The Queen's Journal, Volume 145, Issue 22

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The northern concrete addition of the JDUC was built in the mid 1970s.

AMS, SGPS to return AMS Campus Activities to drawing board Commission cuts for funding four committees AMS President Li addresses failure to secure student fee for the JDUC I ain S herriff -S cott Assistant News Editor Although AMS President Jennifer Li said she’s disappointed about the unsuccessful JDUC referendum vote, she told The Journal that “the project is not at a standstill.”

In a special referendum held on Feb. 12 to 13, the AMS and SGPS asked students, “Do you agree to the establishment of a mandatory, non-reviewable $89 fee to support the redevelopment of the John Deutsch University Centre, to be collected annually commencing in the 2019-2020 academic year?”

For the AMS, voter turnout was 20.8 per cent, with 1,823 (51.1 per cent) votes opposed and 1,746 (48.9 per cent) votes in favour of the project.

Li told The Journal “the results have shown a disconnect between what we were hearing, what we were seeing and what students actually voted. It was disappointing to know that at this time, at this particular moment, the AMS was unable to secure a student contribution.”

In order to understand the results, Li said the AMS plans to “do more learning and research to understand why students vote the way they did.”

“I think comparing it to some other referendums that have happened across Ontario for student life centres. Comparing it to, for example, the SGPS fee that ran parallel to ours,” Li continued.

Live Music Committee, QMJC, QMC and QMUN dissolved M aureen O’R eilly News Editor

At a Feb. 1 meeting of AMS Assembly, four parts of the Campus Activities Commission were dissolved indefinitely — namely Queen’s Live Music Committee, Queen’s Media and Journalism Conference, Queen’s Model Court and Queen’s Model United Nations.

Commissioner of Campus Activities Devon LaFlamme brought forward the motion, attributing the decision to dissolve based on a lack of engagement within the groups. At Assembly, LaFlamme and VicePresident (University Affairs) Palmer Lockridge explained the four committees saw low levels of engagement because other See Li on page 5 student services already provided similar or

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better opportunities.

In an email to The Journal, LaFlamme elaborated on these low levels of engagement with specific examples. According to him, Queen’s Media and Journalism Conference (QMJC) never hired co-chairs in the 2017 spring hiring period due to insufficient applications. Instead, the former commissioner and deputy commissioner took on these responsibilities.

“After extensive marketing efforts and preparation from the committees [and] organizers, it was with great disappointment that … QMJC [had to move] their intended first semester dates due to insufficient delegate registration,” LaFlamme wrote.

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NEWS

FEATURE

EDITORIALS

SPORTS

Premier Kathleen Wynne visits campus

The troubling history of Alfie Pierce

Journalists’ role in gender equality

Men’s hockey program record for wins

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GOVERNMENT

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne hosts town hall on campus Community gathers in Wallace Hall to hear Wynne speak about OSAP, OHIP+

Indigenous Law Student Alliance holds vigil for Colten Boushie

Emotional gathering grieves murder of Indigenous youth

Community members gathered outside Richardson Hall on Tuesday.

Raechel Huizinga Staff Writer

MPP Sophie Kiwala (left) and Premier Kathleen Wynne (right).

Josh Malm Staff Writer

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“$11.60 an hour is not enough,” Wynne said. “If you’re working full-time, at that wage, people cannot afford to look after Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne visited themselves. [They] have to go to the food campus on Wednesday afternoon to give bank if they’re trying to look after their students the opportunity to speak their family, and it just isn’t acceptable to me.” minds on the most pressing issues facing Wynne also addressed questions them today. regarding the impact of Ontario’s new Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie OHIP+ policy, which is intended to provide Kiwala introduced Wynne to a sizeable free prescription drug coverage for children crowd in Wallace Hall and said, “if there is and youth age 24 years old and under, anybody, any person, any Premier in this regardless of family income. province in the past and future that has got “Our motivation around free medication our backs, it is this Premier.” was that we believe if we were setting up After a brief preamble regarding the a medicare system today we would have efficacy of Ontario’s new OSAP policy on included pharmacare. I think there is a access to education for students, as well pretty strong consensus across the country as the democratic importance of student that there was a gap in our healthcare engagement, Wynne, ArtSci ’77, opened up system,” Wynne said. the question period.

The more problematic impacts of the One of the first questions she faced province’s new drug policy were addressed was posed towards sexual violence on by DrugSmart Pharmacy manager, Suzanne university campuses. Wynne said the Kerr, who claimed that the implementation government is working with universities has impacted some prescription to better implement and enforce a sexual holders negatively following OHIP+. violence action plan on Ontario campuses.

Before OHIP+, Kerr claimed she never “We’ve got to do something more,” had to send away students without their Wynne said. “What [I’m] hearing is that drugs. However, now she has to because there was very little input from a number of the new paperwork required for certain of post-secondary colleges and universities, perscriptions. With the change, students and very little input from students into the will now wait for their medication in some policies at universities and colleges.” instances because their private insurance “We’re still having the same discussions as won’t pay for various medications. we had when I was here — that is incredibly Wynne responded to these concerns frustrating, because if you had told me in by suggesting cooperation and dialogue in 1974 that we would be having the same order to ensure that the issue is resolved. conversation in 2018, I wouldn’t have In an interview with The Journal believed you,” Wynne said. following the town hall, Wynne discussed Wynne said the government is how the government will address the requiring that students be involved in the growing prevalence of mental health formulation of sexual prevention policies. concerns on Ontario campuses.

Once created, she said there will be an “Mental health comes up every time. It ongoing review of those policies. The is an issue on every campus I’ve been on Premier also encouraged students to in Ontario, and I think that reflects the engage in dialogue with her in order to catch-up we are doing right now. I think increase the efficacy of campus policies and there’s a lot of pressure on young people, their enforcement. but I also think that 30 years ago we weren’t Several questions were also raised by talking about it,” Wynne explained. students regarding the economy in light of “We didn’t have the language to talk about polarized views on the impact of the recent mental health. I think part of it is that we minimum wage increase. are now aware, and that is a good thing, but

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better world and a better life, especially for our Indigenous youth,” she said. “But we obviously still live in a world that devalues Indigenous life. Things like the murder of Colten Boushie, and murdered and missing Indigenous peoples, continue to happen in this country because our people are not valued or seen as human beings.”

Lindsay Morcom, coordinator of the Aboriginal Teachers Education Program (ATEP) and assistant professor at the Faculty of Education said she was discouraged to go back to work after the case decision was released last Friday.

After the recent non-guilty verdict in the case against Gerald Stanley for the murder of Colten Boushie, members of the Queen’s community stood in solidarity with Indigenous youth and Boushie’s family on Tuesday night for a vigil outside Richardson Hall. The event was hosted by the Indigenous Law Students’ Alliance along with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre and Aboriginal Teacher’s Education Program.

In August of 2016, 22-year-old Colten Boushie and his friends entered Gerald Stanley’s property because they experienced car problems. According to witness statements, Stanley fired his gun multiple times, shooting Boushie — who never got out of his car — in the head.

The Boushie case gained global attention and criticism — especially after Stanley was declared not guilty — because the decision was made by an all-white jury. In an opinion piece in the Toronto Star on Monday, Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation Alvin Fiddler argued that this fact reveals the systemic racism targeted at Indigenous peoples in the Canadian judicial system.

Tuesday’s vigil began with a cleansing smudge and an opening prayer and song

by Mishiikenh (Vernon Altiman), the elder-in-residence at Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre. Following this, several Indigenous students and staff members gave tearful statements that expressed their anger and heartbreak about the Boushie case decision.

Lauren Winkler, Law ’20, called the verdict “deeply upsetting.”

“This whole weekend I kept thinking, had the roles been reversed, an Indigenous man would have gotten life for shooting a young white male,” Winkler continued.

Janice Hill, director of Indigenous initiatives and former director of Four Directions, also expressed her frustration.

“We work so hard here to make a

“I got to work on Monday thinking, ‘What do I say to my students? How do I tout reconciliation in a country where we are less than property?’” she said.

Like many of the other speakers on Tuesday, Morcom said she’s determined to educate and fight injustices against Indigenous peoples.

“We need to take a minute to grieve, and then we get up and fight even harder.”

Winkler plans to use her law career to defend Indigenous rights and educate Canadians about the injustices against Indigenous peoples.

“As future lawyers, we can’t let this happen,” Winkler told the crowd. “We have to hold our institutions accountable to make sure that we’re educating the future leaders of our country so that things like this don’t happen again and the racism stops.”

the system is catching up.”

Wynne also told The Journal she encourages continued student engagement with provincial politics.

“One of the reasons I’m doing these town halls is to give students an additional opportunity to take part, but I think if

there are issues they’re aware of in their community, if there are issues they think the government isn’t paying attention to they need to engage with their Member of Parliament, Member of Provincial Parliament or even their municipal counsellors,” she said.

I got to work on Monday “thinking, ‘What do I say to

my students? How do I tout reconciliation in a country where we are less than property?’

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—Lindsay Morcom, Aboriginal Teachers Education Program coordinator

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and domestic law, but also the power of transnational movements.

“I believe that regardless of if targets of attacks are private or not, if a state enters a sovereign state for their own prerogative, you’ve crossed the Rubicon,” she said.

targeted killing “of Would a Canadian by Canada be legal? ”

City Hall hosts Kingston International Lecture

Discussions surrounding targeted killing welcomes Kingston community members Leah West Sherriff spoke to a crowd in Memorial Hall on Tuesday.

Jasnit Pabla Assistant News Editor Known typically as a place to debate municipal policy, Kingston’s City Hall was revamped on Feb. 13 to talk about a broader significant political issue within the global community: targeted killing.

The Kingston International Lecture featured Department of Justice Counsel Leah West Sherriff. Her topic, “Killing Citizens: Legal Dilemmas in the Targeting Killing of Canadian Foreign Terrorist Fighters” attracted an engaged audience from Queen’s, Royal Military College (RMC)

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and the Kingston community. the series presents lectures concerning Sherriff attended RMC for her international topics of interest. undergraduate degree in political studies.

