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Laurentian Prof: where do we draw the line between useful profanity and going too far?

Written on January 19, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Dr. Michael Persinger, a professor at Laurentian University, was recently removed from teaching a first-year psychology course due to his practice of handing out a waiver for students to sign, notifying them of his use of foul language during the course. According to Persinger, his use of this language...

Women's soccer earns Final Four berth

Written on November 6, 2015. Posted in Sports.

The Queen’s women’s soccer team is returning to the OUA Final Four. The Gaels beat the Laurentian Voyageurs 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Sudbury, eliminating the home side and returning Queen’s to the semi-finals tournament after a one-year hiatus. The win also extends the team’s point streak to 10...

Streak snapped for men's soccer

Written on October 6, 2015. Posted in Sports.

After a seven-game winning streak, men’s soccer finally found themselves in the losing column after falling 3-2 to Laurentian on Sunday. In the second half, the streak appeared to be intact, with Queen’s coming back from down two, with goals from midfielder Oliver Coren and defender Kristian Zanette...

Late collapse

Written on February 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Seventeen seconds was all it took for men’s hockey’s season to take a drastic change. Queen’s held a 1-0 lead over the McGill Redmen with just over seven minutes left in the second game of their OUA East semi-final last Saturday, but allowed the Redmen to come back. McGill defenceman Samuel Labrecque...

Offensive frenzy

Written on February 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Women’s basketball rode a large first-half lead to victory in the first round of the post-season. Queen’s beat the Laurentian Lady Vees 80-52 at home on Wednesday to set up an OUA quarterfinal matchup with the second-seeded Laurier Golden Hawks. A victory in tomorrow’s game would push the Gaels to...

Hockey In Brief

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Sports.

A late-game goal put men’s hockey in a hole to start their OUA East first-round series against the Laurentian Voyageurs. Queen’s dropped the series opener 2-1 on home ice Wednesday night. Laurentian forward Dylan Fitze beat Gaels netminder Kevin Bailie with just under three minutes remaining in the...

Back in the win column

Written on February 3, 2015. Posted in Sports.

A two-game winning streak doesn’t seem like much — but it’s been a while since men’s hockey has had one. Queen’s snagged a 4-1 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs in their final road trip of the season on Saturday, four days after beating the UOIT Ridgebacks 6-4. The Gaels (11-12-1) hadn’t won twice...

Main scorer smothered

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Inconsistent play cost men’s basketball a winnable game Saturday against the Laurentian Voyageurs. After clobbering the Nipissing Lakers 90-63 on Friday, the Gaels struggled offensively when stud guard Greg Faulkner was shut down by the Voyageurs’ defence. They lost 85-76. “It was a mixed bag of results...

Gaels go on scoring spree

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Women’s basketball prolonged their hot streak with a pair of home wins against northern Ontario opponents. Queen’s topped the Nipissing Lakers 90-34 on Friday, in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. The Gaels followed that up with an 89-62 victory over the Laurentian Lady Vees the next night. Gaels...

Shootout woes

Written on November 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

After 130 minutes of action, women’s hockey came away with only two points from their northern road trip. Playing the Nipissing Lakers (3-4-1) and Laurentian Lady Vees (1-5-2), the Gaels lost a pair of shootouts: 3-2 and 2-1, respectively. The score lines marked Queen’s (5-0-2) first losses of the...

Win and draw on weekend swing

Written on October 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s soccer clinched an easy win but was robbed of three points in their other weekend match. The Gaels (7-2-4) rolled through the Laurentian Voyageurs 4-0 on Saturday, before ending the weekend with a disappointing 1-1 draw against the Nipissing Lakers (3-5-4) the next day. Tricky field conditions...

Undefeated northern weekend

Written on October 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Two wins up north brought women’s soccer’s record to 7-2-3 heading into the season’s final stretch. The Gaels shut out the Laurentian Lady Vees (4-6-2) 2-0 on Saturday before moving onto North Bay, where they beat the Nipissing Lakers (3-8-1) 3-1 on Sunday. The road games were the second half of a...

Clean sheets maintain spotless record

Written on September 9, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Behind the play of keeper Madison Tyrell, women’s soccer kept their perfect record intact. The Gaels (3-0) blanked a pair of northern Ontario schools over the weekend at home, topping the Laurentian Voyageurs (1-2-1) 3-0 on Saturday before recording a 2-0 win against the Nipissing Lakers (2-1-1). Queen’s...

Six points on homestand

Written on September 9, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Jacob Schroeter played the hero over the weekend, ensuring men’s soccer walked away with six points. The rookie striker’s goal ended up making the difference as the Gaels (3-0-1) held on to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs (0-4-0) on Saturday. The next day, Queen’s shut out the...

