The Queen's Journal, Volume 145, Issue 28

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Truth and Reconciliation at Queen’s, a year later Evaluating the TRC Task Force with administration, faculty and students P age 6

University to discuss drafting freedom of expression guidelines Ryerson, McMaster draft guidelines for student protests, freedom of expression in response to controversial speakers I ain S herriff -S cott Assistant News Editor

Early in University guidelines

March, McMaster released drafted for freedom of

NEWS Cracking down on egging on campus

expression and acceptable protest on campus. The guidelines followed controversial University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson’s speech on campus from the year before.

In response to Peterson’s visit and the protest that followed, McMaster established a “committee on protest and freedom of expression,” to set guidelines for student dissent and protest safety.

Just last week, Ryerson University’s senate announced

it had drafted an update to the University’s statement on freedom of expression. The university is currently asking for community feedback on the potential changes.

The move to change Ryerson’s statement comes after a panel discussion called “The Stifling of Free Speech” was canceled last August. The discussion was set to feature Peterson as a speaker.

According to The Eyeopener, James Turk, the director of

Ryerson’s Centre for Free Expression said the cancellation of last year’s event “played a key role in the decision to review Ryerson’s free speech statement.”

When asked if Queen’s would pursue similar guidelines, Principal Daniel Woolf told The Journal “we are aware of the guidelines at other institutions and senior administration will be discussing over the coming weeks whether such a document, in addition

to those mentioned above, is warranted at this time.”

McMaster’s committee report states “as an academic community, it is crucial that McMaster’s campus is a place where a diverse range of opinions and perspectives can be held.”

“The temptation to ‘shut down’ or prevent events from occurring is troubling. Censorship is not an option,” the report continues.

“There are very narrow grounds

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AMS Year in Review

POLICE RESPONSE

Numerous students report being egged in University District

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Executive looks back on a year of achievements, challenges

Incidences highly underreported to Campus Security and Kingston Police Maureen O’Reilly News Editor Although it’s a bad thing to egg a house or car, it’s worse to egg a human being. Despite this, several students have reported being egged in the University District in recent years.

The Journal reached out to students and received dozens of stories about being egged on or around campus.

In the early hours of Mar. 21, Paige James, ArtSci ’20, was walking with a friend near Victoria Park. According to her, a run-down pick-up truck drove by and without stopping, hit her friend in the head with an egg.

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Do they just want to make people’s days miserable?

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— Paige James ArtSci ‘20

The egg scraped James’ friend’s forehead, prompting James to phone Kingston Police soon after.

James’ friend — who declined to comment — filed a report with the police the next morning.

“Normally when you egg a house you have a reason for egging a house,” James commented.

“Do they just want to make people’s days miserable?”

W h i l e James’ friend reported the incident to police, it appears they’re only one of a few who make this decision. All other cases relayed to The Journal went unreported.

Ben Grady, Sci ’18, told The Journal he was egged in May 2016 when walking north on Victoria St. between Brock and Mack St. at around 2 a.m..

“I felt something hit my backpack, then saw the car drive away. Since it was winter, I assumed it was a snowball, so in good humor I smiled and waved at the car, and continued walking home,” Grady wrote in a message to The Journal.

“Once I reached my house, I found my backpack was soaked in egg, and after a few days of trying to clean out the smell I found I needed to throw it out.”

Grady isn’t the only student who didn’t report their experience to officials. Lavie Freedman, Sci ’19, decided against it when he was egged two months ago on Aberdeen St.

“As [my friend and I] headed home with poutine in hand, we turned on to Aberdeen St. when suddenly three eggs came flying our way,” Freedman wrote in a message to The Journal. “Not knowing whether it was someone in a car or people who had ran off, we didn’t think much of it.”

Sammy Barsky, Sci ’21, told The Journal he was narrowly missed by a group of people tossing eggs out of a blue Sedan during the first week of classes this year.

“I called Campus Security and they suggested I make a police report but I didn’t,” Barsky wrote.

“I barely got a look at the people because they drove off quickly and couldn’t be identified. They wouldn’t have caught them. It wasn’t worth my time.”

Despite all the cases relayed to The Journal, Campus Security said they haven’t received any recent reports of students being hit by eggs. Director of Campus Security and Emergency Services David Patterson noted that, “throwing any object at people is dangerous, particularly from a moving vehicle.”

“Eggs can cause significant harm, and might also pose an allergic risk,” Patterson wrote to The Journal in an email. “Anyone who witnesses this type of behaviour on campus should call security, or off campus, call Kingston Police.”

M e d i a Relations Officer Cameron Mack also shared that Kingston Police “[does] not receive many calls of this nature.”

“However, if the persons involved should be identified, charges could be laid including mischief or even assault with a weapon depending on what or who was struck by the eggs,” he wrote in an email to The Journal.

“We consider this a dangerous act and would look at pursing charges.”

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Eggs can cause significant harm, and might also pose an allergic risk.

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— David Patterson, Director of Campus Security

Mack added that police recommend that victims should try and obtain the license plate of the perpetrator’s car, make note of vehicle details and report the incident immediately.

AMS Executive. From left to right: Chelsea Hollidge, Palmer Lockridge, Jennifer Li.

Iain Sherriff-Scott Assistant News Editor

to say that all three parties that traditionally disagree on a lot of issues, have been able to come In her final interview with The together,” she said.

Journal this year, AMS President AMS Vice-President (University Jennifer Li said serving the student Affairs) Palmer Lockridge body has been an honour. added, “we have a business plan This year, the AMS took on that’s ready [for the JUDC], and a variety of projects ranging Memorandum of Understanding from securing student fees for (MOU) that’s ready with the ambitious projects, to university. We need to find a restructuring the corporate side project that students are confident of the society. in supporting.”

Though they faced roadblocks When asked about changes on some projects — like the failure to the society’s governance this to secure a student fee for the year, Lockridge said the AMS JDUC revitalization — Li expressed created a lot more opportunities her team has achieved a number for students. of campaign promises.

“What we did this year was Li highlighted the society take a look back at the positions has also had to roll with several we offer and said, ‘what are some punches. “We had to adapt areas we can change up what to situations or unexpected we’re doing, or do a little more,’” announcements from the Lockridge remarked. provincial government for Those changes include example,” she said. expanding the portfolios of multiple positions on the governance side of the It’s not an easy society. Lockridge pointed to accomplishment to say the Orientation Roundtable Coordinator (ORT), a position that all three parties which is now salaried. He said that traditionally the change is meant to “recognize disagree on a lot of the amount of work they put into issues, have been able to the organization.”

Lockridge also pointed to a come together. new position in the Secretariat’s — Jenn Li, office and the addition of a AMS President full-time Chief Electoral Officer during elections period to “try When addressing the failed to make that process easier for JDUC referendum vote in February, students that engage.”

Li told The Journal the project According to the Executive, will continue. the fees secured this year were “Ending this year, we continued significant accomplishments. very strong relationships with the “One high point for the University and with the SGPS. That government side and the social resulted in a huge project with issues commission, was when the JDUC. The project wouldn’t students decided to pass the have been possible without new fee for the Peer Support being able to collaborate with the Center (PSC),” Lockridge said. He administrators and being able mentioned in reference to the fee to collaborate with governing that “[the AMS] recognized what bodies like the Board of Trustees,” students had flagged for us.”

Li remarked.

“Next year we’re going to Though the current executive have a lot of new opportunities, were unable to secure the fee, Li both for people who want to characterized the project as a high work in the PSC, but also a lot of point of her term as president. opportunities for students to go “It’s not an easy accomplishment and access that type of support,”

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Lockridge continued.

In addition, on the corporate side of the society, AMS Vice-President (Operations) Chelsea Hollidge referenced the successful fee increase for the society’s bus program.

Hollidge also pointed to the AMS’s continued relationship with the city as a contributing factor to the renegotiation of the society’s bus contract.

She explained this year’s relationship with the city “allowed us to have our first North-South route that is specifically catered towards students who are starting to move a little bit further away from campus to address housing needs.”

makes Queen’s “soWhat special is that we all

try to make this place a little better than when we found it.

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— Jenn Li, AMS President

Hollidge also mentioned the contract has “increase[ed] late night coverage for students who are traveling between West and main [campus] and downtown.”

“As much as we did see an increase in that fee, we’ve also been able to maintain the lowest university bus pass fee in Ontario,” Hollidge added.

When asked what Li would tell students as she concludes her term, she said she wants to remind students “they are the AMS.” “There is a misconception that the AMS is this separate entity and its people in the JDUC and its people holding office, but the Alma Mater Society is actually all 17,800 undergraduate students,” she remarked. “It’s not them versus us, it’s not me versus somebody else, we’re all in this together […] What makes Queen’s so special is that we all try to make this place a little better than when we found it.”

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Provincial candidates for Kingston & the Islands sit down with The Journal Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor Sophie Kiwala is the incumbent Kingston and the Islands provincial representative.

Shivani Gonzalez Lifestyle Editor Ian Arthur is the NDP candidate for Kingston and the Islands.

Iain Sherriff-Scott Assistant News Editor Gary Bennett is the PC candidate for Kingston and the Islands.

How do you plan for your campaign to engage with students?

How do you plan for your campaign to How do you plan for your campaign to engage with students? engage with students?

One of the things that we have been doing already is we have been working very hard with the Queen’s Young Liberals. They have been speaking to their peers as well, and we’ve been knocking door to door in the student area having lots of conversations in and around the campus. A very direct approach to students is the best way to go about that.

We want to run a really fun and young campaign, so it’s going to be more social media-driven than past campaigns. I think I am a good candidate for that, and to really engage with youth on how they want to get involved. We’re going to have a youth branch of our volunteer group and hopefully we will get that engagement in canvassing and really active in the community.

Could you describe your main platform points or policy objectives?

We have just come out with our latest budget … We are seeing considerable investment in mental health, an area I’ve always been concerned about. We’re also seeing considerable investments in our hospital and healthcare sector, that’s also an issue that’s very important to me.

The increase in minimum wage is also important. These are all ways in which we have been caring for Ontarians. I believe that we need to look after Ontarians ... it’s incumbent upon the government to make sure people are doing okay in their daily lives, and though the economy is doing very well, unemployment is at a record low. Employment in Ontario is below the national average for almost three years, but those increases in economic stability have not been shared by all members of our community … whether it’s through our housing plan, our poverty reduction plan, or the increase in minimum wage, we do have to look after society and that’s something that is very important to this government.

How will you advocate for student issues?

As is evidenced by the amount of investment that I have been able to bring to Kingston, I continue to advocate on behalf of students to the government all the time.

For example, when we launched the new OSAP program, the first thing that we did was the Premier came to Kingston and we made an announcement ... to talk about the new OSAP program. It’s important that we keep the message out there about how accessible we are, and we will continue to support students in whatever way we can.

We also have the OHIP+ program for individuals under the age of 25, that’s another area that has been very successful and is important to students ... people are benefitting and will continue to benefit under this government.

In terms of engaging with students, if there is an opportunity to be on campus from time to time, I’ll certainly make an effort to make myself available to any student organization.

I’ve been known to hang out at the Queen’s GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA O’GRADY Pub from time to time. I will certainly be active around campus if students wish to Brigid Goulem speak with me. As well, we’ll be utilizing our Features Editor own social media channels to make sure that people have an ability to communicate Robert Kiley is the Green candidate for Could you describe your main platform directly with us.

Kingston and the Islands. points or policy objectives?

