When Madi Trenholm found a broken oven in her new apartment, she thought she would just have to ask her landlord to fix it.

In her first week at Queen’s, Toni Akinwumi was approached by an intoxicated female student who said, “Oh my God, there’s a black chick. Oh my God, that’s crazy. I have no black friends — be
my friend.”

When Afraj Gill emigrated from India in 2000, he never thought he’d write for The Globe and Maill while in university.

Some students and professors believe that voter turnout in student government elections will never improve.

When Logan Weaver told her classmates that she had a child, most of them stopped speaking to her.

From submitting essays in Mackintosh-Corry Hall to co-authoring a best-selling book on Canada’s democracy, Alison Loat has always had a passion for politics.

Aaron Tang’s favourite part of spending first-year at Herstmonceux Castle was weekend trips to Amsterdam and Paris.

Stationing blue lights around campus has made them ideal for accessing emergency services — but there are currently no lights off-campus.

As Kingston’s new mayor has familiarized with his role, town-gown relations have become a pressing issue.

Despite a Queen’s-wide focus on mental health, the University’s counselling services still lack the infrastructure they need.

Many students focus on rote memorization and cramming to prepare for exams — but these strategies are rarely the most helpful, according to education professor John Kirby.

As Queen’s faces a $456 million pension solvency deficit, many full-time jobs at the University have been reduced to part-time positions, according to the president of the local Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE).

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is discouraging students from pursuing jacket bars involving alcohol this year, starting with the “Beers on the Pier” challenge.

The Underground has made strides to improve, but students aren’t seeing it, according to AMS Vice-President of Operations Justin Reekie.

After finding out she was pregnant, a Queen’s student decided to terminate her pregnancy — but waited over a month for an abortion appointment.

A police camera is currently installed on the corner of Aberdeen and William Streets, ready to be activated for
Homecoming weekend.

When Maggie Fisher applied to work at Common Ground in first year, she had no previous experience in the food industry.

Last October, Ultraviolet Magazine’s $0.50 opt-out student fee proposal was rejected in the AMS fall referendum.

About 80 per cent of the jobs found today are found through networking, according to Queen’s Career Services.