The start of every September in Kingston is thrilling, as Queen’s prepares to welcome its next batch of students. This year, I was part of that, alongside the rest of the class of 2023.
There’s no denying that climate change and money are closely intertwined. Whether it’s big industry polluters cutting corners to save (or make) a buck, carbon taxes in the news, or the cost of cleaning up after yet another extreme weather event, dollars and cents contribute to the dialogue around our planet’s decline.
“Being environmentally conscious within your dorm room.” Sarah Mccleary, Comm ’23″Use less single-use plastics.” Kayla Melbourne, ArtSci ’21″Getting reusable straws and sorting your garbage.” Kate Girard, ConEd ’22
Dear Editor, I read that the engineering students opted not to use gentian violet to dye their skin this year in light of Health Canada’s “potential cancer risk” publication earlier this year.
“Probably Orientation Week.” Callum Stephenson, Kin ’20 “For all of my friends to come back to town.” Olivia Doheny, ArtSci ’20 “How peaceful Kingston is.” Sophia Ku, ArtSci ’20
May marked Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is particularly close to my heart—not only because I recently started working for the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, but because I was sexually assaulted at Queen’s.
Dear Editor, On March 21, 2019, Bobby Liang shed light on explicit expressions of classism and racism present at the Smith School of Business, speaking largely from his personal experiences as a racialized student.
