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Queen’s students speak on return to in-person learning

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in News.

Queen’s students are returning to in-person classes on Feb. 28. For many students, online coursework posed challenges in the realm of academics, extracurriculars, and social lives. Rob Hughes, ArtSci ‘22, said the move to online school influenced the way he was could engage with school-based extracurriculars. “I...

Girlbossing too close to the sun

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in Lifestyle.

Since the eruption of the #girlboss era, I’ve seen the term emerge as a driving force for feminism and die as a meme making fun of a capitalist-propagated attempt for equality. Sophia Amoruso, CEO and founder of NastyGal, coined the term ‘girlboss’ in 2014. It was defined by corporate success and...

How apps are shaping the pandemic dating scene

Written on January 21, 2022. Posted in Features.

Dating is difficult and frustrating in the best of times. The pandemic has only made the reality of dating worse. Since the release of Tinder in 2012, many young people have started using dating apps to find romantic relationships and sexual partners. With COVID-19 restrictions stopping people from...

A ‘new normal’ should mean a new outlook on body image

Written on October 1, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

The body image ideals we carried into the pandemic were unrealistic and unhealthy. As we slowly emerge from this public health crisis, let’s establish a new normal for body image, too. Spending the last year and a half inside created an interesting contradiction. While days spent at home meant there...

Technology and turmoil have fueled our obsession with astrology

Written on June 28, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

Today, astrology is so normalized that dating apps like Bumble allow you to disclose your sign. Let’s be real, who would want to take on the challenge of dating a Pisces man? Astrology is both a popular and polarizing topic. Some believe it’s a way of life and structure their days around planetary...

How the pandemic is changing my relationship with my body

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

This article discusses eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers. The Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line can be reached at 1-800-875-6213. A lot of things I love have been taken away by the pandemic, but one thing I have gained this past year is a greater appreciation for...

Being healthy isn’t about perfection, especially in a pandemic

Written on February 26, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

Like everything else, healthy eating has been further complicated by the pandemic. Maintaining our health-inspired habits is important, but by no means demands perfection—especially now. Doctors are urging parents not to sweat their kids’ “pandemic pounds,” citing the negative body image that often...

Year on the sidelines: Coaches weigh in on pandemic experience

Written on January 22, 2021. Posted in Sports.

During a normal week, coaches are used to seeing their athletes nearly every day. Some days start at 6 a.m. in the weight room, and others finish with an evening at the rink. It’s a life of constant contact—one that often develops into strong, important player-coach relationships. In November, The...

The Queen’s Gambit: Chess on Campus

Written on January 22, 2021. Posted in Sports.

“I’d say I knew it was over when I took your rook.” I’ve just been humbled by Queen’s chess phenomenon and women’s international master Rachel Miller in an online game that lasted all of 20 moves, and she’s explaining her gameplay. She’s taken nine of my pieces while I only managed to collect two...

How CFL’s Gaels are approaching the season cancellation

Written on September 11, 2020. Posted in Football, Sports.

On Aug. 17, nearly 70 days after the CFL season would have normally started, players and fans received the disappointing news that the season was cancelled. The announcement came after a failed bid from the league to garner a $30 million interest-free loan from the federal government. The news puts...

Stephen Medd memorializes the Sisters of St. Joseph

Written on September 3, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Amid COVID-19, local singer-songwriter Stephen Medd wrote “Sisters of St. Joseph,” a historical ballad, in commemoration of the nuns on the frontline of the 1847 typhus epidemic. In an interview with The Journal, Medd spoke about his songwriting career and what inspired him to write about the healthcare...

Student athletes' training regimens rise above pandemic

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Sports.

While many may have loosened their workout regimens due to COVID-19, the same doesn’t go for varsity athletes. With access to athletic facilities put on hold, The Journal reached out to Gaels to get a sense of how they’re maintaining peak performance amidst a pandemic. The consensus among the student...

A century after Spanish Flu, Queen's grapples with a new pandemic

Written on March 27, 2020. Posted in Features, History.

On March 16, when Principal Patrick Deane ordered undergraduate classes suspended, it was the first time in more than 100 years Queen’s ceased academic operations because of a public health crisis, and only the second time in the University’s history. Today’s pandemic of COVID-19, caused by the new...

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Queen’s students speak on return to in-person learning

Girlbossing too close to the sun

How apps are shaping the pandemic dating scene

A ‘new normal’ should mean a new outlook on body image

Technology and turmoil have fueled our obsession with astrology

How the pandemic is changing my relationship with my body

Being healthy isn’t about perfection, especially in a pandemic

Year on the sidelines: Coaches weigh in on pandemic experience

The Queen’s Gambit: Chess on Campus

How CFL’s Gaels are approaching the season cancellation

Stephen Medd memorializes the Sisters of St. Joseph

Student athletes' training regimens rise above pandemic

A century after Spanish Flu, Queen's grapples with a new pandemic

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