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Sex ed revamp overdue

Written on November 7, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Ontario’s current sexual education and health curriculum — established in 1998 — is alarmingly outdated. After a proposed revision was shelved in 2010, the Ministry of Education is looking to implement an updated curriculum by next September. Around 4,000 parents, one from each elementary school in...

Talk about it — period

Written on October 31, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

The discomfort menstruation evokes speaks to greater issues of muted conversations on health. The McGill Daily published a feature in their Oct. 27 issue titled “A Bloody Shame”, which examined the stigma surrounding menstruation and the revulsion it can inspire. Although the feature didn’t provide...

QJ Health: The flaw in #fitspo

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

There’s a fitness phenomenon taking place at the Queen’s ARC. As a frequent exerciser and avid people watcher, I love the gym — or at least most things about the gym. I dislike thinking about the amount of sweat that has been absorbed by the mat that I’m using and I’ll never enjoy burpees. Yet this...

Barriers to abortion persist

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in Features.

After finding out she was pregnant, a Queen’s student decided to terminate her pregnancy — but waited over a month for an abortion appointment. The former student, who requested to remain anonymous, found out she was pregnant through a pregnancy test while attending Queen’s. After an appointment with...

Free flu shots at BioSci

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in News.

Students who haven’t had a flu shot yet this season can get one at a free clinic open to the general public on Monday, Oct. 27, at the BioSciences Complex. The clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointments are necessary. The clinic will be run in partnership with Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox...

Province renews support for mental health

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in News.

The Ontario government has decided to improve mental health support for post-secondary students by renewing support for the Mental Health Innovation Fund (MHIF). The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities announced last week that the government would be renewing their support for the MHIF...

Students look to understand male mental health

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in News.

After receiving a $1.7 million grant last year from Movember Canada, Queen’s students and researchers have teamed up through the Queen’s Caring Campus (QCC) project to develop an action plan that’ll raise awareness about the link between excessive substance use and mental health and illness, specifically...

Meditation room required

Written on October 8, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

The creation of a meditation and prayer room in Stauffer Library is a worthwhile initiative. The space — which was previously study room 233 — was donated by the library to the Office of the Chaplain, and will be available by the December exam period for students to use for self-reflection, worship...

Quest bridges study and recovery

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

The opening of Canada’s first recovery high school is a solid step in creating resources for youth with substance use disorders. Quest Collegiate and Recovery Centres opened in North Simcoe this month. The high school’s mission “is to provide teens recovering from substance use disorder with an environmental...

Invisible Injuries

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Steph Nanos had to give up sports in high school because of concussions. Now, she’s heading up a group intent on changing perceptions. Nanos, ArtSci ’16, is one of two co-presidents of the Queen’s Concussion Awareness Committee, a club founded last year to lend support to students who have suffered...

Provost releases mental health report

Written on September 24, 2014. Posted in News.

The University is developing a plan to expand its mental health resources on campus, according to a report released by the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health (PACMH) in June. PACMH released its first annual report since its creation in the 2013-14 school year, which evaluates the progress...

QJ Health: Local fitness resources

Written on September 15, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Whether you worked out all summer to stay in beach bod shape or took some time off to deal with the summer job grind, back to school time means back to your Kingston fitness routine. Some of you may already be mentally grumbling about the huge line-ups for the machines at the ARC. Don’t get me wrong,...

An alternative option

Written on September 12, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

From our experiences at Queen’s more than 50 years ago to what we’ve experienced in recent years, we believe that addressing mental health issues should be a priority for students and the Queen’s administration. A reliance on prescription medication to alleviate the symptoms of mental illness while...

Men's mental health group to address substance abuse

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in News.

A $1.7 million grant from Movember Canada will allow Dr. Heather Stuart, Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma chair; Shu-Ping Chen of Public Health Services; and Terry Krupa, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, to create a campus-wide effort to improve men’s mental health relating to substance...

Alcohol education a priority

Written on July 28, 2014. Posted in In Focus.

For the fourth consecutive year, alcohol will be banned from residence buildings during Orientation Week. The alcohol ban, which was enacted following the deaths of two students in 2010, is part of a larger strategy enacted by University officials, aimed at promoting physical, mental and emotional...

How to support a friend with a mental illness

Written on July 28, 2014. Posted in In Focus.

