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Blue light glasses: Do they actually work?

Written on November 6, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Staring at a computer for hours on end, only to take a break by switching to stare at your phone, is hardly the healthiest way to spend your day. Unfortunately, with online work and classes to study for, it’s the reality for many—if not all—students. Since the initial COVID-19 outbreak in March, most...

Campus blue lights abused over St. Patrick's Day weekend

Written on March 29, 2019. Posted in News.

Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, blue light emergency phones were misused nine times—all were identified as mischief calls. In an interview with The Journal, Director of Campus Security Todd Zimmerman stated the cases are designated as mischief when responders can hear people on the line laughing or...

Hope dims for off-campus blue lights

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Features.

Stationing blue lights around campus has made them ideal for accessing emergency services — but there are currently no lights off-campus. There are 149 blue lights across Queen’s campus: 75 outdoors and 74 indoors. Outdoor lights include a red button which, when pressed, connects the individual via...

Concerns arise over blue light bars

Written on January 15, 2013. Posted in News.

Campus Security has hired two additional staff for direct patrolling of the blue lights on campus after students have continued to misuse the emergency phones. “False blue light activations, no matter the motivation, take our response staff away from other calls,” Campus Security Director David Patterson...

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Tag: Blue lights

Blue light glasses: Do they actually work?

Campus blue lights abused over St. Patrick's Day weekend

Hope dims for off-campus blue lights

Concerns arise over blue light bars

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