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Politics students providing Insight on refugees

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Very rarely do group projects in class become something students continue to work on after it’s due. For a group of political studies students, one assignment has gone from an idea to a reality. Starting as a collaborative project in Professor Stéfanie von Hlatky’s International Politics class, a...

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“Townie” discourse creates barriers

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Georgina Dunn, ArtSci ’16 The lack of involvement on the part of Queen’s students in the Kingston community is a constant source of grief for both demographics within the city. When 95 per cent of the population at Queen’s comes from outside of Kingston and international students make up seven per...

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Cuddle campaign to campus

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This week, Lost Paws is looking to bring attention to Kingston’s homeless furry friends. Lost Paws is a student-run club and one of 14 committees under ASUS’s community outreach portfolio, providing volunteers, donations and increased awareness to local charities. This week Lost Paws is focusing on...

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Charity Week charts funds for its first year

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From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, the Queen’s University Muslim Student Association (QUMSA) rallied in support of the first annual Canadian Charity Week campaign. Charity Week, a non-profit organization started by a network of University Islamic Societies in the UK, aims to unite Muslim youth upon Islam and...

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Sustainability Week seeks more students

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Despite a strong message, organizers of this year’s Sustainability Week said they would have liked to see a stronger turn out. Sustainability Week, which took place on campus last week, marked its second year. Out of the 11 events organized as part of the campaign, some saw low participation rates. Organizers,...

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Donations fund building projects, bursaries

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The Abramsky family’s history of donating to Queen’s spans three generations. Their most recent donation went towards the acquisition of the new medical building’s administration office at 80 Barrie St. The office was their family home for over 80 years before it was donated. “Over the years my mother-in-law...

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Leaves and lamps

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In 14 years, Dale Kristensen has never had to buy a light bulb to heat the greenhouse facilities at the Biosciences Complex. Local law enforcement agencies give the bulbs to Kristensen following raids on area grow-ups. The 1,000 watt bulbs, capable of growing hydroponic marijuana, can also be used...

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Queen's expands property north of Kingston

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Driving on University-owned property an hour north of campus, Stephen Lougheed swerved to avoid a frog sitting on the gravel road. “I didn’t want to hit it,” said the Queen’s professor, checking his rearview mirror. “These things are important, you know.” Lougheed is director of the Queen’s Biological...

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