“Radio friendly but noisy,” are the first words that come to mind when describing the sound of Kingston-native five piece band Listen Up Kid.

Visual art is perhaps one of the most powerful mediums of abstract communication. Queen’s fine art student Katherine Boxall hopes for her newest visual-art project Bite Your Tongue to speak to audiences on changing the way society looks at female beauty and expression.

After running over the Edmonton Eskimos last weekend, the Calgary Stampeders are facing the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this Sunday for the 102nd Grey Cup. What better way to celebrate than by hosting a barbeque blowout?
Barbeque season is drawing to a close so it’s important to take advantage of the weather while it’s still here. This Grey Cup meal is cooked entirely on the grill and features a balanced mix of protein and veggies.

Nothing is more comforting during the long, barren winter than a homemade soup, especially when dealing with an abundance of essays and exams. This soup will warm you up, keep you full and is quick and easy to make. Most importantly, you’ll have plenty of leftovers. This recipe can also be altered for veggie or meat lovers, those who can’t handle spice and those who put hot sauce on everything.
Ingredients
Yields approximately 8-10 servings

Queen’s Global Village is an excellent example of an organization run by dedicated students looking to extend their impact from a local to global scale.
This year’s Queen’s Global Village team is composed of two co-presidents, a fundraising executive, a sponsorship executive and 12 volunteers. The team will be travelling to Guatemala this February during reading week to build a home for a family in need.

“You know a lot of girls be … thinking my songs are about them.”
Sometimes I’m sure Drake was thinking of me when he wrote these lyrics for his 2009 single “Best I Ever Had”. Only I know others are too. Feeling connected to a musician or celebrity is something most of us experience at some point in our lives.
I follow Drake’s every move. I often scream when he posts a picture of him in Toronto. But it’s only because I love him.

“You should never feel confined to fashion rules because last time I checked, there are none.”
This is the latest of quotable phrases in Emilie Etc., a fashion and lifestyle blog created by current Queen’s student Emilie Nolan. A mixture of fashion photographs, street style profiles, personal anecdotes, product reviews and even her own shop of personalized tees, Emilie Etc. aims to capture all things she believes to be aesthetically pleasing to her and her readers.

When I wake up in the morning, the first part of my routine is usually the same: I get out of bed and groggily stumble downstairs in search of the holy grail — a cup of coffee.
Like most who have become dependent on a daily boost of caffeine, when I forgo my morning coffee, I typically experience headache along with a notable decrease in my concentration levels. But is caffeine really the best way to wake up your brain?

With the enchanting set of all white drapery and girls twirling around 18th-century ball gowns, it was easy to for the audience to get lost in the magical world of Alice in 5th Company Lane’s production of Phantomwise.

From the rich gold leaf décor of the byzantine era to the bright colour and detail of the gothic era, analyzing text is an effective way for us to learn about the society that was prominent during any given time in history.

Optimism and hard work takes you far in life, and fast — just ask Dear Rouge.

In an intimate upstairs space lit up by tinkering and twinkling white Christmas lights, impassioned discussions and artistic reflections on the pain of gender abuse were held.

At 16, I left home to pursue my love for dance. At 18, I flew overseas, from England, by myself and at 19, I spent a summer in Mongolia — all alone.
While these experiences have physically displaced me from the people I used to spend time with, by and large, I do enjoy doing things alone.

I like to picture the publishing industry as a middle-school girl just on the periphery of the cool kids.
She’s very ambitious, lovely and intelligent, but infinitely dependent on her cooler counterparts.
Her most recent bid to win the hearts of her often disinterested classmates comes in the form of a liaison with the new kid at school: YouTube.

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Overwhelmed lecture halls, communal living spaces and high amounts of social activity make university campuses a perfect breeding ground for the seasonal flu virus.
Despite the increased exposure associated with student life, the United States Centre for Disease Control (CDC) estimated only about 13 per cent of post-secondary students are electing to get their vaccine every year.

The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre offers emotional and cultural support for Indigenous students through hand drumming circles.