Could you describe your main platform How do you plan for your campaign to We’re in the process of finalizing what the points or policy objectives? engage with students? actual ONDP platform is, we have a vision document and kind of several key points we I think Queen’s University has always We have a youth representative on our are hammering home right now until the played an important role in our community. local executive to present a youth perspective. actual platform comes out. Dental care for I’ll be doing what I can at the provincial Our Indigenous representative is a everyone is the one that has been in the news level to continue to encourage that ongoing second-year philosophy student at Queen’s. a lot, we’re very very committed to that. The relationship between the university and So we have that relationship formally within so-called “dental coverage” of the Liberals is the province. I was the Mayor of the City our structure. From a policy perspective, I really not enough, and we think that there of Kingston for a number of years and one believe the Green Party is the only party needs to be a full universal program for all of statistic that always distressed me was that has policy that really captures the Ontario and that includes students. the fact that the retention rate of students imagination of people under the age graduating from Queen’s and staying in of 30, because we know that the 18-24 How will you advocate for student issues? Kingston was three or four per cent. I don’t demographic only votes one in three people. think it has improved much.

We are really trying to flip that on it’s head By talking to them. By actually engaging because we think that if the youth mobilize with them on campus and by listening to How will you advocate for student issues? and vote as a voting bloc, they can actually the issues that they have. We keep electing help form the next government. We have the same sort of people, like lawyers and I think you have to understand the role policy that speaks to dropping the voter age. businessmen and somehow we expect a of universities in society. I’ve always felt that After you get your grade 10 civics education different outcome in politics. I’m younger if universities are successful, then students and you start to get jobs kind of around that and I’m not that far removed from being a are successful, graduates are successful and 16-17 age, we think that youth should get student. I remember a lot of the issues very so is the provincial economy. I think there is a formal voice by getting to vote. We also personally that students struggle with now, an almost symbiotic relationship between are talking a lot about making universities, like graduating with a huge amount of debt. the successfulness of universities and the colleges and trades more accessible by way The ONDP is committed to switching the successfulness of the provincial economy. I of freezing tuition by cohort.

OSAP program into a grant program and to think it is important to have that ongoing explore every avenue we can to make sure relationship. I would also from time to time, Could you describe your main platform that students graduate debt-free. make myself available to the university points or policy objectives? campus for speaking. Queen’s is such an What do you see as the most pressing important presence in this community We’re talking about justice. We think issues for students? and I think its important that the elected that politics has gone wrong and making representative make themselves available. things right is about doing justice. So we I think you have to look at the debt load have four, what we call, guiding principles of that students are graduating with. We need Tell me why you are the best candidate justice. Social, economic, environmental, and to look at the increase of administrative for the seat? democratic. Each of our policies fall under fees skyrocketing and what is your money one of those four principles. We want to actually paying for. We also need to make I think I bring a number of interesting end structural poverty. So people who live sure that we have tuition at an acceptable qualities to the job. First of all, I’m a on social assistance — at no fault of their level and that there is funding available two-time graduate of Queen’s. I’m very proud own — because of a disability, because of to ensure students get to graduate of my degrees from Queen’s. I was a member a poor job market only make max $1250 a debt-free. The reason that it is the most of Kingston City Council for 12 years and for month. In a town like Kingston the average pressing issue is that it compounds lots six of those years I was on municipal council rent of a one-bedroom apartment is $950 of things in university. We have an entire and I attending Queen’s as a student. So I that means for someone living on disability, generation that has insurmountable debt, no understand the role of the municipal council, the majority of their money goes to rent. We prospect of ever owning property which for I understand the role of the University, so I think that’s a huge problem. Justice demands years was an indication of joining the middle think I bring a unique set of both experience that we make sure that people have a class in Canada and it’s disappearing. and education to the job that I don’t think basic income. any other candidate can demonstrate.

Anything else you want to add?

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Human Rights Office appoints new roles to meet anti-racism recommendations Education and Communication Advisor and Anti-Racism Advisors introduced Jasnit Pabla Assistant News Editor To continue the promotion of inclusivity and anti-racism efforts on campus, the Human Rights Office has created two new positions that will provide strategies to promote institutional inclusivity at Queen’s.

Hired in March, Lavie Williams is the new Inclusion & Anti-Racism Advisor on campus while Erin Clow, hired in February, will assume the inaugural position of Education and Communication Advisor.

The positions manifested from the Principal’s Implementation Committee on Racism, Diversity New Human Rights Office hires Erin Clow (left) and Lavie Williams (right). and Inclusion (PICRDI) final report recommendations. “systems of oppression like racism.” in 2014 and then went to the Released in April of 2017, the As the Inclusion & Anti-Racism University of Sussex in 2017 to report recommends different Advisor, she will also work towards obtain a Masters in Human Rights. steps the University can take to the office’s overall mandate She applied for the position increase inclusivity and promote focused on the development, because it aligned with her anti-racism on campus. implementation and monitoring passion and added she was excited In an email to The Journal, of institutional inclusion and “to contribute to the ongoing work Williams said she will be anti-oppression strategies. of advancing anti-racism and responsible for serving as a Williams completed her anti-oppression at Queen’s.” support for those impacted by Bachelor of Science at Queen’s “I hope to collaborate with and

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empower our community to truly embed anti-racism and achieve substantive change through conscientious action and efforts to decolonize the institution,” she continued.

For Clow, the Human Rights and Equity Office isn’t a new environment. Since 2014 she has worked with the Office as an Equity Advisor and prior to her new role was the Education and Communication Advisor.

Clow completed her Bachelor

of Arts in 2006 in Gender Studies and Politics and Masters in Canadian and Indigenous Studies at Trent University. She completed her PhD in 2014 at Queen’s in Political Studies.

“As the Education and Communications Advisor, I am responsible for the development and facilitation of a wide variety of educational programs and trainings,” Clow told The Journal in an email. “I am excited to work collaboratively with members of the Queen’s community as we strive to engage in the important process of (un)learning in relation to topics associated with diversity and inclusion.”

She will also be working to find new areas within the Queen’s community where learning opportunities can be introduced or improved upon.

“These are hopeful times at Queen’s University,” Clow wrote.

“The momentum behind initiatives related to diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, is palpable on campus. I am honoured to be able to work alongside campus stakeholders as we work together to build an inclusive campus community.”

News in Brief

Woolf announces appointment of two new senior administrators On Apr. 2, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Woolf announced the appointment of the new Vice-Principal (Advancement) and Interim Vice-Principal (Research).

Karen Bertrand, ArtSci ’94, has been selected to succeed Tom Harris in the position of Vice-Principal (Advancement).

Bertrand will join Queen’s administration from the University of Guelph where she has held the position of Associate Vice President, Major Gift Advancement, since 2014.

Bertrand told The Gazette, “I look forward to working collaboratively to build upon the extraordinary success of the recent Initiative Campaign, and inspire life-long relationships with and unprecedented support from alumni, benefactors, and volunteers.”

In addition, Kimberley Woodhouse has accepted a two-year appointment as Interim Vice-Principal (Research). Dr. Woodhouse is currently a professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, after having served as dean of the faculty from 2007-2017. Dr. Woodhouse will be succeeding John Fisher who has held the position since spring 2017.

The appointment of both candidates was announced following their approval by the Queen’s Board of Trustees. They will begin their terms Jul. 1, 2018.

— Rachel Aiken

University to review Student Code of Conduct Nearly two years have passed since amendments have been made to the Queen’s Student Code of Conduct. In light of the recent changes to provincial public policy, the university has been open to addressing various modifications of the Code.

According to The Gazette, a modified Student Code of Conduct would encourage a diverse atmosphere, while contributing to an overall enhanced student experience. The amendments to the Code were introduced as a by-product of suggestions from the 2017 Principal’s Committee on Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (PICRDI) report, the passage of the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Bill 148) and the approval of the university’s Sexual Violence Policy.

Preliminary features of the modifications include the clarification of behaviour which constitutes as non-academic misconduct, updated statements of harassment and discrimination, and an in-depth analysis examining the process of sexual violence complaints.

The amendments to the Code, as well as public input will be reviewed by members of the Non-Academic Misconduct Subcommittee (NAMSC), as well as the subcommittee of the Board of Trustee’s Audit and Risk Committee.

— Maddy Bendall

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Principal Daniel Woolf drops two spots on 2018’s Sunshine List

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2018 provincial budget focuses on mental health, employment Significant funds allocated towards supporting Indigenous communities in the province

Woolf sees a 0.10 per cent income decrease from 2016, now fourth highest earner at Queen’s Raechel Huizinga Staff Writer On Mar. 23, the Ontario government released 2018’s Sunshine List, revealing Ontario’s public employees who made more than $100,000 in 2017.

Of the 3,860 Queen’s employees who made over $100,000, Principal Daniel Woolf dropped to fourth place with his wage of $386,629.92. In 2016 — when he was the second highest earner at the University — he made $387,024.88.

Principal Woolf’s income has been steadily declining since 2015, when he made $391,530.88 Richard Reznick, Queen’s General Surgeon and Department of Surgery professor, was Queen’s top earner on this year’s Sunshine List, making $426,605.96. This marks a 0.93 per cent increase from 2016 when he made $422,681.72. Reznick has been one of Queen’s top earners since 2012.

David Walker, who was appointed interim Executive Director of the School of Policy Studies and Associate Dean only two years ago, was the second highest earner at Queen’s in 2017. He made $399,797.62, which was nearly a $15,000 increase from 2016 when he made $384,815.96.

Of the top ten 2017 earners at Queen’s, three are women, the same amount found in last year’s Sunshine List.

Elspeth Murray, Associate Dean and Professor in the Smith

School of Business, was the highest female earner and the third overall highest at Queen’s. In 2017, she made $391,797.62, which was an increase of over $13,000 from 2016, when she made $378,564.12.

Of the top ten earners, Yuri Levin, the Stephen J.R. Smith Chair of Analytics at the Smith School of Business, received the highest increase in her salary percentage.

Levin earned $384,121.88 in 2017, a 32.96 per cent increase from 2016’s $288,907.28.

The Sunshine List contains data about Queen’s University’s income as far back as 1997, when Queen’s employees earned a collective total of $7,801,453.92.

Since then, Queen’s has steadily increased its income. In 2017, employees earned a collective total of $161,649,426.71, the highest amount to date.

Of Ontario’s universities, Queen’s was the eighth highest earning university, and the 19th highest earning employer overall.

In comparison, the University of Toronto was the top earning university in 2017, scoring fourth highest earning employer overall in Ontario, with employees earning $716,088,630.35.

Of the 12 sectors the Sunshine List contains data for, the University sector is the second highest earner in Ontario following the municipalities, earning $2,946,295,670.24 in 2017. This is an 8.52 per cent increase from 2016, when the University sector earned $2,714,913,287.94.

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A breakdown of the 2018 Ontario budget.

Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor

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four-year period towards augmenting school-based support services for mental health and On Mar. 28, the Ontario provincial addiction. This will result in government released their 400 new mental health works 2018 budget which focuses employed to support students on healthcare, mental health, in Ontario. education and Indigenous issues.

