Issue 24 - December 2, 2010
News
News in Brief
Kingston’s museums could receive boost
Campus Catch-Up
Victims remembered
Walking towards operational changes
Path to India
One student dead after fall from skylight on West Campus
Tragedy on West Campus
Features
False panic increases average rent
Misconceptions that the Ghetto is experiencing a housing shortage caused average monthly rent to rise from around $450 to $600, says a Queen’s housing advisor.
Editorials
Volunteer voluntarily
I believe that many of us have more to offer the world than our diplomas on our walls, and money in our bank accounts. I’m certainly no optimist, but I hope that my contribution to the world will leave it in a better place than it was when I first entered it.
Aberdeen and agony
Four Loko is too much
Opinions
A question of values, not race
Hoping for a young apprentice
Assembly stifles discourse
No thanks to ThankQ
Tuition policy change hurts students
Supplement
Quantum chess puts new spin on old game
Student-created game combines quantum physics and chess to outsmart computers.
Prof invents first ever objective brain function assessment tool
Problems with online privacy
Top tech gifts for the holidays
Independent musicians benefit from online exposure
Adaptive Technology Centre provides a safe place for students
Arts
Crafts of another feather
Express to a jazz rock funk utopia
Republic of rock
‘Make it as much as it can be’
The top 10 LPs of 2010
Sports
Queen’s still pooling experience for future
Rival Western tops Queen’s
Stangs saved by the bell
National champions top Gaels grades
Postscript
A feast of festive flavours
Recovering from exams and reconnecting with family and friends has never been easier with these holiday treats.