Last week, Queen’s Alive President Zuza Kurzawa was arrested on the University of Ottawa campus along with five Carleton students under the Trespass to Property Act.

An article published on Oct. 15 in the Journal considered the ongoing use and abuse of prescription drugs at Queen’s. It’s tempting to blame the increasing recreational usage of these drugs on over-prescription or the growing pressures of the academic lifestyle, but it speaks more to a general ignorance of the real risks of abusing prescription medication.

When I was young, it was a tradition at my house to watch Hockey Night in Canada every weekend, something we still do to this day. Reflecting on this family tradition after visiting home for Thanksgiving weekend, I realized that people of my generation lack a sense of community and tradition.

In an article published in Monday’s Globe and Mail, Sarah Hampson considers the overlooked value of one of humanity’s less appreciated emotions: sorrow.

I started throwing in high school when I was helping my Dad clean out my Grandmother’s loft. I moved away a dusty old bin and there it was: a relic from days past. From the first glance I had of that gleaming metallic wonder I knew I had to throw it soaring through the air.

In one of the most controversial studies of the 1960s, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram showed that authority figures can often override an individual’s moral beliefs, even leading them to kill a complete stranger.

Stereotypes of riders have built up some dangerous perceptions among non-cyclists. The notion that cyclists are non-taxpaying, un-licensed, rule-breaking pests is pure ignorance. Many cyclists are also drivers, fully aware of the rules of the road. And as citizens, cyclists also pay local taxes. The bottom line is this: we don’t just need more cyclists. What we need are more drivers to become cyclists.

In an editorial published Oct. 2, the Toronto Star’s Robert Cribb considers the current plight of the masculine image.

Regardless of a decrease in numbers for attendance and arrests compared to previous years, this year’s party on Aberdeen St. was no triumph for Queen’s or for the city of Kingston.

The federal government has said it needs more time to consider how to move forward with more aggressive anti-smoking advertising measures.

Here’s a story that I’m sure we can all relate to. You’re at a party at some friend-of-a-friend’s house and you’ve had a bit to drink. You meet some great people, and of course, as soon as you get home, you add all of them on Facebook.

IPhone-owning Facebook users may quickly become the most visible users of the popular social networking site, due to a new feature made available Friday. Facebook’s “Places” feature allows a user with Facebook’s iPhone application to use the phone’s GPS to broadcast his or her location—following pre-input landmarks—to update his or her Facebook profile in real-time.

As an assistant news editor I am generally told what is newsworthy. But that doesn’t stop me from being horrified by what the general public looks for in the news.