Two-hundred and twentyIn January of this year, the two million dollars will also provincial government invested be dedicated to the Strategy to $465 million into a medicare Prevent Opioid Addiction and expansion. OHIP+: Children Overdose. According to the and Youth Pharmacare, covers official budget report, the Opioid 4,400 drugs currently under the Emergency Task Force will work Ontario Drug Benefit program. with the Ontario government An Exceptional Access Program to provide “person-centred, also allows for coverage of stigma-free services to people in additional pharmaceuticals for their own communities, including eligible applicants. funding supervised consumption Moreover, the passing of services and overdose Rowan’s Law in March — aimed prevention sites.” at improving concussion The Liberal government has safety — will see the province also allocated $30 billion in invest $5 million over three capital grants, to be distributed to years towards implementing postsecondary institutions over requirements to review concussion the next 10 years. awareness resources annually, In the section entitled “Working “removal-from-sport” and with Indigenous Partners,” “return-to-sport” protocols the government detailed a and a code of conduct number of budget allocations regarding concussions. towards supporting Indigenous The province has also stated communities in the province. they will increase access to The Ontario’s First Nations publicly funded psychotherapy Health Action Plan will put $222 by putting $175 million over a million over three years towards

“increasing equitable access to care and taking steps to give First Nations decision-making power over health care.” After the three-year period, annual sustained funding will commit $104.5 million towards maintaining these endeavours.

The plan will include initiatives “[p]roviding culturally appropriate primary health care services and programs to Indigenous peoples — including individuals and families living in remote and fly-in communities.”

This will include an expansion of access to home and community care, as well as an expansion or creation of 16 interprofessional primary care teams that will be governed and supported by Indigenous communities.

Other initiatives include support for 34 Indigenous-led mental health and wellness programs across the province that include traditional healing to provide “enhanced, culturally appropriate supports for Indigenous youth, adults, families and communities.”

The budget will see the province’s total debt increase to $358.8 billion. In addition, accumulated deficit will rise to $199.1 billion, from an interim period 2017-18 deficit of $6.7 billion.

The Good Jobs and Growth Plan will receive $900 million across three years towards economic growth and supporting local business. Additionally, the Career Ready fund will see an extension to 2020-21 due to a $12 million supplementation.

The fund aims to support over 28,000 experiential learning opportunities for students.

As a response to student and employer needs in the labour market, there’s also a $132 million provision dedicated to innovate programming.

Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala spoke to The Journal regarding the budget’s employment allocations.

According to a statement emailed by Kiwala’s office, “This investment will strengthen their partnership with local employers to provide more students with hands on experiential learning opportunities.”

Informed debate needed

Continued from front under which McMaster should restrict or stop a speaker or an event.”

The guidelines also state specifically that “chanting, blowing horns or whistles, or making other sustained or repeated noise in a manner which substantially interferes with the speaker’s communication is not permitted, whether inside or outside the meeting.”

In March, Peterson’s lecture at Queen’s sparked a protest which

saw demonstrators attempt to disrupt the event through similar means; actions which would violate McMaster’s new guidelines.

Woolf explained that currently, guidelines for protests and controversial speakers is defined in accordance to the Interim Policy on the Booking, Use, and Cancellation of Bookings in University Space.

The current policy asserts “the university is committed to providing an environment conducive to academic freedom, freedom of enquiry, expression, and open dialogue and debate.”

“It is also committed to providing and maintaining a safe campus environment in which members of the university community have the right to study, work, and conduct their activities free of intimidation and harassment,” the policy read.

Woolf stressed “informed debate and protest are both legitimate forms of expression.

The university expects that in either activity, students will remain respectful, and behave within the confines of the law and the student code of conduct.”

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Features

In-Depth Stories from Around Campus and In the Community

Nick Pearce & Jasnit Pabla Journal Staff To commemorate the year following Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) final report, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe performers will be singing in the Agnes Etherington Atrium on Friday alongside a catered feast.

The event hopes to celebrate this year’s milestones, including Janice Hill’s appointment as Director of Indigenous Initiatives and new Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre (FDASC) staff.

From a student body perspective, the campus saw increased graduate and professional student self-identification and a new joint FDASC-Agnes after school Indigenous student arts program.

However, over 365 days following the final report, questions still remain over its progress, impact and future.

Sharing a name with the event, the report entitled “Extending the Rafters,” presented 25 recommendations for changes that could be implemented by the University. As part of a nationwide call put forward by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Queen’s TRC report hopes to work towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

25 Recommendations, 12 months

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For Queen’s University administration, the TRC kicked off implementing the recommendations with the creation of a new administrative body at the University — the Office of Indigenous Initiatives — which was announced alongside the report’s release in April of 2017. Former Director of FDASC Janice Hill (Kanonhsyonne) will champion the role of ensuring continuous change for the University beyond the report.

In an interview with The Journal, Hill spoke to the different changes the administration has made following a year of spotlight on the TRC report.

While the University continues to attempt to engage with the TRC report, some students have expressed feelings of separation from the document.

“It seemed far-away, like it was something done up in the sky. It just felt that it wasn’t done for everyday students,” Darian Doblej, ArtSci ’18, told The Journal. “That’s not to say the work coming out of the recommendations isn’t good work.”

A member of the newly formed University Council on Anti-Racism and Equity (UCARE), Doblej said he wasn’t engaged with the report until it became integral to his position on the council.

For Doblej, a key shortcoming of the report was its failure to understand the barriers faced by Indigenous students at the University.

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final report, questions still remain over its progress, impact and future.

The Administrative approach and reaction following April 2017

TRC misses the mark with the average student

It seemed far-away, it felt was something done up in the sky. It just felt [that] it wasn’t done for every-day students.

However, over 365 “days following the

But this isn’t the first time Queen’s has seen a report encouraging increased diversity through a raft of proposals.

Since 1990, the University has released several reports that have identified diversity as a serious problem. These include the Principal’s Advisory Committee (PAC) Report in 1991, the Henry Report in 2004, the Diversity, Anti-Racism and Equity (DARE) Panel Report in 2009, the Diversity and Equity Task Force (DET) Report in 2011 and the Principal’s Implementation Committee on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion (PICRDI) in 2017.

While these other reports have had a difficult time creating a substantial impact, the TRC Task Force report has already made some progress. But as the Extending the Rafters feast is held in the Agnes, there’s still a lingering concern about how the University will implement all its commitments.

ways of being and knowing.”

The Journal explores the effects of the TRC final report.

Truth, Reconciliation, Teaching and Art

Robert Lovelace, a continuing adjunct and former Ardoch Algonquin First Nations chief, decided he wasn’t going to be cynical as Canada 150 passed last year.

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Since 1990, the University has released several reports which have identified diversity as a serious problem.

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He offered a free eight-week version of his course ‘Introduction to Aboriginal Studies’ in small towns like Perth. Often, Lovelace attracted a wait list for people to attend the public offering.

“The public wants to know,” he said, concerning the attention the subject matter of the courses garnered.

There’s certainly a matching interest on campus: Queen’s has seen an increased selection of Indigenous studies and language courses.

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While the TRC Task Force’s emphasis on increased space, curriculum and representation are positives for Lovelace, he said they’re not the same as end results.

the TRC Task “While Force’s emphasis

on increased space, curriculum and representation are positives for Lovelace, he said they’re not the same as end results.

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“Objectives are one thing and fulfilling them is another,” he said, describing institutional action as largely “cosmetic.”

Substantive change would instead come from core funding, he said, not as an “add-on.” He argued that the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) made “it a core responsibility for institutions to make space and include Aboriginal people and Aboriginal ideas,

“But I do see the benefit of a position of [Janice Hill] coming in to get the ball rolling but structural changes don’t change how a student perceives the University, sees themselves in the University or engages with it.”

The issue, however, can’t be combated easily. Nursing student and Queen’s Native Students Association (QNSA) member Taylor Bluhm told The Journal that financial issues — whether students come from a reserve or not — tend to be part of the Indigenous student experience.

Speaking to the resources offered through the Queen’s needs-based Admission Bursary, Bluhm said, “I don’t think it’s enough money and I don’t know why they don’t have enough money to help students in need — especially looking at how much tuition is.”

For Bluhm, the TRC final report has done little to affect how she feels about her place and safety at Queen’s. To her, the expansion of the FDASC “should’ve been expanded a while ago” and she spoke with uncertainty to when the expanded house would be opened.

“It feels the same as last year and we didn’t even have the TRC final report,” she told The Journal. “I think students should have felt it – because it’s for the students.”

Going forward

As the University begins the slow and sometimes uncertain process of implementing the TRC Task Force’s final report, it’s weighed down with history.

When the Extending the Rafters Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe performers sing this Friday, it’ll be the result of years of pushing that have faltered continually as the University was pitching toward the task force and final report.

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BISC fiscal problems: Even though Queen’s has tried to increase enrollment at the BISC for years, they’ve consistently failed to reach their targets.

On top of this, the UK Charity Commission’s annual reports showed that Queen’s satellite campus has faced persistent challenges to being profitable.

Without major changes, the Castle will only see these problems worsened and will lose more potential students and money in the process.

Uncontested AMS executive election: This year’s uncontested election demonstrated just how bad the AMS’ student engagement problem is. Queen’s has an enormous number of talented students who could thrive in the society, but are discouraged due to financial barriers and the nepotism — perceived or present — in the organization.

Events this year tarnished the reputation of the electoral

process with the AMS and unless there’s a real effort to change it, the trend of student disengagement will continue.

AMS sustainability action fund held back: Despite repeated requests and inquiries by clubs related to its distribution, not one dollar of the $22,000 sustainability action fund was allocated for months. The catalyst for the mismanagement of these funds was the disbandment of the Commission of Environmental Affairs (CEA) last school year.

The situation speaks to the larger issue of the lack of recognition and accountability for sustainability efforts within the AMS. Lack of mental health resources: A lack of mental health resources is an omnipresent issue on university campuses across the world, with Queen’s not immune to the problem. As enrollment increases, more students need care. Instead of being met with long wait times, students need to recieve aid when they reach out for help.

The Journal’s Perspective Queen’s International Affairs Association saw three high-level terminations for sexual harassment last year: According to several former Queen’s International Affairs Association (QIAA) Core Executives, the club saw three terminations during the 2017-18 school year based on allegations of sexual harassment.

This single club’s situation isn’t unique: this is a pervasive issue at Queen’s and clubs are especially vulnerable to it without a clear AMS policy on sexual harassment that applies to them.

Lack of resources for male sexual assault survivors: Productive dialogue and resources for sexual violence survivors and victims has expanded on campus, but there’s still a stark hole in what’s being done for male victims and survivors. Their experiences aren’t any less valid or important, but there’s still a large population of students and faculty who are ignorant about sexual violence against men.

Bikes and boards service closes: This year, the closing of Bikes and Boards as a AMS service was met with backlash from the student body. The lack of transparency with the repair shop’s staff in the decision to close the service makes it more than a simple budgetary issue. In addition, six students expecting year-long employment lost their positions without much warning, or guarantee to be re-employed somewhere at Queen’s.

THE QUEEN’S JOURNAL Several Con-Ed Teaches de-leadered: Before Orientation Week, several Concurrent Education orientation leaders were de-leadered because of their alleged participation in a ‘hickey party.’ Queen’s has an issue with balancing tradition and safety in multiple arenas and ending hazing rituals like this is necessary to moving forward and creating an inclusive environment on campus. As the demographic of Queen’s changes, traditions need to change too.

JDUC fee failure: While the proposed fee price for the JDUC revitalization project was ambitious, the information campaign behind it wasn’t. In a year of low student engagement, the AMS needed to go above and beyond to make sure the fee breakdown reached students.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case.

It’s a loss for students at large who don’t have an adequate student life centre and an even bigger issue for those who struggle with an unacceptably inaccessible building.

Daughter drop off signs: These signs are indicative of a huge problem that sexual violence isn’t being taken seriously on our campus. The University’s response is a clear example of administrators dealing with a problem by distancing themselves from the perpetrators, while ignoring that the problem is coming from within the Queen’s community, not outside of it.

