Come back Saturday at 9 p.m. for updates from Aberdeen St.
In the meantime, fill yourself in on this year’s Homecoming news. In chronological order:
- Here’s the Journal’s coverage from last year with a live blog and overheards.
- This Whig-Standard article from June includes quotes Kingston Police Chief Stephen Tanner indicating that police presence on Aberdeen will be “the same as last year, if not even more.”
- Last week the Globe and Mail published this article on Queen’s partying reputation that touched on Aberdeen St and its yearly party. Campus-wide backlash ensued.
- Earlier this week an unknown person made this Facebook event instigating an alternative location for the street party, to be announced Saturday at 7 p.m. Currently there are over 5,400 people RVSP’d to attend.
- Thursday the Whig-Standard reported that the police are aware of the event above and that they are watching it closely.
- The Journal reported Friday that the police are expecting to “respond in a manner that is appropriate to the situation.”
- The AMS and OPRIG have released their “Know Your Rights” pamphlet, a guide to students’ rights on the street.
- The “Queen’s Homecoming 2010” Facebook event announced Kingston Field as their location Saturday evening.
—Tyler Ball
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