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COVID-19 cases have been on the rise in the Kingston region, with the surge suspected to be linked to the omicron variant. A change.org petition created Dec. 9 is calling on Queen’s to move exams online to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
Abby McLean, ArtSci ’23, believes the current situation...
After Queen’s made what Principal Patrick Deane called a “momentous shift” to remote learning on March 30, some students found their new academic reality fell short of the experience they paid for.
Launched on April 4, a petition advocating for a partial tuition refund has been circulating online....
A local man has voiced concerns to Kingston City Council over an increased number of late-night parties at the pier.
Phillip Brown is a Kingston business owner behind Goodway secondhand store and Brown’s Catering Services.
Brown created a change.org petition to encourage Kingston’s City Council to...
Following a Facebook post on Overheard at Queen’s, Caroline Tsambalieros, ArtSci ’19, has launched a petition for improved mental health treatment on campus.
Tsambalieros posted in the Facebook group last week, claiming she overheard a conversation between a LaSalle receptionist and another student.
According...
After six years of business on campus, Queen’s University Hospitality Services removed Scott Hallman’s hot dog and sausage stand from the Queen’s Farmers Market.
Every Wednesday for the past nine years, the Market at Queen’s has featured various food vendors on the corner of University Avenue and...
One of campus’ oldest signs could be getting a revamp following the popularity of an online-petition.
Created on September 27 by ASUS Equity Commissioner Laura Anderson and AMS Indigenous Affairs Deputy Taylor Bluhm, the “Petition to Engrave an Indigenous Land Recognition on the Queen’s University...
After operating in the Grey House for 42 years, the Levana Gender Advocacy Centre (LGAC) is now being evicted from the property and has lost their official club status with the AMS.
When LGAC — under the name Women’s Centre — was founded in 1975, it functioned as an advocacy group focusing solely...
On Feb. 3, a petition to reverse the AMS dissolution of the Commission on Environmental Affairs (CEA) went live online, but, according to AMS President Tyler Lively, it won’t change anything.
Following a first reading on Jan. 19 and a second reading on Feb. 2, the CEA was officially dissolved via...
Just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Queen’s Academic Assistant (AA) bargaining team entered into their third round of conciliation negotiations with the University, bringing with them a surprise addition to the bargaining table.
The AAs, represented by the union group United Steelworkers (USW)...
On Sept. 30, the AMS Executive sent a petition to the Queen’s student body, protesting the City’s attempt to drive Uber out of Kingston.
The petition, which was sent in a mass email, is addressed to the Kingston Area Taxi Commission and argues that Uber has been proven to ensure student safety, especially...
The pro-science organization Evidence for Democracy ran a joint rally with the Queen’s University Liberal Association (QULA) yesterday morning at Stauffer Library in an effort to raise awareness and gain signatures for a parliamentary petition.
Evidence for Democracy is an non-partisan organization...