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Laurels Queen’s alum becomes Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon: Donna May Kimmaliardjuk’s heart surgery residency is proof of the success of Indigenous students in reaching academic heights.

Kimmaliardjuk is a role model for Inuit youth to look up to — one Queen’s hasn’t provided before.

Her representation in a highly competitive field is an example of what Indigenous students can achieve given support from their institutions.

Queen’s appoints first Director of Indigenous Initiatives: Janice Hill’s appointment to a new leadership role speaks to the substantial growth she’s achieved for Indigenous education at Queen’s. The University’s fulfillment of a recommendation from their Truth and Reconciliation Commission report represents the school’s commitment to backing reconciliation through structural improvements.

Queen’s grad named Rhodes Scholar: Despite constant coverage of accomplished alumni, Iain

Sander’s scholarship win shows that current Queen’s students do incredible things every day on campus. For a well-rounded person who never felt like an all-star, his success is proof that when students are given the right opportunities, they’re capable of achieving more than they believe.

Queen’s PhD student receives award for cancer research: For her gains in the field of cancer research, Caitlin Miron received the Mitacs PhD award and was named in Chatelaine magazine’s top 30 women of the year. Her start on Queen’s campus gave her the connections that propelled her to recognition. International acknowledgement for her outstanding research identifies the leaps towards a cure happening close to home and speaks to Queen’s academic clout.

Queen’s grants degree to former engineering student 70 years later: Bruce Jameson’s engineering degree may have come 70 years late, but on a campus often consumed with heavy news topics, the warm and fuzzy feeling of this story is right on

time. This speaks to the attachment people have to their alma mater throughout their lives. Jameson’s degree reminds current students of the privilege of attending Queen’s, where education is valued no matter a student’s age.

Bystander Intervention Training Program set to expand this year: After a successful first year, the 2017-18 expansion of the Bystander Intervention Training Program speaks to its value and impact on campus. Adopted by most organizations across the University, the program engages students in the importance of confronting sexual violence, which contributes to a better and safer social climate on campus.

Students organize protest demanding anti-racism action from administration: The Eyes on Diversity and Equity Coalition’s peaceful voicing of their dissent is an example of students taking a stand to represent their values and priorities. In the face of persistent racism on campus, the protest showed the importance of mobilization in support of racialized students.

Chancellor launches new bursary for Indigenous students: The Chancellor’s bursary is a first step toward making it easier for Indigenous people to make

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their dream of going to university a reality. Though it doesn’t address every barrier, it improves equitable treatment on campus.

This carves a definite foothold for Indigenous students at Queen’s facing financial struggles.

Peer Support Centre reaches new heights with recent expansion: Students often share the unique struggles of campus life, which makes peer support programming necessary. For this reason, the PSC’s expansion makes the centre a vital and accessible alternative to professional mental health resources on campus.

As the Centre responds to a greater need that the University administration hasn’t addressed, they make space for more students to access their much-needed services.

Women’s hockey close out historic season of U Sports Championships: The Queen’s women’s hockey team is one of the best-kept secrets on campus.

For the first time since 1990, the team finished atop the OUA’s regular season standings. The triumph of female students in our national winter sport is empowering for everyone on campus, but particularly for women athletes.

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Sexism still present on campus From group projects to clubs, Queen’s isn’t immune to this issue Hana Chaudhury, Comm ’18 Since universities essentially act as small microcosms of society, they often come with many of the same issues and problems present outside these walls.

Often composed of a younger, more “liberal” demographic, it can be easy to think these issues aren’t as prevalent within our own communities. It’s tempting to limit conversations surrounding gender equity and sexual harassment to the workplaces and professional settings outside of our campus.

However, the reality is that the navigation of such topics and situations begins much earlier, especially for women. Whether it be through group work, extra-curriculars or paid work on campus, sexism and harassment are ever-present in both subtle and overt ways at Queen’s.

As a Commerce student, I have yet to be enrolled in a class that doesn’t require some type of group work. The vast majority of these experiences have been positive.

Despite this, I’ve been questioned more — especially on quantitative elements — and been talked over by my male colleagues on a much more frequent basis than I ever thought I would.

There’s a certain commiserating look you get from the only other women in the room when your

male colleague is applauded for repeating the exact same thing you said two minutes earlier.

Sometimes, these experiences are much more overt, with two of my own immediately coming to mind. Once, in second year, I spent an hour debating whether a “harmless” joke about women as gold-diggers was offensive or not. This year, I found myself arguing that the biological act of having children doesn’t pre-dispose women to have less ambition, or desire, to climb up the ranks in the workplace.

In these moments, I had the choice to either argue with my — mostly male — colleagues about whether or not women are biologically less ambitious or be the only person in the room arguing against perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Either way, these are the moments that make me question whether I’ll ever be perceived as an equal.

This kind of toxic culture gets worse in more boisterous environments like Model United Nations. During my five years of competing across the North American conference circuit — including time spent at Harvard National Model United Nations to McGill’s version of the conference — I saw firsthand that these issues aren’t limited to Queen’s.

In fact, at a conference in Toronto just a few months ago, the executive had to come in and

speak to each committee about respecting female delegates during debates. As a result, moderators — both male and female — have had to be removed from their positions or spoken to because of inappropriate comments or behaviour towards delegates across conferences.

Within debate itself, I’ve seen first-hand the ways that women are continuously talked over, pushed out and are quick to be labelled a “bitch” if they dare to be an aggressive competitor.

Not to mention if women dare to win, jokes about trading sexual favours for an award are easily thrown around.

The subtlety of these kinds of incidents makes them difficult to explain to those who haven’t experienced them. It becomes even more difficult in traditionally male-dominated fields. Although it seems like I’m talking about the “real” world, this perception extends to Queen’s as well.

In a school where more than half the population are female-identified students, the majority of positions in technology, entrepreneurship and finance clubs continue to be dominated by men. If there are concerted efforts to change this outside of our campus, shouldn’t we take an internal look and ask ourselves why the numbers of women in leadership roles are still so low at Queen’s?

So where do we go

from here? We can start by acknowledging the problem and looking seriously at the ways we’ve perpetuated these behaviours and attitudes. Some of us will have to deal with situations in which we have a lack of understanding, training or context. In those instances, it’s okay to not know exactly what to do and instead ask for help, listen and learn.

We can’t forget that we have the ability to make small individual changes that will hopefully have a ripple effect. It begins with our recruiting and hiring processes. We can’t only support truly exceptional female (or of any other marginalized group) candidates. Rather, we must make a concerted effort to diversify and widen our field of applicants, participants, mentors and judges.

By virtue of having more women in the room, clubs open up their networks and ensure no one forgets to think about representation or to invite a

female mentor or speaker amongst 20 male ones. During my term at QIAA, we introduced bystander intervention training for all executive members because of several incidents within the club.

It doesn’t even have to be this. It can even be as simple as acknowledging that we work in male-dominated fields and that we make sure to go out of our way to not perpetuate inequities because that’s “the way it is.”

We need to work to change all of this. It can’t remain an issue that only women speak on or act on — it’s critically important that male leaders treat with just as much gravitas.

It’s time we begin to have this conversation and start making changes.

“Providing a platform for students.”

“Jai o’clock.”

“Everything.”

“Getting a word in edgewise.”

Hana on Queen’s campus .

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Hana is currently the Market Research Manager of the AMS and is a Tri-Colour Award Recipient. She’s a fifth-year Commerce student.

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... with this year’s outgoing staff What will you miss most about working for The Journal?

“Holding everyone’s hands.”

Max Silverberg, Vol 145 Video Editor

Maureen O’Reilly, Vol 145 News Editor

Shivani Gonzalez, Vol 145 Lifestyle Editor

“Quizzes.”

“Besides the people, free tickets! ”

“Learning a variety of Queen’s students perspectives.”

“The Goddess Circle.”

“The kind people who have taught me so much.”

“Street corner chats.”

“The Rush.”

Sarina Grewal, Vol 145 Assistant News Editor

Ashley Rhamey, Vol 145 Editorials Editor

“Definitely the people.”

“Working with a crazy talented group of people.”

Stephanie Jiang, Vol 145 Editorials Illustrator

Nicole Langfield, Vol 145 Assistant Photo Editor

Clayton Tomlinson, Vol 145 Assistant Arts Editor

Rebecca Frost, Vol 145 Graphics Editor

Caleigh Castiglione, Vol 145 Opinions Editor

Julia Balakrishnan, Vol 145 Photo Editor

Alex palermo, Vol 145 Features Editor

Ejaz Thawer, Vol 145 Copy Editor

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REVIEW

Cabaret’s timely take on 1930s Berlin and today

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Queen’s Musical Theatre confronts audience with dangers of ignorance Raechel Huizinga Staff Writer Stepping into a nightclub may provide an escape from social justice issues, but only for a moment.

From April 5 to 14, in the tiny Rotunda theatre in the basement of Theological Hall, Queen’s Musical Theatre presents Cabaret, a bold performance that manipulates this moment and confronts its audience with the dangers of ignorance.

Cabaret narrates a desperate romance between Cliff, a poor American novelist played by Jacob Leonard, and Maddy Palmer’s Sally Bowles, a beautiful dancer from the Kit Kat Klub who refuses to give up a love of gin and a devastating desire for stardom.

Set in the risqué nightlife of 1930s Berlin, Cabaret appears to have all the glamour of a Great Gatsby love affair. Despite the allure of the cabaret girls and boys decked out in red and black lingerie, Cabaret isn’t intended as light entertainment.

Nor is it a history lesson about the dangers of anti-Semitism in pre-Nazi Germany.

“This is not a historical musical,” assistant director Alisha Grech, ArtSci ‘19, told The Journal. “This is something that is still happening today.”

Underneath all the glamour, subtle hints of anti-Semitism creep into the set and the lives of the characters.

Arranged in huge red letters on the

overhanging balcony, the Kit Kat Klub dazzles in a nod to classic Hollywood charm.

Meanwhile, a live band takes over the centre of the small stage space, recreating the intimacy of a nightclub.

But beneath the brilliant lights and energetic music, Director Julia Moffat, ArtSci‘18, told The Journal there’s a “darkness” to the scene. In a dark corner of the stage, cast members strategically add Nazi propaganda posters to moving brick throughout the musical while elaborate dance numbers distract the audience.

As the power of the Nazi party infiltrates the lives of the characters, the set piece creeps closer to the centre of the stage before a brutal confrontation at the end of the musical, when the brick wall is spun around to reveal a giant mirror.

To immerse the audience, cast members linger on the sidelines and infiltrate the audience when they aren’t on stage, removing a separation between the stage and the spectator.

The audience area is always lit, never allowing them to truly escape from their own lives into the narrative.

“You’re in the seedy nightclub, and you can’t escape the issues put in front of you,” production manager Julia Raftery, Film ‘19, told The Journal. She added, “you don’t get to leave [social issues] at the door.”

To strengthen the musical’s confrontational nature, Moffat and Grech use the Rotunda’s balcony to their advantage.

ARTIST PROFILE

Clairmont The Second’s declaration of independence Independent Toronto rapper takes Clark Hall Brittany Giliforte Staff Writer Juno nominee Clairmont The Second’s unconventional beats, provocative lyrics and self-production are uncompromisingly independent.

On Mar. 29, the rapper brought his maverick performance to Clark Hall Pub, proving an unstoppable force to be reckoned with as he won over even those who initially appeared apprehensive to dance along to his music.