As expressed by CIDP Deputy Director Following this, she served with the Royal Christian Breede, the purpose of the lecture Military for 10 years and was deployed to is to “inform the public at large on security Afghanistan in 2010-11 as an Operations and policy issues.” He said they tend to be Officer. In 2012, Sherriff returned home to “timely, unfortunately.” attend the University of Toronto for law This year’s topic was concerned school and is now completing her Masters primarily with the legal implications in Law at the University of Ottawa. of targeted killing. In particular, the The lecture was hosted by the Centre lecture examined the growing for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) prominence the mechanism has in at the University as part of the Kingston respect to counter-terrorism efforts by International Lecture series established Western democratic states. The main in 2010. Sponsored by CIDP and RMC, concept of her talk was concerned with understanding targeted killing from the perspective of international and domestic law.

Before proceeding with the subject matter, Sherriff said that understanding where Canada stands on issues of counter-terrorism needs to be made clear to citizens.

“Would targeted killing of a Canadian by Canada be legal?” Sherriff asked those in attendance. She set the tone for a lecture that discussed the fragility of international

Kingston public library website among thousands affected in massive crypto-currency mining hack

Despite this position, she identified that transnational groups, namely terrorist groups, “hide” behind state sovereignty to protect themselves.

“The idea that a non-state actor can arise to that level of violence but hide behind the state is repugnant,” she said.

To end the lecture, she emphasized the fact that regardless of the moral implications of state actions, “this is all governed by law.”

A short discussion period followed Sherriff’s lecture. Here, audience members were encouraged to engage with the topic and ask questions.

If a state enters a sovereign “ state for their own prerogative, you’ve crossed the Rubicon. ” — Leah West Sherriff, Department of Justice Counsel

Political studies professor Kim Richard Nossal posed the question of how targets for these state-sanctioned killings were identified. Through her own experiences within the Canadian Royal Military and the Department of Justice, she said the information is often shared between states, non-state actors and foreign sources.

“The issues come from foreign actors where they can’t be used for evidence as witnesses within court,” she responded.

The Journal spoke to Sherriff following the lecture about her experiences with the topic and its significance.

“These are really big weighty questions. I think we should demand answers [from our leadership] as to where they fall in response,” she said. “In order to ask good questions we need to be educated, so that’s why I’m trying to educate people.”

For a short period of time over the weekend, thousands of institution and government websites were covertly mining crypto-currency

Iain Sherriff-Scott Assistant News Editor

Browsealoud, issued a statement on Sunday addressing the attack. The statement called the breach “a criminal act” and Over the weekend, Kingston’s public library indicated that “a thorough investigation is website was one of thousands affected by currently underway.” a large-scale cyber attack. The hack didn’t Lester Webb, Director of Outreach and compromise any personal information, but Technology at the Kingston Frontenac Public instead mined crypto-currency using the Library told The Journal in an interview that website’s computational power. he takes these issues “very seriously.”

The attack was uncovered on Sunday by Webb said his biggest concern was that UK security researcher Scott Helme. Helme information might have been breached. posted several screenshots on Twitter of However, he said “[Browsealoud] assured the code running on major government us in an email many times that no private websites like the UK’s National Health information and been breached.” He added Service and the United States Courts. it “took away some of the original alarm.”

Helme explained hackers compromised Webb called the hack’s purpose “illegal,” a third-party program called Browsealoud. and said library staff “need to be vigilant.”

The service is designed to make websites “What we’re finding is that this kind of more accessible for the visually impaired. attack on government sites is becoming Hackers were able to insert code into the more and more prevalent. We review and websites of thousands of users. Over 4,000 evaluate our security a lot. Things still seems sites were affected by the hack. to sneak through,” he said.

“It could have been a catastrophe; David Skillicorn, a professor of Computer it really could have — that’s not just Science at Queen’s told The Journal, “the scare-mongering. We were exceptionally problem is with a tool like [Browsealoud], lucky this was so mild and so quickly found,” it has to run in your browser to do the Helme told Motherboard on Monday. functionality that you have it for. You’re kind Texthelp, the parent company of of stuck, because you can’t turn that off and

Cryptocurrency is an independent form of digital currency.

can’t really tell if it’s doing more than just reading to you.”

Skillicorn explained that rather than stealing information, “[the hackers] were essentially stealing electricity from the library to do Bitcoin mining.”

“The problem is that the existence of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies have suddenly created this market for computation that turns directly into money.

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There are all sorts of people trying to exploit that new avenue to make money,” he said.

“There is money to be made and all sorts of people — some of them you wouldn’t expect — are leaping into this fight,” Skillicorn continued.

Kingston public library will have its Browsealoud option back up and running

by Thursday.

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GRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SGPS presidential re-election scheduled for March

Unprecedented election nullification has led to a by-election as approved by SGPS Council Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor After the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) presidential election results were nullified on Feb. 8, the SGPS council moved on Feb. 13 to commence a second election period in March.

The election results, which would’ve inducted Stephanie McKnight as presidentelect over runner up Tyler Morrison, were dissolved by the SGPS Judicial Committee after an investigation into a self-disclosed infraction by one of the candidates.

After the committee’s decision was made public on Feb. 8, SGPS President Adam Grotsky criticized them for failing to provide an explanation. Though certain details weren’t disclosed — including which candidate committed the violation — the committee released a statement on Feb. 9

student body voting as opposed to six per cent the year prior.

“We had a turnout of 36.5 per cent, we finally got SGPS members engaged, and now we’re going to go back to them and say ‘Thanks for voting but sorry, it doesn’t matter,’” Grotsky said at the meeting. “I don’t want to send that message to the student body. The student body has expressed a strong will to have their voice heard in this election, and I believe that a by-election is the only way at this point to respect that need.”

that said one candidate spent more than the allotted campaign budget.

As the SGPS Judicial Committee was It sets a pretty dangerous “unable to assess if the spending violation precedent in my mind. provided an advantage in the election,” a decision was made to void the election — Adam Grotsky, results rather than disqualify the candidate.

SGPS President At the SGPS Council meeting on Feb. 13, Speaker Jennifer Williams commented “It sets a pretty dangerous precedent in on the nullification. “This is new territory,” my mind, and a horrible message to the she said. “We have never faced this in student body,” he added. the history of the SGPS.” Several representatives at the council Though the committee recommended in their statement that either McKnight or Morrison be voted in at Tuesday’s meeting, Grotsky publicly voiced his desire to see a by-election occur instead of a vote-in, which he accordingly pushed for at council.

At council, Grotsky stated that the election had the highest voter turnout in SGPS history, with 36.5 per cent of the

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meeting also voiced dissatisfaction with the Judicial Committee’s statement and said it “lacked transparency.” Concerns were raised regarding whether they had enough information to vote in a president that accurately reflected the wishes of their respective departments and the SGPS as a whole.

Despite criticism from incoming Vice President (Graduate) Leo Erlikhman that a by-election would stagnate the transition process for the incoming executive, Grotsky assured council transition would be able to continue smoothly despite the second election period.

During the vote, SGPS Council moved for the by-election. McKnight and Morrison will begin a second campaign period from March 5 to 11, and SGPS students will vote for the next president a second time on March 12 and 13.

In the meantime, the four SGPS Vice Presidents, who were ratified at the council meeting, will continue their transition as planned.

SGPS to re-vote on Bus-It fee in March

Non-ratification of SGPS Bus-It fee nullified by SGPS Council

Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor After failing to vote in favour of renewing the Bus-It student fee, students in the Society for Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) will have a second chance to renew the fee.

At Tuesday’s SGPS Council meeting, members voted to nullify the results.

If the results weren’t nullified, SGPS students would’ve had to pay $912 a year for access to Kingston public transit rather than the current fee of $90.

The wording of the original ballot question, which read, “Do you agree to an increase in the Bus-It (Kingston Transit Student Pass) mandatory student fee from $68.30 to $90.00, an increase of $21.70?” led many students in the society to believe that voting “No” would result in the fee remaining the same, rather than becoming nonexistent.

The ballot results were released on Feb. 1 and saw 51 per cent vote against renewal.

SGPS President Adam Grotsky said in a Feb. 1 statement that he believed “a significant number of students fundamentally misunderstood the referendum question that was posed to them.”

At SGPS Council on Feb. 13, students confirmed their confusion regarding the wording of the Bus-It question on the ballot.

“Students came out in droves to speak about how the bus impacts them and how they just didn’t get the wording,” Grostky said in an interview with The Journal.

As a result, council voted to nullify referendum results. The Bus-It fee will now be on a second ballot to take place in March.

The nullification decision was further propelled by a student fee policy change that was approved at the meeting. Due to the SGPS traditionally seeing a lack of voter turnout during elections, the society uses a supermajority policy regarding referenda.

The supermajority requires two-thirds of the vote be in favour of the referendum in order for it to pass. Their reasoning behind this is to mitigate the potential ramifications of a minimally representative number of students voting on policy that would affect the entire SGPS body.

Going forward, referenda will now require a simple majority of 50 plus one per cent. If the fee in question is a mandatory fee, the simple majority will stand so long as voter turnout meets a quorum of at least 15 per cent.

The change in referendum policy will take effect immediately as opposed to the next fiscal year. The second referendum vote will take place in order to accommodate this.

The Bus-It ballot question will be reworded to read, “Do you agree to continuation of the Bus-It (Kingston Transit Student Pass) mandatory student fee for $90.00? The student fee has been increased from $68.30 to $90.00, an increase of $21.70. Failure for this question to pass the referendum will result in the loss of the unlimited student bus pass for Queen’s Graduate & Professional students.”

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Li says “there is Four committees support, just not on dissolved due to lack these terms” of engagement Continued from front Additionally, Li pointed to the risk of misinformation. “I think there was some element of that,” she said. “There is a possibility that facts get misconstrued or that false information is spread, which leads to people voting one way or another.”

Based on initial conversations about the results with the University, Li said the project isn’t dead. She told The Journal that the University agrees there’s still a need to address the deficiencies of the JDUC. “It’s just a matter of timing and a matter of when and how the next steps moving forward will play out,” Li said.

The proposed $62.3-million capital project would’ve secured 8,800 square feet of new study space and 3,200 square feet of new club space. It would’ve created four times more space than what currently exists in the JDUC. At the graduate level, the SGPS voted overwhelmingly in support of the JDUC revitalization project with a $40 student fee.

