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  • 9 months 3 weeks ago

Province will appeal decision that overturned Student Choice Initiative

The Ontario government has applied for leave to appeal a Divisional Court ruling that struck down the Student Choice Initiative (SCI), The Globe and Mail reported Monday evening.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Misogynist Facebook page was run by a Queen’s employee

A Facebook page called Kings of Queen’s, which featured posts targeting Queen’s students and spreading anti-women messages, was run by a Queen’s employee, The Journal has learned.

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  • 10 months 3 days ago

Province reviewing decision that struck down Student Choice Initiative

The Divisional Court of Ontario unanimously struck down the Student Choice Initiative on Nov. 21 .Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Residence Don raises concerns about new contract

After being presented with a revised contract for the 2020-21 year, residence dons have raised concerns about new revisions and the drafting process.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

At Senate, Queen’s says no exchange in Hong Kong next term

At its last meeting of 2019, Queen’s Senate wrapped up discussion about the fall term break and food insecurity, moving into discussion about issues that will likely dominate the winter term.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Rector election to be held in January

When the AMS gathered for its final assembly of the semester on Nov. 28, Rector Alex da Silva announced an election for a new rector will be held in January.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Deane talks Student Choice Initiative, Wellness Services at Special Assembly

When Principal Patrick Deane appeared at AMS Special Assembly on Monday, the first question he was asked was about the Student Choice Initiative (SCI).Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Queen’s announces next Provost

The search for Queen’s next provost and vice-principal (Academic) is over, the University announced Wednesday.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

Student group and AMS push for period accessibility

To enhance accessibility to period products on campus and education about menstruation, Queen’s Period implemented its “take one, leave one” campaign this fall.Continue...
  • 10 months 3 days ago

AMS Fall in Review

As the fall semester draws to a close, The Journal sat down with the AMS executive team to review the status of the goals outlined in their September platform.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

Student Choice Initiative struck down in divisional court

In a unanimous decision, the Ford government’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was ruled unlawful by the Divisional Court of Ontario on Thursday.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

City shifts University District Safety Initiative communications plan

Kingston "demolished" its University District Safety Initiative (UDSI) communications budget for 2018 on one month of signage on campus, according to emails obtained by The Journal through a freedom of information request.Continue...
  • 10 months 1 week ago

Updated alcohol policy to be implemented next spring

After nearly a year of review, Queen’s revised alcohol policy is nearing implementation.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

Patrick Deane talks graduate studies at Principal’s Conversation

Principal Patrick Deane met with graduate students and professors on Monday to discuss the future of graduate studies at Queen’s—the third meeting in a Conversation series Deane hopes will inform the University’s next long-term plan.Continue...
  • 10 months 1 week ago

Province yet to release full sexual violence survey results

Nearly nine months after the provincial government released initial data from the Student Voices on Sexual Violence survey , there is still no timeline for the release of the remaining results.Continue...
  • 10 months 1 week ago

QBACC heading back to Board of Trustees with more student support

On Sept. 27, Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) representatives presented the Board of Trustees with a list of demands to address the climate crisis on campus. Two months later, little headway has been made.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

Environmental group hopes to make Queen’s plastic-free

Using a five-year plan, the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Kingston chapter hopes to lead Queen’s to a plastic-free campus.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

Campus radio station hit hard by Student Choice Initiative

After the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was announced in January, CFRC station manager Dinah Jansen was prepared to fight for the radio’s relevance. When the final opt-out numbers arrived last week, she discovered the station had lost a third of its student revenue.Continue...
  • 10 months 1 week ago

“Tear gas and rubber bullets”: Queen’s student caught in Hong Kong campus protests

What was meant to be an opportunity to learn Mandarin abroad was cut short when Kelsey—a Queen’s student whose name has been changed to protect her identity—found herself entrenched in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.

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  • 10 months 1 week ago

Computing Student’s Association to survey students on fall reading break

The Computing Student’s Association (COMPSA) will send out a survey to gauge student opinion on the fall term break, according to COMPSA President Nana Boateng.Continue...

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