There’s a fitness phenomenon taking place at the Queen’s ARC.
As a frequent exerciser and avid people watcher, I love the gym — or at least most things about the gym. I dislike thinking about the amount of sweat that has been absorbed by the mat that I’m using and I’ll never enjoy burpees.
Yet this year there seems to be an inordinate number of girls on those mats doing burpees.

At 4 p.m. last Saturday, I opened my door to five eager faces, all of which were attached to women sporting shirts that read “Aberdeen Alumni”. I had just met the former tenants of my house.
Excitedly, they rushed in and took my housemates and I on a tour of our own house, explaining how our kitchen used to be a bedroom and where the balcony had been.
None of us could stop laughing. This wasn’t the first time we’d been paid a visit by a former resident on Homecoming.

If you go to Queen’s, you’re well aware of the drop in temperature we are currently experiencing. In preparation for the looming winter vortex, this soup will keep you nice and warm and your taste
buds happy.

When I began studying at Queen’s, fall reading week was something given only to the magical lands of Laurentian and the University of Ottawa, and well, they seemed really far away, so it was understandable.
Yet, when I started hearing about friends at University of Toronto and McMaster getting four-day weekends in lieu of an actual week, I started to feel royally ticked off.

Midterm season is like a terrible gluten-free cookie. Someone told you there were chocolate chips in there that would make up for the late nights and long days but they seem rare.

Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre turns its space into an ultra-punk underground coldwave music concert for the 13th annual Tone Deaf Festival of Adventurous Sound Performance, which kicked off Thursday night.

Knitting is a simple and productive hobby that’s easy for anyone to develop by following a few simple steps.
When it comes to choosing the supplies for knitting, it depends entirely on what’s being made. Simple items like scarves and headbands will require basic 8-10mm needles and thicker yarn, which is great for those new to knitting.

As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lifestyle featured personal stories from Queen’s student each day from Oct. 6-10. We’ll be continuing the initiative throughout the year with more stories. If you’re interested in submitting a story, please email journal_lifestyle@ams.queensu.ca.
WARNING: This piece talks about eating disorders, depression and suicide, and may be triggering for some readers.

It’s over halfway through the semester and the stress of student life is evident on the drawn faces of Queen’s students everywhere.
Due dates are rapidly approaching, patience with messy housemates is wearing thin and the very thought of prepackaged food makes you shudder. Every now and then it’s necessary to break free from our chaotic lives, and there’s no better escape than to explore Kingston’s incredible restaurant scene.

Most people have heard about the genius of the Renaissance Galileo Galilei, who was often hailed as the father of modern science and at one point was accused of heresy for challenging the Vatican’s view of the cosmos. But few know much about the man behind the science.

Teresa Mrozicka’s oil-painting exhibition Blue invited viewers to interpret earthly subject matter portrayed through vibrant colours and pointillism styles.

Fresh off the release of their sixth album Between Colours, the Wilderness of Manitoba is preparing to go on tour to promote their newest arrangement of eclectic tunes.

Vibrant guitar, beating drums and roaring vocal harmonies dominate most of GOB’s latest full-length album Apt. 13.

The sense of camaraderie that comes with being a student at Queen’s is so strong that “classmate” just doesn’t quite cover it — we often refer to being a part of the “Queen’s family”.
It can be hard to get a firsthand account of what it’s really like to leave Queen’s until you have to do so yourself.

Homecoming invites back to campus some of our beloved Gaels and with them some of our strangest traditions. We paint ourselves purple and sing in Gaelic. And now, we smash pumpkins.
For the first time, the Pumpkin Smash, hosted by Engineers Without Borders in partnership with Queen’s Gives Back and the Queen’s Student Alumni Association, will join the football game and street parties as an event this Homecoming weekend.

Four male students from North Carolina State University recently made news headlines with their invention of a nail polish that can detect a number of drugs commonly used for date rape.
The polish changes colour after being submerged in a drink where such drugs are present, thus alerting the wearer that their drink has been spiked.

There once was a boy. Let’s call him Quinn. He was smitten with a girl — let’s call her Mackenzie. Long story short, they spend a wonderful grade 12 year together, supporting each other through university application stress and extracurricular mania.
They’re happy.
After a summer of long lifeguarding days, late-night campfires and mosquito bites, they have the talk.

Full disclosure: I loved Gillian Flynn’s novel Gone Girl, a psychological thriller about a marriage gone wrong.
After reading it, I commented that it was one of the best books I had read in a while. Naturally, I had high hopes for its film adaption.

If you’re like me — a poor cable-less student — there’s a chance you’re feeling very left out of the exciting inaugural episodes of the fall TV season right now.
But if you’re also like me in that you have a huge internet streaming capacity, there are a few shows that are definitely worth the broadband.
There are also a few that aren’t worth you popping your last bag of popcorn for. Here’s the rundown on what to watch.
How to Get Away with Murder

When exam season strikes, nothing is more distracting and funny than cat memes on the Internet.
But seeing a cat or dog in real life could actually help you focus more on your work. Your experience snuggling with a cocker spaniel or calico kitten is all part of the benefits associated with animal-assisted therapy.
Growing up, I had an adorable rabbit named Butterscotch and a cat named Magoo that helped me relax when I was stressed.