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Queen’s improves free speech grade

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in News.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) recently raised the “practicing” grade of the AMS from an F in 2013 to a C in the 2014 Campus Freedom Index. The Campus Freedom Index measures the state of free speech at Canadian universities by grading the policy and practice of both the administration...

Skinhead material resurfaces

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in News.

Over the past week, flyers promoting the Southern Ontario Skinheads (SOS) have been seen on and around Queen’s campus. The flyers were also seen earlier around Kingston this year in March and May, and the group was seen and videotaped marching down Princess St. This is the first time that these flyers...

Jina Sushi closed in May due to immigration violations

Written on June 24, 2014. Posted in News.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed on June 16 that local restaurant Jina Sushi had violated immigration laws. The CBSA first became aware of the restaurant’s violations due to a tip, said Caroline Desjarlais, CBSA communications officer. The CBSA charged the restaurant and manager...

Jina Sushi closes, reopens to speculation about immigration violations

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in News.

Local restaurant Jina Sushi closed both of its locations on April 23. The campus location on Johnson St. reopened on May 9. The weeks between caused online rumours and speculation as to why Jina had closed. A poster on the Facebook group “Overheard at Queen’s” claimed that a former employee had told...

Skinhead group returns to town

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in News.

Members of the Southern Ontario Skinheads visited Kingston in mid-March and again in May, leaving behind a poster in the student housing area. During their March visit, the group videotaped themselves walking up and down Princess St. and chanting white supremacist slogans. Two of the videos, posted...

Glover backs out

Written on February 13, 2014. Posted in News.

Sydenham District Councillor Bill Glover has announced that he won’t run in the upcoming municipal election. The announcement came Monday in a letter written to campaign supporters. Glover blamed a “right-wing” shift in attitude among Council members as the primary reason to not run. He also criticized...

Services accomodate increase

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in News.

The Ontario government is raising the minimum wage to $11 an hour, effective June 1. The boost is expected to cost the AMS approximately $81,000. The current minimum wage in Ontario is $10.25, making this a 75-cent increase. Ontario will now have the highest minimum wage in Canada aside from Nunavut,...

Mayor shows support for OMB

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen is asking City Council to lobby the provincial government to expand the Ontario Municipal Board’s (OMB) recent ruling province-wide. Two weeks ago, the OMB ruled to include students in the City’s population tally. The ruling followed a City Council vote to dissolve Sydenham...

Garbage grind

Written on October 25, 2013. Posted in News.

A City-run waste audit will evaluate if our garbage is, in fact, garbage. The audit, started on Tuesday, aims to evaluate which recyclables end up in the trash. It coincides with Waste Reduction Week. “If it’s garbage, they’re not concerned with it,” John Giles, the City’s solid waste manager, said....

Survey criticized

Written on October 18, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston shelter workers are criticizing the methodology of a city-run homelessness survey administered Wednesday night. The survey, which was organized by United Way Kingston and the City of Kingston’s Housing Department, was administered to gather data on homeless demographics in the city, concentrating...

Team takes top place at global competition

Written on October 18, 2013. Posted in News.

Queen’s Solar Design Team went global at an energy engineering competition held in California last week, placing sixth overall out of 19 international teams as part of Team Ontario. The Queen’s team joined with students from Carleton University and Algonquin College for the competition, the bi-annual...

Mayor’s tweet sparks criticism

Written on October 18, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen is condemning the actions of the four Kingstonians alleged to have assaulted six Queen’s students last week, despite some contention regarding his word choice. The six Queen’s students, who were all male and who identified as Muslim, were assaulted near Patrick and Fraser...

Group contests city count

Written on October 10, 2013. Posted in News.

The City of Kingston is set to survey homeless people in the downtown core next week, despite strong opposition from local social groups. The census, termed a Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, is part of Kingston’s 10-year Municipal Housing & Homelessness Plan. The census will be conducted every two...

Bike lanes come to Princess St.

Written on September 5, 2013. Posted in News.

