November 11, 2005

Letters to the Editors

Taser plan alarming Dear Editors, RE: “Police Services Board agrees to Tasers” (Journal, Nov. 1, 2005). I am incredibly alarmed and concerned about the connection the Kingston Police are making between Homecoming and Tasers. Of even more concern is that the city and the Police Services Board do n…

November 11, 2005

Remembering lives lost and saved and stories never told

What is Remembrance Day? What are we remembering? We all know the standard answers: “I remember the people who fought and died for freedom,” or “I remember my grandpa.” But these answers are a bit …

November 4, 2005

Letters to the Editors

An open letter to students regarding deregulation Dear Queen’s Students, RE: “Hitchcock reflects on year” (Journal, Oct. 28, 2005). “‘Deregulation’ is a word that bothers me,” said Principal Hitchc…

November 4, 2005

Eid celebrated Thursday throughout East and West

Thursday or Friday? Oh, the controversy, the late night debating, the bated breaths and unexpected sunrise wakings. As it is with most Eids, the question of “when?” was imperative. In the Islamic u…

Letters to the Editors

November 1, 2005

Tasers dangerous weapons Dear Editors, RE: “Amnesty opposes Taser use on Aberdeen” (Journal, Oct. 25, 2005). The recent article about Amnesty International’s opposition to the use of Tasers to brea…

So-called ‘graffiti’ a hallmark of Queen’s Ghetto culture

November 1, 2005

“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.” It’s been over thirty years since the Five Man Electrical Band first penned these famous lyrics, but it seems that the times they are a-changin’. So far this fall, …

Letters to the Editors

October 28, 2005

Vogt a stepping stool for future careers Dear Editors, We, the producers of the Vogt Studio Series, wanted to clarify information about Vogt Studio Series for the readers of the Journal. The Vogt S…

Campus fashion and etiquette 101: Annoying Ringtones

October 28, 2005

As I try to sit through my genetics lecture, I can’t help but be disturbed by the intrusive, computerized versions of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” or Ludacris’ “Move Bitch.” I think you know what I’m tr…

Campus fashion and etiquette 101: Sweatpants

October 28, 2005

As the inevitable frost creeps towards the Kingston waterfront, students at Queen’s are sensing the impending doom that is the winter to come. And yet as our Ghetto houses get colder, and that walk…

Letters to the Editors

October 25, 2005

Hitchcock paper out of touch with real issues Dear Editors, RE: “Hitchcock ‘engages’ first town hall meeting” (Journal, Oct. 21, 2005). I am writing this letter to the Journal in order to express …

Solutions needed now for future pandemic

October 25, 2005

Let’s try to imagine the repercussions of a worldwide pandemic. Just think for one minute. Forget the crippling effect it would have on the economy. Forget the consequences it would have on your ed…

Letters to the Editors

October 21, 2005

AMS far from progressive Dear Editors, RE: “AMS asks Mercier for retraction” (Journal, Oct. 14, 2005). After the shameful motion passed by the AMS against Adèle Mercier, Jennifer Holub was quoted i…

Who are we to judge steriod use in sports?

October 21, 2005

I have no problem watching a 300-pound linebacker run down a quarterback on a bootleg play to make a huge hit, seeing Asafa Powell breaking the 100m dash record, or watching Barry Bond’s swing lift…

Letters to the Editors

October 18, 2005

Time to move past Homecoming and Mercier’s statements Dear Editors, At any point in the debate regarding the Homecoming fiasco will we move past the finger pointing? How about simply moving on in g…

Fossil fuels going the way of the dinosaurs

October 18, 2005

Do you have any idea, any idea at all, what fossil fuels mean to the world? Of course you don’t. I’m in chemical engineering, it was all in the freakin’ brochure and I still didn’t get it. But I do…

Letters to the Editors

October 14, 2005

Lack of student pictures on new website upsetting Dear Editors, Apparently the new face of Queen’s is Karen Hitchcock, and only Karen Hitchcock? The previous website with a diversity of pictures wa…

Walking on the wild side isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

October 14, 2005

Fellow Queen’s students, I write to you today as a criminal. No, I’m not one of the people who rolled over that car on Aberdeen, and I’ve never thrown a beer bottle at a police officer. I’ve done s…

Letters to the Editors

October 6, 2005

Mercier responds to students Dear Editors, I note with as much shame as dismay that after two weeks, and much student energy devoted to demanding my resignation, only two people have so far taken r…

AMS working toward a solution to Aberdeen

October 6, 2005

The reaction to what occurred on Aberdeen Street during Homecoming weekend has been widespread, passionate and conflicting. The AMS has had to work hard to moderate inflammatory rhetoric so that we…

Letters to the Editors

October 4, 2005

Mercier should resign if so concerned about teaching ‘numbskulls’ Dear Editors, Re: “Filled with revulsion” (Toronto Star, Sept. 28, 2005). Adèle Mercier should be ashamed of herself for likening t…

Residences in need of administrative overhaul

October 4, 2005

After arriving at Queen’s from Oxford as a new lecturer in 1955, Ronald Watts—who would later become the 15th principal—assumed a post as a don in the newly built McNeill House. From its very begin…

Letters to the Editors

September 30, 2005

Students tarnished in eyes of permanent residents Dear Editors, Although I thoroughly enjoy Homecoming every year, I’m afraid that from a Kingston resident’s perspective, the actions that occurred …

Green ribbons, an eating disorder and me

September 30, 2005

It all started out innocently enough. I was training for a high school triathlon one Easter break and I was determined to do well, to be perfect. I learned everything I could about calories and wei…

Letters to the Editors

September 27, 2005

Victimization of students ignored Dear Editors, It is my sense that in the past three weeks the Kingston Police have made a conscious effort to establish an unusually strong presence in the Ghetto….

Aberdeen a protest against authority

September 27, 2005

Looking back the day after Homecoming, most students are not particularly pleased, or proud, of what occurred. It seems this year was especially chaotic. The destruction of property to the extent t…

Letters to the Editors

September 20, 2005

Dear Editors, Editorial ignores efforts to save After-Hours Childcare RE: “Cancellation a poor decision” (Journal, Sept. 13, 2005); “After-hours childcare canned” (Journal, Sept. 9, 2005). I find i…

Mulroney tapes expose man behind image

September 20, 2005

The key to understanding politicians is to realize that what you see is not necessarily what you get. In many cases, the politician is not a singular individual, but rather is made up of two distin…

Letters to the editors

September 16, 2005

Mantra practices not sexual assault Dear Editors, RE: “Girls Gone Wild tour skips Kingston” (Journal, Sept. 13, 2005). I was surprised to read that the Sexual Assault Centre Kingston and Janice Dea…

Disservice done to student parents

September 16, 2005

Having a child in high school made my ambition of becoming a teacher seem unreachable. I was going to find myself in the cycle of never-ending shift work and daycare bills—which would still not lea…

Letters to the Editors

September 13, 2005

Who’s defending the students? Dear Editors, If I were a first-year student I’m sure I would be thinking the new city I’ve just moved into hates me. I would also be thinking that the allegations per…