All but 15 Student Constables have been practicing security guard duties without mandatory licences, the Journal has learned.
The error was discovered after Chief Constable Jonathan Morris-Pocock was dismissed from his position before Reading Week for unrelated reasons.
A new report by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada suggests a dramatic change needs to be made to the approach of training and recruiting doctors.
The 48-page report, titled The Future of Medical Education in Canada: A Collective Vision for MD Education, stresses the importance of adapting to the changes facing medical education.
A poster with an image evoking a Nazi party flag has campus groups calling for the removal of the poster and a response by Queen’s administration.
The poster, which depicts a Nazi flag where the swastika is replaced with the star of David, a symbol of Judaism, promotes Vagabond Theatre’s production William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, opening on Mar. 11.
Ontario MPPs condemned Israeli Apartheid Week last Thursday, but events went ahead as scheduled on Queen’s campus this week.
Queen’s chapter of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) organized the week, which aims to raise awareness about the experiences of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories such as the West Bank. The group is calling the occupation “Israeli apartheid.”
Queen’s Pride Week, which runs from March 8 to 13, will highlight queer research happening on campus, co-ordinator Caitlyn Clark said.
Clark, ArtSci ’10, is the publicity chair for Queen’s Pride Project (QPP), which is co-ordinating the week.
The norovirus—or Norwalk virus—is on campus for its yearly visit.
The virus, sometimes referred to as “stomach flu” is a nasty, short-term illness, Director of Environmental Health and Safety Dan Langham said, adding that it usually lasts one to two days.
On Tuesday, Tyler Ball was elected Journal editor in chief for 2010-11.
Ball, the only candidate, received 28 votes of confidence and one vote against.
Twenty-nine of 44 eligible voters cast ballots.
After two rounds of interviews, incoming AMS executive—president Safiah Chowdhury, vice-president (operations) Ben Hartley and vice-president (university affairs) Chris Rudnicki—announced their council on Sunday night.
“Hiring was actually incredibly difficult to do,” Chowdhury said.
A new report on racism from Ryerson University has people talking about issues of diversity and discrimination on the downtown Toronto campus.
Former Queen’s Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) president Jeff Welsh said he thinks Queen’s could learn something from the 107-page report, which offers recommendations to improve inclusivity at Ryerson.
An event in Stauffer Library this week has community members and local authors working side by side to defend their freedom to read without censorship.
Feb. 16 to 19 is Freedom to Read week, a library-sponsored event that invites local literature lovers to deliver public readings, with an emphasis on works that have been challenged or banned.
On Sunday night a man broke into a student home in the vicinity of Barrie and Earl streets dressed in black and waving what victims say appeared to be a gun.
If Queen’s has ideas worth spreading, they’ll get the chance at an upcoming TEDx event slated for November.
TEDx is an offshoot of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), an organization that holds conferences around the world on a range of subjects with renowned public figures. TED is owned by the private, non-profit group The Sapling Foundation.
The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) is putting the question of whether or not to give $4.5 million to the Queen’s Centre in their referendum on Feb. 17 and 18.
The fee would be $112.50 per student per year for the next 10 years, or twice that amount for the next five years.
