The Queen's Journal, Volume 143, Issue 26

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Vol. 143, Issue 26

New sexual assault policy only the beginning

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Discussing our Indigeneity Students share experiences as Aboriginal Awareness Week begins – Page 9

Provost says policy is “an important step” but further modifications may be made V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor

Talk of amending parts of the new sexual violence policy has begun just a week after the Queen’s Board of Trustees approved the document.

Provost Alan Harrison says the passage of the Ontario Sexual Violence and Harassment Plan Act may lead to amendments to the policy, while Rector Mike Young has highlighted several concerns about the current policy despite his overall excitement at seeing the policy approved.

Before an interim protocol was released in December 2014, a harassment and discrimination complaint policy had been used for cases involving sexual assault.

The recently-passed policy has been in the works for 15 months. Following a Toronto Star investigation into sexual assault policies at universities in November 2014, Queen’s expedited the work of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Working Group (SAPWRG) created in June 2013.

Since then, the University has been in the process of creating a sexual assault policy.

Queen’s released a report of recommendations on June 1, 2016 and a draft of the policy for feedback on Dec. 3, 2016.

The final policy received approval from the Board of Trustees four days before the province announced the passage of the Sexual Violence and Harassment Plan Act (Bill 132). The impending legislation had been previously cited by University administration as a reason for delays in the policy-making process.

The legislation mandates that all post-secondary institutions create a standalone sexual violence policy before Jan. 1, 2017, and is reviewed by a group that includes students every three years.

Provost Alan Harrison told The Journal in an email that some modifications may still See Definition on page 5

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The Sleepless Goat to close Princess St. staple announces Wednesday that they’re no longer in business M ikayla W ronko Assistant News Editor The Sleepless Goat, an iconic downtown Kingston cafe, has announced that it’s shutting down after 23 years of operations.

The cafe announced its closure on its Facebook page on Wednesday, stating that

they made the announcement with the “heaviest of hearts”.

“Together we’ve heard great musicians, enjoyed beautiful artwork, tasty, healthy food and a place where minds and hearts could meet. Despite our valiant efforts and managing to stay open through many difficult times, it appears we’ve come to an

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The Goat was established in 1993 by Queen’s medical students.

end,” the statement read.

“Know that we did our very best, and that this is a deep and profound loss for us, just like we know it will be for you. Thank you for your love and support over the years.

Getting to know you and serve you has been an honour.”

The Goat, known for its fair-trade beverages and vegetarian-friendly meals, was a co-operative business and popular study space for Queen’s students. The co-operative also provided a venue for local arts events.

Christina Avery, a member of the cafe’s co-operative, told The Journal via Facebook Messenger that although she’d only been working at the Goat for a year, she’s been a customer for five years.

“The Goat was somewhere to be myself, somewhere to meet like-minded people and a safe wonderful place to be,” Avery said.

The Sleepless Goat has been struggling to remain open for a number of years due to high costs of rent and building maintenance. The past few months provided insurmountable financial obstacles due to low foot traffic on Princess St. See Expenses on page 5

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With few resources, international students are left vulnerable

Mandatory heels and mini-skirts a human rights violation

Anti-abortion group relies on shame and misinformation

Trio of varsity teams knocked out of playoffs

One freshman’s battle with an eating disorder

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Wellness Centre opens Refugee Engineering New centre offers mental health resource to engineering students focused start-up vies for $1 million The Engineering Wellness Centre is located in Jackson Hall and provides a space away from stress.

Student entrepreneurs seek to increase refugees’ income by 2022 V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor

C layton T omlinson Contributor For the first time, engineering students have access to faculty-specific mental health facilities.

The Queen’s Engineering Wellness Centre (EWC), which opened at the start of February, provides engineering students with student-run mental health resources. The centre offers Lego, colouring books and other arts and crafts, and students are welcome to relax on the couches to decompress and talk to other students in similar situations.

The EWC was proposed by the centre’s co-founders and current head managers, Kirsten MacMillan and Mohga Koshty, both Sci ’17.

Koshty said the centre was created to combat the work-hard, play-hard engineering stereotypes.

“Everyone has in their head what they feel [the typical] engineer should be,” Koshty said. She and MacMillan hope that the EWC will help engineering students who feel they don’t fit the stereotypes.

