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Queen’s Equity Locator app directs students to resources on campus

Queen’s Equity Locator app marks spots on campus to help users find equity and human rights related resources on campus.Continue...

Remembering the sacrifices of Black Canadian soldiers

“A Community at War” is a current exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The exhibit centres on contributions of Black Canadians in the Canadian military.Continue...

AMS works with OUSA to make policy recommendations

The AMS has been working with the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) over the past year to create change for students.Continue...

Queen’s Senate procedures ‘stifling’ important conversations, professor says

The Queen’s Senate is seeing a lack of engagement and unstructured conversations—according to Senator Jordan Morelli, professor in the faculty of engineering and applied physics.Continue...

Cancer researchers at Queen’s Health Sciences discuss affordability of medical treatments

Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) hosted a panel discussion about cancer research and clinical trials in which QHS is involved.Continue...

AMS Board of Directors approves employee-facing policies

As the fall term comes to a close, the AMS Board of Directors is working on policies that will affect all AMS employees.Continue...

The race to net zero must not leave Africa in the dark’: Vice-President of Nigeria comes to Queen’s

Vice-President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo came to Queen’s this week to deliver a lecture.Continue...

Commerce student sues Queen’s over the former vaccine mandate

In the midst of COVID-19 public health measures, Esther Shenouda, Comm ’24, filed a claim in superior court challenging Queen’s University’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.Continue...

Former Queen’s professor sues for defamation

Dr. Matthew Strauss, a former assistant professor of medicine at Queen’s University, filed a lawsuit against Queen’s and Dr. Stephen Archer, Department of Medicine head.Continue...

‘It was like a free mop’: Damaged fire hoses cause flooding in Victoria Hall

Water flooded Victoria Hall after students were involved in incidents which caused damage to emergency fire hoses on Nov. 12.Continue...

Queen’s Muslim Students’ Association describes experiences with inaccessible prayer spaces

Queen’s University Muslim Students’ Association (QUMSA) is raising concerns about inaccessible prayer spaces on campus.Continue...

AMS announces new External Social Issues Commissioner

The AMS announced Dreyden George, ArtSci ’26, will step into the new position of External Social Issues Commissioner after being hired last week.Continue...

Minister Champagne attends intimate student-centric event at Queen’s

Introduced by Olivia Batten, president of the Queen’s University Liberal Association, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne spoke to a small gathering of students about life before politics and Canada’s standing in the world.Continue...

Murray Sinclair installed as Queen’s 15th Chancellor

On Tuesday, Queen’s officially welcomed Hon. Murray Sinclair, LLD ’19, as Chancellor.Continue...

Student Wellness Services distributes safe-partying kits at Homecoming

Ahead of Homecoming weekend on Oct. 29, Student Wellness Services (SWS) distributed safer-partying kits as part of a campus-wide harm reduction strategy.Continue...

All but two fees pass AMS Fall Referendum

The AMS Fall Referendum concluded Nov. 15 with an 11.4 per cent turnout rate. This marked a 1.9 per cent increase in voter turnout from the 2021 AMS Fall Referendum.Continue...

NDP leadership candidate stops in Kingston

Prospective leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) Marit Stiles brought her campaign to Kingston on Nov. 12 at The Mansion.Continue...

News in Brief: Nov. 18

Queen’s students, faculty, and staff were notified in an email from the Office of the Provost on Wednesday to mask up when in proximity with others indoors.Continue...

Queen’s Commerce club suspended after serious incident

Queen’s Finance Association (QFA) activities were suspended on Nov. 3 following a serious incident of non-academic misconduct.Continue...

Man with Hitler tattoo spotted at ARC

This article includes descriptions of antisemitism and may be triggering for some readers.Continue...

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