMS Executive
January 27, 2017
Elections Team alters AMS Exec campaign rules
January 27, 2017
Town-gown relations still matter outside of Homecoming
January 24, 2017
Student Election Coverage 2017
January 20, 2017
Exception made for Lockridge prior to final Assembly decision
January 20, 2017
AMS website infected with virus
January 20, 2017
Queen’s Senate vacancies posted
January 13, 2017
Justin Trudeau holds Q&A in Kingston as part of cross-country tour
January 13, 2017
Winter break news roundup
January 13, 2017
Reporting on a whistleblower
December 19, 2016
Dec. 1 AMS Assembly recap
December 19, 2016
Eligibility alteration for AMS Speaker divides student leaders
November 28, 2016
Principal Woolf issues statement about off-campus party
November 25, 2016
Break in to Student Life Centre results in theft of master keys
November 25, 2016
Former BISC students discuss incidents of sexual misconduct
Vandalism on the JDUC discovered Wednesday morning that reads "make racists afraid again!".
November 23, 2016
Issues on race and cultural appropriation at Queen’s attracts national attention
November 11, 2016
Standing Rock demonstration takes Queen’s students to Toronto
November 10, 2016
Where's Eden?
November 4, 2016
AMS Assembly begins with discussion on Fall Term Break
October 28, 2016
Two reporters walk into a kayak rental shop....
October 28, 2016
Severe allergy draft policy published for community input
October 26, 2016
Missing Queen's student located by Kingston Police
October 21, 2016
Women videotaped speak out about Drunk Times Homecoming video
October 18, 2016
Homecoming through QJ’s lens
The Gaels won 55-5 in front of 8,000 fans on Saturday.
October 18, 2016
Football team shines on Homecoming
October 18, 2016
Kingston Police weigh in on "busy, but not overly troublesome" Homecoming
October 14, 2016
A Q&A with Benoit-Antoine Bacon
October 14, 2016
Shirkhanzadeh firing won’t proceed to further arbitration
October 6, 2016
Queen's needs a lesson on transparency
September 30, 2016
NAM contract signed after a month long delay
September 20, 2016
AMS Board reverses Homecoming decision, TAPS manager leaves position
September 16, 2016
TAPS services to be locked for HoCo
September 10, 2016
Eleven years after blowing the whistle
September 9, 2016
Campus service hazing results in student hospitalizations and vandalism
September 9, 2016
Expropriation hearing given a year-long wait before reaching council
August 2, 2016
Faculty of Arts and Science cuts credit allotment
August 2, 2016
Queen’s suspends professor for a month after insubordination investigation
August 2, 2016
Accessibility audit data to be compiled for winter report
August 2, 2016
Changes made to Queen’s harassment and discrimination policy, consultation moves forward for sexual assault policy
August 2, 2016
JDUC revitalization set for completion by Orientation Week
July 14, 2016
Board of Trustees approves over $100 million in capital projects, conditionally
Board of Trustees set to vote on $87.5 million Wellness Centre project
July 14, 2016
Board of Trustees set to vote on $87.5 million Wellness Centre project
June 27, 2016
Queen’s counters $11.5 million expropriation case claims
June 27, 2016
University adopts new academic integrity tool
June 6, 2016
Professor claims Queen’s owes over $11.5 million for expropriation
One of Shirkhanzadeh's many allegation documents regarding academic dishonesty and institutional non-compliance.
June 6, 2016
Private company to examine Shirkhanzadeh case amid new allegations
June 6, 2016
SGPS motion restricting student fees causes concern
Grant Hall clock tower pictured from all four sides.
June 6, 2016
Clockwork confusion strikes Queen’s
The trailer caught fire at Johnson and Collingwood Streets. No one was hurt in the fire.
April 24, 2016
Trailer catches fire in University District
April 23, 2016
Taxi driver and passenger violently attacked by group
Aubrey Dan gave a speech at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts after Queen's announced that he had donated $5 million to the School of Drama & Music.
April 7, 2016
Updated: School of Drama and Music receives $5-million donation
March 31, 2016
Learning Outcomes Framework to go to vote
March 24, 2016
Israeli Apartheid Week divides Queen’s clubs
March 24, 2016
Students struggle to access Isabel
March 17, 2016
Banking on a new bill
March 17, 2016
AMS to lobby federal government
March 17, 2016
Program to improve access to Aboriginal self-identification
March 11, 2016
New sexual assault policy only the beginning
March 11, 2016
Refugee-focused start-up vies for $1 million
March 4, 2016
The Waiting Game
March 1, 2016
Mental recovery equally important for concussion patients
Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre on Queen's Campus.
March 1, 2016
New task force to focus on Indigenous issues
Kaleigh Trace (right) speaks to attendees of Queen's Sexuality x Disability Summit while an ASL translator signs along (left).
March 1, 2016
Sexuality x Disability Summit first of its kind on Queen’s campus
Top row, left to right: Liam Dowling, Emma Jones, Bianca Balazic, Caitlin McKeen. Second row, left to right: Leo Burns Scully, Francis Campbell, Leandra Keren, Greg Kurcin, Michael Judd, Leah Brockie. Missing: Sam Anderson, Max Garcia, Brandon Kim.