MacMillan added that she and Koshty wanted to create “a middle ground between

having a really serious conversation and being cooped up in the library all day.” To attempt to actualize their idea, the two spoke with Kimberly Woodhouse, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science.

Dean Woodhouse supported the idea from the start, according to MacMillan.

Koshty said the two founders spent the whole of last year pitching the idea to various Queen’s members, from Health, Counselling and Disability Services (now Student Wellness Services) to various applied science faculty members, after they had spoken with Dean Woodhouse and received her approval.

This year, the two founders hired staff in October and trained them to discuss mental health issues and provide a judgment-free environment until the centre opened in February.

The EWC’s location in Jackson Hall — across from Clark Hall — takes it away from the hustle and bustle of projects and assignments. Its location avoids making engineering students feel awkward when seeking a safe atmosphere, a problem that could have arisen if it were located in the International Learning Centre,

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MacMillan said.

The centre is staffed by 15 employees in their second, third and fourth years of study in engineering and applied science. Jordan Solomon, Sci ’16, is one of those employees.

“Some people want a sounding board to get all their ideas out and to feel heard instead of just rambling on to someone who might zone out,” he said.

“Most just want a place they can come and play with Lego or colour.”

Since the EWC opened, the managers and wellness supporters — a term used for the centre’s employees — said they’ve found that many engineering students are thankful to have a space like the centre available.

The centre opened in February so it could become a part of the engineering culture, MacMillan said. She added that the early opening let them see what worked and what didn’t. Staff at the centre encourage students to drop by anytime, even for 15 minutes, so they’ll get a sense of the place and feel comfortable visiting the centre.

This weekend, four Queen’s students will be competing in London, England, to win a million dollars for their refugee-focused online business.

The Hult Prize Foundation, a start-up accelerator for university-level entrepreneurs, addresses a different social problem each year.

The 2015 winners, Playcares, addressed early childhood education in urban slums.

The challenge issued to competing teams this year was to create a sustainable business that doubles the income of 10 million people living in crowded urban spaces by 2022.

The Queen’s team in London will pitch an online web platform — called Medina — which they say will allow refugees to create handmade goods and ship them Located in room 208 of Jackson Hall, the across the world. There are three teams from EWC is open Monday to Thursday 5 to 9:30 Queen’s competing, although Medina is the p.m. and on Sundays from 3:30 to 8 p.m. only undergraduate team.

Winners are awarded $1 million in capital funding and mentorship in business development. This weekend will see the Syrian Army.

The two brothers snuck across the regional competitions held in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, Turkish border and into Syria, driving from there to the city of Kafr Nabl. At the Syrian with Medina competing in London.

Although three teams from Queen’s are border, Al-Shawaf caught his first glimpse in the competition, they won’t be competing of a refugee camp.

Yusef Ahmed, Sci ’18, approached against each other: they’ve been divided between Boston, San Francisco and London. Al-Shawaf earlier this year, and the two For Rakan Al-Shawaf, one of the team found they had a mutual interest in the members, an interest in refugees was piqued Middle East — Ahmed had grown up in by his own Syrian roots. He first saw a Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed discovered the Hult competition refugee camp in 2013 between Turkey via a Facebook post from a friend in Malaysia, and Syria.

“I went to Turkey in the summer of 2013, and put together a team at Queen’s. He first to film a video with my brother,” Al-Shawaf, recruited Al-Shawaf, and the two then sought Sci ’18, said, adding that the two had hoped the help of Sara Huh and Christine Tan, SUPPLIED BY BEN SIMONS to shed light on the reality of the Free See Medina on page 5 From left: Rakan Al-Shawaf, Sara Huh, Christine Tan and Yusef Ahmed.

Week in Photos CORRECTIONS KCFF screens local talent, but talent falls short The Kingston Canadian Film Festival screens both amateur and professional films, not only amateur films.

Gaels sink playoff hopes of Voyageurs A graphic for the article should have listed the Laurentian Voyageurs with 44 points against Queen’s, not U of T.

Left: Five Days of Homelessness volunteers outside Stauffer Library. Right: AMS Vice President (Operations) Kyle Beaudry at Monday’s Annual General Meeting. For full story on the AMS Annual General Meeting, see queensjournal.ca/news

The Journal regrets the errors. Inaccurate information appeared in the March 7 edition of The Journal.

