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Sports journalism is still journalism

Written on April 3, 2014. Posted in Sports.

“With so much to celebrate, it is hard to comprehend why you and the Journal chose to sensationalize versus to recognize.” In last Friday’s issue, we ran a story outlining this year’s Colour Awards voting process — specifically, how men’s rugby was initially named best varsity team, before women’s...

Cycling named top club

Written on March 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s has a new top athletics club for the first time in three years, with cycling taking the highest honour at Monday night’s Club Awards banquet. The athletics ceremony, which celebrates the top club athletes and teams Queen’s has to offer, took place at the ARC and was decked out in a red carpet...

Rugby reigns supreme

Written on March 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Women’s rugby dominated the annual varsity team Colour Awards Tuesday night, snagging three of the six major awards. Athletes from the 13 varsity teams were recognized for their performances this season, as awards for most outstanding performance, most outstanding male and female student-athlete and...

Vote nullified

Written on March 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

An unspecified infraction changed the outcome of Queen’s varsity team of the year vote. At Tuesday night’s Colour Awards banquet, women’s rugby was honoured as the top-performing Gaels varsity team of the 2013-14 season. On March 13, however, a five-person panel voted to give the award — the Jim Tait...

Stadium funds in the works

Written on March 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s could soon take a major step towards replacing Richardson Stadium. The University is currently negotiating a major financial contribution to the development of a new football facility, according to Paul Hand, the co-chair of Queen’s Fields & Stadium Campaign Cabinet. Constructing a permanent...

There and back again

Written on March 14, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Caitlyn Lahonen was fed up with the NCAA. Back in 2012, the women’s hockey goaltender had just finished her second season at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, when she decided to come back to Canada, transferring to Queen’s. Lahonen hails from Sharon, Ont., but her original decision to...

Attendance furies, not worries

Written on October 18, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

Another school year means another debate about sporting event attendance at Queen’s. While it would be ideal if Queen’s athletes could look to full stands during every contest, ultimately, there are good reasons why this doesn’t happen. Queen’s reputation for school spirit might lead someone to assume...

Queen’s sporting chance

Written on October 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Five years and one week since Queen’s last reunion game, Richardson Stadium will once again be full for Homecoming. Student and alumni tickets for tomorrow’s football game against the Laurier Golden Hawks sold out earlier this week, while only a smattering of field seating remains for the Gaels’ Oct....

Up in the air

Written on September 27, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

I’m told most competitive trampolinists aspire to be like their Olympian idols. After just an hour of the basics, so do I. It was hard to contain my excitement when I arrived at the Kingston Aeros Trampoline Club, located uptown at the Kingston Gospel Temple along Princess St., to see the competitive...

Student athletes deserve more

Written on September 13, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

A former Bishop’s University football player has sued the school after they refused to pay his medical bills following a concussion sustained during a football game two years ago. The 23-year-old’s entire right side was paralyzed as a result of the incident and he’s only just recently regained the...

Monkeying around

Written on September 10, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Zach McIver doesn’t play video games. Instead, he uses the world as his playground. As I arrived at my first parkour session, led by 16-year-old Kingston native Zach McIver, the playful attitudes of the group were clear. Watching the warm ups and conditioning, I couldn’t decide if the practitioners...

Stands under scrutiny

Written on May 26, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Rickety seating at Richardson Stadium has finally forced Queen’s to take action. The 42-year-old stadium will undergo radical renovations this summer, in light of a report that found the facility’s upper seating tiers to be structurally unsafe. The discovery comes eight years after the University...

Gaels career reaches full time

Written on April 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

After five years, being a varsity athlete becomes such an integral part of your self-identity that it can be hard to let go. I recall coming into training camp as a nervous, wide-eyed first-year before gradually progressing into a veteran of the soccer program. For five years we would devote 30-plus...

Official club status denied

Written on April 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

CrossFit Queen’s is still in limbo. The organizers of the burgeoning student fitness initiative were notified last week that they won’t be ratified as a club through the AMS. The student government will instead support them in renewed negotiations with Queen’s Athletics and Recreation. CrossFit organizers...

Fencing reigns again at varsity club showcase

Written on March 28, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s fencing topped all Gaels club teams once again. For the third straight year, the team was named club of the year at Queen’s Athletics and Recreation club awards banquet. Amongst all the awards handed out Tuesday evening, five were particularly distinguished: the Award of Merit for the top team;...

Soccer triple crowned

Written on March 28, 2013. Posted in Sports.

