Students do have a choice, and that choice is a simple one to make. Kingsley Chak, John Manning and Julia Mitchell (CMM) wish to take the AMS ‘A Step Ahead,’ and they have focused on three issues that are vital to the quality of student life at Queen’s with tangible objectives to serve these priorities …
“Props to the Journal for the front page photo highlighting just how symmetrical the teams running forthe AMS executive this year are. This pathetic lack of choice extends beyond appearances. Just compare the team’s platforms.”
Imagine you stopped eating today, and ate nothing again until the end of the term, perhaps even longer. That’s life for Mohammad Mahjoub, Mah-moud Jaballah and Hassan Almrei, who have been on liquid-only hunger strikes for more than 66 days, 55 days, and 55 days respectively.
“The world is plagued by bloodshed and oppression. This is an obvious statement. The causes of these atrocities are typically numerous but often reduced to one basis—religion. This is a great over-simplification and really doesn’t give credit to the value of religion …”
In most jurisdictions, elections are issue-driven. On our campus, however, they tend to be more a test of the candidates’ popularity than their policy goals for the student movement. In a way, that’s not such a bad thing. That’s because, as every newly minted AMS executive soon finds out, our student government already has a sophisticated policy framework that, for the most part, works well.
“Firstly, I’d like to commend Matthew Puddister for his boldness in writing ‘A virtue out of ignorance.’ In a society largely predicated on political correctness, it’s encouraging to see someone express a likely offensive opinion with evidential substantiation. Having said that, I do question the means by which he reaches his conclusion. A skim through his case studies certainly s the idea of religion breeding violence and inhibiting human progress, and at a logical level his arguments are sound. However, they appear to be based on only a selective interpretation of the facts …”
A student of the liberal arts is forever confronted with the confused looks of loved ones and the inevitable, “Where does that get you?” or “What are you going to do with that?” The most frustrating part may not be the questions—but the inability to formulate a good reply.
“The one interesting part of the otherwise tiresome Dixie Chicks affair is actually perfectly exemplified by Andrew Kelly’s review of Shut up and Sing. Kelly and the majority of Queen’s students are likely to imagine that they are superior to the redneck hicks in the American heartland.”
When time is an issue, even a constructed one, it’s easy to ignore reality and jump at the first possibility. It’s not necessary to sign early in Kingston. There is no shortage of housing, and it’s important to that when hunting for a place
Yes, it is that time of year again. AMS elections! This is the time of year that student politics reaches its zenith. A more vulgar form of public politics is dominant, as several AMS hopefuls bid for your . One way in which they deserve or attain your confidence is by stressing student issues which the general Queen’s populace holds dear …
Jason Laker, associate vice-principal and dean of student affairs, points out that reform “requires a national commitment as well as a provincial one.” This is absolutely true, but how can we get politicians to focus on financial aid and make those commitments? Laker explained that “those commitments are important but so are safe streets and good health care.”
The world in 2007 will witness many important political events, but there is little to inspire optimism on the international stage. In Canada, voters will likely be heading to the polls for a third federal election in four years. They will be asked to consider a number of important issues, including Canada’s military engagement in Afghanistan, the so-called “fiscal imbalance” between Ottawa and the provinces, and Canada’s environmental policies.
Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND) Queen’s has initiated a targeted divestment campaign that is not being carried out in isolation. This Pan-American initiative has had great success in the United States, with successful campaigns at Harvard, Yale, Brown, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth …
Canadians commemorate the Montreal Massacre every Dec. 6 with a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The day is marked by vigils, remembrance ceremonies and discussion workshops.
“I find it difficult to understand how those involved in putting together this exposé think that raising cultural issues in such a way is going to solve any problems on campus. Are there more white people than the “other” on campus? Yes. Are the Journal and the AMS guilty of labeling people? Definitely. And so what if the school isn’t as multicultural as York or U of T?” reamarks a Journal reader.
On the outside of Queen’s uniforms, the word “Queen’s” is prominently displayed for all to ire. On the inside, however, hides a nasty little secret. The athletes’ perspiration wasn’t the only sweat to touch the uniform.
Last Tuesday was a big day for our neighbours. After a mid-term election that saw the Democrats rest control of the Senate and House of Representatives away from the Republicans, President George W. Bush said his party took a “thumpin’.”
Ms. Gervan mistakenly received a copy of an e-mail in which the editor of The Journal told his staff, in strong , not to write about “these people.” Ms. Gervan has accepted the editor’s apology, but the issue deserves attention. As someone who thinks ‘these people’not only newsworthy but an urgent example of the enormous hypocrisy of the ‘war on terror’ affecting us all, I am worried by the unprofessional bias and attitude expressed in the editor’s instructions to his staff. The Queen’s community should know that the Journal may be deliberately disallowing reporting about some significant events and issues.