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FEATURE Campus leaves international grad students vulnerable

Foreign graduate students often face language barriers and funding challenges A nastasiya B oika Features Editor In her home country, Samantha* was a good student with a burgeoning social life — but when she arrived at Queen’s for her graduate studies, she found herself falling behind.

She said she spent all her time working to bridge the curriculum gap between her home university and Queen’s, as well as adjusting to the Canadian system, leaving no time for a social life.

She says she was also subjected to racism by her colleagues for the first time in her life. The experience left her feeling isolated and affected her academic performance, as her department relies heavily on group work, she said.

“If you’re open to receive international students, you have to be open to adjust to them,” she said in an interview with The Journal.

“I’m totally disappointed about the university. I feel that the advertising does a great job at Queen’s, but it does not reflect reality.”

Most of the international graduate students who spoke to The Journal described their overall experience at Queen’s as positive.

But several students interviewed expressed similar sentiments to Samantha — that the reality for international students doesn’t always align with the expectations — and said Queen’s needs to improve accommodations for international graduate students.

Unlike international students in undergraduate programs, who are typically here for short-term exchanges, international students at the graduate level often stay at Queen’s for their entire degree.

There’s also less of an emphasis on integrating foreign students differently than domestic students at the graduate level.

According to the Queen’s 2014-15 enrolment report, international students make up 24.8 per cent of the full-time graduate student population.

While the number includes exchange students, the majority of international students in graduate programs come to Queen’s for the

full duration of their degree.

Queen’s University International Centre (QUIC) , a non-academic support service, provides a number of resources, including language support, international student health insurance, orientation events, inter-cultural courses and advisers.

The advisers are particularly significant — they offer students support throughout their transition and collaborate with Peer Advisors and the International Student Commissioner, Sara SidAhmed, through the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS).

“International students come to Queen’s and to Kingston with unique skills, perspectives, ways of learning, and different approaches to academia.

And our job, or my job, is to remove certain barriers or hurdles that might get in the way of reaching [their] potential,” said Nilani Loganathan, an adviser at the QUIC. According to Loganathan, some of these barriers include language, cultural background, funding and miscommunication between supervisors and graduate students coming from international backgrounds.

Students have to pass a language exam to apply to a graduate program at Queen’s, but there’s a difference between having the language skills necessary for academic work and for social interaction.

“For me, the most challenging issue at first was English,” Natalia Mukhina, a second-year Masters student in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, told The Journal via Facebook Messenger.

“We all [passed] IELTS/TOEFL before applying, but exams and real life are not the same … [at first], many of us, even those from English environment, have some problems with social talks.”

Mukhina says her experience at Queen’s has been positive. Support from her supervisor and the QUIC conversational buddy program helped her overcome the original culture shock and language barriers.

However, she said further efforts to familiarize foreign students with Canadian English would help the

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ACCOUNT FOR 24.8% OF GRADUATE ENROLMENT

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International students face persistent challenges when bridging cultural gaps.

acclimatization process.

She wasn’t alone in that assessment. Bowen Yang, an international Masters student in Chemical Engineering, said the Intercultural Competence courses through the QUIC are essential for students coming from abroad.

“Before I took that course, I thought ‘how are you’, ‘how do you do’ — you actually need to tell someone ‘oh I’m fine, I’m doing this and I’m doing that.’ After that course I realized ‘how are you’ really means like pretty much ‘hi’,” Yang said.

eligible for some awards, most are geared towards Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

International students are also under more pressure to finish their degree in their funding-eligible years. Students can only receive the International Tuition Award and the Principal’s International Doctoral Award in year one and two of a Masters degree and years one through four of a PhD. It’s not unusual for students to extend their studies above the allotted funding years,

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rupture in the relationship, perhaps, and the student can’t find another supervisor, then they’re not only unable to finish their degree, but unable to even stay in the country.”

Supervisors are often deeply involved in the financial situation of international graduate students, whether they’re providing funding or affecting time to completion, and so faculty working with international students need to be aware of the additional stresses on those students.

