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Don’t fear the media. Fear Trump’s Twitter account.

Written on November 20, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

There are a lot of things wrong with American culture—a complete disregard for other people, the miraculous ability to politicize every aspect of life, and ridiculous disbelief in science all come to mind—but the worst has got to be relentless fear-mongering. Joe Biden won the 2020 US election, turning...

Kanye West’s politics aren’t personal, they’re his art

Written on October 19, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Kanye West made headlines last week—even more than usual—after visiting the White House to meet with his current political idol, President Donald Trump. While Kanye’s support of Trump may seem to reflect his political beliefs, his jumping on the MAGA train likely has more to do with his artistic...

I miss the old Kanye: free thought gone too far

Written on May 28, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle.

Earlier this spring, Kanye West rapped, “We ain’t made it off the plantation,” calling himself a ‘slave’ to fan expectations after professing admiration for right-wing causes. The rapper subsequently tweeted in late April, “the mob can’t make [him] not love” Donald Trump, a president known for institutionalizing...

One year of Donald Trump

Written on November 14, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

It’s been just over a year since the world’s collective jaw dropped at the news Donald Trump was voted President-elect of the United States. Even before his election, we heard lots of talk about what was going to be done when he was elected. With the constant news of different bills, lawsuits and...

Taking My Seat: The importance of Title IX

Written on September 19, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

This article talks about sexual violence and may be triggering for some readers. On this week’s chronicle of ‘WTF is up with the White House women’, President Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the education department’s plan to reform Obama-era guidelines of Title IX, implemented to...

Update on US politics

Written on June 26, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

Another month has gone by and things still haven’t calmed down in the realm of American politics. One of the most significant things to have happened this month was President Trump’s announcement that the United States would be pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA). The PCA is a worldwide...

Law students support refugees in light of U.S. visa ban

Written on February 16, 2017. Posted in News.

In the wake of the recent United States executive order on immigration, Queen’s Law Refugee Support Program (QLRSP) has penned over 100 letters to the Canadian government in support of taking action. QLRSP is a student run initiative that was started in 2015 through the Queen’s School of Law. The...

No real way to #DressLikeAWoman

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in Opinions.

While the #DressLikeAWoman hashtag attempts to promote equality by showing that woman and their dress can’t be reduced to a single description, it doesn’t confront that defining women is in itself problematic. A recent article by CBC News discussed how the hashtag #DressLikeAWoman took over social...

Panel discusses Trump and the “Rise of Authoritarianism”

Written on February 7, 2017. Posted in News.

At the Sydenham Street United Church on Thursday night, a large crowd of seniors, young parents and students gathered underneath rainbow yarn that had been strung across the ceiling. The group was packed into pews for a panel and community discussion on “Trump and the Rise of Authoritarianism,” one...

Principal Woolf speaks out on US travel ban, welcoming affected academics to Queen’s

Written on February 3, 2017. Posted in News.

After Principal Daniel Woolf released a statement to the student body on Monday, regarding the University’s reaction to American President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, Woolf talked about possible next steps with The Journal. Starting off, Woolf...

Clark Hall staff to undergo mandatory training after displaying insensitive tip jars

Written on November 18, 2016. Posted in News.

After last week’s United States presidential election, a reference to a Donald Trump quote on a tip jar at Clark Hall Pub provoked criticism from students and an official apology from Clark Hall staff. On Nov. 11, as students gathered at Clark for Friday afternoon Ritual, staff members set up two...

What Trump really represents

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Watching the final results of the American election roll in, what started as a night full of optimism quickly turned to heartbreak and disbelief. Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump was, and still is, shocking. I can’t help but feel completely discouraged when I think about the potential of what...

Ideas don’t stop at the border

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

I fully expected for history to be made this American election season and it was, but definitely not in a way that I’d seen coming. In a stunning upset, Donald Trump is now the President-elect of the United States of America. I don’t understand how we live in a world where someone with such...

Political studies professors weigh in on Trump victory

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in News.

Following Tuesday night’s American election results, a panel discussion examining the outcome was held at Kingston City Hall, featuring Queen’s researchers and moderated by associate political studies professor, Jonathan Rose. The event, titled What Just Happened? provided an in-depth analysis of...

Talking Heads: Thoughts on the U.S. Presidential Debate?

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

“It made me feel so glad that I live in Canada.” Rachel Heleniak, ArtSci ’19 “I liked Hillary a lot more after watching it.” Sam Boynton, ConEd ’17 “Trump isn’t that great at bashing Hillary when she’s next to him.” Derek Sanders,...

Young Canadians: American politics affect you too

Written on January 22, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Even if the words “politics” and “elections” usually tune you out of a conversation, chances are that you’ve still noticed that American elections have begun. Let’s be honest: the current election looks more like a reality show than a race to choose one of the most powerful human beings on the planet. But...

Rotten to the core: Donald Trump

Written on January 15, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Your housemate’s rotting groceries are an embodiment of Donald Trump in the Republican Primaries. No one is willing to touch either and we have a problem. I came to this realization over the winter holidays in my hometown of Blackstock — a beautiful, rural idyll in the middle of Ontario that, to...

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Don’t fear the media. Fear Trump’s Twitter account.

Kanye West’s politics aren’t personal, they’re his art

I miss the old Kanye: free thought gone too far

One year of Donald Trump

Taking My Seat: The importance of Title IX

Update on US politics

Law students support refugees in light of U.S. visa ban

No real way to #DressLikeAWoman

Panel discusses Trump and the “Rise of Authoritarianism”

Principal Woolf speaks out on US travel ban, welcoming affected academics to Queen’s

Clark Hall staff to undergo mandatory training after displaying insensitive tip jars

What Trump really represents

Ideas don’t stop at the border

Political studies professors weigh in on Trump victory

Talking Heads: Thoughts on the U.S. Presidential Debate?

Young Canadians: American politics affect you too

Rotten to the core: Donald Trump

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