News Archive: 2004

A tree planting ceremony and corn roast kicked off the Queen’s Day Care Centre’s 35th anniversary celebrations last Friday.

Excited children, parents, volunteers and day care staff attended the event, which celebrated the rich history of the organization.

The centre was unofficially founded in 1969 when student parents took turns minding one another’s children during their classes. Thirty-five years later, the cooperative system has evolved into a two-building facility on Union Street, which cares for more than 150 children each week.Continue...

There are approximately 20 per cent more males than females enrolled in post-graduate programs at the School of Medicine. Despite these numbers, the medical profession and academic world have undergone changes in the last few years that may make medical programs more attractive and accessible to females.
A recent article published in the the Times Higher Education Supplement quoted a member of the British Medical Association’s Academic Staff Committee as saying women are underrepresented in senior academic positions in medicine.Continue...

There’s something peculiar about the evaluation of essay questions in the largest course on campus. “We don’t mark them as essays per se,” said Jill Atkinson, chair of undergraduate studies for psychology. “We’re not looking for style and prose.”

Since approximately 1,450 students are enroled in introductory psychology, an understanding of facts and theories takes precedent over critiquing an article or writing a formal essay during the course, Atkinson said.Continue...

Bicycles are everywhere on campus.

Signaling the start of fall, the busy student lifestyle and warm weather combine to make cycling a choice mode of transportation. With the large number of bikes, however, also comes a high risk of thefts.

Campus Security has received nine reports from students who have been victims of bike theft in the past 10 days alone.Continue...

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is always a cause for debate and Wednesday night was no exception.

Dr. Uri Davis, a self-described Jewish Palestinian, spoke to approximately 45 people at Chernoff auditorium.

Davis is on a tour to promote his most recent book, Apartheid Israel. Possibilities for the Struggle Within.

Davis was brought to campus by several groups including Queen’s for Palestinian Human Rights (QPHR) and Studies in National and International Development (Queen’s SNID).Continue...

A professor’s decision to remove formal essays from his or her course sounds like a reason for students to celebrate.

But it may also be a sound wake-up call for those still under the impression that all is well with the state of post-secondary education in Ontario.Continue...

Though the majority of frosh are underage this year, many are still able to get their hands on alcohol, and are drinking it in residence. “We enforce underage drinking, so if I know a person to be underage and I see the alcohol then it’s a minor incident,” he said.

The severity of the punishment depends on the number of offences committed, Manji said. “The first time it’s a written warning, the second it’s a $25 bond, and the third time the bond is cashed and it’s a $25 fine,” he said.Continue...

An undisclosed quantity of stamps was stolen from the JDUC post office early Friday morning.
Campus Security was alerted to an intrusion alarm at the post office at 4:56 a.m. Dale McArthur, a post office clerk at the JDUC, was notified of the security breach at 5:15 a.m. by Campus Security.

McArthur immediately went to meet Campus Security, who were waiting with the Kingston Police at the post office.Continue...

In total, more than 780 students “went down” for Alfie’s grand reopening on Friday night. Students enjoyed the new velvety couches, chairs and chez-lounges while sipping flavoured martinis. The consensus was that the new Alfie’s is just what Kingston was missing. The girls said they would be returning on future Fridays to make it their pre-party destination.Continue...