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The health of Indigenous people’s isn’t an Indigenous problem, it’s Canada’s responsibility
The declining life spans of the Indigenous community is a cry for Canadian healthcare systems to change their ways. However, ...
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Seniors rally outside of Kingston City Hall calling for action on climate change
Federal politicians, seniors, and everyday Kingstonians gathered at Confederation Park to speak about climate change ...
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Discovering the beauty of surrendering to the unknown
We often categorize ourselves as either dreamers or realists—a debate philosophy has wrestled with for ages, without ...
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Student placements deserve fair compensation
Unpaid practicums impose stress and financial burden on Queen’s students. In May, I completed a 120-hour practicum with the ...
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Non-Academic Misconduct Report revealed almost half a million dollars of damage in residences
Queen’s saw over 1,000 misconduct cases last year, with first-year students driving the majority of sexual violence reports. The University Culture Committee presented the Sexual Violence Report ...
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Despite Ontario increasing minimum wage to $17.20, students remain concerned
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 ...
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Queen’s needs to place more emphasis on ‘and’ in the Faculty of Arts and Science
For much of human history, academia was always treated as a holistic pursuit. Science was a type of natural philosophy, and it shared the same inquiry methods as history. It wasn’t uncommon to find an ...
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Reviving Kingston’s underground rave scene one renegade at a time
Like many queer teenagers from a small Ontario town, Vince, the founder of Kingston Raves Community, always dreamt of leaving Kingston to experience the rave scenes in Toronto and Montreal.After ...
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Sally Rooney’s new novel, ‘Intermezzo,’ tackles age gap controversies, brotherhood, and grief
Bound to be controversial, Sally Rooney’s fourth long-awaited new novel, Intermezzo, is finally here. Released on Sept. 24, Rooney’s longest novel yet follows two brothers who are both grieving the ...
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City of Kingston celebrates the 18th anniversary of Islamic History Month in Canada
Kingston lit up City Hall in green on Oct. 1, marking the 18th annual Islamic History Month Canada (IHMC). Since 2007, Parliament has designated October as IHMC, dedicated to reflection, celebration, ...
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The return of the mega pop star
News flash, hyper-pop is back—raw, unfiltered, and dominated by women pop artists.Our current pop-culture moment is built around women pop stars who are concentrated on owning pop and supporting ...
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Two-time Giller prize winner, M.G. Vassanji, discusses belonging at Kingston WritersFest
Two-time Giller prize winner M. G. Vassanji, explores concepts of identity and belonging in his memoir and essay collection, Nowhere, Exactly.On the final day of the annual Kingston WritersFest, M. G.