Queen’s competes for veggie-friendly designation
Queen’s is one of eight universities in Canada competing to become PETA2’s most vegetarian-friendly campus.
The competition, which takes place over three rounds, ends with a winner who will be announced on Nov. 23.
Queen’s is a new contender this year and will be matched up against York University in round one.
Students have until Nov. 2 to vote online for round one.
PETA2’s website said the University’s menu highlights include “Vegan sloppy Joes with bulgar wheat salad, seven-vegetable stew and General Tso’s tofu.” Last year’s winner was Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.
—Gloria Er-Chua
Police seek details on West Campus assault
A student has reported being assaulted by two men outside Jean Royce Hall residence at West Campus at about 10:35 p.m. on Monday.
The student was also robbed of cash.
Campus Security and Kingston Police were called to the scene and are investigating the incident.
Kingston Police has released descriptions of the suspects.
The two suspects are described as: one unshaven white male with a slim build, approximately 19 years old and 5’10” with short brown hair. He was wearing a black jacket, white shirt and jeans.
The other is described as a clean-shaven white male with a slim build, approximately 19 years old and 6’ with short brown hair. He was wearing black glasses.
Police are asking anybody with information to contact them at 613-549-4660.
—Gloria Er-Chua
Kwantlen joins two federal lobby groups
The Kwantlen Students’ Association (KSA) of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Greater Vancouver has voted to join federal lobby group the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), making it the only school in Canada to be part of two major federal student lobby organizations.
The KSA is also a member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), which represents more than 80 student governments across the country.
A year and a half ago, the KSA voted not to leave the CFS. According to CFS policy, a student society has to wait two years after a referendum before holding another one to defederate, which means the KSA could go to another vote next April.
The KSA will be an associate member of CASA for a year before deciding whether to pursue full membership, KSA Director of External Affairs Derek Robertson told the Ubyssey on Oct. 22.
—Gloria Er-Chua
McGill protestors detained at anti-abortion speech
Two protestors were arrested at McGill University on Oct. 6 when they interrupted a talk by Jose Ruba from the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, the McGill Daily reported.
Choose Life, a campus group, invited Ruba to give a controversial speech against abortion called “Echoes of the Holocaust.”
About 15 protestors attended the talk and attempted to shout him down.
Police were called in and detained a few protestors but later released them with no charge.
Prior to the event, McGill’s student government, Students Society of McGill University, passed a resolution publicly criticizing the event. However, McGill University’s Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson allowed the lecture to go ahead.
—Gloria Er-Chua
Campuses reach deal with University of Toronto library fees
Ryerson University and McMaster University have signed deals with the University of Toronto for their graduate students and faculty to continue using the University of Toronto’s libraries free of charge.
Ryerson and McMaster will pick up the respective tabs.
The University of Toronto introduced a $200 library fee for non-students on Oct. 1 to deal with budget challenges.
Non-students can access the library system’s resources for free through the interlibrary loan system but they can no longer borrow materials in person.
The library system’s annual acquisition budget is $23 million and it’s partially subsidized by student fees.
“It’s only reasonable that non-University of Toronto students and faculty who use the library should also contribute something,” University of Toronto Vice-President and Provost Cheryl Misak said on the University of Toronto’s website.
The University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta and York University are negotiating a similar agreement with the University of Toronto.
—Gloria Er-Chua
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