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How ‘Erased by FEAS’ is uniting the voices of BIPOC Engineering students

Written on August 17, 2020. Posted in Features.

This piece uses “Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)” to refer to the experiences of racialized students. We acknowledge this term is not universal. The ‘Erased by FEAS’ Instagram account was launched on July 10, detailing experiences of systemic violence and discrimination in Queen’s...

Our modern obsession with poetry is only growing

Written on February 7, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Given the recent mainstream popularity of poets like Rupi Kaur, it’s no secret that there’s been a poetry revival over the last few years. Poems are no longer only read by aspiring writers, English majors, and souls who find refuge in words. They’re being circulated to the masses. Now, poems are skimmed...

Social media threatens the art of doing nothing

Written on January 17, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

Think about the last time you did nothing. I don’t mean scrolling through your phone mindlessly, or half-watching Netflix—I mean doing absolutely nothing. The odds are high that it’s been a while since you actually did so with no distractions. In 2020, when everyone has devices in their pockets laced...

Breaking down the Finsta phenomenon

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Instagram has become such a popular social platform having one account isn’t enough—these days, you need a fake one too. Finstas, a shortened term for fake Instagram accounts, have become a virtual phenomenon among young people. If you have an Instagram account—or what some go as far as to call...

Social media influencers set a dangerous precedent for healthy eating

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

The average Instagram athlete curates their daily posts like a diet: they’re around 34 per cent training tips, 19 per cent lengthy motivational posts, 47 per cent healthy recipes, and they show no sign of anything resembling real life. As social media’s healthy living community continues to grow,...

Are our phones listening to us?

Written on October 16, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

The idea that everyone with an electronic device is under surveillance has circled mainstream society since George Orwell’s 1984. Though Orwell’s novel is fiction, hyper-tailored social media ads suggest our phones may be listening to us almost as much as Big Brother. One of the most prominent...

Five days of post-worthy student perfection

Written on September 28, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

The public personas of social media stars are perfect—no ‘cheat days,’ no sleeping in, and no mistakes. As an avid Instagram and YouTube consumer, I’ve noticed social media personalities commenting on fitness, diet, and the student lifestyle. Their messages seem positive, but leave no room for...

Quinn Rockliff’s project to free the female form

Written on March 17, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Toronto-based artist Quinn Rockliff began drawing when she was coping with the anxiety as a result of a sexual assault. “I started drawing in order to untangle the mess I found myself in — I was trying to understand how I saw my sexuality after it had been violated,” Rockliff said. Then, when an...

A picture's worth more than 1,000 likes

Written on September 16, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

“I love mornings,” my friend said to our group the other week. “I really do, I just can’t do them at all. I’m not a morning person.” This statement elicited a good laugh and we questioned how someone who “can’t do” mornings could claim to love them so much. After thinking for a couple of seconds...

QJ Pop: Role model behaviour

Written on March 13, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

If you’re like me, you might sometimes be startled by allegedly very famous people that you’ve never heard of. This past week that celebrity was Cara Delevigne, who is almost inescapably everywhere right now. Who’s this squinty girl rumoured to be in the recording studio with Beyonce, sharing elevators...

Street style: Floral and feminine

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Instagram fashionista Emily Harris’s handle @springfaerie is an accurate description of her sense of style. Harris, ArtSci ’16, is inspired by vintage feminine looks, with a weakness for anything floral and flowy. She can often be found in 1960s-inspired dresses and light fabrics. The self-described...

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...

Apps Worth Mentioning

Written on April 1, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

By Trilby Goouch Blogs Editor There’s no doubt that Instagram has taken over the social media world; posting albums on Facebook seems like a thing of the past when you can simply ‘insta’ photos on your nights out or as you travel abroad. Instragram has lead to the development of photo-editing apps...

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How ‘Erased by FEAS’ is uniting the voices of BIPOC Engineering students

Our modern obsession with poetry is only growing

Social media threatens the art of doing nothing

Breaking down the Finsta phenomenon

Social media influencers set a dangerous precedent for healthy eating

Are our phones listening to us?

Five days of post-worthy student perfection

Quinn Rockliff’s project to free the female form

A picture's worth more than 1,000 likes

QJ Pop: Role model behaviour

Street style: Floral and feminine

QJ Health: The flaw in #fitspo

Apps Worth Mentioning

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