“We have to be certain that incoming students have the types of support systems they require, that they have all the skills that “The culture that domestic students have is like they need to succeed (including the mainstream throughout Orientation Week. language skills), and we should There’s no part that encourages international also ensure that supervisors have the support they need,” Wayne students to jump into this culture” Cox, a professor in the Political Science Department, said in an — Bowen Yang, Masters Student email to The Journal. In a previous Yang added that while however — an issue that’s interview, Cox said an international international students should take exacerbated by supervisors if student he supervised took an initiative to learn the language and they aren’t aware of just how extra two years to complete customs in Canada, it’s also the problematic an extra semester their degree due to cultural and job of the University and students can be. language barriers. on campus to make international “For international students, there Karen Dubinsky, a professor students feel welcome. Neither can be quite a bit of a problem after in the History department of the two Orientation Weeks you finish your fourth year, because has supervised a number of he attended during his time at you’ll be asked to pay like 6,000 international students. She said Queen’s achieved that, he said. [dollars] just to extend your PhD acknowledging that international “The culture that domestic work for another semester,” an students come from a different students have is like the international graduate student in cultural background is important mainstream throughout the entire Cultural Studies said. The student for helping them transition.

Orientation Week. There’s no requested anonymity for fear of “I work with students for whom part that encourages international jeopardizing their standing in having books in the library is not students to jump into this culture,” the department. something you can take for granted, Yang said.

The connection between so they’re very well prepared ... I Although aspects of graduate supervision and funding wish Queen’s was more conscious, Orientation Week are geared extends even further in I suppose, of the obligation towards international students, certain disciplines. that the University has, that the there is no equivalent to New, “Speaking broadly in terms of institution has, to help them when Exchange and Worldly Transfer the sciences, there are many cases they’re here.”

Students Orientation Week in which students funding is tied While Dubinsky praised the (NEWTS) — an undergraduate directly to their supervisor. And work of organizations like the Orientation Week geared that means that the supervisor QUIC, she said the University specifically to acquaint incoming wields a great deal of power,” could do a better job recognizing international students with Queen’s Jeremy Butler, one of three the social, cultural and language and Kingston. advisors available through the differences certain students were Funding is also a challenge. SGPS said. facing upon their arrival at Queen’s.

International students’ funding “This in itself doesn’t mean “There’s more that the university, packages are usually higher to there’s always a problem, but that everybody needs to do.” make up for their tuition costs, it means that international *Samantha is a pseudonym. which are usually double that students are vulnerable in a way of domestic students, but they that other students are not,” The Journal has elected not to use the student’s name at have fewer opportunities for he said. their request. external funding. Although “Because if there’s an issue with international graduate students are the supervisor and if there’s a

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Union seeks revision of student feedback system AMS calls the USAT process “opaque�, with no obligation for instructors to respond J ordana G oldman Assistant News Editor In the last three weeks of every course, students fill out a feedback survey, the USAT, which they often never hear of again.

The University Survey of Student Assessment of Teaching (USAT) is used by the Registrar’s Office to gather student responses on courses and their instructors.

The Administration and Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA), which represents all faculty, librarians and archivists, have agreed to create a new joint committee that will revise the USAT process, with a deadline of June 30, 2016.

The USAT has a number of

questions about the instructor and course. All USATs have four university-wide evaluation questions, up to seven departmentchosen questions and up to 10 instructor-chosen questions, according to the Office of the University Registrar website.

Instructors receive the completed survey, including student comments. The survey is then scanned and compiled into an “easy-to-read graphical report� to be given to department heads or faculty deans.

Tyler Lively, the AMS Academic Affairs Commissioner and incoming AMS president, told The Journal that QUFA hasn’t released the reason behind the review because “the conversations

are confidential as part of a bargaining process.�

Both the AMS and Queen’s professors have expressed concerns that the USAT process lacks clarity and transparency, however.

Craig Walker, the director of the Queen’s School of Drama and Music, wrote in an email to The Journal that the aggregate report produces a general overview of the findings so that, “the impression is often of a general judgement of the ‘thumbs up/thumbs down’ sort.�

Walker also said the design of the current USAT lacks clarity and that the “Neither Agree nor Disagree� category is confusing for students. “In a case, for example, when

USAT Facts • There’s a list of university-wide and department specific questions that must be on all USAT’s. Professors can add other questions from a question bank of around 200 questions. • The USAT is distributed by a DSC representative in the last three weeks of the course. • Completed evaluations are turned into an easy-to-read graphical report of the aggregate statistical data. • Instructors are the only faculty members to see the comment section of the evaluation. • The report is placed in the Member’s Official File, which is used in assessing faculty member applications for renewal, tenure, or promotion. • The comment portion of the survey is sent only to the faculty member in question.