February 26, 2016
New AMS Council sets sights on a new year
February 11, 2016
SGPS debate sees little contention
February 11, 2016
Journal Volume 144 Editors in Chief elected
Speakers from various parts of the industry presented to delegates over the weekend.
February 9, 2016
Space conference leaves delegates starry-eyed
February 9, 2016
A Q&A with astronaut Robert Thirsk
February 9, 2016
Update: Team CSG appeal denied
Caster Semenya (left) sparked talk on gender identity of athletes in 2009.
February 5, 2016
Gender’s place in CIS sports
February 5, 2016
Tricolour Society welcomes five new members
February 5, 2016
Rejected fee adds to StuCon troubles
February 2, 2016
Open letter asks University for new Indigenous language course
February 2, 2016
Parenting Room opens on campus
The Office of the Rector announced the award recipients on Monday.
February 2, 2016
Five students inducted into Tricolour Society
January 29, 2016
Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum
January 29, 2016
Senate debates funding, student opportunities, programs and enrolment
January 29, 2016
Feedback sought on drafted sexual assault policy
January 26, 2016
Senate to vote on dual Masters degree
January 26, 2016
Nursing Society re-elects last year’s president
Team LWT presidential candidate Tyler Lively speaks during the AMS executive debate on Thursday.
January 20, 2016
Recap: AMS executive candidates' debate
January 15, 2016
JDUC revitalization to break ground on Monday
Nursing students are often sent to the Agnes to gain a new perspective.
January 15, 2016
The art of science: integrating creativity and scientific thought
The OUA men’s championships begin Feb. 13, while the women’s title race starts Feb. 20.
January 15, 2016
Fencing: A sport with a point
January 15, 2016
SGPS addresses concerns raised about restructuring
Construction on the Richardson Stadium Revitalization project officially began on Dec. 5, 2015.
January 12, 2016
Richardson Stadium then-and-now
January 12, 2016
Gerretsen and Sir John A. event organizer targeted in acts of vandalism
January 8, 2016
SGPS transparency called into question
December 3, 2015
New draft of sexual assault policy to be released this month
December 3, 2015
AMS executive fall semester in review
December 3, 2015
Two friends try a night of salsa
December 3, 2015
Student fees no joke to Golden Words
The vigil at Place de la Republique after the attacks.
November 27, 2015
Queen's accounts on Paris attacks
November 27, 2015
UPDATED: Reports of sexual harassment, verbal abuse in Political Studies
November 20, 2015
Fall referendum nullified, AMS says
November 20, 2015
Drug bust in the University District
From left: Oleg Baranov, Taylor Mann, Scott Mason and Graeme Clark pose with their 43North trophy for placing second.
November 20, 2015
Alumni give hospital patients a CleanSlate
The BISC is housed in Herstmonceux Castle at Herstmonceux, England.
November 20, 2015
Castle's future in question
Screenshot of Uber’s announcement.
November 13, 2015
Uber starts up in Kingston
November 13, 2015
Dream courses in development
From left to right: Vice-dean Gordon Smith, José Moreira da Cunha, Professor Antonio Macedo and Department Head Donato Santeramo.
November 13, 2015
Portuguese ambassador celebrates new agreement with Queen’s
Theological Hall was built in 1879 and is the third oldest building on campus. It houses the School of Religion.
November 13, 2015
Queen’s closes theology programs
A dramatic reading of Roald Hoffman’s Something That Belongs to You at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts.
November 13, 2015
Holocaust memorial performance hits hard
The Campus Computer Store in Dupuis Hall will close by April 2016.
November 6, 2015
Queen’s pulls plug on Campus Computer Store
November 6, 2015
Online Psychology Network announced by AMS
November 6, 2015
Arrest follows break and enter at Queen’s
November 6, 2015
Mental health initiatives Thrive at Queen’s
November 4, 2015
AMS hires new Academic Affairs Commissioner
October 30, 2015
Company that installed Queen’s turf sued in US for defects
October 30, 2015
NAD review committee members announced
October 23, 2015
AMS Assembly Recap — Oct. 22
October 23, 2015
Journal Roundtable: Federal Election
October 22, 2015
AMS Assembly Oct. 22 preview
The cast of Re:Vers during the Thursday night performance.
October 20, 2015
Re:Vers-ing sexual relationship norms
Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen (center) will be the MP for Kingston and the Islands.
October 19, 2015
Updated: Gerretsen wins by landslide
A memorial will be held on Oct. 30 in Wallace Hall.
October 16, 2015
Principal emeritus Ronald Watts dies at age 86
October 15, 2015
Academic Affairs Commissioner resigns
Professor McDonald was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics.
October 8, 2015
Queen's professor awarded Nobel Prize
Pamela Simpson and Justin Taub, ArtSci ’17, teamed up to create the mobile app Politips.
October 8, 2015
Students develop app to keep peers politically informed
October 8, 2015
A trigger warning for Canada
October 6, 2015
Queen’s professor awarded Nobel Prize for Physics
Born Ruffians performing at The Underground on Friday night.
