Letter to the Editor Archives

Letter to the Editor: June 4th

Written on June 4, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editors, As a non-Black POC who passionately supports the Black Lives Matter movement, I’ve struggled to find my place in advocacy. I want to uplift Black voices, spread awareness, and will write until no more words bubble in my chest and fight to be heard. In the midst of it all, I know I must...

Letter to the Editor: February 13th

Written on February 13, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editor, Canada is a country built on rights and freedoms. Freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly are two examples of rights that are enshrined in our Charter. For the past several months, some members of the Wet’suwet’en nation in British Columbia have been exercising these rights...

Letter to the Editor: January 14th

Written on January 14, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editors, As exam season approaches, tensions and emotions are high. Families are pressing their children to achieve their maximum potential. Hours on end, students will immerse their head in textbooks. In many families, though, speaking about mental health is practically non-existent, and having...

Letter to the Editor: October 10th

Written on October 10, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editor, I am typically not one to discuss politics and I am not a card carrying member of any party, but I am motivated by the ongoing effects of climate change and young voters who demonstrated remarkable leadership and a clear vision of what they want during the climate strike from the elected...

Letter to the Editor: Jan. 11

Written on January 11, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Opinions Editor, As a master’s student in English, I cannot concur more with Alexandra Mantella’s excellent column on the value of studying older literature. While I certainly believe that there’s a place for the study of contemporary literature, its inclusion in the discipline shouldn’t mean...

Letter to the Editor: October 24

Written on October 24, 2017. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editor, Another homecoming to make us proud: students vomiting in the streets and in the ambulance, clogging up the hospital with their alcohol-poisoned friends. As a resident of Kingston I just want to say a word to the student who hollered at me, “Peasant,” as I attempted to turn...

Letter to the Editors: May 29

Written on May 29, 2017. Posted in Opinions.

In response to “Extending library hours extends expectations” Last month, in an opinion entitled “Extending library hours extends expectations,” one student posited that keeping Stauffer open twenty-four hours a day during exam time has a negative effect on students; it was said that this...

Letter to the Editor: February 26

Written on February 26, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Feb. 11, 2016 Good Grief Queen’s Regarding the article “Aboriginal courses are relevant to students, so make them a priority” (January 8). There is a way to introduce Aboriginal content that will work across all faculties. A humanities course, a prep course for the real world, a good look at grief course...

Letter to the editor: February 11

Written on February 11, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Re: Student fee policy leaves StuCons hanging In all our years at Queen’s, we never thought we would see the student newspaper call for its student government to listen less to students. Their strong call for the reinstatement of approving student activity fees through the Annual General Meeting due...

Letter to the editor: February 2

Written on February 2, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Dear Editor, In the Jan. 22 article titled, “Strong isn’t the new skinny,” Kate Meagher discussed the shift in social media’s celebration of seemingly rake-thin Victoria Secret models toward strong and healthy women — a shift propelled by the hashtag #fitspiration, and a shift Meagher deemed a façade,...

Letter to the Editor: November 20

Written on November 20, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Re: In her shoes Dear Journal editing staff, While I appreciate the inclusion of stories about the experiences of sexual harassment on and around campus, I was disappointed with this article by Josh Malm. It is worth examining why we privilege the voices of men who experience incidents of this while...

Letter to the editor: November 13

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Re: Student self-government at risk One of the things I’ve always respected and enjoyed most about Queen’s is its tradition of student leadership, in everything from faculty societies and university governance to extracurricular activities and community events. Because of that, it was not surprising...

Letter to the editor: Diversity at Queen's — A Contrarian's Experience

Written on October 20, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Re: A brown face in a white place After reading Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy’s article in the Oct. 16th issue of The Queen’s Journal, I felt I should share my rather different experience as “A brown face in a white place” (the title of Jeyamoorthy’s article), albeit as a faculty member at Queen’s. I...

June 30: Professor's academic freedom violated — and other letters to the editor

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

RE: Professor’s academic freedom violated, report finds Years ago, I read a report in Postmedia (in the Ottawa Citizen; nothing in the Whig-Standard) about Dr. Shirkhanzadeh’s allegations of academic misconduct against a now retired and deceased individual. When I contacted Dr. Shirkhanzadeh and...

Tag: Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: June 4th

Letter to the Editor: February 13th

Letter to the Editor: January 14th

Letter to the Editor: October 10th

Letter to the Editor: Jan. 11

Letter to the Editor: October 24

Letter to the Editors: May 29

Letter to the Editor: February 26

Letter to the editor: February 11

Letter to the editor: February 2

Letter to the Editor: November 20

Letter to the editor: November 13

Letter to the editor: Diversity at Queen's — A Contrarian's Experience

June 30: Professor's academic freedom violated — and other letters to the editor

The Journal, Queen's University - Since 1873

Arts

Sports

Lifestyle

News

Features

Other Topics

Special Projects

About

About (cont'd)

Get the App

Get the App