“Apparently the new face of Queen’s is Karen Hitchcock, and only Karen Hitchcock? The previous website with a diversity of pictures was much more fun to log into.”

“I note with as much shame as dismay that after two weeks, and much student energy devoted to demanding my resignation, only two people have so far taken responsibility and issued public apologies for the Aberdeen violence.”

“Adèle Mercier should be ashamed of herself for likening the drunken revelry on Aberdeen Street this past Homecoming weekend to the ideologically driven hate-mongering of the Hitler youth movement. Such comments do nothing to solve the problems behind excessive destruction and violence during Queen’s Homecoming celebrations, but they succeed only in trivializing the Holocaust and alienating the Jewish community at Queen’s University.”

“Although I thoroughly enjoy Homecoming every year, I’m afraid that from a Kingston resident’s perspective, the actions that occurred on Aberdeen Street this Saturday have unfortunately negated many of the positive contributions Queen’s students have made to the community so far this year. …”

It struck me one day that if I ate less and less every day, I would be lighter and faster in this competition—and experience the added benefit of being more desirable to the few guys who attended my school. What a great, foolproof idea. Once I lost that weight I was sure that life would finally be perfect.

“It is my sense that in the past three weeks the Kingston Police have made a conscious effort to establish an unusually strong presence in the Ghetto. This has included both an increase in patrols and an extraordinary number of fines handed out to students for various violations (mostly for open alcohol, but also jaywalking, noise and public intoxication). …”

I find it disconcerting that the editorial about the closure of After-Hours Childcare (AHC) essentially ignores the substantive facts and careful analysis that supported this difficult decision that were detailed in the well-written news article appearing in your previous issue.

When Caitlin Coull says that “individuals cannot legally consent to sexual activity under intoxication,” she is confusing the law to malign Mantra’s name. She would be correct if there was any sexual activity between the featured women and the videographers, but Bill Horn expressly points out that Girls Gone Wild just records the goings-on at “wild” party venues.

I mean, come on, who in their right mind would allow young adults to go to a concert and enjoy alcoholic beverages—and on their own campus nonetheless! No way, we must be locked up and in our bedrooms all hours of the day with the exception of when we’re contributing to the billion-dollar economic impact of the Queen’s community or the 10,000 hours of community service students participate in.

Somebody emailed me your very long, very impassioned July 26 [Opinion] piece on the pressing need for a transgender washroom in the new student centre. “Ultimately, Queen’s would be taking a giant step backwards without this initiative.” To whomever wrote it, I have this advice: get a job.

Someone once told me, “if all you get from Queen’s is a diploma then you will have wasted your time here.” When I first heard that statement, I thought it sounded extreme, but during my time at this university I have learned how accurate that declaration truly is. Queen’s is teeming with great courses and outstanding professors. However, it was by immersing myself in the vast array of extra-curricular opportunities available here that has challenged me to dig deeper, learn more about who I am, and create the memories I will cherish for a lifetime.