With a 33.7 per cent voter turnout, 1,065 graduate students (77.3 per cent) voted ‘yes’ while 312 (22.7 per cent) voted ‘no’.

SGPS President Adam Grotsky told The Journal that it was “bittersweet” to see the results.

“On the SGPS, there was a clear support for the redevelopment and we campaigned on the redevelopment meaning graduate student space,” Grotsky said. “For me, our end of the referendum speaks to a need that survives this campaign.”

In a statement released Wednesday

following the results, Grotsky said the SGPS won’t collect the fee from students unless there is a path forward that “retains the University’s contributions.”

Grotsky told The Journal that if the JDUC redevelopment doesn’t have a path forward, the SGPS “will be working with the University to establish graduate space on campus.”

“Currently there is no graduate-only space on campus. We suffer from a lack of graduate community, that’s not just anecdotal. It has been proven through studies the university has done that have shown grad students have a lower sense of belonging at Queen’s, and a lower mental health as a result,” Grotsky remarked.

When asked what the next steps for the project might look like, Li said she has considered a few different options, but hasn’t pursued any of them yet.

is support, just not on “ Therethese terms. ” —Jennifer Li, AMS President

“We need to regroup with the University as a partner and not make a decision just as the AMS. I think reading week will allow us to spend time to think about what those options may look like,” Li said. “There is support, just not on these terms. We need to go back to the drawing board and understand what students will vote in favour for.”

Continued from front leadership positions were opened again, with no applicants coming forward.”

Queen’s Model Court (QMC) and Queen’s Model United Nations (QMUN) saw similar issues with applicants.

“Last month, QMC and QMUN continued to face low registration numbers,” LaFlamme wrote. “The committees felt that between 75 to 100 delegates as a minimum were required in order to successfully run the conferences. When the conferences were canceled in the beginning of January 2018, each only had registration numbers in the range of 30.”

When the conferences were “canceled in the beginning of January 2018, each only had registration numbers in the range of 30.

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— Devon LaFlamme, AMS Commissioner of Campus Activities

According to LaFlamme, 30 delegates weren’t enough to cover costs for the venue and conference expenses, let alone provide an enriching experience for the students.

For Queen’s Live Music Committee, LaFlamme explained the primary factor in its conclusion was its increasing deficit year-over-year.

“The deficit incurred this year was directly related to insufficient engagement

by students, reflecting the need for further critical review of the programming being provided by the Commission,” he wrote.

As noted at Assembly, another significant factor in deciding to dissolve the committees was that their mandates “directly competed with events [already] organized by student clubs.” For example, the Live Music Committee — responsible for organizing events like QPOP! — had a mandate to provide live music on campus.

“The majority of the venues utilized for QPOP! — including Clark Hall and the Grad Club — already feature live music frequently at their venues, so the opportunity for students or student bands to play, or for students to listen to live music will not been diminished,” LaFlamme wrote.

The Live Music Committee was also responsible for promoting the Isabel Bader Centre as a resource for students. In March, the AMS created a grant for students to allow them to access the Isabel at an affordable cost. LaFlamme said this grant will provide “greater experiential learning and self-driven opportunities to interact with the Isabel.”

Despite the loss of these committees, LaFlamme is looking forward to the addition of the ReUnion Street Festival (RSF) under the Campus Activities Commission (CAC).

“Hosting RSF also allows the CAC to move towards the goal of not replicating programming offered by clubs, and to provide events that engage large portions of the broader student body,” he wrote.

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Features IN-DEPTH STORIES FROM AROUND CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY

Shivani Gonzalez Lifestyle Editor

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hile the social climate on Queen’s campus continually evolves, the life story of Kingston’s Alfie Pierce captures a snapshot of the University’s problematic past with the Black community.

Pierce’s life was filled with adventure, danger and mistreatment — most of which took place on campus and around Kingston.

To understand his story, it’s important to go back to the beginning. Pierce was born in Kingston on May 24, 1874.

He was baptized at St. James Anglican Church, a historical building that once stood on Bader Lane, where Ban Righ Hall now sits. With two fugitive former slaves as his parents and his African-American lineage, Stones Kingston said Pierce was considered both a minority in Kingston and on campus.

When he was 12, Pearce suffered the loss of his father and mother in rapid succession.

At the time, he attended Gordon Street Public School, a building which was located on what’s now University Avenue.

As a talented football and baseball player in his youth, Pierce could often be found running around on the Queen’s campus fields. At 15, he was spotted by the University’s football captain Guy Curtis and was invited to football practice.

After spending time with the team, he was quickly integrated as one of them. Over his time with the Gaels, Pierce served as the water boy, masseuse and handyman. Most famously, he was the team’s mascot.

According to an entry in the Queen’s Encyclopedia, “[Pierce] became the charm piece or object of amusement for the team of white men.”

Pierce had his own chapter dedicated to him in Mervin Daub’s book Gael Force: A Century of Football. While the book outlined how people percieved Pierce’s role on the team — some said he was a glorified personal slave, others thought he was an important part of the team — Daub described Pierce’s role at football games in a chapter titled “A Gentleman of Colour.”

“Alfie stood on the playing field to greet players, headed by their captain, as they ran single-file from the dressing room.” Daub wrote. “He was flamboyantly dressed in the University’s colours – blue tunic with red cuffs, yellow waistcoat with red buttons and red trousers.”

“He threw the football to the captain who led the pre-game warm-up … flanked by a couple of cheerleaders, Alfie then made his way to the bleachers on the student side of the field,” Daub continued.

According to an entry in Queen’s Encyclopedia about Alfie Pierce, he lived under the stadium in the summers. In the winter, he

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Alfie Pierce appearing at a football game.

The life and times of Alfie Pierce

Queen’s still grapples with how to commemorate his legacy was moved into the boiler room of the Jock Hartey Arena on campus.

One of the main problems cited

by Stone City Stories of the living space was the fact Pierce wasn’t given anywhere to cook or eat.

He would place a can of beans on one of the boilers so it would be prepared when he woke up the next day.

Also, the room didn’t come free of charge for Pierce. In turn, he was responsible for restocking the coal, acting as the night watchman and doing general maintenance.

On top of this, the University paid him $10 a week.

Not only did they share a room, Pearce and Boo Hoo also both acted as mascots for the football team. After two years as roommates, the bear was sent to live in a zoo in Watertown, N.Y. because she had become vicious.

By 1951, Pierce had suffered two strokes and passed away in February of that year. When he died, it was apparent that many people on Queen’s campus were deeply touched by the loss.

After his death, his body was laid on the gymnasium floor for two hours as students, professors and people from Kingston came

Pierce has had a polarizing legacy.

Since 1947, Queen’s Athletics has awarded the Alfie Pierce trophy in honour of his spirit and commitment to the school. The award is annually given to a male and female athlete who have contributed the most to athletics in their first year of university.

Following a landslide vote to change the name of The Underground in 1981, the campus bar was renamed “Alfie’s” to honour his legacy. At the time, the AMS’ decision wasn’t met without controversy.

In 2006, the name of “Alfie’s”

There’s the happy alumni story camp where Alfie was this “happy-go-lucky guy and the university swooped in and saved him from a life of hardship. There’s the other camp where he lived in the boiler room with Boo Hoo the Bear

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The most problematic part of Pierce’s living situation was his roommate. When he slept under the stadium in the summer, Pierce shared the space with Queen’s former mascot Boo Hoo the bear.

— Allison Williams, AMS Social Issues Commisioner, 2006

to pay their respects. He was later buried at the Kingston Cataraqui Cemetery, with his tombstone paid for by the School of Medicine’s 1932 graduating class.

Before and after his death,

was brought in to question.

Then-AMS Social Issues Commissioner Allison Williams acknowledged there were two different sides to the story of Alfie Pierce.

“There’s the happy alumni story camp where Alfie was this happy-go-lucky guy and the University swooped in and saved him from a life of hardship,” Williams told The Journal in 2006. “There’s the other camp where he lived in the boiler room with Boo Hoo the Bear,” she added.

The reconsideration on the part of Williams led Darcell Bullen, ArtSci ’08, to organize an event in 2006 called “Free Alfie.” He told The Journal at the time that “Queen’s is focused on the spirited side of Alfie’s. We want students to be aware of the full account of his experiences and why the campus bar is named after him.”

The event Bullen hosted had 150 students in attendance and the idea of changing the name of Alfie’s was brought up at AMS Assembly as well.

In an interview with The Journal, Williams brought up the idea of installing a plaque outside the bar to give students a history of who Perce was, noting, “Alfred Pierce was treated in a way that was racist and discriminatory and ageist and completely inappropriate, but at the same time you don’t want to lose that story.”

George Vassos, a law student who had originally suggested renaming “The Underground” to “Alfies” in 1979 told The Journal in 2006 that the name change “had nothing to do with his height, weight, skin colour, his origin or his religion” and that it was just a fun way to celebrate the history of Queen’s.

In 2013, the club was restored to “The Underground.” As reported by a 2013 Journal article, this was primarily due to the fact that TAPS was running a deficit and was attempting to renovate and rebrand the on-campus club. The same Journal article stated the name change came after students claimed the club negatively reflected on Pierce’s memory.

Nicola Plummer, then-AMS Vice President Operations told The Journal on the rebranding that “[The Underground is] a much easier brand and name to work with than Alfie’s — you can do any kind of theme with ‘The Underground’. I would say also because it is a non-offensive name … it’s an honest name that reflects [the venue].”

Today, students on campus are doing what they can to recognize one of Queen’s most polarizing figures. Working off a recommendation from the Principal’s Implementation Committee on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion (PICARDI), students are working towards the development of the “Alfie Pierce Student Centre for Racial Equality and Social Justice.”

As of a Jan. 30 Senate meeting, the University Council on Anti-Racism and Equality (UCARE) is looking into a house on Albert St. as the potential location for the Alfie Pierce Centre. If they decide to proceed with the location, the Board of Trustees will vote on the name.

What started as a life of struggle in Kingston has transformed into a legacy spanning more than five decades at Queen’s. Although different stories have been told over the years about Alfie Pierce, there’s no denying Pierce left his mark on Queen’s campus.

