Buying textbooks comes at a high cost for students, but the price of more accessible resources is one we may not be willing to pay yet.

With 175 years under its belt, Queen’s is nationally recognized for its long-lasting traditions and spirited student body. But many of the traditions that students cling to no longer serve a purpose.

A University of Toronto professor refusing to use gender-neutral pronouns has sparked an opportunity for an important debate. But it’s also just another instance of people having to defend their identities to those who refuse to acknowledge them.

We have the opportunity to cultivate a relationship between Queen’s and Kingston, one fruit and vegetable at a time — an opportunity we’re not taking.

Avoiding saying a word that carries a traumatic history is a silent protest — but it can have a loud impact.

Gender disparities in engineering may be the result of a larger cultural issue, but relieving the impact on students isn’t out of University’s hands.

The AMS’s involvement in the City of Kingston’s Uber debate exemplifies why students vote for representatives — to advocate for their needs, even if the way they advocate isn’t always perfect.

Queen’s has a transparency problem.

Public judgement doesn’t encourage healthy competition, but negative attitudes.

With a few glowing lines on a reference letter, a York professor lent strength to one of the most harmful attitudes faced by survivors of sexual assault.

It’s time University istration stopped skimming over the difficult issues that affect us all.

As hundreds of thousands of students leave university with mountains of debt and university institutions like Queen’s continuously solicit alumni donations, the question arises about which is a worthier cause — giving money to students, or to the institution.

The memories we have of detention shouldn’t be of boredom and anger — they should be memories of learning and self-reflection.

We have the statistics. We have the student mental health campaigns.

Sometimes, you need to get your hands dirty.

“Did you hear what Trump said?” has now become a sure way to start a conversation. Regardless of what he said, we have our own government to listen to.

If a student is so easily distracted by their phones or laptops in class, maybe the change should be in the teaching, not the electronics.

After spending two years at Queen’s, I’ve noticed a convention that is deeply entrenched in our generation and not often addressed: we don’t discuss our privilege.

Pushing for the voting age to be lowered to 16 misses the bigger picture of voter representation — or rather, who’s missing from the picture.