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Queen’s radio station hosts 15th annual funding drive

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Campus radio station CFRC 101.9 FM is hoping to raise $15,000 as part of its 15th annual funding drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.  CFRC is a not-for-profit campus community radio station and the oldest campus-based broadcaster worldwide, providing innovative and alternative radio programming to Queen’s...

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Queen's Club dances for a cure

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Dancerama, a Queen’s club raising money for cystic fibrosis research, is now including more acts in their once-dance-only recital, “Raising the Barre for Cystic Fibrosis.” Started in 2014, Dancerama—inspired by the similarly-named Shinerama—puts on an annual dance recital and donates the proceeds...

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Unable to afford treatment, community rallies for cancer patient

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Five years ago, Julie Nantes’ husband was declared cancer-free. This Valentine’s Day, they got a call—the tumor was back.   Julie graduated from Queen’s in 2001 with a degree in theatre. She met her husband, Geoff, working on the set of Man of La Mancha. He was the light and sound designer, and she...

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VCFS Brooklyn concert raises funds for charity

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Ahead of their annual charity fashion show, Vogue Charity Fashion Show (VCFS) is hosting a fundraising concert at The Brooklyn on Thursday with Queen’s Love Without Boundaries (QWLB). Apart from musical performances, there will also be dancing, fashion, and other general performance pieces like an...

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Live in for Literacy sets up camp at Stauffer

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In the Stauffer foyer this week, a long table sits in front of a small tent. Inside, two campers are roughing out one week in the library, only taking breaks to shower or attend class.  Kathleen Waterston, ArtSci ’19, and Emily Robertson, ArtSci ’18, sat down with The Journal three days and two nights...

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Shinerama continues to shine through the rain

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During a rain-filled afternoon, Frosh Week came to a close with Shinerama Shine Day. Shinerama, an annual ArtSci student-organized fundraiser for cystic fibrosis, operates on over 60 campuses across Canada. Students participate in bottle drives, car washes and other fundraising events for the day. Queen’s...

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Campus musicians perform for a cause

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Queen’s Rotaract Club hosted their event “Trumping Poverty Through Euchre” featuring resident student musicians Devan & Khalid. The club’s mandate focuses on humanitarian work through putting youth in action, said Cindy Lang, Queen’s Rotaract Club co-director. “Essentially the goal is service...

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QHOchella sees a strong turnout

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QHOchella brightened up Clark Hall Pub on Tuesday with friends, conversation and superb music. The event was established last year by Queen’s Health Outreach (QHO) to raise funds for needs-based peer education nationally and internationally. The event opened with North of Lawrence, a Kingston-based...

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Artful healing

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Art has a healing power. The Chestmates dragonboat team is holding the Furniture Revival & Art Auction Fundraising Event to prove just that. The Kingston-based team, which is made entirely of breast cancer survivors, is run under Breast Cancer Action Kingston (BCAK), a charitable organization...

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