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Queen’s 100th Homecoming (HOCO) and subsequent fake homecoming (FOCO) weekends passed without notable police incidents, though the City of Kingston issued more bylaw penalties than it did last year.
For some students at Queen’s, accessibility is not only a matter of whether accommodations exist, but whether they are reflected in everyday campus life.
There was a time when getting into Queen’s Model Parliament (QMP) meant getting in line.
Tipping is not the problem in Canada, it’s tipping culture.
The debate surrounding the convention in Canada has become considerably louder in recent years, and it appears as though Canadians are beginning to reach a breaking point.
Tip percentages have seemingly increased in recent years and more Canadian businesses have began to adopt a tip-option. In a country with such a strong tipping culture, especially compared other countries, it has been a noticeable shift.
f you sat out the last election because every party disappointed you, one ballot seemed meaningless, or abstaining felt like a protest, I have one question: what did you expect your absence to change?
Someone is going to govern you regardless. If you can reasonably vote, you have a moral responsibility to help decide who that will be.
An uncast ballot cannot explain itself. Without an organized boycott and specific demands, politicians cannot know whether you stayed home over housing costs, disliked the candidates, or simply forgot. In 2025, about 56 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 24voted, compared with roughly 78 per cent of those aged 65 to 74.
Every October, Queen’s students dressed in tricolour flood the streets of Kingston, celebrating a university tradition that has defined campus life for generations.
Old legend holds that a squirrel could walk from Maine to Georgia across a canopy of chestnut trees without ever touching the ground.
Not everything can be seen behind those beguiling blue eyes.
Leisa Rich’s art gives nature a technological update.
Walk into the ARC on any given afternoon, and there’s a strong chance that someone has a tub of creatine in their gym bag.
Five Queen’s Computing students spent Fall reading week in Chengdu, China, competing in a global hackathon.
From triumph to hard defeat, the Gaels have felt the highs and lows over the past week.
For the first time since 2008, Queen’s Men’s Rowing has won gold.
I know that the climate crisis can’t be solved by just one person, but putting effort into leading a sustainable life helps me cope with my climate anxiety.
From Salem, the feline friend from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, to Hermoine Granger’s Crookshanks, a witch needs her cat.
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