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WEB6 days ago — When everyday sounds become torture: The reality of misophonia. Keara’s pulse quickened as the incessant click-click-click of pens in the lecture hall felt like nails on a chalkboard. Each tap-tap-tap of typing in the library sliced through her focus, and even the faintest crack of knuckles or rustle of food seemed to pierce her nerves.
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WEB6 days ago — Queen’s fails to support employees amid layoffs, staff and faculty claim. August 30, 2024. The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) offered in-person and virtual workshops on “transitioning through change,” to staff and faculty over the summer, the University confirmed in a statement to The Journal.
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WEBSeptember 20, 2024. As the sun set over Agnes Benidickson Field, students gathered to share stories of survival and solidarity, uniting in a march through campus to raise their voices against sexual violence.Take Back the Night, an annual occurrence at Queen’s since the 1980s, occurred on Sept. 19 and is organized by the AMS Walkhome service.
‘The Guncle Abroad’ is the feel-good novel the LGBTQ
WEBJun 24, 2024 — The Guncle Abroad has arrived—this time it’s international. The much-awaited sequel to Steven Rowley’s 2021 novel The Guncle is as irreverent as the original, following the dramatic yet heartfelt exploits of Patrick O’Hara, ‘Guncle’ (Gay Uncle) to his niece and nephew, Maisie and Grant.Patrick, affectionately known as Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP) to his young charges, is faced with a ...
News in Brief: Queen’s Medical School moving to lottery …
WEBApr 5, 2024 — Queen’s was unable to disclose the amount of the donation or identity of the donor to The Journal. Earlier this year, the Faculty of Engineering was renamed Smith Engineering after Stephen Smith, Sci ’72, donated $100 million to his alma mater. Queen’s Medical School Moves to Lottery System. Starting in 2025, all Queen’s Medical School ...
Queen’s fails at transparency, neglects FAS with budget cuts
WEBJan 12, 2024 — Students demand an explanation in the face of Queen’s proposed cuts to academic programming. During town hall on Dec. 11, Provost Mathew Evans and Arts and Science Dean Barbara Crow announced Queen’s University expects to exhaust its reserve funds by 2025-26.The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) could run out as early as next year if cuts aren’t implemented.
28,142 students enrolled at Queen’s, report says
WEBMar 24, 2023 — Released annually, the report provides details on the total number of enrolled students as well as analytical information regarding the current first-year undergraduate class and graduate students. It states Queen’s currently has 28,142 undergraduate and graduate students. Of the 5,420 students currently in first year, 155 are enrolled at the ...
Palestinian flag flies over Queen’s campus
WEBMar 11, 2024 — As the sun set on Friday, a Palestinian flag flew from the tallest building on Queen’s campus. The Queen’s flag flying from Grant Hall’s clocktower was replaced by the Palestinian flag at approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 8. The flag was removed by campus security and emergency services. In a statement, the University called the incident a ...
‘Queen’s could cease to exist if we don’t deal with this issue ...
WEBJan 9, 2024 — Thanks for covering this important news! An obvious solution is to retire all top management and adminstrators (say director level and above, without severance packages as suggested by Principal Evans); and transition the university to a democratically-run co-operative, managed by students, teaching faculty and the technical and operation support staff who actually do the work of keeping the ...
Candidate Profile: CESA executive candidates committed to …
WEBFeb 6, 2024 — The uncontested Concurrent Education Students’ Association (CESA) executive team is promising dodgeball games and budget cut updates. CESA Presidential candidate Phoebe Rushton, ConEd ’26, Vice-Presidential (Internal) candidate Maddyx Lindsay, ConEd ’26, and Vice-Presidential (External) candidate Sean Lee, ConEd ’26, also known as Team MAPS, are running on a platform of upholding ...