Despite being only 20, Clairmont is no stranger to pushing himself and the people around him. The independent rapper has had five full-length projects each year since 2013, and shows no signs of slowing down.

He jumped across the stage on Thursday night, urged the audience to bounce, wave their hands and even follow his lead with a hand sign to coincide with lyrics from his song “Wezide” about his hometown in the west side of Toronto.

This is a consistent lyrical theme for the artist. Clairmont draws from all aspects of his life, offering a deeply personal insight

The play drew parallels between 30s Berlin and today.

In a haunting scene at the end of the production, both the victims and perpetrators of anti-Semitism gaze down from the balcony in silence, a chilling omnipresence to the empty cheer of previously entertaining show tunes.

Moffat and Grech don’t let the confrontation stop there. As audience members leave, they’re forced to walk through a display of images from the Holocaust.

The duo’s careful directing also extends to casting. They give the role of the Emcee, traditionally played by a man, to Carolyn Bayley, demonstrating how Cabaret’s opposition to ignorance transcends time.

“In my four years of being in the drama department, there have been so

and DJ, also filming the rapper’s self-directed music videos. Together, they create an electric, larger-than-life experience for the audience.

Aiming for an experience like that of a stadium tour, major music festival or movie, Clairmont strives to deliver only the very best to his fans.

Clairmont performed “Old Clothes” alongside best friend and fellow Toronto rapper Hezi at Clark Hall on Thursday, a song showcasing Clairmont’s lyrical style.

“R&B, gospel, churchy, stank-face chords, infused with rap, very, very disrespectful hard rap lyrics,” Clairmont said when describing his lyrical and musical style. The artist says he only releases work that’s true and inspired from real life, never tainted by outside opinions or influence. His focus always seems to be on improving and moving forward, never dwelling on the past

into his thoughts and emotions. His faith also remains a consistent lynchpin in his lyrics.

“Church, I talk about church. I talk about God a lot. I talk about what I see; I talk about what I don’t want to see. I talk about not wanting to be involved with certain things that are negative, coming from an area that we’ve grown up in, there’s a lot of gang-affiliated things or criminal activity that I just don’t want to be a part of,” Clairmont said to The Journal.

He explained he’s motivated by a positive, supportive and cultivating sibling rivalry with his brother and current manager Cola, who is a member of punk rock group, The OBGMS. “There’s always a rivalry but it’s not as rival as people may think,” Clairmont said of his relationship with his brother.

This relationship and partnership is the result of a matching work ethic and goal-driven mentality. Clairmont’s surrounding team are equally familiar with each other’s work, offering criticism and praise freely.

These collaborators include Beee and Hezi, who joined Clairmont’s performance.

Beee is Clairmont’s cinematographer Clairmont The Second performed at Clark.

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many amazing opportunities, but often I find that a lot of plays that we pick, or shows that go up, are geared towards male-oriented opportunities in terms of what type of cast and roles are available,” Moffat said.

“We really wanted to create a message of equality,” Grech added. She emphasized the female-dominated creative and production teams.

The show’s excellent choreography and devotion to authenticity, which included a dialect coach to assist with the actors’ German, English and American accents and a consultation with Queen’s Hillel to create the Holocaust display, distinguishes Cabaret as an inspiring triumph. or what goes wrong.

“My whole career has been ‘be patient,’” Clairmont said. Having five full-length projects out already at such a young age, Clairmont knows success comes with hard work and passion which proved to be correct this year with his Juno nomination for 2018 Rap Recording of the Year.

On the Juno Red Carpet, Stingray Radio called Clairmont the “Golden Boy of Hip Hop.” In response to this, he was shocked and gracious, but in full agreement. He took this compliment as encouragement and aims even higher for the future.

“It’s going be golden boy then it’s going be king,” Clairmont said, determined to make his mark as not only a Toronto rapper, but as the king of rap.

“At the end of the day, we’re going to get this. Like my brother says, ‘we’re out for blood this year.’”

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Queen’s needs more public art Art is rarely a priority on campus Clayton Tomlinson Assistant Arts Editor Walking around campus, it’s clear to see our school has an embarrassing lack of public art.

The art we have on campus is mostly confined to spaces like the Agnes Etherington Art Centre or the Union Gallery. We do have a handful of sculptures and periodic installations, but these are scattered exceptions.

Other university campuses in Canada, like that of the University of Toronto or University of British Columbia, take noticeably more pride in displaying public art.

For example, the University of British Columbia has a 32-page walking tour dedicated to its campus art. In contrast, a single page would suffice to detail the public art at Queen’s.

The issue with this absence

of art at Queen’s is that it makes our campus far less aesthetically pleasing and much less communal.

Our campus layout currently serves to separate people by their faculties, filtering students into certain parts of campus. This causes people to feel at home and out of place on the same campus, depending on the building or area they’re in.

Our campus should continue to be open and communal after the

group activities and ice-breakers of frosh week — but there’s little support provided by the school once orientation ends. Many cities across the world dedicate space, time and money to ensuring their streets, parks and squares bring people together.

More often than not, this is achieved through public art installations.

Many are awestruck by “Cloud Gate” in Chicago, the brightly

Modern Fuel spring exhibits unusual, yet effective New exhibits range across mediums and topics Matthew Wronko Contributor Running until Apr. 28, Modern Fuel is showcasing two unique exhibits tackling all too familiar social issues like gender identity and environmentalism.

Chun Hua Catherine Dong’s The Drift Latitudes and Jocelyn Purdie’s Nature FIXED (on resilience) are challenging expressions of art and its political impacts.

Dong’s The Drift Latitudes attempts to reflect the gap between the body as an image and as experienced reality. Using four projectors, overlapping audio and compelling imagery, Dong creates a claustrophobic and intriguing piece of artwork in the Modern Fuel space.

A Chinese-born artist based out of Montreal, Dong is known for her work with the body as a means of expression and as a conduit for critique of gender, race and immigration.

Situated in an open room, the viewer’s attention is in a game of tug-o-war between four different screens, often showing different videos, featuring four models with one for every screen. The viewer watches each person go through a series of activities, ranging from putting on make-up to attending a dance party complete with unicorn masks and neon lights.

Featuring explicit imagery like

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Public art is sorely needed on campus.

nudity, Dong’s piece is a unique commentary on gender through the showcasing of nude androgynous models. The piece ends with the models embracing each other, only to loop again for further viewings.

The video format creates an awkward, yet magnetic piece. It doesn’t feel like a video, rather a live performance. The models have awkward moments filled with silence and blank stares, but that only made it feel more immersive.

The video format allows the viewer to be enveloped in the exhibit, which is a bold creative choice

by Dong that makes seeing this exhibit worth it.

While ambitious, the message of the piece at times feels inaccessible. The overlapping dialogue, raising music and eye-grabbing imagery sometimes makes it difficult to focus on what the piece is trying to achieve. This can be interpreted as a commentary on how cis-gendered social systems aren’t accessible to their community and this inaccessibility can be a form of reciprocal exclusion to illustrate that point.

The second exhibit featured is Jocelyn Purdie’s Nature FIXED (on resilience). Exploring the relationship between humanity and the environment, Purdie’s work features her impressive craftsmanship of branch structures from tree logs tied together with

nuts, bolts, crutches and various everyday items.

The logs balance precariously against each other, stabilized by screws, ropes and seemingly whatever was lying around. The end result is a fascinating juxtaposition of nature

coloured “Toronto” sign brings together people from all over the city and the Louvre — a building as beautiful inside as out — is one of the most popular destinations for people from all corners of the Earth.

More public art on Queen’s campus wouldn’t only be visually pleasing but it would also add to the communal feel of our school, giving students something in common beyond their education and their aspirations. Public art can be analyzed, understood and mulled over by any person who walks by the installations

and society.

Every branch of the exhibit features a story within it: miniature beekeepers, cars and animals are all placed inside and around the assembled pieces, suggesting a commentary on humanity’s dependence on nature. The presence of man-made objects furthers both exhibits’ trends of familiar commentary in an unusual fashion. Purdie excels at creating a fascinating and ambitious piece of work.

The exhibits were challenging takes on media.

and sculptures.

It’s beyond a doubt that a public art program, when well-funded, meticulously planned and properly implemented provides innumerable benefits to those who frequent a given area.

But I understand the arguments against it.

For one, Kingston’s harsh climate makes the enjoyment of outdoor spaces a luxury reserved to the bookends of the semester.

Also, it’s a financial expenditure that never offers a discernible return on investments.

Still, I’m not convinced that anyone truly dislikes public art or thinks it lacks value. I’ve heard many people voice negative opinions on certain pieces, like the giant cow sculpture in Markham park, but everyone can appreciate pieces they like.

Students from all faculties can appreciate something artistic; it isn’t limited to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Art is everywhere and so we all engage with it.

Further, the appetite for art pervades every person’s life — it’s the yin to the yang that is classes, jobs and the other pressures in life. Viewing art in outdoor spaces on campus can provide a way to relax after an exam, enjoy a date and provides a topic of discussion amongst your peers — art is something everyone and anyone can share.

Queen’s should realize students have appetites that go beyond the dining halls in Leonard and Ban Righ.

Our campus is beautiful, but it’s not perfect. We need to use the space we have more wisely to bring students together and bridge the gaps that form once we separate into our faculty-oriented streams after frosh week.

However, like everyone’s favourite ogre, Purdie’s exhibits has layers. Every subsequent examination of the sculptures reveals a new detail, scratch and figure. Her sculptures are rich with irony and commentary.

Overall, both of these new Modern Fuel exhibits do an excellent job of portraying their message, and their creativity alone makes them worth a visit.

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Varsity teams honoured at 82nd Colour Awards

Claire Sumner, Spencer Abraham, Kainoa Lloyd recognized for illustrious careers Matt Scace Assistant Sports Editor On Mar. 28, Queen’s varsity athletes gathered at the ARC for the 82nd Colour Awards to celebrate what proved to be a banner 2017-18 for Queen’s Athletics.

The night honoured the year’s most memorable performances, graduating athletes and those behind the scenes that give Queen’s athletes the services necessary to perform.

PHE ’55 Alumnae Award for Top Female Graduating Athlete: Claire Sumner — Cross Country

In her five years at Queen’s, Sumner has found unparalleled success as a member of the women’s cross country team.

This season she finished second at the U Sports Championships and played a key role in bringing the women’s team their first OUA Championship since 2003.

“It’s been an unbelievable experience.

I don’t think I could’ve been at university if I wasn’t a student athlete,” Sumner said after the ceremony.

Recalling her past five years, Sumner reflected most positively on the past year.

The team’s OUA gold not only ended a draught for the Gaels, but also ended Guelph’s 13-year streak atop the OUA. Sumner holds this win close to her heart.

“Everyone was incredible this year. It was probably the favourite of my years at Queen’s just because we’ve come so far as a team … it was special,” Sumner, who in 2016-17 won gold at both the OUA and U Sports Championships, said.

Sumner’s university cross country career will officially come to an end after her race at the 2018 World University Cross Country Championships in Switzerland on Apr. 7. With her Queen’s career her rearview mirror, Sumner is

reminiscing on her time at the University.

“I would have never had expected [that happening] in my first two years,” Sumner said about her recent successes. “I’ll never forget crossing the line and those feelings.”

Jenkins Trophy for Top Male Graduating Athlete: Spencer Abraham and Kainoa Lloyd — Men’s Hockey, Men’s Rugby For the first time since 1992-93, there were two recipients of the Jenkins trophy.

