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Summer Sports News Recap

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Although the summer term is considered a period of rest by some, for many Queen’s athletes, it’s only another season in which they can continue to generate headlines. This past summer, evidently, was no exception. Whether it was overseas in Tokyo, on the shores of Kingston, or even in a virtual Esports...

It’s time to talk about male eating disorders

Written on February 9, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Most can identify disordered eating patterns in women, but we don’t often talk about what those patterns might look like in men. That needs to change. Male eating disorders are a reality that, because of stigmatization and lack of awareness, often fall under the radar. When we think of eating disorders,...

Athletics departments need to be wary of keeping things behind closed doors

Written on January 29, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Cultures of silence don’t end well. We learned as much last winter when The Globe and Mail published an expansive investigation into Guelph University’s cross country and track coach, Dave Scott-Thomas, who had sexually and emotionally abused an underage athlete, Megan Brown, in the early 2000s. Shielded...

Semester Review: How are athletes coping with their pandemic regimens?

Written on November 26, 2020. Posted in Sports.

There’s little doubt that being prevented from playing your sport of choice—especially at the varsity level—is a bit of a drag. With the indefinite suspension of varsity sports in light of the pandemic, student-athletes are facing at least 10 more months of training before they’re able to play...

At McGill, a case study in scholarships for Indigenous student-athletes

Written on November 13, 2020. Posted in Sports.

In 2016, McGill’s lacrosse team welcomed its first Indigenous student-athlete to the program, Kieran McKay. The team’s current Head Coach, Nicolas Soubry, said it was an inflection point for then-head coach, Tim Murdoch. “I think it was a wake-up call that we’re not really doing our job recruiting...

Incoming Queen’s cross country recruit to run at UBC

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Sports.

More bad news was dealt to the cross country team at the end of April when top recruit Mackenzie Campbell announced she will run at the University of British Columbia (UBC) next year. Her departure comes after two top runners left Queen’s in early April in the wake of Head Coach Steve Boyd’s firing earlier this...

Cross country coach’s firing says more about Queen’s than his own behaviour

Written on March 3, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

In the middle of Reading Week, Queen’s Athletics hit the front page of The Globe and Mail. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a story about success on the field. The cross country and track coach, Steve Boyd, had been fired. As the father of two members of the women’s team, and a faculty member at Queen’s,...

Women in national sports deserve better recognition

Written on November 15, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Publications such as Sports Illustrated have hundreds of staff members. However, scrolling through their masthead, it’s abundantly clear that a disparity remains in the ratio of men to women at large sports publications. You’d be hard-pressed to find a woman’s byline or opinion piece published...

Athletics recognize student athlete academic achievements

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Sports.

On Wednesday morning, Queen’s student athletes were honoured for their academic achievements over the past year. Using the 2017-18 academic year, 365 student athletes were honored and earned the title of Academic All-Star, which is awarded to athletes who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average while...

McGill athletics’ name challenge is long overdue

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

Despite McGill’s original intentions, its Redmen team name marginalizes students on campus and perpetuates racist norms. It’s long past acceptable. In 1929, the name Red Men, later Redmen, was first established to describe both McGill athletes’ red uniforms and the red hair of Celtic people, from...

Richardson stadium to host 2019 U18 Football Canada Cup

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

The recently revitalized Richardson Stadium will play host to next year’s U18 Football Canada Cup (FCC), Queen’s Athletics announced this past Friday. The annual event—which featured eight of Canada’s provinces and territories in this year’s championship—will take place from July 8 to 14 next summer. When...

University faces lawsuit over weight machine malfunction

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in News.

A former Queen’s Law student is seeking $500,000 in damages after a weight machine in the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) malfunctioned, causing serious injuries, according to court documents obtained by The Journal. In an ongoing lawsuit against the University, Brittany Finn claimed Queen’s...

New group seeks to fill need for concussion peer support on campus

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in News.

Jesse Topley (Bsci) and Lauren Van Patter (PhD) have established a peer support group for students suffering from concussions. Alongside the Concussion Education Safety and Awareness Program (CESAP), Topley and Van Patter have founded CESAPchats. The peer group will provide an opportunity for those...

Campus Catch-Up: post-exam news

Written on May 16, 2018. Posted in News.

Provincial funding allocated to retrofit campus heating system According to The Gazette, Queen’s has secured provincial funding to revamp the heating systems on west campus. The $8.9 million West Campus District Energy Conversion project seeks to reduce emissions produced by the current, outdated...

The risks and rewards of being a varsity athlete

Written on November 3, 2017. Posted in Features.

