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How toys play a role in young adult life

Written on September 17, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Toys seem to exist only in our childhood memories. The era of colourful building blocks, shiny bright balls, and action figurines is buried under a layer of dust in the attic, remembered with only a sense of nostalgia. Our desire for toys is replaced with glimmering jewelry, high-tech phones, and...

Overcoming adversity to become a leader

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

I spent the 14-hour drive from my home in Bedford, Nova Scotia, to my first day at Queen’s shaking. My mind raced with dreams of someday becoming a ‘Queen of Queen’s’ and finding my footing in a new environment. But I also knew that I was anything but the typical Queen’s student. My father is a first-generation...

Revisiting childhood TV shows

Written on September 14, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

There’s no question as millennials we’re lucky to live in the golden age of children’s television and we can’t help but miss it sometimes. I’m talking about the shows that would magically capture our attention for hours and make us laugh until our stomachs hurt. No matter how old we get, they’ll...

Queen’s researchers lead study on young people’s health

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

Queen’s researchers have found a correlation between the health of young Canadians and relationships with family, school, peers and community. Their findings were based on data from a national research study, the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey (HBSC), which gathered responses...

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How toys play a role in young adult life

Overcoming adversity to become a leader

Revisiting childhood TV shows

Queen’s researchers lead study on young people’s health

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