Two more wins, bye in sight

Written on February 4, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Women’s basketball fully returned to their winning ways, prevailing twice last weekend to extend their streak to three straight victories. The Gaels defeated the Algoma Thunderbirds 66-21 and the Laurentian Voyageurs 69-50 on Friday and Saturday, pulling into a second-place tie in the OUA East division...

Magical finish

Written on February 4, 2014. Posted in Sports.

The ARC was rocking Saturday night as Roshane Roberts’ last second heroics lifted men’s basketball to a perfect weekend. The Gaels (9-9) defeated the Algoma Thunderbirds Friday by a score of 90-85, before topping the Laurentian Voyageurs 72-69 in their most exciting game of the season. The Voyageurs...

Dismal northern trek

Written on January 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball’s play went south on their road trip up north last weekend. The Gaels dropped consecutive decisions to the Laurentian Voyageurs and the lowly Algoma Thunderbirds. Friday saw the Gaels take a 84-76 loss to the Voyageurs in a game that had major playoff implications. The Gaels started...

Bottom teams beat

Written on January 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

The Gaels are back to their winning ways after a perfect weekend record. On Friday, Queen’s pulled out a 63-60 win against the Laurentian Voyageurs and then went on to defeat the Algoma Thunderbirds 54-35 on Saturday. Against Laurentian (3-11), the Gaels (9-5) were down 13 points at one moment in...

Firmly in front

Written on November 28, 2013. Posted in Sports.

With nine games to go, women’s hockey could be en route to another league banner. Just past the midpoint of the regular season, women’s hockey (11-1-3) is sitting pretty in first place in the OUA. They earned another two road victories last weekend, routing the Laurentian Voyageurs 5-0 and squeaking...

Scoring spree

Written on October 29, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey continued their winning ways with a pair of victories on the road over the weekend. The Gaels defeated the Nipissing Lakers 6-4 on Friday and the Laurentian Voyageurs 6-3 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to three games, tying them for first place in the OUA East division. Forward...

Attack shines in rout

Written on October 25, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Five players scored Wednesday afternoon as Queen’s rolled on to the next stage of the playoffs. The Gaels posted a clean sheet in their first OUA post-season game, dominating the fifth-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs by a score of 6-0 at West Campus Field. The match came just four days after a 0-0 regular-season...

Two ties on final weekend

Written on October 22, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Women’s soccer finished the regular season with a weekend of draws. On Saturday, the Gaels (7-2-7) drew 0-0 against the Laurentian Voyageurs (6-3-7) at home. Queen’s outshot the Voyageurs 7-3, though ultimately neither team found the inside of the net. On Sunday, the Gaels tied 2-2 with the Nipissing...

Four points for third place

Written on October 22, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s soccer enters the post-season in search of consistent scoring. The Gaels played their final two games of the regular season this past weekend, tying the Laurentian Voyageurs 0-0 on Saturday at home before going on to skunk the Nipissing Lakers 7-0 Sunday afternoon. Queen’s was unable to score...

Leaving points on the road

Written on September 17, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s is still unbeaten this season ― but their latest road trip didn’t produce fully desired results. On Saturday, the Gaels defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs 3-0 in Sudbury. This win not only gave the Voyageurs (2-2-1) their first defeat of the season, but kept the Gaels in steady contention at...

Top of the table

Written on October 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s has secured first place in their division, but they’re aiming even higher. The Gaels beat the Nipissing Lakers 2-0 on Saturday and topped the Laurentian Voyageurs 4-1 on Sunday. With a record of 10-1-2, they’ve assured themselves a first-round playoff bye. “It’s nice to clinch first,” head...

One step closer to playoff boost

Written on October 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Bad weather and playing conditions didn’t faze the Gaels en route to a weekend sweep of Northern Ontario teams. The Gaels scored a 6-0 victory over the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday, followed by a gritty 1-0 win over the Laurentian Voyageurs on Sunday. The two wins put Queen’s (10-2-2) 11 points back...

Another clean weekend

Written on September 25, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Goalkeeper Dylan Maxwell extended his shutout streak to four games this weekend, keeping Queen’s undefeated season alive. The Gaels secured a pair of 1-0 victories at home, topping the Nipissing Lakers and Laurentian Voyageurs. Head coach Chris Gencarelli said Maxwell was outstanding. “Dylan has had...

Confidence boost

Written on September 25, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Brutal weather conditions didn’t stop the country’s sixth-ranked women’s soccer team from putting up impressive numbers. The Gaels cruised to two home victories this weekend, beating the Nipissing Lakers 8-1 and the Laurentian Voyageurs 4-1. Queen’s managed to keep their heads in games which were...

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