Even after recognizing the symptoms of mental illness in a friend, it isn’t always clear what steps to take next. Students are among those who are at the highest risk of having a mental disorder. The 2013 Student Health Survey Report, carried out by Queen’s Health, Counselling and Disability Services...

Nothing beats beets

Written on June 8, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Are you feeling unsatisfied with your current grilled cheese situation? Fret no more, this beet and arugula grilled cheese recipe is bound to spice up your life. Beets are loaded with nutritional value. They contain minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and iron, not to mention vitamins A, B &...

Medical students talk health

Written on February 11, 2014. Posted in News.

The School of Medicine will be opening its doors to the public for the new Queen’s Medicine Health Talks (QMHT) group. The first presentation will be Let’s Talk Heart Health on Feb. 20. The March 27 presentation will be on mental health. As for the April 17 presentation, QMHT hopes to consult with...

Email shouldn’t mean derailment

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Rachael Mostowy, ArtSci ’14 Queen’s made me cry. Most of university and, to an extent, life can be described by fluids — blood, sweat, even coffee and alcohol — but this wasn’t “I cried for an hour because I got my essay back and the mark wasn’t what I expected.” Everyone’s been there; instead, it...

Let’s talk Bell

Written on January 31, 2014. Posted in News.

Bell Canada launched its “Let’s Talk” campaign on Tuesday, raising awareness and funds for mental health initiatives. Queen’s students took to Twitter to show support for the campaign. In its fourth year, Bell pledged five cents to mental health initiatives for every tweet made featuring the hashtag....

Let’s talk about sex

Written on January 17, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

I’m a 20-something living with an invisability and yes, I have sex. Arthritis is commonly viewed as an “old person’s disease”, but that’s not the case for many young people out there. While it affects every aspect of your day-to-day life, sex oftentimes gets left out of the discussion. Sex with an...

Mustaches for men’s health

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in News.

Today marks the start of Be Well Do Well’s MoContest, a campaign seeking to raise awareness about men’s health on campus. The contest is being run through Facebook by the Peer Health Educator Social Media team, a faction of Health Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), which oversees Be Well...

Queen’s TALKS peer support

Written on November 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Last night at the Queen’s TALKS rally, Caeleb Goff shared her journey with mental illness for the first time in public. The gathering, which took place at Common Ground, was the main event of the second annual Queen’s TALKS week run by the Peer Support Centre. The campaign, which began on Monday,...

Fitness and health apps

Written on November 5, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Our mobile apps are getting us places where we’re both de-stressed and in better shape. Who’s to say technology can’t improve our lives with mobile apps that can better our calorie estimates and help improve our fitness performance? We may be nearing the end of the term, but these standout...

Queen’s gets a “D” on global health report card

Written on October 29, 2013. Posted in News.

The Queen’s branch of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) gave Queen’s a “D” grade in a report released today for its failure to improve access to life-saving drugs in low-income areas. The report card’s methodology is based on a series of report cards that other UAEM branches across...

Colour captures

Written on October 10, 2013. Posted in News.

Roughly a quarter of Queen’s students were diagnosed with a mental illness in 2012, a statistic that led students to rally for mental health awareness on campus. Students gathered outside of Stauffer Library on Wednesday to participate in the “1 in 4” event hosted by the Queen’s Mental Health Awareness...

What’s the beef with veganism?

Written on October 8, 2013. Posted in Opinions.

Stephany Doucette, ArtSci ’15 I’m worried that I won’t have enough to eat this Thanksgiving. I’m a vegan, and it’s not just the turkey I’ll be missing, but also the pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stovetop stuffing, ‘creamed’ spinach, candied yams and rice pudding. It’s the first North...

Caffeine craze

Written on October 8, 2013. Posted in Features.

Three million, five hundred thousand. That’s how many cups of coffee were consumed at Hospitality Services retail, dining and catering outlets on campus last year – and that’s not including the three Tim Hortons outlets. It may seem like an astronomical number, but it’s not out-of-the-ordinary for...

What's sex got to do with it?

Written on September 24, 2013. Posted in Features.

Steadily increasing in prevalence since the 1990s, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to spread on university campuses. What’s even scarier: you may not know you have one. The asymptomatic nature of Canada’s most prevalent STIs means routine testing for these infections is a necessity. According...

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