The City of Kingston is set to begin preliminary work on the construction of bike lanes on Princess St. — an initiative many cyclists are gearing up for. The motion to approve a 1.7 km stretch of Princess St., between Bath Rd. and Division St., for new bike lanes was passed at city council with ten...

Student and industry leaders talk innovation

Written on March 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Organizers of this year’s Innovation Summit aimed to push the “edge of innovation,” said Summit Committee Co-Chair Ali Husain. A group of 11 Queen’s MBA students organized the fourth annual event, which was held on campus March 1 and 2. “Our goal is to bring together industry leaders, corporate professionals,...

Shelter in limbo

Written on February 8, 2013. Posted in News.

The operators of Dawn House, a 10-bed shelter for high-risk women and children, fears the city is pushing for their closure. “We’ve been a real staple in the community,” said Kathy Bauder, chair of the shelter’s board. “If anything [the City] should be looking at expanding us because we’re usually...

McGill ban is out of line

Written on February 1, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

Some situations call for extreme measures — but not quite as extreme as the ones McGill is taking against student journalists. McGill University recently attempted to ban certain Access to Information requests (ATIs) after a significant spike in them by campus newspapers, from 37 to 170 in the past...

Candidates talk AMS services

Written on January 22, 2013. Posted in News.

Broad changes to AMS corporate services aren’t a priority for all executive team candidates, but all three have come to a consensus on making Student Constable (StuCon) positions more appealing. With platforms as varied as the candidates behind them, teams BGP, PDA and TNL all stated that the retention...

Low economic growth ahead for Kingston

Written on January 18, 2013. Posted in News.

Kingston may “lag behind” most of the province economically, but a Queen’s business professor has forecasted relatively positive conditions for part-time or casual workers who live in the area. Gary Bissonette, assistant professor in the School of Business, presented his projections for the national,...

City discusses upcoming Princess St. construction

Written on November 9, 2012. Posted in News.

It will be out with the old and in with the new infrastructure this February when the City begins phase two of the Princess St. reconstruction. A meeting was held early Monday morning at the Confederation Hotel to discuss the plans and the concerns of the businesses surrounding the construction area. Phase...

Contributors of the month

Written on October 2, 2012. Posted in News.

Josh Burton Josh began writing for sports for the Journal in June, capturing the important details in articles ranging from rugby, to cross-country and football. Serving as a last-minute beat reporter for women’s rugby, his reliability made him an easy choice for sports contributor of the month. Josh will...

Proposed casino ignites debate

Written on September 7, 2012. Posted in News.

A proposal to bring a new casino to Kingston has caused some residents to raise concerns over its effects on the city. Proposals to bring a casino to Kingston came in May after the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) devised a new five-year plan that would transfer casino ownership from OLG...

Best of Kingston 2011-12

Written on April 5, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

About 200 online voters proved opinionated, and often divided in our annual online survey. Here are the 2011-12 results for the best Kingston has to offer. BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR PARENTS TO DINNER 1) Le Chien Noir 2) Chez Piggy 3) Megalos Let’s hope your parents are paying, because Market Square’s...

Contributors of the month

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in News.

Megan Cui Megan regularly takes on hands-on baking articles for Postscript and Blogs, showcasing her talent and enthusiasm. She frequently pitches her own creative angles for stories and provides her own photographs. Megan has written on a diverse set of subjects for Arts ranging from local authors...

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Queen’s improves free speech grade

Skinhead material resurfaces

Jina Sushi closed in May due to immigration violations

Jina Sushi closes, reopens to speculation about immigration violations

Skinhead group returns to town

Glover backs out

Services accomodate increase

Mayor shows support for OMB

Garbage grind

Survey criticized

Team takes top place at global competition

Mayor’s tweet sparks criticism

Group contests city count

Bike lanes come to Princess St.

Student and industry leaders talk innovation

Shelter in limbo

McGill ban is out of line

Candidates talk AMS services

Low economic growth ahead for Kingston

City discusses upcoming Princess St. construction

Contributors of the month

Proposed casino ignites debate

Best of Kingston 2011-12

Contributors of the month

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