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Assembly voted against de-ratifying the Men's Issues Awareness Society on Thursday.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Men’s group contested

A motion to de-ratify the Queen’s Men’s Issues Awareness Society failed last night at AMS Assembly.Continue...

  • 9 years 1 day ago

City not sleeping on shelter issue

In order to reduce homelessness and focus on permanent housing, the City of Kingston is cutting shelter beds.Continue...

Peter Stroud.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Stroud to run for Sydenham District

Peter Stroud says he was inspired to run for City Council after the November OMB decision that ensured that his district —Sydenham — would continue to exist.Continue...

Presidential candidate Kevin Wiener speaks during the SGPS debates on Tuesday.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

SGPS elections begins with debate

The Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) executive elections began on Tuesday with a debate on each candidate’s platform.Continue...

The Campus Master Plan has been in the works for 15 months.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Campus Master Plan becomes official

The new Campus Master Plan has been approved after almost a year and a half of consultation and development.Continue...

Booths at the Gender and Sexual Diversity Fair.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Fair promotes diversity

This past Tuesday evening saw the return of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Resource Fair in
Grant Hall.Continue...

Students and Kingston residents protest the loss of the Union Gallery fee.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Union Gallery stages AGM protest

The Union Gallery staged a protest at the AMS Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday to raise awareness about the loss of their student fee.Continue...

A group of protestors blockaded the VIA Rail lines on Wednesday.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

First Nations rally blocks VIA rail lines

VIA Rail’s train services between Kingston and Belleville were disrupted on Wednesday after a group of activists stood on the tracks to raise public awareness about missing or murdered First Nations women.Continue...
  • 9 years 1 day ago

Outcry over Isabel Bader Centre

Arts students who will be attending classes at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in the fall have called into question Queen’s administration’s ability to meet student needs.Continue...

Students celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Aberdeen St.
  • 9 years 1 day ago

St. Patrick’s parties drizzled out

This past Monday, the streets were filled with shivering students dressed in green for the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.Continue...

Volunteers stand outside of Stauffer Library to raise awareness about homeless youth.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Storm subdues campaign

Queen’s students participating in the national Five Days for the Homeless campaign faced snowy winter weather and unseasonably low temperatures this week.Continue...

Students who organized Saturday’s Maskulinity summit.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Unmasking masculinity

Last Saturday’s Maskulinity summit had students share their thoughts about male gender identity and how it affects young people’s lives.Continue...

Jim Neill aims to reclaim his council seat.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Jim Neill set to run

Williamsville District councillor Jim Neill is hoping to reclaim his position in the upcoming municipal election.Continue...

Professor Steven Maynard gave a talk Monday for pride month.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Strides to Pride

In the midst of a snowstorm, midterms and final papers, there remains something to celebrate this month.Continue...

AMS Academic Affairs Commissioner Allison Williams compiled the policy paper.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

AMS to innovate

A new policy paper ratified by AMS Assembly last Thursday aims to increase innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for students at Queen’s.Continue...

Woolf, pictured here at last fall’s Homecoming game, presented a strategic framework to the Board of Trustees last Friday.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Principal Woolf releases five-year plan

In a document released last Friday, Queen’s has set its priorities for the next five years, which includes improving its international reputation and student engagement.Continue...

Canadian schools were ranked lower than last year in terms of reputation.
  • 9 years 1 week ago

Canadian schools fall overall

The reputations of three Canadian universities have slightly decreased, as per the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2014.Continue...

Delegates flesh out their startup idea at last weekend’s summit.
  • 9 years 2 weeks ago

Students collaborate at Startup Summit

Students from various faculties came together to develop, design and promote their new innovative product ideas at the second annual Queen’s Startup Summit (QSS) last weekend.Continue...

  • 9 years 2 weeks ago

News in brief

Queen’s students participate Brain Injury Awareness Week, Human Rights and Equity Office hand out awards, New Queen’s study tackles colon cancerContinue...

From left to right: Mark Asfar, Jessica Searle, Naheed Yaqubian, Isabelle Duchaine and Digvijay Mehra.
  • 9 years 2 weeks ago

Five honoured with Tricolour Award

Five students have been honoured with the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award this year in recognition of their exceptional contribution to the university.Continue...

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