EQuIP Orientation Week wins award Queerientation, an alternative orientation week organized and held by the AMS’s Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP), has won the Queen’s Human Rights Initiative award. The award is given out annually by the University’s Human Rights Office in recognition of...

Vic Hall fire alarms decrease The number of fire alarms pulled in Victoria Hall residence has significantly decreased from last year. In the fall term of 2010 there were a total of 26 fire alarms pulled from September to November. So far this term there has been one malicious fire alarm. Bruce Griffiths,...

Student struck by van on campus A female student was hit by a van around 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 while crossing University Avenue near Ontario Hall. The student was placed on a gurney and taken away in an ambulance. Kingston Police couldn’t be reached for details on the incident but said that the student...

Walkhome raises money for charity Queen’s Walkhome held their semi-annual Walkathon on Thursday night. For every walk called in from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. a dollar was donated towards building a house in Honduras during Reading Week. This is one of two charity Walkathons that Walkhome will hold during...

Professor won’t return to class Professor Mike Mason has taken a leave of absence and will not return to his HIST 283 class this semester. During a lecture for the History of the Third World on Oct. 26, Mason announced to the class that students had voiced concerns to the history department. These...

Man in motion Yesterday, the Man in Motion World Tour made its way through campus. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s tour across 34 countries in a wheel chair. In honour of the anniversary, the tour will recreate Hansen’s exact path. The anniversary tour includes over 7,000 volunteer...

Tragically Hip Way proposed A portion of Barrack Street could soon be Tragically Hip Way. Councillor Brian Reitzel motioned to rename the street between King and Ontario Streets at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The initiative is an effort to honour Kingston band The Tragically Hip in a civic...

Engineering targets Aboriginal enrolment The faculty of Engineering is looking to increase its number of Aboriginal students through the new Aboriginal Access to Engineering Program. Currently there are four self-identified Aboriginal students enrolled in the new program. The program encourages Aboriginal...

Service fee extended Students who have an outstanding balance owed to the University by Sept. 30 have been given an additional month before late fee service charges will apply. “The fees are still due,” said Associate University Registrar Andrew Ness, adding that the extra month is due to problems...

Professor wins electronics award Praveen Jain, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, was named the 2011 recipient of the William E. Newell Power Electronics Award. The award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of power and electronics....

Researchers up north Three researchers in the department of geography are part of a $4 million-project to investigate sustainable development and adaptation strategies in Northern Canada. The Arctic Development and Adaptation to Permafrost in Transition project will explore the implications of rapid...

Parliament approves size reduction Last month, the Board of Trustees and University Council received Parliamentary approval to shrink their membership. Over the next three years, the Board of Trustees will be reduced from 44 to 25 members—something University Secretary Georgina Moore said will increase...

First-year student Kyle Kinsella died Tuesday morning. Kinsella, Sci ’14, was from Kingston and lived in Waldron Tower. AMS President Safiah Chowdhury said the AMS executive was saddened by the news. “Each death is affecting us separately. The news of another death set us back,” she said. “It’s a...