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policies as to what must be done,�

Lively wrote.

Lively described the process as “opaque�, adding that instructors must opt-in to release the results of the USAT to students. “As a result, we cannot track USAT responses and significant course modifications over time,� he wrote.

The QUFA Collective Agreement was renewed this summer for August 21, 2015, to April 30, 2019.

On Jan. 25, 2016, Lynne Hanson, president of QUFA, signed a Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) — a mutual agreement calling for a change to portions of the Collective Agreement — to review teaching assessments.

The MOA states that both parties — the University and QUFA — agree to appoint a joint committee to review the current USAT design and provide recommendations to another committee known as the Joint Committee to Administer the Agreement (JCAA).

The Joint Committee is “comprised of both union and management representatives who work together to resolve ongoing issues with the application and administration of the Collective Agreement,� Hanson wrote in an email to The Journal.

The deadline for the Committee to provide its report and recommendations to the JCAA is June 30, 2016.

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students have not received grades back yet, a question about grades should only generate N/A, but frequently generates “Neither Agree nor Disagree� responses.�

He suggests that many students select this option when they mean N/A. “That column should be marked “Ambivalent� but it seems that Queen’s students are not trusted to understand what that word means,�

Walker wrote.

Walker added that the category, “Showed Sensitivity to those of Different Backgrounds�, is inherently problematic. “If there is only one member of a given group who feels that they were not respected, what does it matter that everyone else in the class thought that everything was fine?� he wrote.

The comment section allotted to students to clarify and elaborate on their specific recommendations, suggestions, and concerns, remains privy to the instructor only.

The AMS has similar concerns as Walker about the USAT process. “There is no obligation that the instructor read or address student feedback� in the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) Collective Agreement, Tyler Lively wrote in an email to The Journal.

In the event that negative complaints are received through the USAT, the instructors, department heads and deans themselves determine the course of action. “There is no university-wide

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Queen’s student charged with voyeurism and theft J ordana G oldman Assistant News Editor A 19-year-old Queen’s student has been charged with voyeurism and theft, according to a statement released by Kingston Police (KP) on Thursday.

The accused’s housemates originally contacted Kingston Police in February concerning the alleged theft.

One of the male housemates found some of his missing belongings in the accused’s room along with possessions belonging to two other female housemates

and “surreptitious video recording devices,” according to the KP release.

On Feb. 29, uniform patrol officers arrested Parker D. Sawadsky for two counts of theft and two counts of possession of stolen property. After reviewing the video surveillance equipment, the police informed detectives.

The arrest, “was a bit unique in this instance as it originally was in relation to theft,” KP Media Relations Officer Steve Koopman told The Journal via email.

The day after the student was arrested, detectives were granted a

Medina begins work in Jordan Continued from page 2

both Comm ’18.

Together, they began planning their enterprise, which they called Medina. The concept is a web-platform that will allow refugees to create handmade goods within refugee camps and sell them online.

The business model would provide much-needed income to help refugees and their families re-establish themselves in new countries.

“They’ll be able to sell whatever items they make on the website,” Ahmed said. He said profiles on each individual be prominent on the website.

“To begin with, we’re going to start with three products: bracelets, necklaces and scarves. We will scale it from the ground up.”

Ahmed and Al-Shawaf say that after establishing a customer base and a steady flow of income into the camps, individuals in the camps will obtain control over what they create.

Over the past few months, the team has been researching the market validation of their product and speaking to potential customer bases about price ranges and design.

They’ve also consulted with the potential creators and refugees within Jordanian camps to gauge whether the idea is of interest.

“It’s not easy,” Ahmed said.

“We’ve both been talking to various people in the camp. For me, it’s my friend’s friend’s cousin’s cousin who works [there].”

So far, feedback has been positive, he added.

Al-Shawaf said friends of his in Jordan with cousins or uncles in the camps have helped them connect with people far away.

“We try to get both ends, the consumer end and the creator end, to validate that this is something people want,” he said.

The team plans to start in Jordan and slowly move into Turkish camps and cities in Lebanon and Turkey with high refugee populations.

