The city of Kingston is reaching out to students through a new online survey designed to promote the student use of city-run services.
Tim Laprade, Public Educational co-ordinator for the City of Kingston, said the idea for the new survey came from the Queen’s Student Relations Committee. The committee is comprised of city officials, University administrators and Queen’s students, including representatives from the AMS, the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Society and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students.

This year marked an addition to the Queen’s academic calendar with the introduction of a new Arabic language program with its sights set on an Islamic Studies concentration in the near future. Alistair MacLean, dean of the faculty of Arts and Science, said the origins of the new area of study can be attributed to a combination of sources.

Teaching assistants and teaching fellows at Queen’s are trying again to move toward unionization, said the Teaching Assistant and Fellow Associates (TAFA).
Krystle Maki, MA ’09 and TAFA organizer said TAFA’s main goal is to unionize graduate teaching assistants and teaching fellows at Queen’s, securing both financial and non-financial benefits.

Partygoers in the Ghetto could find their pictures and addresses posted online with the launch of a new watchdog website.
Last week, Kingston-based Save Our Neighbourhood Action Group (SONAG) launched saveourneighbourhood.ca, a website dedicated to curbing illegal partying and rowdy behavior within the Queen’s student housing area.

Queen’s is going public in its search for the next principal. The joint Board/Senate Advisory Committee has released the official job description and specifications for the position.

Michael Shulist, Sci ’78, said he won’t give Queen’s any more money after learning about how the University handles his private information.

Clark Hall Pub’s days as an on-campus relic are drawing to a close due to recent efforts by the Engineering Society to revive the landmark. EngSoc President Jordan Black said an opening date for the pub hasn’t been established yet, but EngSoc aims to open it before the end of fall term.

This April, the Consultative Committee on Teaching Assistants surveyed all departments at Queen’s regarding their practices on the training of teaching assistants.

The 160 residents of Sci ’44 Co-op housing are stretching their pockets to shrink their carbon footprint.

How much is a seat in PSYC100 worth to you? Three figures? At McMaster University, students have allegedly been selling their seats in popular classes to fellow students for a price.

On Saturday, the engineering class of 2012 endured a wet and muddy climb as they shimmied their way to seize the tam at the annual Grease Pole climb.

Students may soon find ubiquitous references to the student Ghetto as ‘the Village’ on AMS websites. Municipal Affairs Commissioner Paul Tye said the AMS is encouraging all students to adopt the term into their vocabulary by removing all institutional references to the Ghetto.

First-year students might find themselves getting a little cozier in residence this year.
Bruce Griffiths, director of Housing and Hospitality Services, said the extra students, combined with a cancellation rate half as low compared to previous years, has pushed housing and hospitality services over what Griffiths calls the “gold standard” for residences.

Graduate students got their own taste of Frosh Week when the School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR) held its first ever graduate student orientation session on Sept. 2.

Users of the Ghetto’s new open wireless network should exercise caution when navigating non-secure websites said Queen’s ITS Information Systems Security Manager, George Farah. The free network, called Mi Wifi, was created in July by Ockham Communications, a Kingston-based Internet provider composed of several Queen’s graduates. It covers the area bordered by University Avenue and Earl, Princess and Division streets.