Iran is a textbook oppressive, theocratic quasi-dictatorship that very likely fixed the last election to sustain power. Their regime is one that constantly threatens other countries in the Middle East and is getting closer and closer to developing a nuclear weapon that it may or may not use on our close allies.

This year, Orientation Week organizers have taken political correctness too far.

Global citizenship is not just a result of the progression of globalization. It is a distinct identity we must choose to assume.

Many have lamented the current state of Canadian democracy. The recent debacle over detainee documents has brought into light the struggle between executive power and Parliamentary supremacy. Many changes to the Canadian structure have been proposed, but it is my firm belief that the best way to fix the problems in our democracy is merely to restore the system as it was originally intended.

As a part-time student pursuing my undergrad degree at Queen’s, I have read and listened in earnest to the plans and directions for the future being put forth by Principal Woolf and the University’s governing bodies

On March 23, graduate Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows made an historic decision.
A significant majority of graduate students employed for teaching duties at Queen’s University voted yes to collective representation in the form of a union.

On March 21, the 2010 class of Applied Science received their iron rings. The highly-anticipated ceremony signifies the distinction of each individual as an engineer.
In light of this achievement, it seems natural to reflect on what it means to graduate from the engineering program.

The AMS’s short sightedness is putting student dollars at risk.
On Mar. 11, the AMS corporate assembly voted down changes that would have increased the number of long-term members on the Board of Directors.

It’s difficult to imagine our banks begging the Feds to make it tougher for them to lend money to their clients.
But this is precisely what Canada’s Big Five banks did recently when they petitioned Ottawa to impose stricter mortgage-lending standards on the industry.

Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party, doesn’t impress me.
And I get the feeling the rest of Canada feels the same way.