The team flew to London on Thursday morning and competes on Friday. At the competition, they’ll be given six minutes to make their pitch followed by four minutes of questions and answers.

“My parents are proud,” Al-Shawaf said.

Ahmed laughed in response.

“Mine think I should be studying more,” he said.

search warrant.

“The patrol officer did the right thing by advising detectives who obtained a search warrant to seize any relevant items lawfully,” Koopman wrote.

Detectives seized video surveillance and computer equipment from the accused’s room. The items were forensically examined by Electronic Crimes staff, which led to the discovery of a video that was deemed voyeurism.

According to the release, the

footage shows the inside of a Toronto house “where seven women were surreptitiously recorded in various states of undress.” Investigators “strongly believe” that the footage is from the summer of 2015.

The women have been identified and confirmed to live in the Greater Toronto Area. None of them have any known connections to Kingston.

As a result of the discovery, Sawadsky was also charged with

voyeurism. According to Koopman, five years imprisonment is the maximum sentence for voyeurism if the Crown proceeds by indictment.

The maximum sentence for theft under $5,000 is two years imprisonment, according to Koopman.

Sawadsky has attended a bail hearing and has been released on a recognizance with special conditions until his next court date.

Definition of consent altered from December draft of policy

The new policy was announced on March 4, 2016.

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need to be made to the Queen’s policy based on the legislation and associated regulations. However, he called the approved policy “an important step”.

“The policy outlines the options that are available to anyone who has witnessed or experienced sexual violence and the university’s responsibilities relating to awareness, education, training and reporting,” he wrote.

He added that it includes an expanded list of definitions, a statement of Queen’s commitment to survivors, and a statement on the maintenance of annual statistics.

Among the changes between the December draft and the final policy included the removal of a clause regarding “mistaken consent”.

The statement originally read that “mistaken belief in consent is only a defense if the alleged assailant took reasonable steps to ascertain whether the survivor has communicated consent to the particular sexual activity in question.”

However, the draft did not specify what “reasonable steps” entailed. The section was removed from the definition of consent in the final policy.

The definition of consent in the policy is now defined as an “active, direct, voluntary, unimpaired and conscious choice and agreement”.

Verbal consent is not required within the definition of consent in the current policy.

Rector Mike Young said it’s important to add verbal consent to the policy, as it aligns to other university initiatives, including his work as a sexual assault bystander intervention skills trainer. Young sits on the Board of

Trustees along with Undergraduate Student Trustee Jennifer Li and Graduate Student Trustee James A. MacLeod.

Most importantly, Young says he’s grateful for the progress that’s been made and anticipates the University’s next steps. One of these steps will include hiring the promised Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator.

While he expressed excitement with the survivor-centric and support-oriented direction Queen’s was taking, he worries that a single new coordinator won’t be enough.

“Two per cent of all people who have experienced sexual assault had reported it to the university [according to a 2015 survey]. If we do this properly, we will see that number rise significantly.”

While one person may have been equipped to handle the two per cent reporting assaults, he said that when that number begins to rise, he worries that “one human being would not be capable of dedicating the right amount of attention to each part of the portfolio.”

Moving forward, he says he hopes that Queen’s would commit to more than they’re mandated to and clarifies the ambiguities remaining around alcohol and substance use in consent.

He said that he’s been approached several times by students asking, “if I’m drinking, and she’s drinking, and there’s sexual activity, who’s at fault?”

“I think there [are] some societal assumptions about who is culpable in that sort of situation, and those are the hard conversations to have with students,” he said.

Young said his job often involves holding the administration

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accountable and “hold[ing] their feet to the fire”, and that he’s very happy with the hard work that has gone into the process so far.

“I’m interested to see how the University takes [this] on: what kinds of directions they take, how they seek to engage our peers. Because it’s not an easy thing, but it’s something that we have to do.”

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Avery said the closure had been in the works for a number of years, but recently the operating expenses became too high for the café to remain open. Members of the co-operative say this was due to recent poor weather along with the Big Dig project, which closed down sections of Princess St. to vehicles and reduced pedestrian traffic.

Additional costs to the Goat included the cost of renewing liquor license, additional building maintenance and fines for illegal downloads of copyrighted content by customers using their Wi-Fi. When asked about the possibility of a potential buyer for the Sleepless Goat, Avery said the business is most likely not for sale.

