University is a time to study hard as well as meet new people, go out and have fun. Unfortunately, for those of us who experience social anxiety, venturing outside our houses with lots of people can be more stressful than coursework. Social anxiety is “a persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others,” according to the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

While it may be 2015, people still find it shocking to hear that young women are living with guys — platonically speaking.

Ever since “Hotline Bling”, many memes have come out of Drake’s fabulous dad-dancing moves. But let’s be real: the true star of that video is his turtleneck.

Being vegetarian in first year means resigning yourself to eating way too much stir-fry. I’ve been vegetarian for 11 years now, so I’ve gotten pretty good at finding things to eat even in the most meat-filled places. But eating on campus was a whole new ball game.

With words as vibrant as her red hair, student poet Olivia Dumas, ArtSci ’18, has had a lifelong devotion to verse.

Selfies, grad portraits, insta-snaps — it seems that portraits are everywhere, and the Agnes Centre is capitalizing on this rising interest in portraiture and its role in the art world.

We live in a (cyber)world where just about everyone has a camera phone. This means a lot of fun and games for couples, including sexting and sending explicit photos. However, with all of this new technology, there are also a ton of hackers with a keen interest in obtaining these photos.

Cliché, awkward and stagnant would have been a more fitting title for Queen’s Students on Broadway’s fall show Sex, Drugs, and a Proper Education.

Kingston’s all-female artist organization is showcasing their biggest exhibition yet at the Tett Centre.

While most students spent last Friday night out at bars or clubs, we spent ours swinging and dancing on poles.

It’s no secret that Queen’s has some talented athletes on campus. But while we see them during games and races, we rarely see their day-to-day training — which is what makes up the bulk of the experience of being a varsity athlete.

As a Film and Media student, my business casual style isn’t as innate as a Commerce student.

As the air starts to cool, and the dreaded Kingston winds start to pick up, many of us find ourselves bundled up wishing for the warm summer months to return. Better yet, for the winter break to finally come packed with holiday treats.

The Brooklyn hosted a UNICEF Queen’s event called “No Beat Too Far” this Wednesday.

Booze, laughs and rock n’ roll has been the mantra of Queen’s Players since their incarnation in the early 1900s, and their fall show was
no exception.

A library is the one place where you can escape the distractions this campus throws at you.

Queen’s new School of Drama and Music put on its first major production — The House of Martin Guerre — with great success.

In January 1943, a five-year-old boy destined to win a Nobel Prize hid quietly in an attic above a Polish schoolhouse.

Student writer Dana Mitchell, ArtSci ’19, thinks of her characters as companions who’ve helped her through adversity.

Coming from a long line of entrepreneurs, business is in my blood.