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"I find it difficult to understand how those involved in putting together this exposé think that raising cultural issues in such a way is going to solve any problems on campus. Are there more white people than the “other” on campus? Yes. Are the Journal and the AMS guilty of labeling people? Definitely. And so what if the school isn’t as multicultural as York or U of T?" reamarks a Journal reader.Continue...

By coming out in favour of a particular candidate, the AMS is responsible for exacerbating town-gown conflict, rather than repairing it.Continue...

Ms. Gervan mistakenly received a copy of an e-mail in which the editor of The Journal told his staff, in strong terms, not to write about “these people.” Ms. Gervan has accepted the editor’s apology, but the issue deserves attention. As someone who thinks 'these people'not only newsworthy but an urgent example of the enormous hypocrisy of the 'war on terror' affecting us all, I am worried by the unprofessional bias and attitude expressed in the editor’s instructions to his staff. The Queen's community should know that the Journal may be deliberately disallowing reporting about some significant events and issues.Continue...

" Congratulations to Brian Maxwell, ArtsSci ’08, for his entrepreneurial prowess in setting up lecturetally.com and exposing us to “the paradox of lectures.” Here’s the paradox: it can be argued that lectures are outdated, boring and certainly not the best way to help adults learn. This mode of information transmission focuses on the auditory sense, while depriving our other senses from engaging in the learning process. However, they are still used widely in most academic institutions today."Continue...

"The declaration posed in the Journal that lecturetally.com was an example of students finding a way to get what they need without going to class is wrong. Going to class is vital in achieving an education, and the whole point of being at university in the first place," writes-in lecturetally.com founder Brian Maxwell.Continue...

"Early classes, boring lectures and online resources are no excuse to miss classes. Each student pays about $800 to take each of their courses and to learn from someone who is a professional and an expert in their field. Is downloading skeleton notes really worth $800?"Continue...

"All this fuss over ads that featured mothers who do their child’s laundry and cook them spaghetti is disgusting!"Continue...

"In light of recent discriminatory events on campus, the AMS feels it necessary to issue the following statement: The AMS condemns those responsible for the recent distribution via Q-Link of hate propaganda against the Muslim faith and Muslim people."Continue...

"I was very offended when I picked up the last issue of the Journal. I never thought I would see our nation’s flag being burned—especially at Queen’s, the most prestigious university in Canada," writes Journal reader Austin Zygmunt.Continue...