Features

8 years 6 months ago

Leading the charge against lead

Utilities Kingston team tests water in local houses to prevent lead from contaminating water.Continue...

Kyle Hannah collects recyclable materials during his route through the Student Ghetto on Wednesday.

8 years 6 months ago

Talking trash

The Journal spends a day on a recycling truck to learn the ins and outs of Ghetto garbage.Continue...

A City of Guelph senior policy offficer at the said the concerns were raised at a public forum about the University of Guelph student housing situation becoming similar to the Queen’s Student Ghetto.

8 years 7 months ago

False panic increases average rent

Misconceptions that the Ghetto is experiencing a housing shortage caused average monthly rent to rise from around $450 to $600, says a Queen’s housing advisor.Continue...

Visitors at the Kuluta Buddhist Centre on Wellington St. participate in a meditation led by Kelsang Donsang on Tuesday night.

8 years 7 months ago

Treating depression differently

Queen’s Blue Sky Project is looking to link depression to genetics and early childhood experiences.Continue...

According to staff responsible for training sales agents, it’s standard practice that door-to-door sales staff work on a commission-based salary.

8 years 8 months ago

High pressure sales make bad impression

Door-to-door sales agents canvass the Ghetto looking to lock students onto contracts with independent energy companies.Continue...

The annual “Kill McGill” game is one of the Gaels’ more popular games at the Memorial Centre. On Oct. 30 about 350 fans watched the McGill Redmen beat the men’s hockey team 6-4.

8 years 8 months ago

Gaels’ home north of Princess infringed

Queen’s Athletics renews lease for Memorial Centre for five years despite new schedule restrictions.Continue...

A manager at a local bar says he sees an increase in patrons using MDMA at special events, like the Oct. 6 Steve Aoki concert at Stages night club, pictured above.

8 years 8 months ago

New kid in the narcotics neighborhood?

Contrary to police statistics, local bar and security staff claim an increase in use of MDMA in Queen’s nightlife.Continue...

8 years 8 months ago

Queen's still in the red

University ran a $14.7 million dollar deficit in the 2009-10 fiscal year.Continue...

Assistant Dean of Students at Queen’s Law Jane Emrich said Queen’s students had a higher rate acceptance to Ontario Law Schools than other schools surveyed.

8 years 8 months ago

The currency of a Queen’s grade

The Journal looks at how a Queen’s mark matches up to other Canadian Universities.Continue...

Rankings from Times Higher Education, Maclean’s and the Globe and Mail are the most renowned surveys of Canadian Universities.

8 years 8 months ago

Queen’s absent from world rankings

University administration decided not to participate in Times Higher Education’s top 200 because of concerns over the the survey’s new research methods.Continue...

Denise Stockley is director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning. She instructs a course that teaches communication skills to teaching assistant candidates.

8 years 8 months ago

Talking about communication

Students, faculty and administration discuss the topic of teachers with English as a second language.Continue...

Pictured above are pieces from the Kingston Museum of Healthcare’s collection of shock therapy equipment, ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s.

8 years 8 months ago

Shock therapy: Not like the movies

Head of Queen’s psychiatry says Queen’s faculty members administer Electroconvulsive Therapy on a regular basis to over 10 patients at local healthcare facility.Continue...