You may have noticed a gap in your schedule on SOLUS for Sept. 30. At first glance, it might seem like an opportunity to get some extra sleep and catch up on—or procrastinate—your readings. In reality, that emptiness is a call to action.

As the new academic year begins, staff members at Queen’s are increasingly burdened by austerity measures—including widespread layoffs and persistent budget cuts—embedded within the University’s revised fiscal strategy.

Abortions are simply not talked about enough today outside of political contexts. When it comes to young adults who actually go through these experiences, the narratives are scarce and often negative.

This year, Kingston smashed its new housing targets by a whopping 250 per cent with 1465 new housing projects starting in the city. But as the demand for housing becomes fiercer and more competitive, Queen’s isn’t doing enough to support their students in finding a place to call home.

Over the next six years, $6.1 billion will be allocated to create a Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to provide support to Canadians with disabilities.

Weeks after the rest of the world set up encampments in solidarity with Palestine, the Queen’s University Apartheid Divest (QUAD) and Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) Queen’s groups gathered in front of Richardson Hall. Among other demands, protestors have called for Queen’s divestment from corporations profiting from human rights violations in Palestine.

Once hailed as the vanguard of student governance and representation, the AMS finds itself at a crossroads.

The adaption of the “survival of the fittest” strategy in registering for a family doctor, as seen in Kingston, represents the ways in which the Ontario government continues to break the public’s trust.

Mondays are usually the hardest day of the week when you’re a graduate student worker—it’s when emails, assignments, and phone calls start coming in. March 4, however, was different.

Coupled with the ongoing threat against the humanities, these changes could potentially go unnoticed at a school like Queen’s, which is dominated by more “practical” programs like commerce and engineering. The path to a high-paying career may be more obvious with these degrees (not to mention the potential to produce more generous donors), but the humanities are about far more than money.

Queen’s University isn’t the postsecondary institution I remember it to be.

Queen’s University is a diverse mosaic of identities. It’s time we embrace learning from each other when pushing for greater change on campus.

By neglecting to regularly inspect and maintain Herstmonceux Castle, Queen’s University failed its students.

Queen’s University is in rough shape and our leadership isn’t equipped to deal with it.

Queen’s decision to shutter its Arts and Science Online (ASO) program does nothing but reinforces barriers to education to its most deserving students.

Despite multiple relocations, Tricolour Outlet has remained a strong service that fosters community and inclusiveness for its customers. Despite the difficult journey, managers and staff have bonded through shared initiative, while learning new skills from the experience of relocating a retail service.