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Engineers Without Borders handed out free products in the ARC throughout the week.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Week promoting Fair Trade wraps up

Queen’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) took to the streets around campus to promote equitable coffee cultivation practices as part of Fair Trade Campus Week.Continue...

Write-ups for underage drinking have fallen dramatically since 2012.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Drinking violation write-ups drop in residence

Write-ups filed by dons in residence for underage drinking, open alcohol and possession of beer bottles during Orientation Week have decreased since 2012.Continue...

  • 8 years 6 months ago

Two arrested on child porn charges

Michael A. Caron and Nathaniel Clark, two Kingston residents, have been charged on child pornography-related counts.Continue...

A Southern Ontario Skinheads poster outside Stauffer Library.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Skinhead material resurfaces

Over the past week, flyers promoting the Southern Ontario Skinheads (SOS) have been seen on and around Queen’s campus.Continue...

The corner of Barrie and William Streets.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

The divide

When crossing from one part of William St. to the other, over Barrie St. — where William becomes disconnected, rather than running in a straight line — it’s easy to see the stark external differences between houses in the University District and the houses outside.Continue...

  • 8 years 6 months ago

AMS Assembly seeks move to proportional representation

A motion to change AMS Assembly’s composition to proportional representation, where faculty societies would receive more votes based on how many students they represent, was tabled at last week's Assembly until a sub-committee reviews the proposal's implications.Continue...

  • 8 years 6 months ago

Provost releases mental health report

The University is developing a plan to expand its mental health resources on campus, according to a report released by the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health (PACMH) in June.Continue...

The annual Sidewalk Sale helped Shinerama raise over $93,000 this year.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Shinerama fundraising efforts shine

Queen’s Shinerama has surpassed its fundraising goal and broken its record for the second year in a row, raising $93,337.57 in its 2014 Orientation Week campaign.Continue...

Five years after its groundbreaking, the Isabel Bader Centre is open to the public.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Isabel Bader Centre celebrates grand opening

After a decade of planning and construction, the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts celebrated its grand opening this past weekend.Continue...
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Colourful innovation wins $25,000

The winners of this year’s Queen’s Summer Innovation Initiative (QSII) created an addition to the consumer 3D printer, improving its ability to print in colour.Continue...

Kingstonians protest violence against women.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Kingston women seek to take back the night

After over 30 years of the annual Kingston Take Back the Night march, the event’s message remains the same.Continue...

Students still have complaints about the Isabel’s amenities.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

More work left for the Isabel

After almost five years since its ground-breaking on Oct. 9, 2009, accessibility issues surrounding the Isabel Bader Centre have yet to be entirely solved.Continue...

Dr. Michael Shannon demonstrates AsepticSure.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Researchers repurpose technology to fight Ebola

Two researchers at Queen’s Innovation Park have developed a new technology they say can help fight the Ebola epidemic.Continue...

The Underground’s sales have been steadily declining for the past several years, leaving TAPS at a deficit.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Underground sales sink

According to preliminary figures, the Underground’s sales have sunk since 2013, when it was rebranded from Alfie’s Nightclub.Continue...

Decommissioned street signs from before the University District rebranding are being sold at auction.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Signs of old University District to be auctioned off

On Sept. 11, Mayor Mark Gerretsen announced that the City will auction off 95 decommissioned street signs from the area surrounding Queen's campus.Continue...

160 people participated in the annual Terry Fox Run.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Annual Terry Fox Run draws 160 participants

Jenna Frank’s story is one of struggle and determination.Continue...

Rick Downes voted against By-Law 2013-83.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Life after Gerretsen

With the nomination period for the Oct. 27 municipal election closed, six Kingstonians have put their names in the hat for the mayoral race.Continue...

Limestone Queen's Pathway is intended to help Queen's attract international students.
  • 8 years 6 months ago

Limestone Queen's Pathway begins

Queen’s and the Limestone District School Board are beginning their first year of Limestone Queen’s Pathway, a new program aimed at recruiting international secondary students to study at Limestone District schools and, eventually, Queen’s.Continue...

  • 8 years 6 months ago

Nine faculty members honoured

Nine faculty members at Queen’s have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the greatest number of Queen’s inductees in a single year.Continue...

  • 8 years 6 months ago

BISC sees program, personnel changes

Students attending the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in Herstmonceux, England are the first to experience a new academic program that consolidates history and drama into a special module.Continue...

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