September 24, 2004

Issue in photos

View all images from vol. 132, issue 8.

September 24, 2004

Spiders, Sodexho and Stages

So, here we are. University has finally begun and two weeks have zoomed past me. Honestly, I was kind of afraid that I wouldn’t even make it here. All kinds of scenarios went through my head during…

September 21, 2004

Issue in photos

View all images from vol. 132, issue 7.

September 21, 2004

Kalan Porter: Cherub toy or mama’s boy?

I have something to admit, and I’m prepared to lose all my credibility as a writer, music-lover and human being as a consequence. I love Canadian Idol, and now that it’s over, I don’t know what to …

Issue in photos

September 17, 2004

View all images from vol. 132, issue 6.

My love (and hatred) for Livejournal—a true story

September 17, 2004

You’ve got the shakes. You’re sweating and you can feel your eyeballs bulging out of your head. Your 2,000-word Chaucer essay is due in two hours, and yet it sits untouched on your desktop. Meanwhi…

Blog Culture: the final frontier

September 17, 2004

Trevor Haldenby, 22 Toronto film studentBlogger since 1998 I’ve been blogging for about six years now. I started out with a rapid succession of equally rapidly abandoned LiveJournal accounts [there…

Issue in photos

September 14, 2004

View all images from vol. 132, issue 5.

From Beck to Duchamp: the readymade revolution

September 14, 2004

In the hands of Marcel Duchamp, a bicycle wheel, snow shovel and urinal became famous. The French artist invented the idea of the “readymade:” taking an everyday object and, with few or no modifica…

One man’s garbage, another man’s treasure

September 14, 2004

Next time you decide to clean your drawers of forgotten love letters, mix tapes, or old birthday cards, be aware that your scraps may find their way into the hands of a found art enthusiast. The fo…

Issue in photos

September 10, 2004

View all images from vol. 132, issue 4.

“Hey man, can you play ‘Monkey Bars’ again?”

September 10, 2004

We have all grown familiar with The Cocamo during our brief time at Queen’s, and indeed, some of us have even made our peace with it. Being not the biggest fan of rubbing/grinding/wiping my sweat o…

Getting what you want in Kingston

July 27, 2004

When you get to Queen’s, you’ll be oriented to death on campus, but if you’ve never been to Kingston before, you still have to make sense of the rest of the town. Here’s a partial list of where to …

Hey, umm, what’s an Oil Thigh?

July 27, 2004

Talking Like a Queen’s Student: The Ghetto—The off-campus housing area populated mainly by students. With its overflowing garbage and run-down houses with hicknames like “The Booty Shack” and “The …

Moron! Put down that potato chip!

July 27, 2004

Since I graduated from the shallow end of last year’s double cohort, I’m closer in age to you than any other owl passing on his or her wisdom in this section. Consequently, I’ve kept the preaching …

Choose your own “res” adventure

July 27, 2004

If you’ll be spending first year in all-girls By Tricia Summers Assistant A&E Editor There’s a certain stigma attached to all-girls residences. I remember some of my floormates recounting, with…

Making sure Queen’s is for everyone

July 27, 2004

Queen’s. A snooty, white, rich university—old-money private school-lite. It’s a familiar stereotype, but is it true that only people from certain cultural and socio-economic backgrounds are welcome…

How not to buy a $25 CD/coaster

July 27, 2004

The same thing happens every year. Come September, students flock to the Campus Bookstore and leave with what seems like enough books to start a small library. But while carrying heavy books is har…

Let’s assess: frosh edition

July 27, 2004

Do I remember first year? Vaguely. Could I tell you the names of everyone on my residence floor? Probably not. Would I be able to recite the flavors of ice cream Ban Righ had to offer? Most definit…

Paying for a fancy piece of paper?

July 27, 2004

Your minimum registration payment is due August 15. A thousand bucks, and $3,500 if you live in residence. It’s a hefty sum, and it’s depressing to think that every year it covers a smaller and sma…

So you wanna be on the radio, punk?

July 27, 2004

From juggling classes to avoiding scurvy, it’s pretty overwhelming being a frosh. Most overwhelming of all may be the plethora of campus clubs and institutions that will quite literally be thrust i…

Issue in photos

June 29, 2004

View all images from vol. 132, issue 2.

Let's assess

June 29, 2004

I am a woman. I have breasts. I have curves. I also have cellulite. Why is it that the latter is so undesirable? Dimples are cute on my face so why are they considered so appalling when they’re any…

Canada needs a leader with a mustache

June 29, 2004

If you’re like me—and with a little luck, one day you will be— you’ve noticed a pronounced paradigm shift regarding the recent content of the literary institution we call “Postscript.” Well, actual…

Issue in photos

May 11, 2004

View all images from vol. 132, issue 1.

Kingston cafes are passing the ’buck

May 11, 2004

Summer is rapidly approaching our fair city, and Kingstonian summers are luxuriant ones indeed—full of picnics by the lake, bike rides on Wolfe Island and most prominently, many hours of delicious …

Last Words

April 1, 2004

For all the students who’ve ever had to walk into the Journal for the first time to talk to a reporter or place an ad, I offer my apologies. I remember the first time I ever stepped into 272 Earl S…

Issue in photos

April 1, 2004

View all images from vol. 131, issue 40.

mercy 50

April 1, 2004

I wrote a column a while ago predicting this year’s AMS election was going to be an uninteresting, indifferent affair. I based my prediction on what I’ve seen at this school over the last three yea…

Education on my terms—moving to the Azores

April 1, 2004

Only two years through my university degree, I have known for the last three months that I am not coming back for a third. Seven friends and I are moving to the island of Faial to run a self-sustai…