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Queen's-themed crossword

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

As the year wraps to its close, here’s a Queen’s-themed crossword to shake the blues borne from COVID-19-related social isolation and the sudden departure of friends and peers from campus. Clues Down 1 Intersects with #2, near ARC 2 Street Party, William/Johnson and ______ 3 Summer social spot 4...

The Uno boys

Written on January 28, 2020. Posted in News.

One night in early January, three Queen’s students were at Kame Sushi and Bento on Division St. eating ramen when, they tell The Journal, they realized they hadn’t done anything whack in a while. Political studies student Grant Hildreth, history student Nick Schumacker—who’s also a drama student—and...

Thanks to online players, 'Dungeons & Dragons' makes a comeback

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Vintage tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons isn’t fading into obscurity anytime soon. Thanks to the game’s representation in shows like Community and Strangers Things, and the novelisation of several franchise stories, D&D has experienced a resurgence in popularity. According to Syfy, 2017...

The funeral march of the penguins

Written on April 6, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

On November 14, a virtual anti-Trump rally was held on Club Penguin. Just two months later, the Disney-owned online gaming platform announced it was shutting down for good. Coincidence? Probably. However, the closure of this virtual world heralds the end of an era. Like most of my generation, I grew...

Digging up Queen’s underground gaming culture

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Whether we classify ourselves as avid gamers or casual players, most of us play a part in the virtual realm: racing in Mario Kart, beating a friend in FIFA, passing a level in Candy Crush and trying to reach 2048. Video games are everywhere, and to my recent surprise, are in high demand at Queen’s....

The game

Written on September 9, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Whether it’s in the cloistered halls of high school or the confines of a tiny dorm room, most of us have taken part in the overachievement game. I know because I’ve been doing it for years. It all originates from the grumbling guffaw of “you aren’t good enough,” which builds an insatiable hunger....

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Queen's-themed crossword

The Uno boys

Thanks to online players, 'Dungeons & Dragons' makes a comeback

The funeral march of the penguins

Digging up Queen’s underground gaming culture

The game

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