A University alumnus is putting out a call for volunteers to walk the Ghetto on Homecoming weekend and act as a buffer between police and partying students.
Vinni Rebelo, a Kingston entrepreneur and manager of the Ambassador Hotel, said the idea came to him following last year’s unsanctioned street party, when more than 5,000 people crowded onto Aberdeen Street, and a car was flipped and set on fire.

I remember the look on my mom’s face when she caught me inhaling a freshly cooked pot of Kraft Dinner shortly after I had come home from first year. Yes, I had been eating unhealthier than normal. It had become instinctual to reach for something that didn’t burn a hole in my pocket, was effortless to make and even easier to eat after adapting to the residence way of life for the previous eight months.

About 45 per cent of respondents to a police survey of students in the Ghetto advocated less of a police response to Homecoming.
Police Chief Bill Closs said it makes sense for students to want less police presence.
This won’t necessarily result in having fewer police patrolling the area, however.

Kingston’s City Council passes all 17 recommendations made by the Committee for the Safe and Legal Use of Public and Private Space at last Tuesday’s council meeting. Last year, about 5,000 people partied on Aberdeen Street during Homecoming weekend and a car was overturned and set on fire.

The University is conducting an investigation into Sukaina Mohsin Ali’s death.
The first-year international student from Pakistan died of cardiac arrest in her dorm room on April 10.
Patrick Deane, vice-principal (academic), said the investigation is meant to better inform Ali’s family and the Queen’s community about the circumstances surrounding Ali’s death. Deane said the date for the release of the investigation’s results has not yet been determined.

Here’s what happens between the time you submit your application to Queen’s and receive your offer of admission. Or don’t receive an offer of admission. Jo-Anne Brady, University registrar, said the University had 25,487 applications for 3,217 undergraduate direct entrance spaces for this coming year.

This year, all undergraduate students will pay $71.50 to help the University construct a $230 million student centre, arena, track, gymnasium, pool and a new Faculty of Physical and Health Education building. With construction delayed until next spring, it is likely that current students will only get to see the new buildings when they return for Homecoming.

After a trial period resulting in “healthy” sales, the University will continue to brew Starbucks coffee.
But a wide range of feedback from the trial period makes the case for a University-wide corporate ethics policy, said Bruce Griffiths, director of residence and hospitality services.

The unsanctioned Aberdeen street party during Homecoming 2005 has prompted some alumni to decrease their contributions to the University, says Dan Rees, Comm ’92 and ArtSci ’93, and chair of the Queen’s University Alumni Association.

Kirk Muller is leaving his position as head coach of the Golden Gaels hockey team for greener, more high-profile pastures.
The former NHLer is returning to the Montreal Canadiens, the team with which he won the Stanley Cup in 1993, as an assistant coach.

The April 2006 death of Sukaina Mohsin Ali and the October 2003 death of Liz Tremblay, both
first-year students in residence, have highlighted the potential for unforeseen crises that dons
may face.

From changing provincial liquor laws to sending letters home to students’ parents, the Committee for the Safe and Legal Use of Public and Private Space has plenty of ideas on how to save Homecoming and town-gown relations.
The committee has met periodically since November to address issues arising from Homecoming 2005. It will present its final recommendations to city council in July.

Three friends of Sukaina Mohsin Ali said she suffered from diarrhea and headaches in the week leading up to her death on April 10, but that the international student from Pakistan didn’t see a doctor because she thought she would have to pay for the service.