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Inclusion through comedy: Existere welcomes frosh with sex jokes

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in Arts, Theatre.

Sexism, peer pressure, casual sex and mental health—no topic is off limits for Existere’s 24th annual Frosh Week performance. First year students gathered in Grant Hall on Sept. 2 to watch the orientation staple, where cast members try to recreate the thrill they experienced seeing the show as frosh. “I...

My experience at the Jordan Peterson protest

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in Opinions.

“I am not going to give this guy with his hand raised like in a classroom the megaphone because I do not care what he has to say.” Shouted by one of the protest leaders that afternoon outside of Grant Hall, these words concerned me as I attended the anti-Jordan Peterson protest on Mar. 5. Across...

Student starts online fundraiser to repair shattered Grant Hall window

Written on March 9, 2018. Posted in News.

Less than 24 hours after it was smashed at an anti-Jordan Peterson protest, one Queen’s student started an online fundraiser to repair a century-old stained glass window at Grant Hall. Queen’s Engineering student Kodie Becker started the fundraiser on the morning of Mar. 6. The fundraiser was set...

University, Kingston Police respond to Jordan Peterson protests

Written on March 7, 2018. Posted in News.

While Jordan Peterson and Bruce Pardy engaged in “The Rising Tide of Compelled Speech in Canada” lecture inside Grant Hall on Monday, around 150 protesters outside the building rallied against the talk with signs, shouts and distractions. The next day, Kingston Police released a statement confirming...

Jordan Peterson lecture continues despite disruptions by protesters

Written on March 6, 2018. Posted in News.

With protesters present both inside and outside of Grant Hall, Jordan Peterson was quick to address the disruptions to Monday’s lecture. “Mark my words, that’s the sound of barbarians pounding at the gates,” Peterson told the audience. Titled “The Rising Tide of Compelled Speech in Canada,” this Liberty...

Jordan Peterson protesters break window at Grant Hall, barricade exits

Written on March 6, 2018. Posted in News.

On Mar. 5, a protest erupted outside of Grant Hall at 4:00 p.m. in opposition to a lecture delivered by controversial University of Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson and Queen’s Professor Bruce Pardy. Of the roughly 150 people who attended the protest, most exercised peaceful demonstration. However,...

Fashionable for a cause

Written on February 13, 2018. Posted in Arts.

On Feb. 9 and 10, Grant Hall’s familiar stage was transformed into a runway for this year’s Project Red charity fashion show, Henosis, in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Each scene incorporated elements of dance, music and storytelling as models and dancers acted out the visions of student...

Clockwork confusion strikes Queen’s

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

As convocation season carries on, the limestone clock tower on Grant Hall strikes 12. And 1:30. And 6:30, and 1:00. None of these times are correct to Kingston. The clock tower, which has stood on campus since the turn of the century, displays different times on each of its four faces and has for...

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Inclusion through comedy: Existere welcomes frosh with sex jokes

My experience at the Jordan Peterson protest

Student starts online fundraiser to repair shattered Grant Hall window

University, Kingston Police respond to Jordan Peterson protests

Jordan Peterson lecture continues despite disruptions by protesters

Jordan Peterson protesters break window at Grant Hall, barricade exits

Fashionable for a cause

Clockwork confusion strikes Queen’s

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