Being a varsity athlete at a Canadian university often comes with a lifestyle filled with sacrifice. For most, future prospects to pursue a professional athletic career are scarce. Most will go on to pursue careers or paths that lie outside of the sphere of professional sports, but the dedication...

Sports are losing their humanity

Written on October 13, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Sports will always be competitive at their core, but often its spiritual aspect is overlooked. The moment where winning becomes secondary and passion comes to the forefront is a human concept that everyone can feel — athletes included. The way competition can push someone to their absolute physical...

All the right moves

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Taylor Herrington, ArtSci ‘17 Women’s Field Hockey Position: Team Captain, forward Team Nickname: Tay What is one thing you cannot play without? My hair always has to be back in three braids: one on each side coming together as one braid at the back. What is your “signature move” and how would you...

Athletic scholarships make sense across the border, not here

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Adding sports scholarships doesn’t guarantee our athletes will stay, and it may spark a cultural shift we’ll regret. Opportunities for students to play sports under full scholarships in Canada pale in comparison to American schools. Many American universities offer full scholarships for promising...

Banner Night for club teams

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in Sports.

On Tuesday night, members of Gaels varsity clubs gathered to celebrate excellence in athletics at the 80th annual Club Colour Awards Banquet. The ceremony honours Queen’s top athletes from the school year. The major awards include the top female and male rookies of the year, top male and female...

Strong isn’t the new skinny

Written on January 22, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

If you want to believe the Instagram posts, it’s finally hot for girls to be athletic. It’s sexy to squat. It’s hip to be fit. Except it isn’t. Recently, a trend towards the celebration of fitness has arisen on social media, like a phoenix from the ashes of super skinny models of days gone by. This...

Head injuries an issue

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

We owe it to student athletes to look out for their health, and battling concussions is a step in the right direction. This year, football players at the University of British Columbia wore sensors behind their ears to measure the severity of the hits they received to the head. Researchers hope that...

Darts and laurels 2014-15

Written on April 3, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Darts Admin’s failure to be proactive: The University’s reactive approach to sexual assault, anti-vaccination course material and the inaccessibility of its campus shows a disregard for students’ well-being. It apparently takes public shaming at the national level for Queen’s to take student safety...

Sports are a springboard

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in Sports.

The first time I saw a plain-clothes police officer inspect the ARC bleachers before a men’s volleyball game, I was a little surprised. Stephen Harper, our country’s fearless leader, was in town to catch a November game against RMC and spend time with his son Ben, a first-year Gaels outside hitter. Skeptical...

Athletics must provide solid Richardson plan

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Unlike a lot of current students, I plan on still being at Queen’s when the new Richardson Stadium is built. “Plan” is the key word, because I’m confident I won’t be seeing this stadium in 2016, when I’m a fifth-year at Queen’s. I’ll have to stay six years — and maybe even seven — if I want to see...

A banner ending

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in Sports.

In university athletics, players have only five years to don their school’s jersey before their eligibility runs out and they graduate. Every team loses a handful of players each year at Queen’s. While the holes they leave on the depth chart get filled by incoming recruits, the impact on the programs...

Turf move right call for Richardson

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Sports.

When the new Richardson Stadium opens in the fall of 2016, more than just its structure will change. The Gaels have hosted games on natural grass for the football program’s entire history, but the revitalization project means Queen’s will become the final OUA school to make the shift to artificial...

A craving for competition

Written on January 9, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Whether we strive to be the smartest, the fastest or the beer pong champion, it can be a rare thing to find oneself in a social context completely devoid of any contest. Most of us can’t even recall having been to a house party that didn’t at some point feature a chance to prove your superiority...

Sport meets school

Written on September 13, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

This fall, over 200 new students will burst onto the Queen’s athletic scene. First year is a guaranteed challenge, but toss in daily training plus weekly travel to games, and first-year Gaels have their work cut out for them. As a member of the Queen’s Cross Country team, I know what it’s like to...

Access denied

Written on September 4, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Every August, the Journal requests eight media credentials from Queen’s Athletics: four for reporters and four for photographers. It’s part of our effort to provide wide-ranging Gaels sports coverage; our staff attend and report on multiple home games nearly every weekend. Last week, though, we were...

Student clubs hindered

Written on April 3, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Student clubs under Athletics and Recreation may not be getting the support they need. This year, there are 27 sanctioned recreational clubs under A&R, along with the 13 varsity teams and 20 varsity clubs that compete for Queen’s in interuniversity play. For students running rec clubs, considerable...

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