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As the most visible component of the issue of gender inequality, journalists have a responsibility to seek out women’s perspectives on the stories they write.

While they can’t be charged with solving this issue by themselves, they can stop being a part of the problem.

In an article from the New York Times, writers Amanda Taub and Max Fisher detail the unique problem of women being underrepresented in news coverage.

In their piece, they argue this dilemma deepens gender biases in who gets to be considered an authority on a given subject.

Choosing to use male experts in news coverage is something so common it seems like a natural choice. Even though it’s not a conscious move on the part of writers, news outlets aren’t absolved of a responsibility to work against that ingrained bias towards male authority.

We need to make more active choices in who we seek out to quote.

The impact that increased female representation has can’t be overstated.

When women are depicted as authorities on subjects, they’re given a symbolic

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It’s easy to become invested in the problems of the people we care about. It’s also just as easy to continually carry others’ emotional baggage to an extent that becomes harmful to one’s own wellbeing.

Whether it’s a friend going through a breakup or a loved one suffering with a mental illness, we’ve seen a significant societal shift towards promoting compassion and empathy.

As students and workers alike are rightfully demanding better mental health resources, people are now taught more than ever we should never diminish the problems of those around us.

Yes, this progress is inarguably in the right direction. But what’s fallen through the cracks are the ramifications of continually providing support to others without checking in with oneself.

The concept of compassion fatigue is a psychological consequence of

power. Using quotations from women in news stories communicates to the public that women’s thoughts and opinions are respected. Even more so, it shows young women and girls they too can become valued experts in their chosen field.

Representation matters. When women see themselves reflected in news coverage, it’s a powerful thing.

While it may be more difficult for reporters to find female experts to quote in coverage of any given news topic, it’s not impossible. Female experts exist in every imaginable field and journalists can include their perspectives and expertise if they take the time to do so. Quoting female experts needs to be made a priority in news coverage from both individual journalists and larger news outlets.

Equating maleness with expertise isn’t something we need to accept anymore.

There are women in every field who deserve the same recognition as their male peers. As journalists, we are in a position to give it to them.

over-committing yourself to helping others. It was described by psychologist Charles Figley as the “cost of caring” about the trauma of others. Compassion fatigue happens when a person faces repeated or intense exposure to emotional pain, but doesn’t take the time to intrinsically refuel.

It can result in feelings of irritation or disconnect towards the emotions of another. Alternatively, disinterest and apathy can become the default when engaging with others’ problems.

Compassion fatigue occurs when we disregard our own emotional state post-engagement. Emotional trauma has an impact on those exposed to it as well. By the very nature of empathy and compassion, hearing about the struggles of the people we care about affects us.

None of this is to say we should stop supporting the people in our lives. But

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it’s important to recognize our own emotional threshold for compassion and acknowledge that it’s necessary to care for ourselves as much as we’re caring for others.

This means you could check in with yourself after an emotionally heavy conversation, as well as spend more time engaging in self-care and setting boundaries on what you can handle. Sometimes, we just need to understand it’s not always possible to drop everything for someone else’s problems.

It’s okay to feel affected by others’ emotions. It’s also okay to admit you can’t always handle others’ pain. Sometimes the best way you can help someone is by admitting you can’t do it alone.

Everyone has different emotional tolerance levels and we need to recognize our own capacity for compassion. We commit to being there for our loved ones, but we mustn’t leave ourselves behind in the process.

Sarina is one of The Journal’s Assistant News Editors. She’s a fourth-year English major.

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Struggles of sustainable living within consumption culture

“Visiting my brother in Toronto.”

Jad Ghazali Eng ‘20

Individuals need to take steps towards having a sustainable lifestyle Angela Feng Contributor

With extreme weather patterns increasing globally, environmental issues like climate change are receiving more and more attention as people begin to express concern about these issues and seek solutions. One of the best paths of action individuals can follow is to live a sustainable lifestyle.

Simply put, sustainable living involves finding patterns of action and consumption that don’t jeopardise opportunities for future generations to meet their needs.

When done right, individuals can create a massive impact by living sustainably. However, as today’s anthropocentric society is majorly dictated by economic growth, consumerism and convenience, any attempts at a sustainable lifestyle can be incredibly difficult.

Our culture of consumption is the pinnacle of environmental degradation.

Consumerism acts as a driver for economic growth. It measures happiness and in turn has become an integral part of the North American identity. Consumers turn to cheap, convenient and easily disposable products rather than repairable and durable quality goods. Producers likewise seek convenience by practicing detrimental resource extraction methods and disregard environmental regulations.

To sustain the high rates of production that fuel economic

growth, products are designed and built with a limited time of use, so they become obsolete after short periods of time. They’re less durable and not easily repaired.

Clothes and gadgets become out of trend. Electronics aren’t often even compatible with software updates. Consumers have become blind to the true cost of goods because advertisements have created a compulsive and excessive consumption mentality.

The sad truth of the matter is, we can’t simply march up to the CEO of every company and demand ethical and environmentally-friendly production. Respected scientists, journalists, politicians and an army of environmental activists for decades have been doing exactly that to no avail.

Thus, it seems we’re trapped in this unsustainable lifestyle.

It’s impossible to completely turn away from excessive consumption because it has invaded every aspect of our lives.

Plastic packaging in supermarkets are near impossible to avoid. Cafeterias often only have plastic cups and utensils available.

The list goes on.

Luckily, living sustainably doesn’t require the complete eradication of this consumerism.

Rather, it takes an adjustment to our consumption patterns.

Sustainable living means consuming responsibly and actively reflecting on our purchases.

It’s asking ourselves whether we need them or not, if they’re ethically sourced and sustainably produced and whether there are more e nv i r o n m e n t a l ly friendly alternatives.

There’s a large and complex scale of existing environmental problems that need to be addressed. As a result, people are overwhelmed and become easily discouraged and convinced

they’re incapable of creating significant change. However, the role of individual consumers is critical because continuous economic growth relies on their continuous consumption as a whole. If redirected, the power of consumers can bring about drastic positive change.

Our role as consumers can generate extensive impact that ripple through many aspects of our community. In the past couple of years, sustainable businesses have emerged in every area of consumption, from fashion to local organic farms to cosmetics. It’s our responsibility as consumers to use our dollars to support the businesses and products we believe in. We need to create a demand for product alternatives that are long-lasting and have less of a negative environmental impact.

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Our culture of consumption is the pinnacle of environmental degradation.

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We play the pivotal role of redirecting consumerism and breaking down this culture of convenience. There are so many things we as individuals can do to create this cultural shift: support local farmers and buy local products, purchase reusable products, reuse our grocery bags, water bottles and produce bags, invest in energy efficient kitchen appliances, consider electric cars in lieu of traditional gasoline dependent vehicles, take public transit, support businesses that value the environment and operate under a sustainable framework and so many other changes to our current routines and lifestyles. On

our own campus here at Queen’s, the Tea Room and the Earth Centre are perfect examples of places promoting sustainable consumption choices. The Tea Room is a carbon neutral, zero consumer waste café that sells locally sourced foods. Meanwhile, the Earth Centre works to carry a range of ecofriendly products.

If redirected, the “ power of consumers

“Going to my cottage.”

Kennedy Bullen ArtSci ‘18

can bring about durastic change.

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Another step towards living sustainably is collaborative consumption, essentially a form of sharing. For example, appliances like printers, coffee makers and blenders can be shared in a household. Lawnmowers, snow removal machines, bikes and cars can be shared within a neighbourhood. By borrowing and lending products, we can cut down on unnecessary consumption, costs and environmental damage. Even here at Queen’s, students engage in collaborative consumption by carpooling through programs like Rideshare, reducing the amount of single rider vehicles, traffic, carbon emissions and transportation costs.

It’s important to remember that sustainable consumption is just one piece of the puzzle. Large scale environmental changes require collaborative action from all stakeholders including governments, policy-makers, researchers, corporations and local communities. However, it stems from us, individuals, to make the conscious, active effort to choose sustainability over convenience.

— Angela is a second-year Global Development major

“Catching up on House Hunters,” Lily Hacker ArtSci ‘18

“Getting my wisdom teeth out,” Auston Chhor ArtSci ‘19

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‘Storying Resilience’ in the Agnes Agnes partners with Four Directions to deliver cultural programming for Indigenous youth J asnit P abla Assistant News Editor This year, the Agnes has formally opened its doors to Indigenous youth interested in understanding their culture through art.

In partnership with the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, the Agnes is hosting art workshops for the remainder of the academic term. The program is designed to facilitate cultural learning and create a safe space for Indigenous youth to gather after school in a program titled ‘Storying Resilience.’

A key part of this program explores Kent Monkman’s exhibit Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience and its take on colonialism.

Monkman’s exhibit retells the story of Canadian history through an Indigenous lens. Magazenni explained the program was a response to the popular exhibition now on display at the Agnes.

“We wanted to think about the Kent Monkman exhibition in critical and thoughtful ways and build a better partnership with Four Directions,” Carina Magazzeni told The Journal in an interview. “It just so happened that Four Directions, as part of their Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program, were looking for more art related things.”

The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre has served as a resource for Indigenous students on campus since 1996, providing cultural programming and a safe and inclusive space for students.

Coordinated by Elias George

at the University, The Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program similarly seeks to bring together Aboriginal youth from the Kingston community in a “mentor program focused on building leadership skills and increasing academic and cultural enrichment opportunities,” according to the program website.

‘Storying Resilience’ takes place over the course of four Thursdays, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Mar. 8 and Apr. 12, in the André Biélér Studio of the Agnes. It also includes poetry writing, visual storytelling, etching and painting with instruction from French-Ojibwe painter Onangattay and graduate students at the University, Geraldine King and Camille Usher.

“Four Directions and the Agnes are community spaces so we wanted to extend these spaces that are on … campus” Magazzeni added. “That was part of Elias’ goal too in making Indigenous youth comfortable in post-secondary spaces.”

Curator of Contemporary Art Sunny Kerr told The Journal he hopes to see two primary objectives accomplished through the program. “I would like to see more involvement and sense of ownership from Indigenous youth and the Indigenous community within the Agnes,” he said.

