News Archive: 2000

A commerce class at Mount Allison University has found that males and females spend $1,200 and $600 a year on alcohol respectively.

“This survey is a very good snapshot of alcohol [consumption] at Mount Allison and other North American universities,” said Kris Trotter, a Mount Allison counsellor, citing a nation-wide survey by University of Western Ontario psychologist Louis Gliksman that showed similar levels of alcohol consumption throughout Canada.Continue...

What is idea-based, looking for students of various disciplines and striving to fit the demands of an Internet-based business trend? The answer is Queen’s University Independent Venture for Entrepreneurial Research (QUIVER) and they’re on the lookout for interested students.

QUIVER is the first registered e-commerce business based at Queen’s.Continue...

“We’re just dying for people!” enthused Gennum Corporation’s Hoda Kamel at the Careers Day 2000 event held Monday and Tuesday in Grant Hall.

Recruiters were eager to attract potential employees in the 21st year of the event organized by Career Services and AIESEC.

A mood of excitement permeated the hall as over 80 corporate and government teams, emboldened by the booming economy, jockeyed to catch the attention of the milling students.Continue...

In accordance with a century of tradition, Queen’s students and alumnae participated this weekend in the 111th annual Candlelighting ceremony in Grant Hall.

Sponsored by the Alumni Association’s Committee on Women’s Affairs, this year’s candlelighting ceremony presented a welcoming atmosphere for first year women to start their involvement in the Queen’s community. Ceremony organizer Ange Currie ArtSci ’02 emphasized this aspect of the event with her continued stress on the importance of community at Queen’s.Continue...

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is itching to call an election this fall to take advantage of a booming economy and the positive afterglow of his groundbreaking health accord with the provinces, senior Liberals say. Party pollsters have told the Liberals they could win a third majority government if the election were held now, and insiders say Mr. Chrétien is sorely tempted to take advantage of the party’s wide lead in public support. Still, with Parliament having resumed yesterday, most Liberals expect the Prime Minister will wait until spring to call the general election. Many of his advisers and most of his caucus are urging caution.Continue...

Rector Michael Kealy has these words of advice for the one who will follow in his footsteps: “two years goes by faster than you think, enjoy the experience.”

Kealy, who was elected to the highest student position at Queen’s in November of 1998, has announced his resignation. Although elected to a three-year term, Kealy, Law ’01 says he has decided to resign in time for the November referendum because if he held the position for another year, he would no longer be a student.Continue...

As the grand opening of Common Ground, the new campus coffee lounge owned and operated by the Alma Mater Society (AMS) kicked off last Friday night, both staff and students expressed enthusiasm about the establishment’s future as a viable student service. Located on the second level of the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), the Common Ground opening celebration became a hub of campus life. Students from all years came to sample a variety of gourmet coffees, desserts, and sandwiches and to take in an atmosphere energized by musical performances from Pat Ang and Stephanie Earp and an exhibit of art work by Rachel Villaneuva.Continue...

An unofficial frosh week event involving McGill’s Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) has resulted in what the Tribune is calling “a high point of embarassment” for the week, after inebriated froshies tore through the interior decor of Club 737, an exclusive Montreal nightclub.Continue...

Dr. David Walker, Queen’s new Dean of Health Sciences, says that his appointment has come at a challenging turning point in medicine — one that will draw on the skills of the many members of the Queen’s medical community. Walker, who has served as acting dean since 1999, was appointed earlier this week by Principal William Leggett. The appointment, effective immediately, was made with the unanimous support of the Advisory Committee on the deanship.Continue...