Since arriving at Queen’s in 2014, men’s hockey captain Spencer Abraham has seen a constant rise in his production. Alongside his own personal success — which saw him record a career-high 30 points this season — Abraham has been instrumental in the team’s rise to become one of the OUA’s best teams. This year, the team had a program record 19-wins during the regular season.

“Brett Gibson really believed me and he gave me every opportunity to succeed.

That’s just what happens when you have a surrounding group that believes in your abilities,” Abraham said.

“When you look back on it, with all the great guys in the room, for them to choose me to lead their team and wear the ‘[captaincy]’ for them,” he added, “they’re my best friends. Being named team captain is the greatest honour an athlete can receive.”

For Lloyd, his time on campus has seen him win numerous accolades. Over the course of his five years, he has four OUA Championships to his name, including this year’s undefeated run to the title.

“It’s an awesome way to end [my career],” Lloyd said about sharing the award with Abraham. “I’m just ecstatic.”

This year, Lloyd was named an OUA All-Star as well as the OUA Championship Man of the Match.

Sports Spencer Abraham (middle) and Kainoa Lloyd (right).

Alfie Pierce Award for Top Female Rookie: Sophie de Goede — Rugby and Basketball Sophie de Goede’s first year at Queen’s was unconventional. The first year de Goede spent her fall term with the rugby team and winter season with the basketball team, acting as the only dual-sport varsity athlete at Queen’s. De Goede was named women’s rugby OUA Rookie of the Year and U Sports Rookie of the Year.

Despite the intensity of playing two sports, de Goede said she was able to balance her first year at Queen’s with relative ease.

“I have so much free time now,” de Goede joked of the season’s end. “It couldn’t have been managed better and the teams on both sides were so accommodating.”

With three to four more years left for one of Queen’s most promising and talented athletes, de Goede said the bonds she made this year with her teammates will continue to make her athletic experience exciting.

“The wins are a big deal to me, but I think the best part of this year and what I assume to be the best part of the next years will be the team.”

Alfie Pierce Award for Top Male Rookie: Zane Grossinger — Men’s Volleyball

Amongst a roster which boasted six rookies, Zane Grossinger stood out in an

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unexpected breakout season for the men’s volleyball team.

Grossinger finished this season third in the OUA in assists per set (9.72) and fifth in digs (129). After landing in the starting lineup early in the season, Grossinger played a critical role in the Gaels run to the OUA finals.

“It’s been a super overwhelming year and I’m so proud of what this team has accomplished,” Grossinger said. “I wouldn’t be receiving any individual accolades if it wasn’t for them and my amazing coaches.”

Jim Tait Trophy for Top Performing Varsity Team: Men’s Rugby

There wasn’t much the men’s rugby team couldn’t do this year. After going undefeated in the regular season, the Gaels cruised to OUA gold in November — their fifth league championship in six years.

With a healthy roster throughout the season, the Gaels dismantled Guelph in the OUA finals 62-17. In one of the most dominant OUA seasons of all time, the Gaels’ slimmest margin of victory was eight points.

“We were so dominant,” Lloyd said about his team’s season. “The fact that our program is so dominant … the dedication the coaches have to the team helped us all be the best players we can be.”

With such a high standard set for next year’s team, Lloyd is a firm believer the Gaels can continue to bring success to Queen’s.

“Having strong leadership growing through the program has made me want to do the same thing and give back to the guys who work so hard,” Lloyd said.

The Journal highlights the best lines athletes and coaches had to offer in 2017-18 “I felt like myself again, able to fully feel the beautiful joy and sorrow of playing what could be my last game as a Gael.”

— Women’s Rugby player Nadia Popov

“Karma, to me, could be good or bad. [I]f you use karma to the good and you do the right things on and off the ice, you’re going to get the results.”

“The next time [we] lose a football game, we’re grabbing our gear, having a pizza, and wishing everybody on the team good luck.”

“We have a definite sort of game day prep … and even if I’m watching from home, full confession, I still get decked out in my tricolour.”

— Men’s Hockey Head Coach Brett Gibson

— Football Head Coach Pat Sheahan

— Gaels fan Sue Bates

“We can anticipate people to sign over the next few years and hopefully build a dynasty.”

“We need to take care of our business and pray that the football gods will take care of the rest.”

— Cross Country Coach Steve Boyd

— Football Player Jake Puskas

“Give it a couple more games and maybe we’ll get a little emotional.”

— Men’s Volleyball player Markus Trence

“I am surprised a parody video of me stick handling hasn’t gone viral yet.”

— Ex-Men’s Hockey Player Jake Clements

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What’s been the most memorable moment from the 2017-18 varsity season?

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Claire Sumner (left) and Branna MacDougall at the OUA Championships.

The Journal’s sports editors dish out their hot takes on the most exciting points in the fall and winter varsity campaigns Sebastian Bron & Matt Scace Sports Editors Men’s rugby — OUA Championship You’d be hard pressed to find a more memorable moment in the 2017-18 varsity season than the men’s rugby team winning the OUA Championships.

Besides winning by a considerable margin — with the Gaels defeating the Guelph Gryphons 62-17 — hoisting the program’s 23rd Turner Trophy tasted sweet for more reasons than one.

After losing in the 2016-17 final to the then top-ranked

Guelph Gryphons, the 2017-18 championship marked Queen’s fifth win in six years, establishing the Gaels men’s rugby program as the best in the province.

Arguably the most notable takeaway from the game was the fashion in which the Gaels closed it. Queen’s beat the Gryphons by 45 points — a far cry from earlier in the season when, in the smallest margin of victory of their undefeated year, the team defeated Guelph by just eight points.

“It’s the pinnacle of our whole season,” head coach Dave Butcher told The Journal at November’s championship game, as waves of current and former Gaels players rushed Nixon Field. “And I’m satisfied not only to win it, but in the way we won it.”

With the Turner Trophy returning home this fall and an experienced head coach heading the program for a second year in 2018-19, the Gaels’ will be the favourites to raise the banner once again in the 2018-19 season.

— Sebastian Bron

Women’s cross country — OUA Championship Going into the 2017 season, the

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women’s cross country team was aware of the opportunity they had. With 2016 OUA and U Sports champion Claire Sumner returning and Kingston native Branna MacDougall ready to take the OUA by storm, they lived up to every expectation they had for themselves on Oct. 28 at the OUA Championships.

Rolling into the weekend touting their fifth straight week as the team atop U Sports rankings, the Gaels saw four runners cross the finish line in the race’s top 10. With her three second victory over second place, MacDougall’s victory at the championships was the second year in a row that a Gael won the women’s race.

Following close behind were Amy Stephenson and Claire Sumner in the fourth and fifth place respectively, while Molly Steer claimed the 10th spot in an impressive and unexpected performance.

While the OUA banner was a major achievement for the cross country program, the historical implications of the win made the day even sweeter. With the Gaels’ previous OUA team championship dating back to 2003, the Gaels snapped the Guelph Gryphons’ 13-year reign as

Queen’s athletes host Pathways to Education students Recent partnership with organization sees Queen’s athletes mentor low-income local youth

Maggie Gowland Staff Writer In recent years, Queen’s student athletes have increased their community involvement across Kingston. On Mar. 24, several members of the Queen’s Varsity Leadership Council (VLC) continued these efforts by mentoring 15 Pathways to Education students at the ARC. The Kingston chapter of Pathways is run by the Kingston Community Health Centre.

Pathways’ aim is to help youth from low-income communities successfully graduate from high school and transition into post-secondary education, training or employment.

The day at the ARC began with a talk from Rio 2016 Olympic sailor Lee Parkhill in

the building’s alumni lounge.

With lunch supplied, the kids and athletes played games of volleyball, dodgeball and soccer in the ARC upper gyms. The day of activities concluded with speeches about how varsity athletes balance their athletic and academic lives.

In a recent statement in the Queen’s Gazette, Executive Director of Queen’s Athletics and Recreation Leslie Dal Cin explained the benefits student-athletes can provide to low-income youth.

“When it comes to the Pathways organization, we share many of the same values around the importance of education, wellness and physical activity as contributors to personal and professional success,” Dal Cin said. “Not only can our student-athletes act

as mentors for these high school students, they can learn from them about goal setting, resilience and overcoming obstacles.”

The Pathways’ partnership with the VLC is new this year.

Over the course of the 2017-18 academic school year, several varsity athletes have gone to the Pathways facility each week to work with the Pathways students through tutoring and mentoring.

The Division of Student Affairs has worked with Pathways for years to help with applications and offer transportation to the university’s Fall Preview and summer orientation programs.

Any high school student who spends four years with Pathways gets $2,000 in scholarship money towards the post-secondary

Alex Colborne (right) with the Turner Trophy.

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OUA Champions.

Although they weren’t able to claim gold at the U Sports Championships two weeks later, the championships arguably marked the dawn of a new era for women’s cross country at Queen’s. Even though the Gaels have a large group of graduating athletes, the women’s cross country team is set to compete

for the top position in the country for years to come with some high-profile recruits coming in the fall.

Ultimately, the 2017 OUA Championships wasn’t the closing note on an era; it only initiated what’s to come for this potential dynasty on campus.

education of their choice. At Queen’s, they offer renewable entrance awards for Pathways’ youth members.

VLC co-chair and graduating member of the women’s basketball team Andrea Priamo was one of the varsity athletes who hosted the Pathways students.

She said the event was an exciting and inspiring experience for everyone involved.

“Some of our athletes had speeches prepared about being a varsity athlete and what kind

of people to surround yourself with and what will make you successful,” Priamo said in an interview with The Journal.

On top of this, Priamo said a few of the athletes added exercises to their speeches to make them interactive for the students.

“For me, it was really inspiring to hear about the students’ aspirations and see how the Pathways program has shaped their mindset,” she added. “We aimed to help with that by sharing our experiences.”

Pathways to Education at the ARC.

— Matt Scace

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Two people flirting.

SEX IN THE LIMESTONE CITY

Four years of sex and love in university Life lessons that made me stronger As this chapter of my life comes to an end upon graduation, I can’t help but looking back on the important memories I’ve made.

Of all the lessons I’ve learned in the last four years — both inside and outside of the classroom — some of the most notable ones have come from what I’ve learned about sex and love.

Before starting university, most of us hear about stories in which people meet the loves of their lives in these four years. Because of this, we tend to start our first years wide-eyed and hopeful that our soulmate will be the cute person next door in res or the one sitting next to us in our very first lecture.

For me, as well as most people I know, this wasn’t the case.

I’d generally consider myself a

realist, but when it comes to love, deep down, I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. Unfortunately, with the high prevalence of hookup culture in university, it isn’t always the best place for someone like me.

Within my first month of university, I’d changed my mind about the type of relationship I wanted. I realized that something casual was much easier and I started giving in to the hookup culture I was surrounded by.

Over my first two years, I was content being single and participating in relationships where the majority of communication came from late-night texting or meeting up at clubs. I even started developing

an aversion to the thought of commitment or anything that was slightly complicated.

This behaviour and mentality was reinforced by the fact that I was constantly choosing partners who felt the same way, meaning that whenever feelings developed, it came as a sign to both of us to end the relationship.

Somewhere along the way, I began to lose the hopeless romantic in me that was so enthusiastic and excited about falling in love.

After realizing there was

something missing from the exchanges I was having, I became a little more open to the possibility of a real, committed relationship.

Given I still hadn’t exactly learned how to pick the right partners, this didn’t give me a much more positive experience.

