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The spirit of entrepreneurship at Queen's

Written on September 10, 2021. Posted in Features.

Many successful businesses have started out of Queen’s. From Iris Technologies creating an LCD computer for people suffering from concussions to Red Gold of Afghanistan selling saffron to help women in Afghanistan, Queen’s has created and supported many student entrepreneurs. The Journal spoke with...

Not every hobby needs to be a side hustle

Written on March 19, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Since the start of the pandemic, many have had more flexibility built into their schedules to pursue new or existing interests. Indoor activities like cooking, crocheting, and coding became popular. On Instagram, there’s been an influx of new secondary accounts describing themselves as home bakeries...

The Lazy Economist: What's the United States' beef with Canadian dairy?

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in Columns.

President Trump seems to have a “huge” problem with Canadian dairy—as if there’s anything to hate about cheese and ice cream. Canada’s high tariffs on international dairy products have created a rift in its trade relationship with the United States. With tariffs—or taxes—on some non-domestic...

Latest novel by Queen’s Alum falls short of expectations

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Arts.

Mysterious plane crashes, doppelgängers, and shady business transactions are a perfect recipe for a science-fiction classic, but Timothy Taylor’s latest novel misses the mark. The Rule of Stephens is the latest from Taylor, MBA’ 87. The novel tells the tale of Catherine Bach, a plane crash...

Queen’s case competition team wins first place title in Hong Kong

Written on November 10, 2017. Posted in News.

The Queen’s Case Competition Union claimed its six first-place title of 2017 following an international case competition win in Hong Kong on Oct. 26. The Queen’s Case Competition Union (QCCU) is a union made up of 20 students who regularly work together to practice and prepare for international business...

Queen’s students win $125,000 first prize in Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition

Written on October 5, 2017. Posted in News.

After winning $15,000 in this summer’s Dunin-Deshpande pitch competition in Kingston, a team of Queen’s students ventured to Singapore in September to compete at the international level. There, the team earned an additional $125,000 in funding for their company, Spectra Plasmonics. The Spectra team...

Commando training for business students raises alarms from outsiders, defended from inside

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in News.

The CBC called them “soldiers of fortune.” The Smith School of Business called it a “resiliency challenge.” Observers from the Queen’s student and faculty community have called it hazing. So what happened at a remote airfield in eastern Ontario, where 40 MBA students were dropped off in a snowstorm...

The ladies behind Dad Hats 4Ever

Written on March 3, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Hat’s off to two student artists who’ve blended together fashion, art and business in an entrepreneurial enterprise unique to Queen’s. Kennedy Cassidy ’19 and Kiera Sitzer ’19 started Dad Hats 4Ever as a passion project. But their trendy, embroidered baseball hats, with simple designs like eyelashes...

Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition hosts 60-second business pitch challenge

Written on October 21, 2016. Posted in News.

This Wednesday, 20 students each had 60 seconds to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges. At the stake was $250. Taking place in Goodes Hall, the Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition (QEC) held their taster event before a keynote speaker for participants and observers. The winner, Marnus...

Barber in residence

Written on January 26, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

When I told my mom I was getting a haircut in a university residence, she was taken aback. Seated on a standard residence chair instead of a professional barber’s, I got my hair cut in a common room by a first-year student. All the barber had in hand was a lone razor and a variety of clipper attachments,...

How to dress for success

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

As a Film and Media student, my business casual style isn’t as innate as a Commerce student. Just hearing the words “business casual” makes me a little uneasy. Fortunately, I’ve managed to pick up some handy tips about how you should dress for a business casual event, such as an interview, conference...

Welsh billionaire visits campus

Written on October 16, 2015. Posted in News.

A rapt audience of over 120 faculty members and students gathered in Goodes Hall on Thursday afternoon to welcome international business magnate Sir Terry Matthews. As Wales’ first billionaire, Matthews is best known for his work in the high-tech communications field, having founded and funded over...

Back to the beginning

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Katrina Galas was part of the first, unofficial contingent of Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC) delegates. Back in 2005, Galas — now a brand manager at Sportsnet — joined a group of Commerce and Physical Education students who travelled to Toronto to gain a better understanding of the sports...

A change in the game

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Sports.

A keynote speech from Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was merely the tip of the iceberg at this year’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). Last weekend marked the 10th annual QSIC, and what entailed was a major evolution from past iterations of the event. Speakers like Anthopoulos...

LiquorNow aims to be charitable and profitable

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in News.

