Despite more than a century as a secular institution, vestiges of the University’s Presbyterian heritage continue to impact student life today.

As a chaplain, Yasin Dwyer’s career has been unique — working with everyone from radicalized inmates to students at Queen’s.

As the university’s population grows, the typical Queen’s student is more difficult to define than you’d expect.

Over the last half-decade, Queen’s has dramatically changed the way it provides student health services, but it has yet to make lengthy waiting times a thing of the past.

Mould, flooding, poor insulation and inadequate locks were the norm for student housing in 2010 — often in converted “monster houses”.

Whether on the street, within massage parlours or at a strip club, sex is a commodity to be sold in Kingston.

When Andrew Ashby went to give a talk on accessibility in Jeffrey Hall last year, he couldn’t enter the lecture hall in his wheelchair.

While Queen’s was founded by pious Scottish Presbyterians, students with religious beliefs today are in a firm minority.

When Madi Trenholm found a broken oven in her new apartment, she thought she would just have to ask her landlord to fix it.

In her first week at Queen’s, Toni Akinwumi was approached by an intoxicated female student who said, “Oh my God, there’s a black chick. Oh my God, that’s crazy. I have no black friends — be my friend.”

When Afraj Gill emigrated from India in 2000, he never thought he’d write for The Globe and Maill while in university.

Some students and professors believe that voter turnout in student government elections will never improve.

When Logan Weaver told her classmates that she had a child, most of them stopped speaking to her.

From submitting essays in Mackintosh-Corry Hall to co-authoring a best-selling book on Canada’s democracy, Alison Loat has always had a ion for politics.

Aaron Tang’s favourite part of spending first-year at Herstmonceux Castle was weekend trips to Amsterdam and Paris.

Stationing blue lights around campus has made them ideal for accessing emergency services — but there are currently no lights off-campus.

As Kingston’s new mayor has familiarized with his role, town-gown relations have become a pressing issue.

Despite a Queen’s-wide focus on mental health, the University’s counselling services still lack the infrastructure they need.

Many students focus on rote memorization and cramming to prepare for exams — but these strategies are rarely the most helpful, according to education professor John Kirby.