The Journal’s editors were made aware of an open letter from the ASUS Journal of Indigenous Studies (AJIS) on Sunday regarding our newspaper’s land acknowledgement.Our land acknowledgement, located on the front page of our newspaper, is consistent with Queen’s University’s official acknowledgement of the traditional Indigenous territories on which we are situated.
Today, The Journal became a signatory to Covering Climate Now—an international coalition of more than 60 journalistic publications that have committed to covering the climate crisis with the language and urgency it deserves.
Physical textbooks aren’t just a relic of past learning styles—they remain a valuable resource for post-secondary students faced with rapid modernization.
High schools in Ontario make a huge effort to prepare graduating students forpost-secondary education, but there’s one thing they can’t prepare them for: the unregulated academics of Canadian universities.
On Friday, we learned Sydenham District Councillor Peter Stroud—who represents Queen’s students at the municipal level—was the man identified and charged by police for blocking a Kingston Transit bus last month using not only his bicycle, but also a child.
“Printed papers can’t be long for the world. Focus on the future.” Upon seeking for The Journal’s print operations, I received an email from a former journalist saying exactly that.
Patrick Deane, Queen’s incoming principal, should pledge his to the students, faculty, and staff who want to see the University rid itself of more than $230 million of fossil fuel investments.
Inaccessibility of contraceptives should not be an obstacle facing Canadian youth in their pursuit of protection against unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Once Ontario’s 2019 budget bill is ed at Queen’s Park, senior faculty across the province’s post-secondary sector could soon face a choice between retirement and a decreased salary. Under the new law, the province will have the authority to reduce—including reduce to zero—salaries of post-secondary faculty, once they begin receiving pension payments. The choice between receiving pension payments and retiring won’t be an option for faculty because citizens must legally begin taking their pension at age 71 in Canada.
DartsQueen’s community mourns Professor Andrew Bretz: After only one year spent at Queen’s, Professor Andrew Bretz’s ing devasted both the English department and the broader university community.
Though Canada doesn’t currently face the same bribery challenges levied against U.S. colleges, our own host of inequities are inherent in our university application system.
The average Instagram athlete curates their daily posts like a diet: they’re around 34 per cent training tips, 19 per cent lengthy motivational posts, 47 per cent healthy recipes, and they show no sign of anything resembling real life.
This editorial mentions suicide and may be triggering for some readers. It shouldn’t take another youth suicide to reform the Ontario university mental health care system. Over the weekend, a University of Toronto student died in an “incident” at one of the school’s buildings.
Arguing that transgender athletes have an unfair physical advantage sidelines the systemic struggles trans individuals face in day-to-day life—let alone professional sports.
The University’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels proves that Queen’s values its finances above the changing climate. Queen’s positions itself as a leader in action against climate change. But if the school is sincere about its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, that should extend to divestment. The practice means selling off investments in companies that extract, produce, or make a profit off fossil fuels.
Regardless of the damage plastic straws do to sea turtles, it’s impossible to eradicate them without damaging economic and physical accessibility. Ontario, however, might do just that. After releasing a discussion paper on reducing litter and waste last week, Environment Minister Rod Phillips said the provincial government would be “very open” to implementing a single-use plastics ban pro
Discrimination isn’t limited to the human species. The animals we interact with most—cats and dogs—are companion animals, yet within this group, not all are treated equally. In some countries, laws exist limiting or banning certain types of dogs, with pit bulls being disproportionately targeted most. This stems from a belief that the historical use of pit bulls in dogfighting predisposes them to violence. The purpose of this legislation is to prevent pit bulls
