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Queen’s 23.3 million dollar problem

From 1978 to 1987, Queen’s University had a problem that wouldn’t go away: $23.3 million of investments sitting in the business assets of Apartheid in South Africa in pooled investments.  Nine years of sit-ins, referendums and near-endless debate culminated in more than 60 people — including faculty...

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The State of the University

Welcome to the State of the University, a seven-part multimedia project by the Queen’s Journal. Over the past few months, our staff have dug into some of the most important issues affecting students, compiling them into this online format. The features will have a staggered release, so click here...

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Red Patch Boy tracks the beautiful game

The disheveled red Toronto FC tuque looked older than its years. Alex Fletcher wears it with pride as one of the Red Patch Boys — a Toronto FC fan dating back to the team’s creation in 2007. Currently working with Discovery Systems at Queen’s Libraries, the 38-year old Kingston native is all soccer,...

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Panache on the pitch

Former 100m sprinter Carlin Isles abruptly made the switch from track to rugby sevens. Isles’ sevens success rests on dazzling speed, but he recently told The Associated Press, “You’ve got to have that cool swagger about you.” Sevens is played with seven aside in 14-minute games, unlike the more traditional...

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Holding court

It’s 4:40 p.m. on a Saturday and Justin Walsh has just arrived in Kingston. He’s refereeing tonight’s women’s basketball game between Queen’s and Laurentian — a job that extends far beyond the four quarters of play. A high school teacher in Belleville, Walsh left home two hours before the 6 p.m. tip-off;...

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Renaissance man and superfan

Geoff Smith calls his love for basketball an illness. Having had knee operations at 15 and 21, he joined Queen’s to teach history and coach basketball in the 1970s. Despite retiring in 2006, his attachment to Queen’s basketball has hardly wavered. This weekend the “Renaissance man” will miss men’s...

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