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tech ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

As we integrate more with technology, unplugging is no longer the solution

Even before the pandemic, smartphones and laptops were attached to us by the hip. Over the past few months, this invasion of technology into our lives has only been exacerbated as we work from home or connect with loved ones online. We’re now constantly plugged into our devices—but is that really such a bad thing?Continue...
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Arts students deserve more credit

Despite the creativity and perseverance necessary to pursue a degree and career in the arts, Arts students are consistently labelled as less motivated, less driven, and less realistic than their STEM counterparts.Continue...

proctoring ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Online proctoring unfairly punishes cheaters and non-cheaters alike

With exam season just weeks away, universities are turning to online proctoring software like Examity and Proctortrack to prevent cheating. Professors have every right to enforce academic integrity, yet these proctors appear to be doing more harm than good.Continue...

julia signed ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Don’t fear the media. Fear Trump’s Twitter account.

There are a lot of things wrong with American culture—a complete disregard for other people, the miraculous ability to politicize every aspect of life, and ridiculous disbelief in science all come to mind—but the worst has got to be relentless fear-mongering.Continue...

film ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Even with positive representation, we can’t rely on film as drivers of social change

A recent Varsity article argues the film industry fails to accurately depict the realities of poverty. While this is true to a certain extent, we can’t expect more authentic movies to be the drivers for social change—that comes from legislation.Continue...

healthcare ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Canada must address anti-Indigenous racism within medicine

Protests broke out this summer when an Indigenous woman named Joyce Echaquan died in a Quebec hospital, shortly after live streaming on Facebook. In the video, she detailed racist verbal abuse she’d suffered and worried she’d been given too much morphine.Continue...

Cassidy photo
  • 2 years 2 months ago

During the pandemic and online classes, Queen’s must continue offering support for students

With classes now online, many students are restricted to their homes when completing course work this year, whether in the University District or scattered across the globe. To support all its students’ needs and ensure success, regardless of location, Queen’s needs to maintain and increase the quality of its student resources.Continue...

group homes ed
  • 2 years 2 months ago

Canada can’t turn a blind eye to Indigenous deaths linked to B.C. group home

Numerous deaths have been linked to an Indigenous group home in B.C. The home has seen the deaths of five Indigenous teens both while in the care of the home and after ageing out of it. While the Canadian government has addressed this issue, it hasn’t acted to help fix it.Continue...

recovery programs ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Universities need more addiction recovery programs

This fall, the University of Windsor is offering a recovery program for students battling addiction. It’s only the second Canadian university to do so.Continue...

ryland signed ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Despite good intentions, cancel culture has lost all meaning

We often talk about being cancelled with a sense of finality, but ‘cancel culture’ isn’t ruining careers; it’s just a discursive shorthand.Continue...

journalism ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

To overcome hurdles to media access, we need to embrace publicly funded journalism

Facebook and Google have become the gatekeepers of our newsfeeds. But this is only part of a much larger problem. Access to unbiased journalism is vital, but so is funding that journalism. Going forward, we need to embrace publicly funded media to protect free, accessible journalism.Continue...

working moms ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Working moms deserve more support in the workplace

According to a 2020 survey, one in four women are thinking about quitting their jobs. This isn’t because they can’t handle the work—it’s because women are expected to be both mothers and model employees, without the leeway to do both.Continue...

francesca signed ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Instead of bashing TikTok, let’s embrace its mental health benefits

TikTok has taken social media by storm with its trendy 15 to 30-second dances, leading every social media user to have at least seen or attempted a dance from TikTok. But the app isn’t always received favourably; some people claim it’s a waste of time.Continue...

alberta curriculum
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Removing Indigenous history from Canadian curriculum is racist

Recent proposals obtained by CBC suggest cutting references to residential schools and equity in Alberta’s school curriculums. This not only reflects the unjust pushing of a political agenda but is a disservice to children.Continue...

academic freedom
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Without safety of Black students in the classroom, there is no academic freedom

More than 30 professors at the University of Ottawa recently penned a letter in support of Lieutenant-Duval, a white professor who faced backlash after saying the N-word during a lecture. Despite pushback from students, the professor has since been reinstated.Continue...

claudia rupnik
  • 2 years 3 months ago

Ms. Understood? Male-centric healthcare remains the biggest threat to women’s health

If you’re a woman, you’re at a greater risk of being misdiagnosed and improperly treated in common medical situations—period.Continue...

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  • 2 years 3 months ago

Universities should encourage exam deferrals—when students really need them

Exam deferrals are often treated as shameful things students should avoid at all costs. In reality, an exam deferral is a valuable resource for students who may be struggling with their mental health. While universities should discourage students from abusing the system, they shouldn’t discourage the system itself.Continue...

julia signed ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

As parties continue, Deane must make good on his threat of expulsion

On Sept. 16, Principal Patrick Deane announced that students who ignore provincial regulations of social distancing will be reviewed under the Student Code of Conduct and could face the sanction of expulsion. A month later, no such punishment has been made for the parties that are still ongoing.Continue...

  • 2 years 3 months ago

AMS fall referendum statements

The Journal provides free space in our print edition and online for parties on the referendum ballot. All statements are unedited. Continue...

jodie signed ed
  • 2 years 3 months ago

We need to normalize female sexuality

The policing of women’s sexuality is pervasive throughout society. Women are expected to be pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, sexy but not slutty. The female body is critiqued in all regards, and we need to change that.Continue...

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