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Commerce alum KIRPAL talks two latest singles

Written on March 12, 2021. Posted in Arts.

For musician Ryan O’Driscoll, Comm ‘17, if you’re not willing to be weird and different with your sound, there’s no point. O’Driscoll, who goes by KIRPAL, got his first guitar when he was seven or eight and has been experimenting with his sound ever since. His two latest singles, ‘Again and Again’...

In documentary, Yukon family skips grocery shopping for an entire year

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in Arts.

One of the many problems COVID-19 has brought to attention is our troubled relationship with food. Queen’s alum and doctor-turned-filmmaker Suzanne Crocker, however, was confronted with this fraught relationship long before the pandemic hit. The pandemic has emptied shelves, increased the amount of...

Author Steven Heighton releases Cohenesque single

Written on February 5, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Eleven years ago, award-winning author and Queen’s alum Steven Heighton almost lost the ability to speak. Now, he’s releasing an album. It might seem surprising that the author of 17 books would suddenly decide to make music, but Heighton is simply returning to his roots. He’s been an aspiring singer-songwriter...

‘What Alex did best is he didn’t overshadow the contestants’: 'Jeopardy!' winner and Queen’s alum reflects on Alex Trebek

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in Arts.

In the wake of Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s passing in November and his final episode airing last week, one-time winner Jordan Nussbaum, Queen’s Law ’15, discussed meeting the famous Canadian. “What Alex did best is he didn’t overshadow the contestants […] he didn’t make it all about himself,” Nussbaum...

The Blue Stones release new EP ‘Live on Display’

Written on November 26, 2020. Posted in Arts.

To make up for all the cancelled concerts this year, The Blue Stones have captured the atmosphere of live music on their new EP, featuring performances of their singles at Smash Salvage, an antique store in Hamilton. While alt-rockers Tarek Jafar, vocalist and guitarist, and Justin Tessier had originally...

‘A Bite of the Apple’: Queen’s alumna discusses new memoir

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Lennie Goodings, ArtSci ’76, majored in English at Queen’s before moving to the U.K. where she has spent the last 40 years working in publishing with the likes of Margaret Atwood and Maya Angelou. While Goodings has spent most of her storied career helping other writers publish their works, her...

Trial ends for murder of Queen’s alum Mark Ernsting

Written on June 25, 2018. Posted in News.

On June 15, 24-year-old Calvin Nimoh was sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole after he was found guilty of the first degree murder of Queen’s alum Dr. Mark Ernsting. Dr. Ernsting graduated from Queen’s with a degree in chemical engineering in 1999 before earning a PhD in...

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Commerce alum KIRPAL talks two latest singles

In documentary, Yukon family skips grocery shopping for an entire year

Author Steven Heighton releases Cohenesque single

‘What Alex did best is he didn’t overshadow the contestants’: 'Jeopardy!' winner and Queen’s alum reflects on Alex Trebek

The Blue Stones release new EP ‘Live on Display’

‘A Bite of the Apple’: Queen’s alumna discusses new memoir

Trial ends for murder of Queen’s alum Mark Ernsting

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