Darts
Stolen by Smith Account details systemic violence at Queen’s School of Business: Over the summer and into the school year, the Instagram account ‘Stolen by Smith’ provided a platform for QTBIPOC students to share their experiences of discrimination at Queen’s School of Business. The account...
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COVID-19 updates: The majority of Queen’s academic operations transitioned online in March as students were encouraged to head home early for the summer due to public health concerns over novel coronavirus in Ontario. The virus itself presents a health risk to Canadians, particularly vulnerable...
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BISC fiscal problems: Even though Queen’s has tried to increase enrollment at the BISC for years, they’ve consistently failed to reach their targets. On top of this, the UK Charity Commission’s annual reports showed that Queen’s satellite campus has faced persistent challenges to being profitable....
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Costume party deemed racist online: A series of photographs from a ‘Beerfest’ costume party surfaced on social media, sparking national media attention and heated debates about cultural appropriation and racism at Queen’s. Following the event, at which partygoers dressed according to cultural...
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Student Constable (StuCons) fee fails: The AMS’s decision to put all student fees through referendum hindered the StuCon fee increase. StuCons are essential to student life, and the fee increase was necessary to meet new provincial standards. However, the AMS failed to acknowledge the issue...
Each digital release of the Journal will feature weekly darts and laurels, listing what should be celebrated and criticized from the previous week in world news and campus culture.
Darts:
Racist Miss America reactions
The most recent winner of the Miss America beauty pageant is an Indian-American...
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City environmental concerns forgotten
The Kingston Environmental Advisory Forum has fallen into disarray. A part of Kingston’s “Canada’s Most Sustainable City” initiative, the group has failed to reach quorum at its last four meetings. A motion that the body passed, which requested that future...