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Student clubs hindered

Written on April 3, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Student clubs under Athletics and Recreation may not be getting the support they need. This year, there are 27 sanctioned recreational clubs under A&R, along with the 13 varsity teams and 20 varsity clubs that compete for Queen’s in interuniversity play. For students running rec clubs, considerable...

Tennis club stuck at love

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in Sports.

They’re the Queen’s tennis team, in everything but name. The school’s unofficial competitive squad is made up of 36 Queen’s students. They play in tournaments and exhibitions against other Ontario teams. They’re captained by two fourth-year students with extensive on-court experience. Still, tennis...

World-class instruction

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Elite martial artist Michal Popiel showcases his wealth of experience twice a week at the ARC. A second-year economics PhD candidate, Popiel began teaching Queen’s recreational Judo Club classes this September after being off the mats for a year. His career in combat sports stretches back to his time...

New name, same dancers

Written on September 20, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s Pom is expanding their presence beyond the Richardson Stadium sideline. A fixture at Gaels home football games, the dance squad has travelled to support the team on the road in the past. While they’re doing so again this weekend, their relationship with the football team changed with the release...

CrossFit challenged

Written on February 8, 2013. Posted in Sports.

CrossFit Queen’s is searching for a permanent home. Callum Owen and Storm Patterson have been trying to establish a sanctioned CrossFit club at Queen’s since the start of the school year. They’ve organized group workout sessions at the ARC, expanding the CrossFit Queen’s Facebook group to over 550...

Queen's attempts Quidditch

Written on October 25, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

If you see people running through campus with broomsticks between their legs, don’t be alarmed. It’s probably a game of Muggle Quidditch. The sport is adapted from J.K. Rowling’s celebrated Harry Potter series, revolving around the capture of the golden snitch — an elusive, flying ball. At Queen’s,...

Motivators for marathon runners

Written on October 21, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

Popular Queen’s professor Jonathan Rose has over 1,400 Twitter followers. Most of them probably don’t know he’s an avid marathon runner. “I’m not an athlete, but I’ve run three marathons and six half-marathons,” Rose said. “People think you get tired from exercise, but you don’t. You get energized,”...

Breaking dance assumptions

Written on October 4, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

Breaking is one genre of dance that attracts a surprisingly small number of female participants at Queen’s. Olivia Margie, ArtSci ’14, is the only girl in the Queen’s club KinetiQ — a breaking performance crew. “The guys are really nice and don’t treat me differently,” she said. “It would be better...

Full-contact feminism

Written on September 13, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

If I ever met an Emily Carr Crash, Scarlett O’Hurtya or Whore Crux on the street, I’d probably run the other way. In reality though, the members of the Kingston Roller Derby Girls League are nothing like their alter egos suggest. Roller derby is more than just a unique form of skating. It’s an active...

Local options

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

Kingston hasn’t escaped from the growing national fascination with dragon boating. Local dragon boat competition culminates downtown in the annual Kingston Dragon Boat Festival at Douglas Fluhrer Park. Now in its 13th year, the event on Saturday was at capacity with 27 teams. “It went through some...

Perks and perils of dragon boating

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Lifestyle.

With a limited knowledge of the sports world, I was blissfully unaware of the existence of dragon boat racing until an acquaintance told me about it. Naturally, any sport that features the word “dragon” in its name is intriguing and warrants a proper investigation. With a rich cultural history, dragon...

Tag: Recreation

Student clubs hindered

Tennis club stuck at love

World-class instruction

New name, same dancers

CrossFit challenged

Queen's attempts Quidditch

Motivators for marathon runners

Breaking dance assumptions

Full-contact feminism

Local options

Perks and perils of dragon boating

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