History

Private Arthur Thorne Darby.
  • 8 years 7 months ago

Queen’s at war

Two-and-a-half years after Arthur Thorne Darby left Queen’s, a German artillery shell exploded next to him, driving shrapnel into his chest and hip.Continue...

Queen’s Bands was established in 1905 and plays at numerous school events.
  • 8 years 7 months ago

The Scottish connection

Orientation week at most universities includes your average frosh week fare: activities, concerts and students finding their footing in a new place.Continue...

Black History Month kicked off at the beginning of February with speeches in Wallace Hall.
  • 9 years 1 month ago

‘Roots’ of Queen’s: black won’t crack

This past summer, I learned that my ancestors spoke Gaelic.Continue...

The all-male AMS Executive team of 1888 gather for a classic portrait.
  • 9 years 1 month ago

Dedicated decades for students’ sovereignty

The Queen’s Alma Mater Society outdates Canada and has outlived other products of its era.Continue...

Born in Alloway, Scotland in 1759, Burns was a self-educated poet and lyricist. He enchanted Scots and others alike with his raw, passionate poetry.
  • 9 years 1 month ago

Tartan-tailored tradition

Tartan and tams are only the beginning — Queen’s has plenty of reasons to celebrate Robbie
Burns Day.Continue...

The Faculty of Medicine’s Class of 1926 poses with their beloved skeletons and cadavers.
  • 9 years 4 months ago

A grave history

When someone’s buried six feet under, it’s assumed they’re dead and gone.Continue...

Bill Glied spoke to a crowd of 250 in Stirling Hall about his experiences in concentration camps during the Holocaust.
  • 10 years 4 months ago

Event showcases a mosaic of memories

Bill Glied looks like any other man of 83 years, but in his life he’s experienced horrors that most of us could never imagine.Continue...

Guenter's Wreck is thought to be the remains of HMS Montreal.
  • 10 years 4 months ago

A dive into the harbour’s history

The waters of Lake Ontario have a history of crime.Continue...

Photographs of female graduates at Queen’s are displayed as part of Women’s History Month on campus.
  • 10 years 5 months ago

Queen's celebrates Women's History Month

National Women’s History Month is being celebrated officially for the first time in Kingston with a series of events at the Ban Righ Centre.Continue...

The Mars rover Curiosity landed in August. It will analyze rock and soil samples on the surface of the red planet. Its eventual destination is Mount Sharp (above).
  • 10 years 6 months ago

When Curiosity gets the best of us

When NASA’s rover Curiosity landed on the surface of Mars this August, astronomy enthusiasts everywhere rejoiced. David Hanes was one of them.Continue...

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