Picture, for a moment, a deserted university campus. Classrooms sit empty, doors are locked and boarded up and the usual comforting hustle and bustle of campus sidewalks is replaced with a barren silence.

Motion 312 is the controversial bill put forward in Parliament that may reignite the debate about abortion and fetal rights in Canada.

When Bill Cunningham, famous New York Times street fashion photographer, received the prestigious French Order of Arts and Letters, he said, “I’m not interested in the celebrities with their free dresses. I’m interested in clothes.”
Ideas are always in a state of flux. In the realm of journalism, seeking information from Twitter has replaced the conventional methods of asking for quotes. Publishing is facing virtual competition from retailers like Amazon.
Education is no different.

The first female scholars admitted to the University of Tehran were in 1934. Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, was successful in implementing the modern values that were previously melded into Persian society by its intellectuals. Now in 2012, almost 100 years after such ground-breaking movements, multiple universities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have closed almost 80 university programs to women.

Eleven years ago today, news of horrific 9/11 attacks on the twin towers came to me while I sat in grade 11 history class in my New York City high school.
At that time, I had no clue that what had just happened would change the course of history and how people like me would be treated to this
very day.

Panelists debate Save Our Neighbourhood Action Group.

Professors Jonathan Rose and Wayne Cox debate the role of technology in the classroom in this issue’s Point/Counterpoint.

History has been littered with examples of righteous authorities attempting to shape the behaviour of individuals, for often ill-advised reasons.

Two Master’s students from the department of Sociology debate a gory video related to the Luka Magnotta criminal case.

The Quebec student strikes have highlighted important concerns about accessibility, affordability, and cost-sharing, situations relatable to Ontario students burdened by unfairly shifting costs.

While the medicine being applied now seems bitter, it’s a far superior approach to doing nothing until collision with a fiscal wall.

Queen’s must become a leader in advocating for a switch to OHIP coverage for international students. If we don’t, we risk falling behind out-of-province and international universities in attracting global talent.

I recently submitted two questions for Provost Alan Harrison for the March 27 meeting of Senate. One is: why do we already have a financial exploration, or “business case,” for expanding online learning, and not a word on the subject in our new Academic Plan? The other is: why won’t you let us see it?