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The search is on for a community outreach coordinator, whose role it will be to build a sense of community for students living off campus. Jason Laker, associate vice-principal and dean of student affairs said the new outreach coordinator, who will earn an annual salary of $43,867, will probably organize activities and liaise between the administration and off-campus students.Continue...

Aberdeen Street will be closed Homecoming weekend following a motion passed by Kingston City Council Aug. 22.

The motion was part of an AMS proposal put forward to council with the help of University administration and police.

The three-pronged proposal also advocated an exemption from the noise bylaw for students partying that night but council vetoed this proposal.Continue...

The administration revealed a new ad campaign aimed to diffuse tensions and try to prevent a repeat of last year’s Homecoming, at a press conference Wednesday.

Newspaper ads and posters around campus with slogans such as “Keep Queen’s reputation out of the gutter” and “It’s not a car, it’s your degree that’s getting trashed,” reference the Queen’s Code of Conduct and potential long-term effects of an unsanctioned street party. The ads are intended to encourage students to think twice before joining in, Patrick Deane, vice-principal (academic) said.Continue...

A University alumnus is putting out a call for volunteers to walk the Ghetto on Homecoming weekend and act as a buffer between police and partying students.

Vinni Rebelo, a Kingston entrepreneur and manager of the Ambassador Hotel, said the idea came to him following last year’s unsanctioned street party, when more than 5,000 people crowded onto Aberdeen Street, and a car was flipped and set on fire.Continue...

I remember the look on my mom’s face when she caught me inhaling a freshly cooked pot of Kraft Dinner shortly after I had come home from first year. Yes, I had been eating unhealthier than normal. It had become instinctual to reach for something that didn’t burn a hole in my pocket, was effortless to make and even easier to eat after adapting to the residence way of life for the previous eight months.Continue...

The musicians, dancers and artists of Queen’s will soon have a performance space to call their own, after city council approved the sale of part of the J.K. Tett complex to the University. On Tuesday night, all council members except Rick Downes voted to sell the Stella Buck Building and the Domino Theatre to the University. The City will retain ownership of the J.K Tett centre, the third building in the complex.Continue...

The University is conducting an investigation into Sukaina Mohsin Ali’s death.

The first-year international student from Pakistan died of cardiac arrest in her dorm room on April 10.

Patrick Deane, vice-principal (academic), said the investigation is meant to better inform Ali’s family and the Queen’s community about the circumstances surrounding Ali’s death. Deane said the date for the release of the investigation’s results has not yet been determined.Continue...

The Committee for the Safe and Legal Use of Public and Private Space recommends surveillance cameras on Aberdeen Street. The camera recommendation was one of 17 the Committee submitted to city council on July 18. All recommendations were passed by council. Cameras will be mounted—most likely on utility poles—and set up prior to any illegal activity taking place.Continue...

After a trial period resulting in “healthy” sales, the University will continue to brew Starbucks coffee.

But a wide range of feedback from the trial period makes the case for a University-wide corporate ethics policy, said Bruce Griffiths, director of residence and hospitality services.Continue...