For both Kerr and Magazzeni, aside from increased engagement, it’s also important for this to be a resource for Indigenous youth.

“Figuring out different ways to use the space to support Indigenous artists and create art making resources for Indigenous youth in the area,” Magazzeni said. “We

PREVIEW

Screenings to focus exclusively on national film industry From March 1 to 4, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival will return to screens around the city.

This year’s festival has all the

A still from the film Ava.

familiar landmarks — Q&As, solely Canadian filmmakers and a selection that runs the spectrum of feature-length and short films.

According to Festival Director Marc Garniss of the festival’s real distinctions is its ability

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want to think about skills that can be used within this program and beyond.”

George reiterated that the program serves several functions.

Aside from providing a creative outlet and a safe space for cultural learning, the program provides youth with another indispensable resource: mentors.

With Indigenous instructors and students teaching youth, mentorship will be an important product of the program — one that Elias aligns with the mandate of the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program.

“The hope of the partnership is to expose the youth to different forms of art and spark their creative imagination,” George told The Journal in an email. “Exposure to the university campus and working alongside mentors who attend post-secondary education gives the youth a chance to have role models that can help to show the youth what it is like to attend continuing education.”

The program sessions are free and have been marketed primarily to students from the Katarokwi Learning Centre in grades 8-12. Funding was provided by a grant from the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area with assisted resourcing from the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre.

“The youth are really excited The program features several workshops. PHOTO SUPPLIED BY KATHERINE YUKSEL about the showcase at the end of the program at the main school the The first, “This Movie’s About “If you leave the theatre after students are from,” Magazzeni said. the film and they’re milling about You” will ask festival guests about “They’re excited to show off the art in the lobby, you can usually just their ideal double billing. This they’ve been making.” go up to them and chat with them. event will feature Cory Bowles It’s a good opportunity to learn from Trailer Park Boys and Mark more or, if you’re a filmmaker, Little from Mr. D. The other two — “Grownups get some advice,” he said.

Garniss added the majority Read Things They Wrote as Kids” of the festival’s screenings will and CBC’s “Someone Knows also include a Q&A with a special Something” — will similarly break up the schedule. guest afterward.

He added that the festival has A clear standout of this year’s event is Alanis Obomsawin, an come a long way from its humble 85-year-old filmmaker who’ll be origins in 2001. At the time, appearing with her documentary, Queen’s film student Alex Jansen was working at the Screening Our People Will Be Healed.

It’s the fiftieth film in Room and founded the festival.

Since then, the event has Obomsawin’s long career of to connect audiences with telling the stories of Indigenous grown substantially, making filmmakers. He said the layers peoples with distinctive forays into comedy and music of separation and security interviews and evocative while steadily expanding its between creators and audience landscape photography. Her content. Nonetheless, the members at larger commercial documentary profiles the Norway festival retains its Queen’s festivals are less apparent in House Cree Nation in Manitoba, connections — about half and details the community’s efforts the volunteer staff is made this case. towards decolonization despite a up of students and the shorts program includes lasting legacy of colonial policies.

Opportunities like the Q&A student contributions.

Garniss said the festival with Obomsawin amongst other authors offer the audience strongly benefitted from this a chance to engage and focus on local and Canadian ask questions. filmmaking. He said American “If you’re a filmmaker, you can or European contributions ask something specific to the craft can often crowd out Canadian or if you’re just more interested in movies at larger festivals. Even the subject matter … you can ask outside of larger festivals, how to get involved in whatever these movies can often be the [film’s] message was,” harried with short-runs and Garniss said. limited screenings.

The idea is to put the Audience members can likewise participate through spotlight elsewhere. “[We] try to make it a more audience choice awards and memorable experience than workshop events.

Unlike other years, Garniss said any old weekend at the movies,” the upcoming festival will also be Garniss said.

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Kingston Canadian Film Festival returns

N ick P earce Arts Editor

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COMMUNITY INSTALLATION

Froid’Art warms up the winter Martello Alley’s frozen public installation returns for fourth year C layton T omlinson Assistant Arts Editor

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Live, from Kingston, it’s Tuesday Night Queen’s Hillel On One Foot fundraiser has audience laughing and dancing R aechel H uzinga Staff Writer On Tuesday night at The Mansion, Queen’s students Esther Oziel and Quinn Bernholtz hosted a fundraising event, “Tuesday Night Live,” for Queen’s Hillel On One Foot to raise funds for the club’s student programming next year.

The low-lit, intimate room at The Mansion created a relaxing environment for audience members to de-stress and enjoy themselves — Oziel’s ultimate goal for the evening. In true Saturday Night Live! style, the event provided comedy and musical entertainment, featuring stand-up comedian Solomon Segal, ArtSci ‘19, and singer performers Adam Eisen, Eng ‘18, and Erez Zobary, Con-Ed ‘18.

Segal, who debuted his stand-up comedy routine at a Golden Words comedy night last March, kicked off the night with a hilariously sweeping monologue. Pop culture references and a solid dosage of millennial humour dominated his set, including bits about Tinder, drugs and Michael Jackson’s “crotch grab” dance move.

Segal demonstrated his comedic style, a successful blend of endearing, self-deprecating skits and raunchy humour, with an opening of two jokes, “one for Jews and one for non-Jews.”

Just as some audience members struggled to understand his first joke — a seemingly innocent comparison of certain Jewish practices to basketball — Segal surprised and delighted them with his second joke (for non-Jews) about the issue of having too much foreskin.

Having won over the audience, Segal moved onto a bit about classical music, using witty logic to try and prove his musical competence was superior to Beethoven’s.

The playful take revealed Segal’s incredible chemistry with the audience.

If you’re able to successfully persuade a room full of university students to scream

Kingston’s coldest public art installation is back for its fourth consecutive year.

Froid’Art is a series of 21 paintings frozen in ice blocks that stand in 18 different locations around the city. David Dossett, the owner of Kingston art gallery Martello Alley started the installation.

Four years ago, Dossett decided he wanted to create the winter art installation.

The idea came from wanting his wife to have something beautiful to look at on her long after-dinner strolls.

“My wife goes walking a lot, and after Christmas it gets kind of depressing outside … so I said, ‘what you need is an outdoor art display,’” he said.

Dossett and the six other artists from Martello Alley involved in Froid’Art paint scenes of typical winter recreations, recognizable local buildings and other subjects that provide them with inspiration.

Initially, Dossett struggled over how to create a winter-themed art installation that wouldn’t be vandalized after his wife brought up the potential concern.

For security reasons, ice seemed to be the perfect solution since it both suited the seasonal theme and provided adequate protection for the pieces — there’s not much you can do to a 300 lb block of ice.

One block this year presents a blown-up photograph of sunbathing flamingoes, another is a “Peanuts”-style drawing of a child pulling a friend on a toboggan, while another is an illustration of Martello Alley itself.

In Froid’Art, there are also blocks made

that Beethoven and Mozart are “little b— boys” at the top of their lungs, you’ve pretty much securely tied down a strong stage presence.

Next up on Segal’s set was a satire about the millennial generation’s apparent comfort with drug use. After declaring he was unashamed of smoking weed (unless his parents were listening), Segal used terms from the beloved Bop-It game to poke fun at the often overly elaborate stories and dialect used by stereotypical stoners.

He finished off his set with an amusing critique of the Tinder “Superlike,” making an analogy to insane stalkers who follow their dates home after dinner and spy on them through the window.

After Segal set up an enjoyable atmosphere, performers Zobary and Eisen took over the stage. Their love of performing, complemented by Zobary’s strong vocals and Eisen’s lively guitar-playing and kick-drumming, instantly engaged the audience.

Their set contained 11 songs, including an encore, which ranged in impressive covers from Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” and Taylor Swift’s “Style” to older pieces like Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”

Eisen and Zobary’s style was reminiscent of soul singers like Adele and Amy Winehouse. On top of this, they provided a fast tempo and strong beat, which had the audience dancing and singing along.

The singers’ most impressive piece of the night was their original song ‘Jupiter Time.’ Available on Spotify, Zobary’s creative lyrics and unique melody described feelings of isolation from earth, encapsulated in the especially haunting line, “it’s 3 a.m. on Jupiter time.”

The combination of Segal’s clever stand-up comedy and Eisen and Zobary’s lively performance made for a light-hearted evening, the infectious laughter and dance inspired a rewarding break for students deep in midterm season.

The blocks are scattered throughout Kingston.

from the works of artists unaffiliated with Dossett’s gallery. Three of the blocks this year are by artists Brenda Bielicki and her husband Piotr.

Another two pieces in this year’s installation come from two students from Module De L’Acadie — a middle school in Kingston. Martello Alley runs an annual contest for students who range in age from kindergarten to high school seniors, promoted through their Facebook page and website. Winners are given the chance to participate in the installation.

The two blocks by the contest winners stand this year in the courtyard entrance to Dossett’s gallery.

“I took [the students’] design and enlarged it, traced it and filled it in for them,” Dossett said.

He reiterated making the art in this way is the easiest part of the installation.

After a piece is completely painted, Dossett sends it off to Iceculture — a company that specializes in hand-carved ice designs.

The company then submerges the plexiglass art in one of the four tubs they use for the Froid’Art installation. They must use swirling cold water because it freezes clear, allowing passersby, including Dossett’s wife, to perfectly see the pieces.

One of the pitfalls of the medium is the ice later becomes cloudy and almost entirely opaque once it begins to melts. When this happens, the art is obscured entirely by its frame.

Despite this minor drawback, Dossett values the lasting impact of the pieces each year.

“After we’re done, we can mount it in a frame … and it’s another piece of art.”

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Both men’s and women’s teams medal at OUA Championships Men’s team takes bronze, women’s gold at Queen’s hosted tournament Josh Granovsky Assistant Lifestyle Editor If there were any doubts as to whether the women’s squash team could continue their longstanding domination in the OUA, they squashed them this past weekend.

After dominating their opponents with 41 wins and four losses across their five matches, the Gaels were crowned the OUA women’s squash champions for the fourth year in a row.

The accolades didn’t stop there this weekend, as Nora Abdelrahman Ibrahim was named an OUA All-Star.