The women’s soccer team cleaned up again, collecting two of the six major prizes awarded at the 77th annual Colour Awards on Wednesday night. Choosing from the 13 varsity teams, Queen’s Athletics presented awards to the top performing varsity team, the most outstanding performance by an athlete, the...

CrossFit conversation warranted

Written on February 12, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

CrossFit belongs at Queen’s — it’s time for all sides to come to a consensus to make it happen. Currently, a group that runs CrossFit — an intense interdisciplinary workout, using the ARC facilities without being a sanctioned Queen’s club — is under fire from Athletics and Recreation (A&R). While...

CrossFit challenged

Written on February 8, 2013. Posted in Sports.

CrossFit Queen’s is searching for a permanent home. Callum Owen and Storm Patterson have been trying to establish a sanctioned CrossFit club at Queen’s since the start of the school year. They’ve organized group workout sessions at the ARC, expanding the CrossFit Queen’s Facebook group to over 550...

Rifle club rejected

Written on January 11, 2013. Posted in News.

The Queen’s Rifle Team (QRT) is refunding membership fees this week after the AMS rescinded their club status six months after its inception. The team had been ratified as an AMS club in June, however, concerns were raised that the club’s mandate could jeopardize the AMS based on its insurance policy,...

Community over competition

Written on July 30, 2012. Posted in In Focus.

For intramural athletes, forging strong bonds with teammates is often more important than winning. Nick Roy, ConEd ’14, has played several intramural sports over the last two years, playing on mostly faculty-specific teams. “Being in ConEd, we take a lot of pride in having such strong faculty teams...

Lunchtime game nears fourth decade

Written on March 30, 2012. Posted in Sports.

In the middle of a pickup soccer game on Tuesday afternoon, a Queen’s student dropped to the turf to complete 10 pushups. It’s part of a long-standing tradition that has seen students, faculty and staff, called the Nooners, meet for a friendly soccer match every weekday. The game started with a group...

Organizers pleased with hosting debut

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Athletics had to turn fans away from the men’s volleyball team’s CIS semifinal on Saturday night. “We were sold out,” Athletics Director Leslie Dal Cin said. “We haven’t ever had to turn people away from an event before.” A total of 1,994 people packed the ARC to watch the Gaels fall to the...

Home game drought

Written on September 16, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Since 2005, Queen’s Athletics has submitted a scheduling request for a home football game to coincide with Homecoming (or Fauxcoming) weekend. This year, they didn’t. The team hosts the Laurier Golden Hawks at Richardson Stadium on Saturday and won’t return until they play the Waterloo Warriors on...

Barrie takes the reins

Written on April 22, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Stephan Barrie was unveiled as the new head coach of the Queen’s Men’s basketball team this week. Barrie’s selection came after a national search that included 38 applicants and an extensive interview process. “We were particularly impressed with Coach Barrie’s commitment to continue learning,” said...

Winter teams leave their mark

Written on April 7, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Women’s hockey Grade: A Record: 15-8-4 season, 7-1 playoffs In hindsight, the Gaels seemed to be saving their energy going into the winter break 6-6-4. The women’s hockey team blew past their opponents in the winter semester, only losing two games and scoring 44 goals against their competition. But...

Varsity clubs celebrate season

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The Gaels Varsity Club team members hung up their jerseys and donned suits and dresses for the 75th annual Colour Awards Varsity Club athletic banquet on Monday. It was a night of giving accolades for 2010-11 as each team’s coaches and players gave words about the successes of their season. There...

Colouring Gaels golden

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Achievements by varsity athletes were recognized Tuesday night at the 75th Colour Awards banquet and the women’s teams stood front and centre. With the successes of the women’s rowing, hockey, rugby and soccer teams, there were difficult choices to make in recognizing the top athletes of the year. The...

Tag: Athletics

Sports journalism is still journalism

Cycling named top club

Rugby reigns supreme

Vote nullified

Stadium funds in the works

There and back again

Attendance furies, not worries

Queen’s sporting chance

Up in the air

Student athletes deserve more

Monkeying around

Stands under scrutiny

Gaels career reaches full time

Official club status denied

Fencing reigns again at varsity club showcase

Soccer triple crowned

CrossFit conversation warranted

CrossFit challenged

Rifle club rejected

Community over competition

Lunchtime game nears fourth decade

Organizers pleased with hosting debut

Home game drought

Barrie takes the reins

Winter teams leave their mark

Varsity clubs celebrate season

Colouring Gaels golden

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