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  • 5 years 3 months ago

Information overloaded, Syria conflict not decoded

The world has seen red. But redness can be blinding. According to experts, the public struggles to recognize Syria’s crisis as anything but black and white.Continue...
  • 5 years 3 months ago

An orchard of options

Student desire for healthier food options is driving Ontario universities to build better menus to tempt the taste buds of their conscious consumers.Continue...

Cultivating financial literacy and mastering the basics of budgeting while still in university, provides the perfect foundation for successful investing down the road.
  • 5 years 3 months ago

Accounting for reality

Today’s university students are relentlessly warned of the volatile economy and hopeless job market that awaits them after graduation. The answer to a brighter future, however, may simply lie in a commitment to the fundamentals of personal financial management.Continue...

Professors are aware that countless students undertake online evaluations as communal endeavors, committing minor breaches of academic integrity on a regular basis.
  • 5 years 3 months ago

The cheating curve

What could be worse than getting caught cheating? Perhaps being accused when you’ve played by the rules.Continue...

KCVI is the alma mater of Sir John A. Macdonald and The Tragically Hip’s Rob Baker
  • 5 years 4 months ago

KCVI’s closing controversy

Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (KCVI), a historic Kingston landmark and neighbour to Queen’s, has been no stranger to controversy and quandary throughout the years. Now, it may be shutting its doors for good.Continue...

Queen’s saves on energy in its collaboration with Kingston General Hospital, at its cogeneration facility on King Street, just south of campus.
  • 5 years 5 months ago

It’s not easy being green

Queen’s is well-poised to become one of Canada’s most sustainable university campuses. Rather, it would be, if money was no object.Continue...

Sun protection can help block harmful ultraviolet radiation which causes skin damage.
  • 5 years 6 months ago

Skin cancer scares

Students and community groups are cracking down on tanning bed use, and local salons are feeling
the pressure.Continue...

The KPCC doesn’t provide abortion referrals to clients.
  • 5 years 8 months ago

A matter of choice

Kingston’s Pregnancy Care Centre (KPCC) has no desire to deceive anyone, according to director Donna Bell.Continue...

Engineering students and Gaels athletes are a large portion of the customer base of Dino’s, owned by Dino Bartzis.
  • 5 years 8 months ago

Shear competition down the block

Kingston’s barbers are the last of a dying breed.Continue...
  • 5 years 9 months ago

No purchase necessary for chance

Reading the fine print could mean the difference between spending and saving money.Continue...

The skating rink at Springer Market Square in downtown Kingston was closed earlier this week due to warm and wet weather conditions.
  • 5 years 9 months ago

Views on climate change vary

Since 1948, Canada’s national average temperature for winter months has risen by 3.2 degrees.Continue...

Patricia Rae and Susan Croft are members of the Queen’s community living with disabilities.
  • 5 years 9 months ago

Living beyond their limitations

In her mid-twenties, Patricia Rae’s mobility was given an expiry date.Continue...

Numerous events on campus allow students to compete for funding for their ventures.
  • 5 years 9 months ago

Entrepreneurial skill

It took a Dragon to convince Brody Hatch to disband his company.Continue...

The Library and Archives Master Plan is being developed to deal with spacing issues. Storage space at the Queen’s Archives is already at capacity.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Plan updated for first time in 11 years

The University is updating its Campus Master Plan and they hope to make West Campus a destination for student life.Continue...

For current rector Nick Francis, supporting and advocating on behalf of students led him to run for the position.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

A longstanding tradition

The student rector position at Queen’s makes the University unique amongst other
Canadian schools.Continue...

Under the main floor of the Cathedral, in the crypt, the bodies of past bishops and religious leaders are buried
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Within stained glass

There may be a tunnel under one of Kingston’s oldest churches, but no one can tell you for sure.Continue...

In 2010, Kingston saw 44 new businesses open in the downtown region. This is an increase since 2011 when only 27 new businesses opened.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Downtown’s natural evolution

Downtown Kingston’s tight knit community may contribute to a common myth which suggests that businesses have a high turnover rate. But according to owners, this may not necessarily be true as business turnover downtown is just a microcosm of the situation in larger retail areas.Continue...

There were 73 more residence citations during the Fall 2012 than in the Fall 2011 semester. Next year’s ResSoc has no plans to hire more dons in response.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Residence rule offences rise

Fall semester had a spike in residence citations, and admin and residents’ councils are unsure as
to why.Continue...

Queen’s Cancer Research Institute carries out between $35 and $40 million worth of research per year.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Cancer research impacted

Today’s economy is making it difficult for research initiatives to acquire funding.Continue...

In the west end of the city, two-bedroom apartments are on average $71 less per month than downtown apartments.
  • 5 years 10 months ago

Stuck between high rent and a hard place

Rent prices in Kingston are among the highest in the province and Queen’s students are paying for it.Continue...

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