The women’s gold comes just a week after they took home silver at the Jesters Squash Championship on Feb. 4 in Toronto Their second place finish at the tune-up tournament proved to be a blessing in disguise. Team captain

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Alysha Aznik said it allowed the team to re-strategize and become motivated ahead of the OUA Championships.

“I think [after our loss] we were more determined to prove ourselves and not only win the championship for the fourth time in a row, but also redeem ourselves from [ Jesters Championship],” she said.

Though impressive, the Gaels’ ongoing reign in the OUA only increases the pressure to win more. Anzik said there are advantages and drawbacks to being one of the best teams in the province.

“Our continued success has built us a reputation in the squash world,” Anzik said. “It puts a lot of pressure on the players to perform in the coming season.”

Despite this, Anzik added that the team’s fourth gold medal win “has been good for [attracting] new players to play next year, which is great.”

The women’s team wasn’t the only Queen’s team to medal in the ARC over the weekend.

The men’s team also won bronze, with Alex Collins named OUA Rookie of the Year and Cameron Butler an OUA All-Star.

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The Gaels’ third-place finish comes a week after they won gold at the Jesters Squash Championships — their first ever gold at the tournament.

“The team came out of the Jesters finals with a lot of confidence and the belief that a medal at the OUAs was definitely in reach,” Gaels head coach Eugene Zaremba told The Journal via email.

“Our only concern was Western who we knew would be sending a much stronger team to the OUA’s.”

After a somewhat unexpected 3-4 loss to Waterloo early in the tournament, the Gaels realized they had to change their plan of attack.

“Second [place] was definitely the goal for us this weekend,” rookie Euan Hannigan said.

“After our [loss to Waterloo], we realized we needed to really perform against U of T the next day since we were competing with them for third place.”

Following their match with Waterloo, the re-energized Gaels

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The women’s (top) and men’s (bottom) squash teams.

went on to beat Guelph, Brock, McMaster and U of T in successive order to secure bronze.

According to Zaremba, this medal caps off a year filled with highs. The coach credits this to the play of “some very talented rookies,” including Hannigan, Collins, Alex Dorbyk and Willem Atack.

Hannigan further credited their success to a cohesive team dynamic, which he described as

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“tight-knit” and “a lot of fun.”

Whereas the women’s team can rely on their ongoing triumphs to attract new players, Zaremba said he hopes his team’s success this year speaks for itself when trying to recruit players. “[W]ord of our success this year and of our fantastic squash facilities will encourage some top talent to come to Queen’s.”

Gaels breaks program record with 19 wins

Men’s hockey coach Brett Gibson reflects on regular season prior to playoffs Jasnit Pabla Assistant News Editor After winning a program-high 19 games, the men’s hockey team is ready to compete in the OUA playoffs and bring the Queen’s Cup back to Kingston.

The Journal sat down with head

coach Brett Gibson just before his team took to the Memorial Arena for their final home-ice practice of the regular season to reflect on the Gaels’ unprecedented season.

As much as their season has been full of highs, the team has also experienced their fair share of low points. For Gibson, the

Brett Gibson (above) has coached the men’s hockey team for 12 years.

Gaels’ season has been “a process.”

In particular, the coach alluded to the challenges his team endured from the onset of their training camp.

“Some of the guys came back in great shape, some didn’t,” Gibson remarked. He said the theme for the program this year

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was “karma.”

“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,” he said.

One of the bigger challenges the Gaels had to overcome early in the season was the sheer amount of injuries they had.

“We were dismantled with injuries in the [first half of the season] and sometimes we went down to three defencemen,” Gibson admitted.

“But that’s uncontrollable …

We battled through that and I think we peaked at the right time.”

A 19-win season, however, requires a mix of both dedication and talent — and that’s where Gibson feels his team has really excelled. The coach emphasized that what the Gaels put out in terms of work ethic is matched by their skill.

“They’re as good as anyone in the country,” he said.

Aside from having the best record in the program’s history, the Gaels have also seen a number of players hit personal milestones. Fifth-year goaltender Kevin Bailie achieved 50 career wins as a Gael on Jan. 20, while

third-year forward Slater Doggett set a career-high in goals with 18.

Gibson spoke to the team record cautiously. Albeit an accomplishment, he said the celebration has been put on the backburner.

“It’s something I’ll sit back at the end of year and enjoy with my coaching staff and the players,” he said, “but we have one goal and that is to win the Queen’s Cup.” Setting a program record for wins isn’t something new to a lot of players on this team. During the 2016-17 season, the men’s hockey team set the previous wins record with 18. That team also finished second in the OUA playoffs and lost in the first round of the U Sports National Championship.

Moving forward, Gibson’s 12 years of experience behind the Gaels bench has conditioned him to understand the competitive and intense nature of the OUA playoffs. When asked what he believed would prove the greatest challenge for his team in this year’s postseason, Gibson was quick to add it’d be their competitiveness.

“It’s a whole different ball game when you get to the playoffs,” he said. “Doesn’t matter if this season you ranked — it’s about who wants it more.”

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WOMEN‘S HOCKEY

Manoukarakis makes mark on OUA Third-year forward ends season as province’s top scorer Matt Scace Assistant Sports Editor With the women’s hockey team recently clinching the number-one spot in the OUA, it’s no secret forward Katrina Manoukarakis has been at the forefront of their success.

In a MVP-calibre year,

Manoukarakis’ statistics speak for themselves. Currently, the forward leads the OUA in goals (15), points (30), power play goals (5) and game-winning goals (5). She also has the second-most assists in the league with 15.

“I feel like it hasn’t really hit yet but it’s just really exciting,” Manoukarakis reflected in an interview with The Journal, citing the thrill of having a career-year alongside such a successful team.

Despite having career highs this year, the success is nothing new for the third-year player. In her first season at Queen’s, Manoukarakis finished second in the OUA in goals with 15 and fourth in points with 25. Her performance resulted in her being awarded the OUA Rookie of the Year for 2015-16.

Katrina Manoukarakis leads the OUA in goals with 15.

Following her stellar first season, Manoukarakis was held off the scoresheet for the large part of her sophomore year. Scoring just four goals, she finished the season with a meager 15 points.

Now a year removed from when Queen’s hosted the U Sports National Championship, not only is Manoukarakis the OUA’s top scorer, but she’s also on the province’s best team.

With the playoffs about to start, she said she’s “pumped but also nervous” for the team’s post-season run. “We just need to push through the first round and I feel like we’re going to kill it after that.”

When asked about what has been different about how she worked to improve between last year’s 15-point season and the 30 she accumulated this year,

Manoukarakis credits it to the significant changes she made to how she approaches hockey.

While many athletes often credit a leap of success to fitness and training, Manoukarakis has seen the largest improvement in her mental strength.

“I just won’t let things distract me,” Manoukarakis said of her pre-game rituals that have helped her improve. “Before the game I try to get in the zone and don’t try to think of other things, like school or if I’m stressed.”

This shift has allowed Manoukarakis to reflect on her mental strength in previous years, which she believes impacted her play.

“Last year it would just get the best of me sometimes, so I guess I know how to deal with it.”

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Manoukarakis was also quick to compliment her teammates, to whom she credits much of her success to.

“I don’t know what I’d do without them, we just gel so well,” Manoukarakis said. “Without them I couldn’t have done what I’ve done this year.”

With the Gaels’ first-round matchup slated for next Wednesday, Manoukarakis is bursting with excitement and hopes to finish a historic season with an OUA gold medal and a trip to the U Sports Championships. With the success they’ve had this season, she’s confident in the team’s ability to achieve their goal.

“We’re definitely a good team that can make it to the OUA finals,” Manoukarakis said.

“I’m just really pumped.”

Men’s basketball lose final regular season home games Gaels have now lost seven of their last 10

Sebastian Bron Sports Editor This article was originally published online on Feb. 13.

Jaz Bains (22) leads Queen’s in points per game.

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Men’s basketball’s recent string of inconsistent play persisted this past weekend with consecutive losses to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams.

Queen’s showed promise in the opening two frames against U of T on Friday. They led 43-31 at the half, connected on seven threes and shot 58 per cent from the field. But in the fourth quarter, the Gaels found themselves on their back heels. U of T embarked on a 17-2 run to close the final frame, hitting five consecutive threes to defeat the Gaels 90-80.

Saturday’s game against Ryerson saw more of the same from Queen’s. The Gaels fell behind early — the Rams opened the game on a 9-0 run — and couldn’t muster a successful comeback. Despite an 11-0 Queen’s run in the fourth quarter, it was too little too late, as they lost 86-78.

“I think that first five minutes, it’s something that — when you look at the end of a game — [it] comes back to bite you later,” men’s head coach

Steph Barrie said after his team’s loss to Ryerson, as he alluded to their opponent’s 9-0 run to open the game. “We came out a little tentative and a little flat.”

Albeit a slow start for his team, Barrie was impressed with how they battled back in the fourth quarter, particularly considering their second-half play just a night prior. “[Against] Toronto, I thought our second half was awful … But tonight we battled hard, we got down, we came and were much better in the second half,” he said of the Gaels’ late 11-0 fourth-quarter run.

When asked if he could credit part of the loss to his team’s shooting woes — they converted on just 32.5 per cent of their shots through the first three quarters — Barrie was more concerned with the Gaels’ play in their defensive third.

“The reality is, some nights your shots aren’t going to go down,” he said. “[I]t’s more about the defensive side … you can control more of the defensive side.”

He also said that a team’s shooting percentage on any given night depends on how well they’ve been shooting as of late as well as their opponent’s defense. “[Ryerson] is probably the

longest, most athletic team in the league, so they’re going to bother shots in a way that other teams don’t,” he explained.

Now tied for fifth place in the OUA East with U of T, the Gaels head into their final two regular games before the playoffs focused on what they can control. For Barrie, this is playing a complete and consistent game.

“We still haven’t put together a 40-minute game where we’re clicking on all cylinders,” Barrie said in reference to his team’s up-and-down play over the weekend. “That’s where we’re still fighting to get to.”

It certainly won’t get any easier for the Gaels, who travel away next weekend to play basketball powerhouses UOttawa and Carleton. However, Barrie remains optimistic of his team’s prospects before the start of the postseason.

“I learned a long time ago to let go of games. Once they’re over — they’re over,” Barrie said.