A new alcohol delivery service in town is aiming to raise money for charity and to prevent drinking and driving. LiquorNow Inc. started running this month and follows the same hours of operation as the local Beer Store and LCBO, where they purchase alcohol for delivery. They deliver liquor, beer and...

Venture outside the bubble

Written on July 28, 2014. Posted in In Focus.

Restaurants Casa Domenico One of the best Italian restaurants in Kingston, Casa Domenico is a great romantic date spot. With flavourful appetizers and pasta dishes, this restaurant will leave you wanting more. Although your bank account might take a hit as a student, the quality of the meal is worth...

Shnarped in the show

Written on January 31, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Dustin Sproat grew up in Red Deer, played hockey in England and was enlightened in Nashville. The former professional hockey player arrived in Kingston last Thursday to appear on a speakers’ panel at the ninth annual Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). A former captain of the Princeton University...

Inside the war room

Written on January 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Hunkered down in a Goodes Hall breakout room, the Houston Rockets have $21 million to spend. Four team executives huddled around a table last Saturday, knowing their basketball club had an hour to fulfill four objectives: finding a point guard, a power forward, a top defensive player and a veteran...

Conference audibles

Written on January 24, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Like the star athletes they want to work alongside, Russell Reeves and Vaanan Thiru are game changers. They’re the co-chairs of this year’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC), an annual three-day event run by the Commerce Society that attracts delegates from across Ontario and speakers from...

Tourism traps downtown Kingston

Written on September 20, 2013. Posted in Opinions.

Alexander Radcliffe , Sci ’14 The recent closure of downtown staple retailers such as the Empire Theatre and Indigo have brought issues about the area’s urban design to the attention of many — yet this isn’t a new problem for the community. Growing up in Kingston, I’ve seen this cycle repeated time...

Shear competition down the block

Written on March 28, 2013. Posted in Features.

Kingston’s barbers are the last of a dying breed. “Unless someone teaches you to be a barber and use clippers, it’s hard to find barbers,” Demetre Senis said. “They’re like the buffalo — they’re becoming extinct.” Senis owns Sir Johnnies Barber Shop, a snug establishment neatly tucked away on Montreal...

Queen’s dominates marketing competiton

Written on March 22, 2013. Posted in News.

Six Queen’s students are vying to be Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec. The national competition is looking for some of the country’s top business students, with six of the top 10 in the country coming from Queen’s. The competition asks the teams of two to create a marketing campaign for a new Chevrolet vehicle. In...

Student and industry leaders talk innovation

Written on March 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Organizers of this year’s Innovation Summit aimed to push the “edge of innovation,” said Summit Committee Co-Chair Ali Husain. A group of 11 Queen’s MBA students organized the fourth annual event, which was held on campus March 1 and 2. “Our goal is to bring together industry leaders, corporate professionals,...

St. Patrick’s Day weekend wrap-up

Written on March 23, 2012. Posted in News.

St. Patrick’s Day weekend saw six additional police officers on duty and approximately 20 squad cars on patrol, said Constable Steve Koopman. “We anticipated from last year’s St. Patrick’s Day that it would be busy enough that we did want other bodies,” Koopman said, adding that downtown bars were...

MyBar to close after a decade

Written on January 27, 2012. Posted in News.

After 10 years at its 347 Princess St. location, MyBar will see its last partygoers tomorrow night. “At the end of 10 years I thought it best to just retire the brand and call it a day and see what comes up in the future,” owner Gavin Stainton said. “I feel like it’s run its course. It’s done way...

Sport conference kicks off

Written on January 27, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Canadian Football League executives are hoping Queen’s Commerce students can find ways to fill the seats at Toronto Argonauts games next season. The CFL is sponsoring a competition at this weekend’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). The case competition — which takes place this afternoon...

Savvy students head to Toronto

Written on January 17, 2012. Posted in News.

The Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition is moving to Toronto for the first time on Thursday. Now in its 24th year, the executive of the annual undergraduate business competition opted to take it out of Kingston so it would grow. “We’d been in Kingston since we started, we knew all the venues,...

Coffeeco to move

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in News.

After failing to renegotiate the terms of its lease, Coffeeco is moving out of its 344 Johnson St. location effective Jan. 31. Richard Ottenhof owns Coffeeco and its supplier Multatuli Coffee, a coffee roasting company that also supplies Common Ground Coffeehouse and the Tea Room. Coffeeco were operating...

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