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James Rodríguez’s photos of mining impact on Central American communities, displayed in the JDUC.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Reminding locals of global impact

The negative impact that Canadian mining corporations have had on rural Central American communities is documented in a series of 28 photographs currently displayed in the JDUC.Continue...

Nikolaus Troje studies perception.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Walking the talk

A recent study from Queen’s professor Nikolaus Troje aims to contribute to the treatment of depression by manipulating mood through movement.Continue...

From left: Rick Downes, Scott Foster, Dorothy Hector, Bryan Paterson and Brenda Slomka. The sixth candidate, Michael J. M. Owen, was absent.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Mayoral race begins to draw to a close

Five of Kingston’s six mayoral candidates discussed talent retention, town-gown relations and housing development during a forum on Tuesday night, held in Wallace Hall and hosted by the AMS.Continue...

Police outside Centre Block on Wednesday.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Queen’s students caught in Ottawa uncertainty

The shootings at the National War Memorial in Ottawa and inside Parliament on Wednesday that left a soldier and the shooter dead saw a former Queen’s student deal with the uncertainty from inside Centre Block, and a current student stuck in a train station instead of going to a job interview.Continue...

Craig Kielburger co-founded Free the Children at the age of 12.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Free the Children comes to Queen’s for Homecoming

As a kickoff to Homecoming weekend, students and alumni gathered in Duncan McArthur Hall Auditorium on Friday night to listen to a speech by Craig Kielburger, the co-founder of Free the Children.Continue...

A Kingston Police officer talks to students on Aberdeen St.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Homecoming deemed a general success

Despite a rise in arrests and tickets, various stakeholders in Homecoming said they consider this year’s event to have been a success, owing in part to the inaugural ReUnion Street Festival that took place Saturday night.Continue...

An image showing the potential renovation of Wallace Hall to become a student lounge space.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

AMS working to finalize JDUC revitalization

The AMS hosted an open house on Monday night to inform students about and receive feedback on how to spend the $1.2 million JDUC Revitalization Fund, the first time it has presented the current potential projects to the public.Continue...

A Kingston Police officer talks to students on Aberdeen St.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Homecoming remains controlled

The second year of Homecoming’s return saw a Saturday night comparable, in terms of arrests and tickets, to the two 2013 Homecoming weekends.Continue...
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Queen's Homecoming 2014

Oct. 17-19 marks Queen's second consecutive Homecoming weekend after a five-year, University-imposed ban.Continue...

Queen’s receives $1 million over three years to support mental health programs.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Province renews support for mental health

The Ontario government has decided to improve mental health support for post-secondary students by renewing support for the Mental Health Innovation Fund (MHIF).Continue...

From left: Mike Young, Weston Sobel and Terry Krupa.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Students look to understand male mental health

After receiving a $1.7 million grant last year from Movember Canada, Queen’s students and researchers have teamed up through the Queen’s Caring Campus (QCC) project to develop an action plan that’ll raise awareness about the link between excessive substance use and mental health and illness, specifically in men.Continue...

From left: Lindsey Foster, Rob Hutchison, Ryan Low and Jordan West. The fifth candidate, Sean Murphy, wasn’t present.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Full house at King’s Town debate

City Council’s proposal to extend Wellington St was a hot topic at the King’s Town District debate on Tuesday, among other issues brought forward by local residents.Continue...

A camera at Earl St. and University Ave.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Police to keep an eye on Aberdeen

The Kingston Police Force (KPF) put up surveillance cameras on Aberdeen St. ahead of this year’s Homecoming, as they did in 2013 — but until Thursday, the signs notifying students of the cameras’ presence, as recommended by federal guidelines, weren’t fully installed.Continue...

Bryan Paterson.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Debating visions

Five of the six mayoral candidates explained their vision for Kingston in 2025 during a mayoral candidate meeting that took place Tuesday evening at St. Lawrence College (SLC).Continue...

TK Pritchard.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Sydenham candidates in harmony

A Sydenham District candidates’ debate, hosted by the Queen’s Debating Union (QDU) at Ellis Hall on Tuesday night, saw largely civil discussion on the role of students in Kingston, municipal services and city development.Continue...

Lauren Luchenski.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Contributors of the month: September

September contributors of the month.Continue...

  • 8 years 5 months ago

Queen’s falls in international ranking

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2014-15 were released on Oct. 1, and saw Queen’s receive a ranking in the 251-275th band.Continue...

  • 8 years 5 months ago

Professor emeritus Duncan Sinclair inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. Duncan Sinclair, a professor emeritus of physiology and a fellow in the School of Policy Studies, has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.Continue...

  • 8 years 5 months ago

Queen’s awards honourary degree to one of Canada’s first black lawyers

Retired provincial court judge the Honourable George E. Carter received an honourary degree from Queen’s on Monday.Continue...
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Queen’s improves free speech grade

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) recently raised the “practicing” grade of the AMS from an F in 2013 to a C in the 2014 Campus Freedom Index.Continue...

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