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Principal Deane lobbies to end university tuition fee freeze

Principal Patrick Deane is lobbying the provincial government to end the current tuition fee freeze—to ensure the University receives adequate fundingContinue...

Six people awarded Distinguished Service Award

The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts was home to the Distinguished Service Awards reception on the evening of Nov. 4.Continue...

Turkish pastry shop opens in University District

A new business opened at the end of October at the intersection of Division and Earl St., offering students and community members traditional Turkish delights.Continue...

Queen’s Arab Student’s Association connects Arab students on campus

The Queen’s Arab Students’ Association (QASA) is offering a dedicated space for Arab students at Queen’s.

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EngSoc fundraises for Movember

The Engineering Society (EngSoc)’s Movember committee wants to raise over $10,000 this month for men’s health and reach all faculties.Continue...

International students in Canada can now work over 20 hours per week

The Government of Canada amended their policies for international students on student visas in Canada. The change in policy allows for international students to work off-campus in excess of 20 hours per week.Continue...

Homecoming presents challenges for local Kingston businesses

Kingston’s local businesses encountered positive sales combined with “challenging” customers during Queen’s Homecoming last weekend.Continue...

Queen’s micro-credentialing programme fosters neurotech industry

Neurotechnology innovations have already begun to wedge themselves from a dystopian medical treatment into everyday life, and now Queen’s is entering the playing field.Continue...

Senate discusses Indigenous Student Verification Policy

At Senate on Tuesday, Principal Patrick Deane spoke to student involvement in elections, the exploitation of international students, and tuition freezes. The meeting was held in a hybrid format with senators joining from Robert Sutherland Hall and through Zoom.Continue...

HOCO in photos

“Hocoween” photo contest winner announcedContinue...

Homecoming 2022 recap: the sanctioned and unsanctioned

Following the fauxcoming celebrations the week prior, students gathered for unsanctioned Homecoming celebrations on Aberdeen St. in a similar fashion to years previous.Continue...

FAS hosts forums on Fine Arts program suspension

The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) took a step forward in deciding the future of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at Queen’s in October.Continue...

Queen’s settles court case with Ph.D student alleging misappropriation of neuroscience research

Dr. Mark Lindsay, a chiropractor and Queen’s PhD student filed, a lawsuit against Queen’s University; Dr. Douglas Cook, chair of the Queen’s Division of Neurosurgery; Performance Phenomics Holding Corp.; and Voxel AI Inc., which was intended to be a re-branding.Continue...

Queen’s students can document sexual violence using VESTA

This article discusses sexual violence and may be triggering for some readers. The Journal uses “survivor” to refer to those who have experienced sexual assault. We acknowledge this term is not...Continue...

Student-run retailers speak to Queen’s branding trademarking issues

Some students on campus are saying external retailers threaten aspects of student-run operations.Continue...

Queen’s opens Indigenous Space in Albert St. Residence

A new Indigenous Space on campus was unveiled on Oct. 21 at the Albert Street Residence.Continue...

Antisemitic vandalism occurs in Albert Street Residence

On Oct. 1, an incident of antisemitic vandalism occurred in Albert Street Residence in the form of an antisemitic symbol drawn on a fridge in one of the lounges.Continue...

Asbestos still a part of Queen’s campus

Asbestos is still a part of campus life—albeit unknowingly for most students.Continue...

Senators find Queen’s Senate ineffective

Senators had mixed feelings about the effectiveness of the Queen’s Senate during the 2021-22 school year, reflected by declining participation and engagement from past years.Continue...

‘Make it fair’: Faculty union and Queen’s in process of collective bargaining

Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) is lobbying for fair employment as the union representing faculty members and other staff.Continue...

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