What started as a casual, no-strings-attached relationship became one in which I was more attached and being constantly strung along by someone who was one-foot-in and one-foot-out.

This relationship inevitably ended and I was back to rejecting any form of commitment.

And that’s when things changed for me. In the end of my third year, I met a wonderful man who was everything I wanted and made me realize why it never could’ve worked with anyone else. For the first time, I understood what everyone was making such a fuss about when it came to love.

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We’ve been together for almost a year now and since the beginning, I’ve learned so much about love and how amazing it can be.

So you see, there was a happy ending to this story after all.

In going through the rollercoaster of sex and love over the past four years, I learned a lot about myself and how to appreciate every experience — good or bad.

Through dealing with difficult aspects of relationships over this time, I’ve learned how to be happy with myself as well as understand what I want and deserve from another person. Although it seemed taxing and frustrating at the time, learning all of this made me ready for the one who now has my heart.

I honestly do believe that hardships in every relationship — good or bad — always have meaning. All of the terrible situations I went through with other partners helped shaped me into a person who was ready to accept something amazing.

If I could go back and change any of the frustration or sadness I endured due to my other relationships, I wouldn’t. In fact, I’d thank each one of those past partners for teaching me so much.

That’s the most important thing I’ve learned about sex and love these four years — to be appreciative of the moments and people that made me strong and able to recognize and contribute to a healthy relationship. I’m happy to say I’m still the hopeless romantic I was at the start of these four years.

—Barrie Cradshaw

KINGSTON

Stepping into spring in Kingston Eight ways to embrace the warmer weather Leslie Egan Contributor As the school year comes to a close, you might be looking for some great ways to spend your final days in Kingston. Maybe you’re looking for ways to ramp up your summer stay in Kingston. Either way, we have you covered.

Kingston Public Market in Springer Market Square

The Kingston Public Market is finally starting up again this month. The next time you take a walk downtown, be sure to stroll through the oldest market in Ontario.

Showcasing local artisans and producers, this is the perfect place to spend a sunny spring afternoon.

Pick up some homegrown local produce, a freshly baked loaf of bread or any other of the unique and exciting goods offered at the market.

As of April 1, the market is

up and running on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Get a jump-start on patio season

Let’s be real, everyone’s favourite season is patio season.

As soon as the warmer weather hits, check out one of the many great patios sprinkled throughout Kingston like Lone Star, Amadeus or Pan Chancho.

If you’re up for a little adventure, hop on the ferry and head over to the Wolfe Island Grill. This restaurant hosts a covered waterfront patio with a beautiful view of the lake and has outdoor heaters for those of you who are patio-ready before the temperature picks up.

Get outside

This one is easy — there are so many fun ways to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors in Kingston.

Springer Market Square.

The classic way would be to take a walk by the lake. Just head south of campus and enjoy the view and the breeze by the water or go a little further and check out Lake Ontario Park. There are plenty of paths for running or walking, a beautiful view of Lake Ontario, picnic benches and a beach if you’re ready to swim.

Run (or walk!) for a great cause

Tieup those running shoes and get ready, because there are a number of great road race events in Kingston this spring supporting a variety of causes.

The biggest race is the Limestone Race Weekend which takes place on April 28-29. This race supports the KGH Trauma Program and Start2Finish, and has a 5K, 10K or half-marathon option.

Dwayne Gretzky does the 90s Can’t get enough of #TBT? Then Dwayne Gretzy has you covered.

On May 18, this Torontobased group of artists will be covering 90s classics at Ale House.

Tickets are now available online through the Ale House Facebook page for this blast from the past featuring the best music of all time.

Trivia nights

Whether you’re looking for a study break or want to test the knowledge you have ready for exams, take all that you’ve learned and a good group of friends and head to one of Kingston’s many trivia nights.

Test your knowledge of the most random and seemingly unimportant facts to win an

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array of prizes, including eternal bragging rights. One to try is the Alibi, where you can get your trivia fix on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day is coming up on Sunday, April 22 this year. Whether you want to hit up Belle Park for the 2018 Earth Day Kingston Celebration or do something on your own, this is a day to appreciate the planet we call home.

Some great ways to celebrate include: starting a home garden, planting a tree, hosting a local clean-up, or inviting friends and family over for a meal cooked with locally sourced foods.

Whether you’re hoping to relax with friends or wanting get outside and enjoy the sun, Kingston in spring has lots to offer.

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Shivani and Josh surrounded by pop culture.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Peaks and pits of 2017-18 pop culture The Lifestyle editors discuss the year’s most important moments in entertainment Shivani Gonzalez & Josh Granovsky Lifestyle Editors The 2017-2018 year hasn’t disappointed us with a mecca of pop culture cringe-worthy moments and uplifting memories.

It’s time to break down the best and worst of this year.

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Grammys diversifies nominees Shivani: While there’s a diverse range of races in the music industry, this usually isn’t represented during award shows, so it was nice to see 2018 brought some more racial diversity to the Grammys.

Josh: Non-white artists made up 80 per cent of those nominated for Grammys this year — an unexpected outcome after two years of #OscarsSoWhite. It was a welcome surprise to see the Recording Academy recognize some of the best music out there from artists who, in the past, have been ignored because of their skin colour.

Kardashian pregnancies

S: I could barely keep up with all these Kardashian pregnancies, but I loved every minute of it. As someone who’s been following Khloe’s marriage and fertility problems for years, I was so happy everybody’s favourite Kardashian was finally getting her dream of motherhood.

J: I won’t pretend Kylie’s pregnancy announcement video didn’t make me a little misty.

Otherwise, I can’t say I have

anything but neutrality towards the Kardashians. But bringing more life into the world is good, I guess?

Jack Pearson as a person in our lives

S: Jack Pearson, the patriarch in This Is Us, has exceeded everyone’s standards of what makes a good husband and what a loving father looks like. Plus, Milo Ventimiglia has somehow proven that he can be even more attractive with a mustache straight out of the 70s.

J: As a loyal This is Us fan, I think Jack Pearson is the greatest and his selflessness is inspiring beyond belief. As a guy who will now forever be expected to maintain the same standards of altruism, craftiness and generally ridiculous facial hair, I can’t help but resent him just a little.

However, if I’m going to be forced into a new chapter of self-betterment, I’m glad it’s by a guy as fun to watch as Jack.

Black Panther

S: It’s safe to say that this movie is officially iconic. The film has an African-American majority cast with insanely talented actors.

Also, it doesn’t hurt that the movie is now the highest-grossing Marvel movie in the United States.

J: A hit movie with a predominantly African-American cast — especially on the heels of summer breakout Girls Trip — sends a pretty strong message to the corporate leaders heading up Hollywood studios:

audiences want diversity.

American Idol coming back

S: When I heard that American Idol was coming back, I thought it was so lame. But watching a few episodes, I have to admit it’s pretty amusing. The show has done a good job of realizing and capitalizing on its own ridiculousness and I’m not mad about it. You do you, American Idol.

J: I responded to news of Idol returning a single year after its farewell season with a massive eye roll. However, the contestants’ charm has quickly won me over and judge Katy Perry has me consistently laughing throughout the show. Even though I wasn’t a massive Idol fan back in the day, its new iteration is an surprising breath of fresh air that’ll have me sticking around for a while.

Pits

Grammys has majority male winners S: Gender equality in award show winners is especially vital in a field where there are a lot of women high up in the game.

I think the world let out a collective sigh to see that the majority of the nominees were men.

J: Only one woman won a Grammy during the televised ceremony this year, to which the Recording Academy President responded by saying that women in music needed “to step up.” No, Grammys, it’s quite the opposite.

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment allegations S: It’s empowering to see people speaking out about experiences with sexual harassment and there’s a potential for change to be made. But the Harvey Weinstein debacle has also illuminated the systematic problem of sexual harassment in workplaces across the board.

J: Weinstein’s exposure as a Hollywood predator was accompanied by shock, disgust and numerous other stories of high-profile men. Hopefully, we’ll get to a point in which every one of these stories has been told — not because people stop speaking up, but because there’s nothing to speak up about.

All the celebrity couples that broke up

S: Alright, let’s pour one out for all iconic couples that broke up this year. Brangelina, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris and, as of this week, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum.

J: That last one stings. Step Up will never be quite the same viewing experience. The dissolution of three couples who appeared rock solid from the outside and were prime examples of “finding true love in Hollywood” left us all a little less hopeful for finding a picture-perfect romance.

Taylor Swift’s new vibe

S: 2017 was the year Taylor Swift re-invented herself —

well, tried to. She threw out all the shade possible and released music that is just not that good. Can we please just go back to the days of curly-haired, guitar-playing Taylor?

J: Coming off the massive success of 2014’s 1989, Taylor Swift had one of the biggest platforms in music. And she chose to use it to bring “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred back into our lives. Hmm. Arie as ‘Bachelor’

S: Put a narcissistic former race car driver with the moral ability to end an engagement with a woman, on camera for another woman and you get this season of The Bachelor.

Does it make us pretty uncomfortable? Yes. Does it make for great TV? Also yes.

But that doesn’t make it cool to exploit someone’s breakup for ratings.

J: The only part of this season I watched was Arie’s unceremonious parting with his brief fiancée, but I still felt overwhelmingly unimpressed with his choice to break the news over television. And the dumpee’s takeaway from her embarrassing experience is to ... remain on television for The Bachelorette?

2017-18 pop culture was filled with surprises — some good, some bad, some Kylie Jenner-related. We learned that maybe we don’t understand pop culture as much as we thought we did. Looking forward to a learning curve, 2018-19.

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What was the best TV show of the school year?

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Jonathan, Lauren and Josh talking about TV.

Three Journal writers make the case for your next TV-binge Josh Granovsky, Jonathan Karr & Lauren Trossman Journal Staff Television is a hotly debated topic here at The Journal — so much so we’ve written about it 39 times this year in the Lifestyle section.

To debate the important things, we gathered some of our most passionate TV lovers to fight for their favourite show from the past school year.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

While my list of “favourite shows” grew exponentially this year, a valuable addition to that lineup is rom-com-drama-musical Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Yes, it’s somehow an amalgamation of almost every TV genre and yes, it pulls it off perfectly.

Created by actress/comedian/singer Rachel Bloom and 27 Dresses writer Aline Brosh McKenna, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend follows Rebecca Bunch, a New York lawyer who runs into her summer camp ex-boyfriend and decides to quit her job to move to his small town of West Covina, California, to get back together with him.

The plot is just as absurd as it sounds and is explored through the lens of Rebecca’s deep-seated unhappiness and longing for a better life. From the beginning, the series subtly references Rebecca’s history of mental illness. The recently-concluded third season dives deep into Rebecca’s psyche by focusing on and humanizing her mental health struggles and giving her an official diagnosis.

Rebecca also happens to see her life “as a series of musical numbers,” resulting in over 100 original songs over the course of the series. The songs are as catchy as they are hilarious, with titles such as “Nothing is Ever Anyone’s Fault,” “Buttload of Cats” and — my personal favourite — “Let’s Generalize about Men.” Whether it’s comedy, drama, dark humour or music, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is so versatile that almost anyone can find something they like. It balances its exploration of serious topics with an unending humanity, sense of humour and some shower-singing-worthy songs.

— Lauren Trossman

Nathan for You I watch a lot of television. My watching habits have surpassed the “my parents worry about me” level and progressed to the point where they carry around their withdrawn acceptance of my lifestyle like a burdensome Costco card.

Since I consume so much television, I’m rarely surprised by what I watch.

