BREAKING: Graduate students score victory as the University halts …
The Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) is here to stay for the 2025-26 academic year. After three weeks of prolonged efforts and continued advocacy by student groups, Queen’s announced on Oct. 9 no changes will be made to the QGA next academic year. Instead, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Matthew Evans will lead a review of graduate funding.
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November 8, 2024. Adam Sandler and the death of big-budget comedy. Adam Sandler’s brand of heavy-hitting comedy may be the last of its kind. Upon a recent rewatch of Adam Sandler’s Blended (2014), it was striking to note the big budget, legendary cast and pure laugh factor the family comedy held. November 8, 2024.
Despite Ontario increasing minimum wage to $17.20, students …
Oct 4, 2024 · Ontario’s minimum wage hike may help students meet minimum obligations of theirday-to-day lives, but it still falls short in covering rising living costs. On Oct. 1, the Ontario government raised the minimum wage to $17.20 an hour from the previous $16.55 an hour. It’s standard for the Ontario government to increase its minimum wage every year, the provincial …
Pro-Palestine vigil brings together around 100 students and …
Oct 11, 2024 · With this week marking one-year of the Israel-Hamas war, students and community members came together in support of Palestine by holding a vigil to honour and mourn the lives lost.Activist group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) hosted the vigil on Oct. 9, as part of their “Week of Rage,” joining National Students for Justice in Palestine’s …
Proposed six-storey housing development on Aberdeen sparks …
Oct 20, 2023 · On Oct. 3, City Council denied a motion for additional public input into a proposed development replacing the existing homes at Johnson and Aberdeen with a six storey, 45-unit building with a total of 120 bedrooms. The building will include eight studios, five one-bedrooms, five two-bedrooms, 11 three-bedrooms, and sixteen four-bedrooms.
Reusable bags have become the new single-use bags
Oct 11, 2024 · Canadians have reached their tipping point with reusable grocery bags, or should we say, the new single-use bag. We’re no stranger to the reusable bag—their flimsy material and impractical, short handles have made them an infamous part of the Canadian cultural experience. It’s almost comical how Canadian society has so much passion and ...
Art history department discusses opportunities for students …
Jul 31, 2023 · Union Gallery is a great way to get involved. Kingston’s vibrant art scene offers multiple avenues for those interested in the arts to become a part of the creative tapestry that colours the Queen’s community. Head of the Queen’s Department of Art History and Art Conservation, Norman Vorano provided insight to incoming students on how ...
Fall DAN School Major ‘The Other Shore’ is coming soon
Oct 11, 2024 · Rehearsals for the DAN School of Drama and Music 2024 Fall Major, The Other Shore, are well underway. The Other Shore, a play by Gao Xingjian, is this year’s pick for the 2024 DAN School Major, an annual production typically directed by faculty, with a cast and crew of students.This year’s show, directed by Professor Craig Walker, will run at the Isabel Bader …
AMS and SGPS discuss governance and Queen’s Graduate Award …
Oct 8, 2024 · Presidents of the AMS and Society of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) discussed the University’s governance structure and cuts to the Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) at most recent town hall meeting.AMS President Owen Rocchi and SGPS President, Emils Mattiss called for a town hall on Oct. 4 in the Biosciences Complex Auditorium. The meeting, …
Checking in with Men’s Rugby ahead of postseason
Oct 11, 2024 · For several years, Queen’s Rugby programs have been the standard for success in Ontario. The women’s side specifically has been dominating within OUA and National competition, bringing home two provincial titles and one national title in the past three years. Unfortunately, Men’s Rugby hasn’t found the same success in the postseason.