“Whether we win, whether we lose … it’s all about moving to the next game and getting better in whatever way you can.”

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Finding love at Queen’s

Queen’s alumni and current students share their campus love stories People in love on campus.

Shivani Gonzalez Lifestyle Editor This article originally appeared online on Feb. 13.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, love tends to be on our minds more than usual. Whether you’re a fan of the red and pink holiday or you pretend it doesn’t exist, there’s no doubt that Queen’s campus has been the site of some truly heart-warming love stories.

On my investigation into love at Queen’s, I posted on “Overheard” to have people share their stories with me. Over 650 people commented on the post, and I received over 100 stories in my messages. There were so many amazing ones to choose from, but I had to narrow it down to just a handful.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Journal has compiled a list of just a few of the many love stories that have Queen’s at the centre of them.

The short version is that I was fundraising in my first year to be a Nursing Orientation Leader, selling chocolate bars in the ARC. This guy would come by around twice a

day to buy chocolate bars from me throughout all of December and January, until he finally asked me out for a coffee. We both thought we got stood up on our first date because we forgot to agree on a spot to meet in Stauffer. Now, we’ve been dating for three years.

where I started talking to him and decided to introduce myself.

I thought he was very handsome, so when we came back to school this September and were at a conference together the first week back, I asked him out on a date.

The rest is history.

My partner and I both worked on the executive of Queen’s New Democrats and eventually became great friends. I knew he was something special when he brought me a bottle of cheap champagne to split while we hung out and watched West Wing one night, like the politics nerds we are. I ended up going through a breakup shortly before graduation and we went on a date a few weeks later – with real champagne this time. We came back and spent our first Homecoming together this year as a couple, and I’ve never looked back.

My fiancé and I met at Queen’s almost five years ago. I was out at Alfie’s (now The Underground) after a bad night when I saw him across the bar. I made my way over to the guy I recognized from my faculty, danced with him, kissed him and he walked me home shortly after. Not wanting to say goodbye, we sat at the lake and stargazed into the early hours – and that was it. He graduated a week later and we started a fouryear long-distance relationship.

He told me he loved me after three weeks and asked me to marry him in March of 2017 when we finally moved in together. We should’ve met so many times before we did in class or around campus, and almost missed ever knowing each other. Now we’re looking at the rest of our lives together.

— Alexa McCarthy, Nursing ’18

— Carling Counter, ArtSci ’17

I met my boyfriend while he was sitting behind me at the Vogue Charity Fashion Show last year,

SEX

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Sex in the limestone city The importance of discussing past relationships with your partner

There are many subjects that are considered taboo in terms of what we should share with our significant others. However, talking about things that might be slightly uncomfortable may actually work towards

strengthening the trust and communication we have in a relationship.

When we begin a relationship in our twenties, it’s silly to think our partners lacked any form of a romantic life before us

— Ryan Dawson, ArtSci ’19

— Millie O’Brien, ConEd ’16

and also bad to think information regarding this former life isn’t important to building a strong relationship.

When any sort of relationship ends — no matter the level of significance — it eventually becomes a learning experience for our future relationships.

On some level, we take these lessons and apply them when we’re ready to try again with someone new. Even more so, these past experiences shape us into the kind of partner we’ll be in our next relationship.

When we share why things may not have worked in our past relationships, we begin to understand whether we may or may not have been the right fit as a couple.

Speaking in terms of my own relationship, I know when I share something that was an issue in my previous relationship, it often helps my partner understand why things that seem miniscule to him affect me in a different way.

For my boyfriend, discussion

If it wasn’t for Queen’s, I never would’ve met my boyfriend. He’s from British Columbia and I’m from the GTA, and we met in our first-year German class in 2015.

I’d been upset I didn’t muster up the courage to talk to him in class, but when I went to the ARC Tim Hortons to get coffee and he lined up behind me, I knew I had to talk to him. We’ve been dating ever since, even though he graduated in April 2015. We’ll be celebrating our three-year anniversary this March and I’ll be graduating and moving out to be with him in B.C. this summer.

— Melody Wilks, ConEd ’18

Seven years ago, I met my fiancé in an unconventional way at Queen’s – I was in Grade 12 and doing a Queen’s tour, and he was my tour guide. We quickly became best friends until he went on exchange to the Bader International Study Centre in England and Escade Business School in Spain. That’s when I realized I wanted to be more than “just friends” with him. We did long-distance and dated once he got back to Queen’s. A few years later, he took me to a surprise sunrise lookout spot in Spain and dropped down on one knee. I said of past relationships is somewhat of a sore subject for him on both ends — often times, it’s difficult for him to open up about exes unless I ask him to.

But I think what many people don’t understand is that opening up about one’s past relationships isn’t a trap. Although it’s considerably difficult, it has the ability to give each person more insight into the current relationship and build more trust and understanding with their partner.

The ability to speak freely with partners about all aspects of our lives is incredibly important to fostering a strong relationship.

When partners are unable to share stories of previous relationships and what they learned from them, it’s essentially like hiding a part of yourself.

Now, I’m not by any means suggesting you need to share every intimate detail about your past relationships. The aspects that are important to share include the basics of what happened in the relationship, what

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“yes” before he could even finish his proposal speech.

— Julia Marie, ConEd ’16

I met my girlfriend while we were working together in the Queen’s drama department in 2016. I was actually her boss in a way, as I was the head of wardrobe and she was part of the costume crew. Part of the credit definitely goes to Queen’s, but for our actual love story, we have to thank Donald Trump. It was election night and the results came as a major blow. I was emotional and needed to be near someone, so Zoë took me back to her house, tucked me into her bed and lay beside me.

At some point it just happened, we started kissing. One night in early December of 2016, we were discussing nicknames and she said, “you can call me your girlfriend.”

We’ve been together ever since.

— Rysia Andrad, ArtSci ’17

Whether you’ve already met your special someone at Queen’s or you’re still searching, these stories are proof that the Queen’s campus can be the start of a great love story. you learned about yourself from it and what kind of place you’re in now.

A problem with sharing these details for some partners may be that they think sharing stories of former lovers focuses too much on the past when you’re trying to work towards a future together. However, I believe it does the opposite. It will help each of you to get a big picture view of how each person in the relationship handles different issues.

Forming a strong relationship with your significant others may take a few hardships.

One of these may be the ability to open up about your past, specifically with respect to exes. If two people are willing to be completely honest with each other about everything regarding past relationship stories, it will ultimately lead to a loving relationship with open communication and trust.

—Barrie Cradshaw

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This Olympics, make the effort to support female athletes Female athletics has largely been put on the back burner Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor One of the most memorable days of my senior year in high school happened in the midst the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

During the Canada versus USA semifinal men’s hockey game, my school projected the game onto the large screen in our gymnasium. Students were excused from class to watch, teachers handed out popcorn and treats and together we watched the men’s team come out on Corey Cogdell top in overtime, solidifying their spot in the finals. It’s a day I look back on fondly.

But it struck me soon after that my school hadn’t offered the same sort of support to the women’s team. Canada’s 2014 women’s team had an intense series of games culminating in an exciting final match, where they beat the US in a thrilling 3-2 overtime win. But awareness and support for the women’s team was lacking.

It’s a recurring trend. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics men’s hockey final saw the highest viewership for a hockey game in 30 years: 16.67 million Canadians tuned in to watch the men’s team play.

Contrastingly, the women’s final attracted only 7.5 million people .

According to a 2016 lawsuit filed by several top US female soccer players, those on the US women’s Olympic soccer team were paid $30,000 each in comparison to the male players’ $68,750 salary, A team with several world and Olympic championships under their belt received less than 50 per cent of the compensation their male counterparts did for simply showing up.

Equality and recognition for the efforts of working women has significantly improved over the past few decades. Even so, it’s evident the sports industry is a sphere in which progress continues to be slow-moving.

There are contributing factors to the aforementioned statistics: men’s sports generally gain substantially higher revenue.

Male-dominated sports and leagues like the NHL are undoubtedly guaranteed to be viable capitalist enterprises. As a result, these garner thus more media coverage, better tbroadcast agreements, lucrative endorsement deals and substantial merchandise profit, all because there’s an audience.

People pay attention to men in sports to an extent that doesn’t reach the female side.

The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport produced a research-based sports documentary in 2014 called Media Coverage and Female Athletes, which revealed despite women making up 40 per cent of all athletes, they receive merely four per cent of all media coverage.

In addition, when coverage or promotion of women’s sports does occur, female athletes are more likely to be shown in sexually provocative poses, and their athletic prowess is often cast aside in favour of dialogue about their personal lives and appearance. Or they’re discussed solely in relation to a man.

Olympic trap shooter Corey Cogdell-Unrein, upon winning a bronze medal in 2016, was referred to by The

Chicago Tribune as the “wife of a Bears’ lineman.” That same year, Katinka Hosszu broke a world record in the 400-metre medley, a victory promptly credited to her husband and coach while his alleged verbally abusive behaviour was left unmentioned.

Rhetoric used by the media when discussing Olympic athletes often includes words like “married” or “unmarried” when discussing women, while men are attributed words like “fastest” or “strongest.” This disparity in vernacular highlights incredibly problematic perceptions about females in sports.

The aforementioned documentary also addressed myths that there’s not an audience for women’s sports, or that they want to see athletes sexualized — both of which were proven untrue. Critics who deem female athletics as boring or incapable of matching the thrill of men’s games often lack enough exposure to women’s games to accurately make this judgement.

Moreover, our attitudes about the value of women’s sports are problematic — female athletics aren’t perceived as worthwhile.

These ideologies extend to the corporate side; the NBA paid their players an average $5.15 million in 2012 — or approximately 50 per cent of league revenue. WNBA players, whose average salary was $72,000 in 2012, receive less than 25 per cent.

Katinka Hosszu

As a result, unrealistic and problematic media portrayals — coupled with public misconceptions about women’s sports — diminish the value of the industry, the athletes’ skill and the overarching necessity for not only female sports participation but appreciation.

The audience is there — women’s tennis is the only sport where the females either match or outweigh men in compensation, viewership and awareness, so it can’t be said that female athletics isn’t engaging or profitable.