I’ve been through countless re-castings, survived numerous main character deaths and trudged through more spontaneous evil-twin reveals than any man ever should — I’ve seen it all.

So, you can imagine my shock when a docu-comedy series about a failed Canadian businessman who tries to help small businesses with ill-conceived marketing ideas managed to effectively turn my brain inside out.

Comedy Central’s Nathan For You, which has produced 32 episodes over four seasons, stars writer-creator Nathan Fielder as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. Fielder comes from a Canadian-Jewish family, graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Commerce and is painfully awkward in every interaction — not exactly qualities you’d expect to find in a must-see TV show.

Fielder channels his unique brand of comedy to create out-there promotion schemes for small businesses — schemes that often gloriously go down in flames. In this year’s season, he tries to market smoke detectors as musical instruments, opens a computer repair shop staffed exclusively with asexuals and attempts to blackmail Uber with the help of Los Angeles cab drivers.

While Fielder’s show provides consistent laughs throughout its five-year run, this year’s fourth season finale, “Finding Frances,” isn’t only the show’s best episode but also the best two hours of television I’ve seen in recent memory. Fielder abandons his show’s typical format to pursue a terrible Bill Gates impersonator’s long-lost love. What follows is a mindblowing examination of loss, fear and the intersection between reality and television.

If you watch one show out of the 26 I’ve recommended during my time at The Journal, make it this one.

— Josh Granovsky

This Is Us Are you looking for genuinely funny characters with clear chemistry? Do you

want to have a cathartic cry once a week?

Most importantly, do you want to be able to participate in conversations about one of the last shows part of the cultural zeitgeist? This is your chance.

By now, you’ve definitely heard of This Is Us, the show that took the world by storm immediately when

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it premiered last year. It delivered a feel-good, mystery-filled and overall enjoyable first season, picking up several major award nominations and wins along the way. Thankfully, it has only gotten better in its second season.

The show transitioned from a high-quality nighttime soap to a genuinely phenomenal look at how the most minuscule life events can change the course of a family’s history. The show’s creators took the criticisms of the first season in stride, offering genuinely moving storylines for Kate, a character whose first season arc was criticized for limiting her to being a one-dimensional character only concerned about her weight.

As well, Deja, a foster child taken in by the Pearson family, allowed the show to examine the complications of the foster system, criminal justice and racism in a heartfelt narrative. Kevin, whose battle with addiction parallels his father’s similar struggles decades earlier, also surprisingly became the heart of the show thanks to a moving performance from Justin Hartley.

What was once introduced as escapist fare about a family dealing with issues that were conveniently resolved each week became a genuine reflection of an American family doing their best to persevere in the toughest of circumstances — but notably not always succeeding.

— Jonathan Karr

Crossword

ACROSS 1 Do as you’re told 5 A cont.

8 Old fogy 12 Geometry measure 13 Born 14 Divisible by two 15 Soared 17 Choose the best 18 Japanese pond carp 19 With resolution 21 Twelve 24 Highway division 25 Saharan 26 Demonstrated, as

when on strike 30 Chaps 31 Chess wins 32 Consumed 33 Sank a billiard ball 35 Caspian feeder 36 Addict 37 William Tell’s target 38 Formosa, today

41 Annoy 42 ___ Major 43 Fined for

speeding, e.g.

48 Indonesian island 49 High-arc shot 50 Basin accessory 51 Help in a crime 52 “Tasty!”

53 Annoyingly slow

DOWN 1 Rowing tool 2 Sis’ counterpart 3 Common Mkt. 4 Talked on and on 5 Opposed 6 Lawyer’s payment 7 Clearly embarrassed 8 Edict 9 Egg 10 Farmer’s home?

11 Sans siblings 16 A billion years

20 Tattoo-parlor supply 21 Moist 22 Sandwich cookie 23 Brass component 24 Metric measure 26 Obviously 27 Rainout cover 28 Common Latin abbr.

29 Strike from the text 31 Smaller plateau 34 Persian Gulf nation 35 Maintenance 37 Noah’s boat 38 Big brass instrument 39 Bedouin 40 ___ of Capri 41 Cold War weapon (Abbr.)

44 Debt notice 45 Pair 46 “A mouse!”

47 Parched

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Lifestyle

Thursday, April 5, 2018

PHOTO BY SEBASTIEN MULGAT

Staff of Queen’s Journal, Volume 145.

Meg Glover, Managing Editor Sitting here writing my last words in an office I feel I’ve only just come to know, I can feel a sizeable knot forming in the pit of my stomach.

Whether it’s nerves, pride, disbelief or an unsettled combination of the three, I’m not quite sure. What I am sure of is that hearing the giggles of our wonderful staff outside my door as I try to write this brings a tear to my eye.

Rewind back to a year ago, when I sat in Stauffer glaring at my laptop screen. Having reread my filled-out Journal application countless times over, I debated whether I should even bother to send it in.

But then I arrived at the house for my interview. Crumbling bricks held together by tired cement and in dire need of a paint job, it held a charm that I knew I needed to be a part of long before I got that phone call from Joe. Fast-forwarding to this year, it’s impossible to look back on my time in this house without thinking of the 25 people that filled it with laughter. Each of you are so uniquely impassioned and yet combine to make the most dynamic team I’ve ever known.

Even after our last press day together is behind us, I’ll always feel honoured that I was able to be a part of it. Seeing the amount of respect, support and love you have for one another only makes me wish we had more days.

I leave solely with the regret that I didn’t find my way to the steps of 190 University sooner.

To my parents, sisters and friends — If I could give you back the hours you patiently listened as I ranted endlessly about things you didn’t understand, I would. Since I can’t, I can only assure you that those Facetime calls, afternoon strolls and coffee runs meant the world to me. You’ve supported me unconditionally this year and beyond, and for that I’m forever indebted to each of you.

To Dave — I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again — you are always there for me no matter what and I can’t explain what that means to me. I’ve never had someone believe in me so strongly and if it weren’t for you, I’m not sure I would’ve had the confidence to send in that application. You’re truly the force that saved my sanity this year and for that and a thousand other reasons, I love you!

To Joe — I think it’s safe to say that I’ll never again have a partner as kind-hearted, patient or supportive as you’ve been.

Inevitably having tweaks to work out in the beginning, we truly found our stride over this year. That’s how it always happens, right?

Just as you’re starting to get comfortable, you’re suddenly in your office, forced to write your last words knowing that you’ll soon be without a friend right across the hall. You believed in what I was capable of before I could even bring myself to do the same, and for that I’ll always be so grateful to you.

Even if you thought you were screwing up at times, you never failed to be the leader

PHOTO BY JULIA BALAKRISHNAN

Last words

Joe and Meg look back on their time at 190 University Ave. you promised everyone you’d be and I think that’s what made you so easy to look up to.

And to Nick and Seb — I’m afraid I couldn’t choose a single adjective to describe the year you have ahead of you.

There will be days you dream of spilling coffee on the computers just to catch up on some sleep. There will be others when you feel like escaping behind the locked door of your office. And then there will come the day you’re writing your last words and you’re thankful for each time you made sure not to do either of those things, and instead remembered how lucky you were to be trusted with such a great responsibility.

This job comes with a balance of bitter frustration and unprecedented pride. Pride in yourself, each time you’ve made it through the week to look back on what you’ve made possible. And pride in those around you who, if your year is anything like ours, will be some of the most talented, hard-working, genuine people you’ll ever come to know.

My only advice would be to believe in yourselves — it sounds like an empty cliché, but it’s something I needed to be reminded of more often than I’d care to admit and it meant everything. When you’re sitting at my or Joe’s desk, perhaps crouched on a swivel chair with slippers and your third consecutive coffee, remember you were chosen because people believed in you. You owe it to them to do the same for yourself.

Walking into the house last spring, I was a guest. Walking out of it now, I feel as though I’m stepping away from family — a quirky, coffee-crazed, Jai-obsessed yet somehow functional family.

All in all, my time at The Journal is something I’ll look back on and always be grateful for — the friends I gained will infinitely outweigh the sleep I lost.

Meg is ready to … who said Meg was ready?

Joseph Cattana, Editor-in-Chief These 800 words are what I’ve dreaded most about my job. That’s because when I’m done with them, I know it will be time for me to say goodbye to the place I will always call home.

No matter what, I’ve always had a difficult time describing what The Journal is or how important it has become to me. Now that it’s my time to go, I find myself at a loss for words.

I didn’t know it when I joined The Journal three years ago as an Assistant Sports Editor — and haven’t fully realized it now — but you can’t define this student paper with one word, sentence or phrase.

Even though the staff overturns every year, the rush of ideas, stories and the drive of the student journalists inside this rundown house remains unwavering in strength.

If you think about it, The Journal is a crazy concept. Completely student-run, a betting person would have thought this would have imploded a long time ago. But over the course of a school year and 28 print issues, these under-paid and over-caffeinated students come together to create something truly remarkable.

To the staff of Volume 145, I don’t think I can underscore enough how indebted to you I am. Not only have you all grown as writers, but more importantly to me, you’ve grown as people. You chased down stories that enacted change, asked the right questions and, begrudgingly, listened to Jai in the early hours of the morning. Although Meg and I guide the ship, you’re the heart of The Journal which beats in unison to create the paper every week.

Thank you for letting me be your Editor in Chief. Thank you for becoming the massive family you are today. Thank you for outdoing yourselves with every passing issue. I hope I inspired you just as much as the 25 of you inspired me every single day.

Before I had the confidence in myself to chase this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, there was a group of people who had faith in me.

Sebastian and Anisa. Thank you for answering all my questions this year.

Three years ago, you two took a risk on a 20-year-old who had never written for the paper. I hope I wrote a few good stories along the way and have made you both proud.

Jacob and Jane. Thanks for believing in me and pushing me to make this place better.

To my friends, housemates and family: thank you for supporting me when I had this crazy idea of coming back to run a student paper. Thank you for listening to my problems and most of all, talking about anything but The Journal.

Bianca. You’ve read every story I’ve written at The Journal and you’ve always believed in me, even when I probably thought otherwise. You’re the glue that held me together this year. I love you.

Meg! I could probably spend this whole article telling you how important you are to this paper and to me. I know some days I probably drove you crazy, but I just wanted to take the time to thank you for everything this year.

It might be cheesy, but I knew from the moment I met you that I wanted to work with you. You’re smart, caring, talented beyond your imagination and to me, the reason why we’ve been so successful this year. It’s sad to know that I won’t be able to come into your office across the hall and gossip anymore, but I know I’ve gained a lifelong friend.

Thank you for being everything I thought you would be as a Managing Editor and so much more.

Nick and Seb. Get ready for the time of your life. Some days you will feel like you’re on top of the world and if you’re anything like me, there will be a lot that will make you question everything you’ve done. Remember you were elected for a reason. Be the editors I know you are both capable of becoming and everything else will fall into place. Whenever you are down on yourself, remember 145 years of editors before you have made it out the other side alive.

Time is a funny concept. While you’re in the moment and everything is great, things feel like they will never end. But now that it’s my time to go, I can’t help but try to soak up every moment I can.

As I walk through the house when no one is around, I can see the past three years of my life unfold at The Journal. The laughs, late nights, group dinners, friendships I’ve made and everything in between have come to define me not only as a writer, but as a leader and a friend.

If you couldn’t already tell, leaving this place sucks. I’ve had the time of my life working here. The Journal has been home to me for the last three years and I wouldn’t change how a single moment or story has played out. It might be my time to go, but this house and these people will always hold a special place in my heart.

Journal Joe is ready for the rush to end.