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Decision to cancel all TAPS socials for the year reversed

Written on December 19, 2016. Posted in News.

On Dec. 4, the AMS Pub Services (TAPS) ended a tumultuous semester for their service on a high note — with a reversal of a previous AMS Board decision, which cancelled any socials for the year, and what Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker called a “well-deserved” afternoon. Back in September,...

One brunette’s blonde ambition

Written on September 25, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

About two weeks ago, I went from being a brunette of a mundane hair tone, to a blonde of the Paris Hilton-variety — in appearance only, I assure you. My reasons for becoming a blonde are difficult to articulate, mainly because beyond a vague feeling of stagnation and boredom, there wasn’t any particular...

Tatted doesn’t mean taboo

Written on September 22, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

When someone notices that I have a tattoo, they often ask me what it means. In my case, I have a typical answer — it’s something like a life mantra. But for others, it’s not like that. Whether a tattoo is deemed a cool form of self-expression, or just the result of being young and stupid, often depends...

Walk comes on heels of controversy

Written on March 28, 2014. Posted in News.

The third annual SlutWalk took to the streets of Kingston last Sunday afternoon. The walk began in City Park at 2 p.m. with speeches and spoken word poetry. Organizers Danielle Freeman and Shelley Murphy, members of the organizing group Sexy Queen’s U, were among those who gave speeches, discussing...

Buying a better world

Written on May 28, 2013. Posted in Opinions.

The recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh and a fire in another earlier this month makes four disasters in the country’s highly profitable and low-cost garment industry in less than six months. All of these incidents should compel us to consider a number of things, perhaps the most important...

Students should focus on the bigger picture

Written on March 15, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

It’s time for Queen’s to look past Alexander Prescott’s individual actions and focus on the bigger picture. On Feb. 25, Prescott, who is an ASUS rep to the AMS, made a comment on Facebook regarding his views on rape. Specifically, his comments, where he claimed that some of the onus should be placed...

Risky business

Written on September 14, 2012. Posted in Editorials.

The recent release of a texting app that allows students at the University of Regina to get in touch with a random, anonymous texter isn’t a bad idea, but poses certain risks to users. The app, called URconnecting, is easy to sign up for — all one needs to do is provide their University of Regina...

Twitter travesty

Written on September 7, 2012. Posted in Editorials.

Krista Ford’s recent tweet telling women “not to dress like a whore” in order to avoid being sexually assaulted was undeniably inappropriate. But, the media attention has focused far too heavily on the messenger instead of on the larger message. On August 29th, Krista Ford, who is the 21-year old...

Deconstructing digital desires

Written on February 10, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

A local counsellor is seeing social media transform into an isolating experience. “We had a student at Queen’s who kept online gaming and was spending a lot of time in his room. He had horrible hygiene and his studies were going down the drain,” gambling counsellor Chris Myers said. The online gamer...

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