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Student Advocacy Summit hosted by AMS

Written on February 1, 2022. Posted in News.

On Jan. 29, the Student Advocacy Summit was held for the first time in years. Various branches of the AMS collaborated to hold the event, which aimed to facilitate engagement between the student government and the Queen’s community. The Student Advocacy Summit had come to a halt in previous years...

Queen’s Tissue and Organ Donor Advocates encourages students to give the gift of life

Written on September 10, 2021. Posted in News.

“People shouldn’t be dying on a waitlist.” On Sept. 8, The Journal sat down with the co-chairs of Queen’s Tissue and Organ Donor Advocates (QTODA), Ethan Cooney, MSc ’23 and James King, ArtSci ’22. The two discussed the importance of becoming an organ donor. In 2019, 4,400 Canadians were on standby...

Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson awarded with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie IBD Scholarship

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in News.

Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson, Nurs’ 22, was awarded the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Scholarship. Each year, 10 postsecondary students living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis are awarded the $5,000 scholarship. Recipients are students who exemplify...

Online discussion of social issues should be accompanied by offscreen advocacy

Written on March 9, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

When it comes to societal change, mass media is an important site for representation and advocacy, but it still has limitations. While talking about social issues online is important, these discussions should be accompanied by tangible action. It’s normal for people to gravitate toward the problems...

Student Superheroes: Advocates for strong identity and mental health

Written on March 13, 2020. Posted in Columns.

You don’t need to watch every Avengers movie to know that most superheroes keep their identities secret. Though they help save people from everything from bus crashes to super villains to giant aliens, they usually do so while disguised in spandex suits complete with a mask. Thankful citizens can...

Our failure to acknowledge different perspectives sets back our progress

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

When I was in my final year of high school at a diverse school, I remember telling my friends I was planning to accept my offer to Queen’s. I was instantly told about the university’s stereotypes: that it’s a snooty school that’s predominantly white. I brushed off these comments and refused to let...

AMS commissioner elected executive member of Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in News.

On May 17, Queen’s secured an executive position in the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA). Julia Göllner, ArtSci ‘19 and current AMS academic affairs commissioner (AAC), was elected OUSA’s vice-president of administration and human resources (VPAHR) over her opponent, a steering committee...

Advocacy starts young

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Opinions.

One of the first things I saw this morning was a Toronto Star article concerning more First Nations kids taking their lives, and chiefs calling for help to deal with the suicide crisis. In conversation with a friend about it, she said to me “I wish I could help, but as a student I just don’t know...

Library camp-out calls for action

Written on January 28, 2014. Posted in News.

In another life, Amelia Zheng says she would have been a child in need of a literacy program. It’s her family background that motivated her to camp out in the Stauffer Library lobby for Live-In for Literacy, a fundraising effort for the literacy organization Room to Read. “My grandparents were farmers...

Sexual and Gender Fair promotes diversity

Written on September 27, 2013. Posted in News.

Last night, student-run group Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP) held a Sexual and Gender Diversity Resource Fair in Grant Hall, welcoming students and community members of all identities. More than 20 groups were set up at tables, ranging from health and wellness organizations to social groups. The...

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Student Advocacy Summit hosted by AMS

Queen’s Tissue and Organ Donor Advocates encourages students to give the gift of life

Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson awarded with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie IBD Scholarship

Online discussion of social issues should be accompanied by offscreen advocacy

Student Superheroes: Advocates for strong identity and mental health

Our failure to acknowledge different perspectives sets back our progress

AMS commissioner elected executive member of Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance

Advocacy starts young

Library camp-out calls for action

Sexual and Gender Fair promotes diversity

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