Op-Eds

Someone will become the 40th rector of Queen’s in seven months. Before that, there are some daunting steps: deciding to run, leading a campaign, and earning the confidence of the student body.

“Anything but Jean Royce Hall. Anything. Why is there even a West Campus anyway?” These are the words I mumbled when I found out where my time slot was in the first-year residence lottery last summer.

As incoming students come to campus and participate in welcoming activities across faculties and student groups, they bring a pillar of the Queen’s experience to life: finding community within a space they will call home.

Most Queen’s students know Lake Ontario as a place to cool off after exams or to watch a sunset from the pier. Not many stop to think about the extraordinary body of water that shapes our campus and our city.

Every year, students arrive at Queen’s and other universities across Canada with aspirations that extend far beyond corporate careers.

Candidates in the upcoming municipal election need to mobilize post-secondary students if they want to effectively represent their potential constituents.

Perhaps the greatest myth told about university is that success is measured by grades alone.

Starting university means learning much more than simply where your classes are. It also means learning where to turn when you have questions or need support.

As medical students, we are taught that patient-centered care, health equity, and accessibility are the foundational pillars of our future profession.

If you’re worried about the future of the humanities — or humanity in general — in this age of generative AI, go to a Queen’s graduation and you’ll walk away with renewed hope.

As anti-South Asian racism continues to rise across Canada, those best positioned to challenge it may also be the ones experiencing it most directly: young people.

I get a consistent stream of emails asking questions about key issues, but it’s almost exclusively after the fact. I just wish more students knew they can access this information ahead of time, show up to open session, and participate in the conversation.

The administration’s aggressive lobbying for ‘more AI everywhere’ could lead to a significant deterioration of working conditions for graduate student workers and faculty, with ripple effects for students’ learning conditions.

The statement “AI is taking our jobs” has struck fear in the hearts of the working class but has been especially alarming for new graduates looking to enter the job market.

Students aren’t only worried about assignments and exams, but they’re also anxious about how they’ll be able to afford their next meal.