Nobody owes you a story

June 27, 2022
Australian actor Rebel Wilson recently came out in an Instagram post after Andrew Hornery, a gossip columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, ed her team.
When someone apologizes for making a mistake, we forgive them so they can learn and hopefully grow into a better person.
Despite anyone’s best efforts, the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial has been impossible to avoid in the past few weeks online.
Canadians are watching as the freedom to choose faces its biggest threat in decades across the border in the United States.
1,500 to 2,000 words, Times New Roman, 12pt, double-spaced—we’ve all read that section of an assignment description. I’m sure many of us have groaned over finishing an essay and falling short of the word count or have written a ionate paper only to cut it down by 1,000 words.
These days, many of us are hyperaware of the lives of friends and acquaintances we see online. The constant noise of everyone else’s activity can be overwhelming compared to our own lives—especially when we lose hours to scrolling on our screens.
On May 20, the AMS executive hosted their first Assembly. At the meeting, students rallied to express their frustration and disappointment over the AMS’ lack of for Palestinian students and related advocacy at Queen’s.

Darts & laurels 2021-22

April 8, 2022
Students talk police presence over homecoming weekends: During homecoming weekend of October 2021, Queen’s students alleged significant police presence and brutality at the traditional street parties. Although some students were breaking COVID-19 guidelines, singling people out for tickets in violent or otherwise inappropriate ways didn’t convey the level of respect necessary to bring the situation under control. Further, a donation of $350,000 from Queen’s to the City of Kingston—which contributed to police funding—inspired discussions about the University’s lack of advocacy for student needs.
As we praise Canada for welcoming Ukrainian refugees following Russia’s invasion, we must also acknowledge those Canada hasn’t welcomed. All refugees are deserving of our help—not only those from Europe.
Graduation comes with a myriad of growing pains. I’m untangling myself from the institution I’ve spent four years at, trying to figure out my five-year plan, and begrudgingly making a LinkedIn profile.
Wealth doesn’t equal wisdom—as Kim Kardashian has once again demonstrated for us.
“[Ukraine] is relatively civilized, relatively European,” CBS correspondent Charlie D’Agata said when speaking on the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Selecting course material that’s challenging, correlates with a department’s mandatory content, and makes every student feel comfortable and safe is an impossible task.
We need to stop criticizing George R.R. Martin for not finishing A Song of Ice and Fire.
A few days before the Mar. 11 release date of Pixar’s Turning Red, CinemaBlend’s managing director Sean O’Connell wrote a review calling the story “exhausting” to endure because it wasn’t made for a “universal audience.”
When I graduate this year, I hope I leave university as a valuable community member and as a good friend to those around me.
In a society becoming gradually self-aware of its toxic, gendered expectations of behaviour, it’s time we abolish the women-centred stereotype of ”niceness.”
Growing up, I always read the book before watching the movie, the cycle almost always ending in disappointment.
Euphoria’s glitzy and glamourous aesthetic never fails to captivate viewers. The presence of evocative images, strobe-y effects, and nearly never-ending teen angst can feel simultaneously alienating and familiar to high school and young adult audiences. 
Getting out of our bedrooms and back to the classroom is a welcome transition for many—but not everyone. As restrictions ease, forcing classes to become strictly in-person is undoing the levels of accessibility developed during COVID-19.