Campus Culture
  • 6 years 2 weeks ago

Queen’s needs freedom of speech

Many North American university campuses are witnessing the rise of an alarming culture that endangers free speech by stifling those with nonconformist views.Continue...
  • 6 years 3 months ago

This semester, I’ve felt more like a minority than ever

Two years ago, my shoulders didn’t automatically hunch when walking down Union St.Continue...
Doblej argues that more must be done for Queen’s to provide a truly inclusive environment for all students.
  • 7 years 3 months ago

Make room for students of colour

As Kofi Annan said, “Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name.” But what happens when this isn’t the case for people of colour? What happens when the endeavour for a higher education is “whitewashed” and surrounded by a culture of whiteness?Continue...
  • 7 years 5 months ago

I’m not your racism meter

I know that as a student at Queen’s — a school with a diversity problem — there’d be a risk of facing racism. What I didn’t expect was to be turned into everyone’s token person of colour (POC) friend that they could use as a point of reference.Continue...
  • 7 years 5 months ago

A brown face in a white place

Being a woman of colour in a primarily white school like Queen’s is incredibly daunting.Continue...
  • 9 years 4 months ago

Class clings to campus life

On Nov. 7, the Yale Daily News published a feature on socioeconomic class and campus life. The article stated that the “social gulf between students from low-income families and Yale’s predominately upper-middle-class culture is wide”.Continue...
  • 11 years 5 months ago

Change the subject

Students love to commiserate with each other. During midterm season, bumping into a friend automatically means listening to a list of assignments, tests, presentations and commitments. It’s true; it’s a crazy time of year. But don’t assume you’re the only student on campus with a crazy schedule. The truth is we all have work to do.Continue...

  • 11 years 5 months ago

Scanners Invasive

In order to attend a fraternity or sorority party at Cornell University, students must have their university student ID cards electronically scanned by iPods at the door of fraternity and sorority parties at Cornell University.Continue...

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