Tag: Awareness

18 years later, Movember’s core message is still necessary

Written on . Posted in Lifestyle.

On the first of November, social media feeds annually flood with posts and messages related to the start of Movember. We hear the movement discussed amongst peers and take note of the increase in mustached individuals around us—however, many aren’t aware of the origins or relevance of the cause and...

Continue reading

Men’s hockey starts fundraiser for the Hockey Diversity Alliance

Written on . Posted in Sports.

This year, the Queen’s men’s hockey team decided to take the spirit of Black History Month beyond February and make it an active movement—a change they’re pushing into action. The team has joined forces with campus group Step Above Stigma to found the Pushing for Change initiative, aimed at both building...

Continue reading

Take Back the Night in photos

Written on . Posted in News.

Take Back the Night is an event and non-profit organization committed to ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence internationally. Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually – this Thursday, Kingstonians gathered at Confederation Basin to support the organization. Take Back...

Continue reading

The battle against mental illness

Written on . Posted in Lifestyle.

The writer’s name was omitted due to the sensitivity of the content.     I can’t remember a time when mental illness wasn’t a part of my life. From a young age, depression and anxiety permeated almost every aspect of it.  My play dates with friends regularly turned into crying fits; my younger sister...

Continue reading

Tackling transphobia

Written on . Posted in News.

In his five years at Queen’s, Thomas Pritchard has been yelled at from cars and porches, and his friends have been beaten up and publically insulted. Pritchard said it’s a fact of life for transgender students, and he’s grown to expect some ignorance about transgender issues. “I think it’s a common...

Continue reading

Homeless for five days to raise funds for shelter

Written on . Posted in News.

On Monday, a group of students moved out of their homes and onto the street to raise awareness for youth homelessness. The campaign, called “5 Days for Homelessness” began at Queen’s last year by a group of law students, but this year it’s being run by Queen’s Project on International Development...

Continue reading

Black history a cause for celebration

Written on . Posted in News.

Queen’s first-ever Black History Month (BHM) opening ceremony was held last Friday night in the JDUC. In an effort to make this year’s BHM more celebratory, the planning committee decided to host the ceremony, which included several speakers. The seven-person committee is comprised of students from...

Continue reading

Removing barriers

Written on . Posted in News.

This year, Women’s Worth Week is hoping to use feminism as a way to bridge the gap between the inequalities of the sexes. The week-long event is meant to honour women on campus, in the community and globally. Co-Chair Kate McCord believes that the idea of equality can sometimes make men feel victimized....

Continue reading

Blogger with a cause

Written on . Posted in Lifestyle.

Passionate about the environment? Check out greenbeansgrow.blogspot.ca, a blog created by Queen’s student Leslie Bothwell (ArtSci ’14). Leslie is taking a minor in Environmental Science and has acted as Co-Chair of ASUS Committee on the Environment (ACE). She created the blog as a way to raise awareness...

Continue reading

The Journal, Queen's University - Since 1873

Arts

Sports

Lifestyle

News

Features

Other Topics

Special Projects

About

About (cont'd)

Get the App

Get the App

© All rights reserved. | Powered by Digital Concepts

Back to Top
Skip to content