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The conversation about hazing is bigger than itself

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in Editorials.

Hazing at university exists as more than just an event or aggressive act — it’s part of a culture that normalizes it. In an article in The Globe and Mail, Margery Holman, associate professor emeritus at the University of Windsor, explores the reasons behind hazing. According to her, it comes down...

Commando training for business students raises alarms from outsiders, defended from inside

Written on March 24, 2017. Posted in News.

The CBC called them “soldiers of fortune.” The Smith School of Business called it a “resiliency challenge.” Observers from the Queen’s student and faculty community have called it hazing. So what happened at a remote airfield in eastern Ontario, where 40 MBA students were dropped off in a snowstorm...

AMS Board reverses Homecoming decision, TAPS manager leaves position

Written on September 20, 2016. Posted in News.

On Sept. 19, the Alma Mater Society Board of Directors reversed a decision they made days before to close the AMS Pub Services (TAPS) during Homecoming and Frost Week due to a social event where a list was provided to staff to complete that included binge-drinking and dangerous activities. In the...

TAPS services to be locked for HoCo

Written on September 16, 2016. Posted in News.

For the weeks surrounding Homecoming and Frost Week this year, Queen’s Pub and The Underground will have their doors locked shut, following a hardline decision by the AMS Board of Directors. On Wednesday, the Board called a special meeting to address the “workplace culture” of the AMS Pub Service,...

Accountability in actions, not just words

Written on September 13, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Although the AMS is commendable for their willingness to take accountability for the hazing that sent two AMS Pub Services (TAPS) employees to the hospital, the real test of their accountability will be the actions following. Since TAPS falls under his portfolio, AMS Vice President (Operations) Dave...

Campus service hazing results in student hospitalizations and vandalism

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in News.

Sitting in his office in the AMS bunker on Wednesday morning, Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker held a list in his hands. “I mean, if we’re going to address the elephant in the room, this was disgusting, and it was hazing,” he said. Walker’s comment comes hard on the heels of a workplace social,...

Frosh Week through the ages

Written on July 28, 2015. Posted in In Focus.

Upper-year students welcoming first-years to campus is one of the oldest traditions at Queen’s. But for nearly as long as the tradition has existed, it’s been accompanied by discussion and debate regarding the role of hazing in these activities. Recent changes include the elimination of many faculty-specific...

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The conversation about hazing is bigger than itself

Commando training for business students raises alarms from outsiders, defended from inside

AMS Board reverses Homecoming decision, TAPS manager leaves position

TAPS services to be locked for HoCo

Accountability in actions, not just words

Campus service hazing results in student hospitalizations and vandalism

Frosh Week through the ages

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