But in order for progress to occur across the board in the sports industry, media presentation of women’s sports needs to change, along with the mindsets of the general public. It means tuning into their games, allowing them the chance to excite us and appreciating their efforts.

Female athletes deserve the same notoriety, during this year’s Olympics and beyond. But we need to take the steps to allow for women in sports to prosper alongside their male counterparts.

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POLITICS

The case of Colten Boushie How Canada has failed in doing his case justice

Gillian Moir Contributor In light of the recent case of Colten Boushie, it’s clear that the Canadian justice system hasn’t done enough — Canada needs to stop pretending it’s a superior nation to countries like the United States.

On Feb. 9, George Stanley, a Saskatchewan farmer, was acquitted for the second-degree murder of Colten Boushie.

We don’t know exactly what happened at the scene of the crime — we have an idea that Boushie stopped to fix his car while Stanley’s family claims he was there to burglarize the property and Stanley’s gun went off by accident. We’ll never know for sure if it was an accident or a racially motivated hate crime. What we do know is that the judicial system has failed Boushie, his family and the wider community.

And this isn’t the first time.

According to The Globe and Mail, when police informed Boushie’s mother of the death of her son, they first asked if she had been drinking. They searched her home with their weapons drawn and never gave an explanation why. When investigating the case, one RCMP officer noted multiple mishandlings of evidence, including disrespect for Boushie’s body.

Most importantly, Stanley wasn’t even charged with manslaughter.

These instances of hateful profiling and discriminatory policies aren’t isolated incidents.

They represent the wider failures of a justice system which consistently denies Indigenous peoples equality under the law.

Throughout our history, there have been an uncountable number of grosslyracist violations to the judicial rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Contemporary examples include the many unclosed and under-investigated Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women cases. By failing to address these shortcomings, we undermine our rule of law and fail to acknowledge the ongoing colonial effects such a verdict is a cause of and perpetuates. Additionally, we surrender any attempts at meaningful reconciliation and change.

The collective forgetting of what Canada has done in this past year — highlighted by the anniversary of the Quebec mosque shooting and the case of Colton Boushie — should challenge our self-image as one of the world’s diverse and egalitarian nations.

We’re often strategically ignorant about these contentious issues, or more interested in the drama happening south of the border. In the post-Harper e ra , wh e re Tr u m p stirs

American controversies daily, it’s pertinent to remember that we too are capable of dangerous racism, sexism and intolerance.

Lauren Winkler, co-chair of the Queen’s Indigenous Law Student Alliance ,commented that Canada has nothing to brag about over the US. “I once read an article that Canada’s racism against Indigenous people is almost as bad the United States,” she said.

“I have to agree. Although I know that we are way further in educating people and speaking on these issues, we just have to look in our backyard to see how people are suffering” Canadian exceptionalism — the idea that we’re more progressive, tolerant and with fewer racial barriers relative to other states — is a myth. And not only that, it’s also a dangerous one. The narrative allows us to turn a blind eye to the normalization of hateful stereotypes and systematic discrimination in our country.

It’s this narrative that contributed to the death of Colten Boushie and also explains much of Canada’s response to issues like this in general.

Not only is this present in acquitting his killer Gerald Stanley, but also in the rampant, racist victim-blaming found across all media.

The government has failed to enact beneficial judicial changes in the past.

Five years ago, the Supreme Court of Ontario put out a report on how to remedy the issue of underrepresentation of Indigenous peoples on juries — but no action as taken. It would’ve fixed the very peremptory challenges that denied Boushie a fair trial.

Many of us turn a blind eye and fail to assert sustained pressure on our governments for meaningful change. This is unacceptable; our Indigenous youth deserve better, and they deserve justice.

Perhaps this incident will act as the catalyst for sustained public action.

The outcry reverberating across the country is notable. On our very own campus, a vigil held in Colten’s honour on the night of Feb. 13 was well-attended and powerful.

Winkler, who helped organize the vigil, commented, “I would like to say that it is up to us, as future generations andaspeoplewhoareprivilegedenoughtoget a great education, to keep educating ourselves and each other. It is up to us to challenge these dominant systems that work against certain groups of people.”

To make this happen, we need to continue organizing rallies, protests, vigils, stay informed and shake the idea that we can do no wrong. We have to make a change.

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Colton Boushie’s vigil at Queen’s.

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The elephant in Goodes Hall Talking about the unspoken issue in the Queen`s commerce program Julia Sun Contributor It’s missing that last shot when there are 20 seconds left in the game. It’s hearing the words, “You were an excellent candidate but unfortunately…” as a precursor to what’s sure to be a rejection email. It’s those slip-ups in an important presentation.

It’s failure. It’s that heart-wrenching, stomachknotting feeling of rejection.

It’s that burning feeling of disappointment you get when you fall short. Rejection is something that looms over the Commerce program and in the lives of all the Commerce students. And yet, it’s never really talked about in the halls of Goodes.

It’s failure. It’s that “heart-wrenching,

stomach-knotting feeling of rejection. It’s that burning feeling of disappointment you get when you fall short.

”

Failure is defined differently by everybody — there’s no one set definition for it. For me, failure wasn’t getting the executive positions I had applied to and wanted so desperately in first semester. It was spending time on the application, absolutely falling in love with the team, preparing for the interview,

coming out of it feeling confident and then falling short.

You might be thinking, “So what? Everybody goes through failure. Everybody deals with rejection. It’s common.”

Exactly — it’s common. But in the Commerce program, it’s not something people like to address explicitly. Failure is taboo.

It’s hushed, shuffled away into the “that which we do not speak of” category. It’s the elephant in Goodes Hall.

Queen’s Commerce and the Smith School of Business is known to be one of the most prestigious business schools across Canada. This program attracts a specific type of person: driven, hard-working individuals who like to push themselves.

Along with a majority of my peers, I came into the program having never experienced a lot of failure or major rejection before. My high school years were defined by my extra-curricular involvement in a variety of clubs ,and yet, I never really had to be competitive and cut-throat when I applied for positions in high school. I had always been proactive and I had always pushed myself to work hard. Fortunately, this was recognized by my peers.

But, in just the first couple weeks at Queen’s, I could tell this hyper-competitive environment was different from my school back home. All of a sudden, everybody I was surrounded by was the best of the best at their own high schools.

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Frosh rep hiring in September was my first exposure to this.

Not even two weeks had passed after Orientation Week when we were already thrown into a world of club acronyms, countless interviews and 250-word application questions.

But in the first “ couple of weeks at

Queen’s, I could tell this hyper-competetive environment was different from my school back home. All of a sudden, everyone I was surrounded by was the best of the best in their own high schools.

”

During frosh week, I remember talking to a couple students in the program who mentioned they had already started prepping in the summer for the interviews. I was completely shocked. I asked myself why that was even necessary.

Evidently, I wasn’t prepared for the competitive nature of the program and the intensive initial frosh rep hiring process.

And so, when the results started coming out, the first rejection email came. Then, it was a rejection call. And then, another email.

I had applied to five and was offered one — which luckily I’m

very passionate about. Despite my one success, what stuck in my mind was that I had gotten rejected from four. I had failed four times, which was something I found hard to accept and face.

What started happening to me, and what I later learned happened to some of my friends, was that I started taking the rejection very personally. With each rejection call or email, I’d think to myself, “What am I doing wrong?” and wonder, “Is my best not enough?”

These rejections started to lead myself, and many others, to fall into a habit of constantly doubting ourselves and our abilities. For many in my program, this same feeling eventually led to the fear of applying for other positions.

We’d ask ourselves, “What’s the point of applying to this if it only means somebody else is going to get hired?”

And many start to lead themselves to believe that this next rejection — this last one — may be too hard to swallow.

In a program with so many talented, incredible Type-A individuals, there’s this stigma behind failure. Vulnerability is scary — almost frowned upon and sneered at — because you feel as if you can’t show that side of you. You’re constantly surrounded by high-performing individuals with a 4.0 GPA who go to sleep at 2 a.m., get up for a run at 6 a.m. and stay efficiently functioning throughout the day.

In Commerce, you definitely don’t want to wave around your failure and rejection emails. As a result — since successes are the only things being talked about — those who have faced failure and rejection begin to believe they’re the only ones in the program who feel this way. You start to internalize the failure and it can be incredibly isolating. This, in turn, can also seriously impact a students’ mental health when burning-out and lacking sleep to get high grades and positions is praised.

This is exactly why I believe writing this is important. The stigma behind failure in the program creates such a negative culture. Instead, we all need to be less afraid and embarrassed of our failure and rejection.

What I want to do is open up that discussion and make students realize it’s okay to talk about our failures and understand where we went wrong.

Personally, I believe failure is incredibly important and helpful.

Looking back, I learned a lot from my first semester in Commerce including what repeated failure was like and the importance of learning to bounce back from it. Each rejection — every email, phone call and failed application — taught me to keep pushing, and to keep working hard.

Failure can be difficult to swallow. Going from a small pond to a big, immensely talented one can be difficult for many. But this is the very aspect I enjoy about the competitive environment at Smith — it pushes you to become better, work harder and strive to pursue more. It helps you to walk out at the end of your four years feeling resilient and much more confident in your abilities to take on the world.

successes are “theSince only things being

talked about — those who have faced failure and rejection begin to believe that they are the only ones in the program feeling this way.

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And what’s even better is the feeling and sense of accomplishment you get after finally reaching your goal after all that hard work and perseverance. After you jump over those barriers to get what you want, whether it’s after another two failed tries or another 10, it all tastes that much sweeter.

And as a final reminder, I write this not because of resentment or hopelessness. I’m so grateful for all the experiences and opportunities this program has provided me with.

Rather, I write this because this stigma of failure is part of the Queen’s Commerce culture. I hope that, over time, we can start to see a cultural shift. I write this so we can finally start a conversation about failure and voice these thoughts that have been kept quiet for far too long. I write this for the other first-years who might be having the same thoughts, but are thinking they’re alone in how they feel and should bottle their frustration and self-doubt. I write this for the third-and-fourth years who are going through recruiting right now and not receiving the results they had hoped for.

I write this so that over time, we can abolish the stigma and talk about failure and rejection more openly, rather than whispering about it behind the closed doors of breakout rooms.