October 6, 2015
QPOP! packs a punch
October 6, 2015
Final farewell for The Tartan
Senate Recap
October 2, 2015
Queen’s Senate Sept. 29 recap
On-campus recruitment (OCR) begins in September for fourth-year Commerce students.
October 2, 2015
Business students forgo on-campus recruitment
September 29, 2015
Queen’s Senate Sept. 29 preview
September 29, 2015
SparQ Labs replace Gordon Vogt Studio Theatre
September 25, 2015
Incomplete 663 Princess apartments leave tenants stranded
September 25, 2015
Transgender minister and former prison chaplain arrive on campus
QBACC stands in front of their banner after their demonstration in the ARC
September 22, 2015
Queen’s environmental group talks fossil fuel divestment
Former Tartan co-editor in chief Brendan Goodman fights for the publication at January's ASUS Assembly.
September 22, 2015
Report recommends ASUS pull the plug on The Tartan
A picture of Queen's capus
September 21, 2015
Provost and Deputy Provost to be transitioned out
David Timan, Sci ’13, and his favourite pet chicken, Fluffy.
September 18, 2015
Investigating fowl play
A bike locked to a bike rack
September 18, 2015
Three men arrested for bike theft
A Canadian student visa
September 15, 2015
Queen’s sets global goals
Queen’s ratifies agreements with the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
September 15, 2015
Public employees in agreement on contracts
Crowds gathered on University Ave. Tuesday night.
September 10, 2015
Updated: Students shake car with driver inside
Benjamin Cecchetto, president of the Graduate Computing Society.
September 10, 2015
Computing faces hiring crisis
September 10, 2015
University and faculty association reach agreement for new contract
Mark Daymond explains the inner components of an accelerator.
September 10, 2015
Queen’s goes nuclear
Noble suffered a serious concussion, face lacerations and roughly 30 stitches across his face and eye due to the hit-and-run incident.
August 19, 2015
Queen’s professor victim of hit-and-run
Queen's campus
July 31, 2015
Faculty strike off table following tentative agreement
Students holding a sign that reads "Fossil Free Queen's"
July 28, 2015
Committee on Divestment of Fossil Fuels has planned four consultation meetings
July 28, 2015
Cuts to ADHD screening on campus
A classroom black board reads "NO CLASS"
July 28, 2015
Faculty strike possible following conciliation request
Bonnie Jane Maracle teaching a Mohawk Language and Culture at Queen’s.
July 28, 2015
Aboriginal classes mandatory for Education students
June 30, 2015
AMS looking to join the bargaining table
June 30, 2015
Saying bye to Mike
June 30, 2015
Carley’s voice lives on
June 30, 2015
Talking Heads: What does Pride mean to you?
June 2, 2015
Stadium construction to begin
June 2, 2015
Queen’s alumni caught in Nepal earthquake
June 2, 2015
Flags lowered at Queen’s in memory of Stanley Corbett
Some of the victims of the pepper spray attack were inside Pizza Pizza at Princess and Division Streets when the spray wafted inside the restaurant.
April 2, 2015
Students fall victim to pepper spray attack in Hub
January 30, 2015
Seven snag Tricolour

Photos

April 18, 2017
Racism, Diversity and Inclusion final report brought to Senate
March 31, 2017
LWT’s final Assembly drags on in debate over Student Activity Fee Policy
March 24, 2017
PSC re-opens after three-day closure
March 17, 2017
Queen's researchers to receive $4.5 million from Ontario government
March 17, 2017
Committee on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion presents recommendations
March 3, 2017
Incoming AMS Executive Council transitions in
January 31, 2017
Undergraduate Computer Science research journal launched
December 1, 2016
Students protest admin response to campus party
December 1, 2016
Senate votes to take immediate action
December 1, 2016
You can be unconsciously racist, McMaster expert says
November 25, 2016
Former BISC students discuss incidents of sexual misconduct
October 14, 2016
Homecoming game predictions
September 30, 2016
AMS seeks to promote environmentalism to students
Aubrey Dan gave a speech at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts after Queen's announced that he had donated $5 million to the School of Drama & Music.
April 7, 2016
Updated: School of Drama and Music receives $5-million donation
Top row, left to right: Liam Dowling, Emma Jones, Bianca Balazic, Caitlin McKeen. Second row, left to right: Leo Burns Scully, Francis Campbell, Leandra Keren, Greg Kurcin, Michael Judd, Leah Brockie. Missing: Sam Anderson, Max Garcia, Brandon Kim.
February 26, 2016
New AMS Council sets sights on a new year
February 2, 2016
Let’s talk about religion
January 29, 2016
Student Constables and Golden Words denied fee increases in referendum
January 20, 2016
Zac Baum announces resignation from Rector election prior to debate
The crowd in the stands of Richardson Stadium prepare to storm the field at half time.
October 30, 2015
Homecoming deemed a success
A portrait of Queen's fifth principal, William Leitch, hangs in Wallace Hall.
October 20, 2015
How Queen’s won the space race
October 16, 2015
How to be your own masseuse
Mark Daymond explains the inner components of an accelerator.
September 10, 2015
Queen’s goes nuclear

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