Tag: Week

Drinking violation write-ups drop in residence

Write-ups filed by dons in residence for underage drinking, open alcohol and possession of beer bottles during Orientation Week have decreased since 2012. Arig al Shaibah, assistant dean of Student Affairs, told the Journal via email that dons issued four write-ups for underage drinking, 96 for open...

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Frosh leaders face change

With Frosh Week in full throttle, orientation leaders are rushing to make sure all events fall into place — despite forecasts that call for thunderstorms later in the week. The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s highly-anticipated Grease Pole event is at risk of cancellation due to the storm...

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Weather disrupts

First-year students and Orientation Week organizers faced disappointment on Saturday when several Frosh Week activities, including the Grease Pole event, had to be postponed due to inclement weather. Parts of Kingston received up to 50mm of rain Saturday — over half of the average amount the city...

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Pride Week targets prejudice

Pride Week started Monday, revising past events like drag and fat activism workshops. “We didn’t want to have just speakers because everyone goes to lecture every day,” co-ordinator Amanda Djurickovic said. She added that the background, sexual identity or gender of students shouldn’t stop them from...

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Revisit fall reading week

Queen’s should reconsider implementing a fall reading week. In a 2007 AMS plebiscite question, the student body voted against a second reading week. The climate on campus has since changed, and with an almost entirely new student population, it’s worth asking the question again. Recently schools like...

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