News in brief

  • News

Terry Fox Run raises over $5,000

Sunday’s Terry Fox Run at Queen’s exceeded funding expectations, according to organizers.

The event’s head of advertising, Alyssa D’Cunha, said a final count hasn’t been done, but she knows their $5,000 goal has been surpassed.

Last year, the event raised around $2,000. These funds were raised through sources such as t-shirt sales and raffles on the day of the event.

An estimated 300 to 350 people attended this year’s run, up from last year’s number of about 200. Organizers planned for a 5 kilometre run, but weren’t able to secure the police presence they had hoped for and settled on a 3 kilometre route.

“A couple of people came up to us and told they thought it was organized well this year,” D’Cunha said.

“They thought the atmosphere was a little brighter.”

— Holly Tousignant

Commission on Mental Health to resume discussions

Nearly three months after releasing their discussion paper, the Principal’s Commission on Mental Health has regrouped to examine the feedback the 57-page paper received.

The Commission, led by former Health Science Dean Dr. David Walker, was established in 2011 by Principal Daniel Woolf to explore efforts to promote mental health.

Their paper included four levels, each with specific recommendations for improving mental health support on campus.

Some of the recommendations included changing the role of Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) and potentially creating a new centrally-located Health and Wellness centre to replace HCDS, introducing a 12-week (rather than 13-week) term and making it easier for students in distress to drop marks that will negatively affect their transcript.

In October, the group will host a public forum, with details forthcoming.

— Holly Tousignant

Former Chancellor dies at age 84

Former Queen’s Chancellor Peter Lougheed, who also served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, died Thursday in a Calgary hospital named for him. He was 84.

Lougheed came to Queen’s in 1996 following a long career in politics, which saw him elected as the leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in 1965.

Lougheed, who was a big proponent of the Alberta’s oil industry, is often credited with the transformation of the party, which has continuously held power since he was elected premier in 1971.

Loughheed served a two-term stint as chancellor and received an honourary degree from Queen’s.

The University plans to hold a memorial for Lougheed which will be announced later in the term.

— Holly Tousignant

All final editorial decisions are made by the Editor(s)-in-Chief and/or the Managing Editor. Authors should not be contacted, targeted, or harassed under any circumstances. If you have any grievances with this article, please direct your comments to journal_editors@ams.queensu.ca.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Skip to content