The Sleepless Goat stated on their Facebook page that they’ll have access to the commercial space until Sunday, March 13.

The café is holding a farewell party on Friday for their customers.

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The Journal’s Perspective

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skirts as the status quo, in large part because reasts and thighs might be items on the uncomfortable or threatening situations.

Those who don’t understand how it it’s such a widespread practice. menu, but that doesn’t include your feels to be told to wear a miniskirt the size A CBC Marketplace investigation waitress’ body.

There’s nothing wrong with showing of a handkerchief often ask: if women don’t found that dozens of employees from Moxie’s, off your body, but there’s something wrong like those dress codes why don’t they just go Earls, Jack Astor’s and Joey Restaurants said work somewhere else? “they felt pressured to wear revealing outfits with being told to do so by your employer.

But this issue is far more widespread or risk losing shifts.”

Some women choose to show off their For the 22 per cent of Canadians who bodies because they find it empowering. that we often realize — partially because even though gender discrimination in the say their first job was in the restaurant Others reserve the right to cover theirs.

In any event, it’s the existence of choice workplace violates the Ontario Human business, it’s not always an option to just find Rights Code, it’s up to the workers to file another job. that’s essential.

So, the next time you see a restaurant full For instance, some women may choose a complaint.

Moreover, it may not occur to many of scantily-clad female servers take a minute not to cram their feet into four-inch heels for workers that their rights are being violated. to ask yourself — how would you feel in an eight-hour shift waiting tables.

Some women may not want to wear We generally accept revealing tops and short their high-heeled shoes? an outfit that exposes them to sexual harassment at their workplace.

Other women may not want to spend more money than they make in one shift on a required Lululemon skirt, jewelry, heels, makeup and hair products just to meet the required level of sex appeal.

Yet, these are requirements at many restaurants.

At the core of these dress codes is the assumption that an employer has the right to exploit a woman’s body for its sex appeal, if it adds to the business’ well-being.

When an employer disproportionately takes advantage of one gender and their sexuality, they’re potentially violating their employees’ human rights.

We have laws against gender discrimination for a reason: to protect workers from employers who take ILLUSTRATION BY KEITH SAUNDERS advantage of them or don’t care if they’re in

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BDS has no place in student government While it’s essential for institutions to practice freedom of expression, there’s no place for intolerance at a university.

This is especially true in student government, where neutrality should be upheld.

On Feb. 22, over 900 students gathered for the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Winter General Assembly. Of the students who attended, 58 per cent voted in favour of a motion for the SSMU to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement — a movement that condemns Israel through the boycott and divestment of Israeli companies, who allegedly profit from the violation of Palestinian human rights.

Following the meeting, the motion went to an online vote, where students had the opportunity to officially decide the motion’s fate. Fortunately, the BDS motion was nullified — 57 per cent to 43 per cent.

While the motion’s nullification is a relief

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Stand up to online prejudice Social media and the Internet give a megaphone to a lot of things that shouldn’t be said, and Islamaphobic sentiments are one of them.

Following recent stabbings at a high school in Pickering, Ontario, a popular right-wing U.S. blog posted an article entitled “Canadian Muslim Girl Goes on a Stabbing Spree”. In the article, Zahra Vaid, a student from the University of Toronto, was misidentified as the stabber. Vaid had only been interviewed for the Globe and Mail’s coverage of the incident, but the Globe article didn’t state her religion.

Mistakes happen, but a news source that presents themselves as a credible, and has 38,000 Twitter followers, has a duty to be truthful. This blogger blatantly failed to do so.

Instead, the blog falsely associated a tragic crime with a bystander’s religious identity.

This assumption of guilt based on a person’s religion is the definition of prejudice.

There have always been publications that proliferated hateful views. But the Internet gives far greater reach to views that we shouldn’t give a second thought.

And while open discourse is integral to free speech, that doesn’t mean we should abandon our standards for truthfulness and decency. Real harm can still be done by spreading false information over the Internet, as was most recently proven by Vaid’s ordeal.

Vaid’s response, however, has been a heartening example of how open discourse can work against prejudice.

Speaking up for herself in several interviews with CBC and The Varsity, U of T’s student newspaper, Vaid condemned the news blog. She also took up a stance for mental health after learning that the real suspect of the stabbing, a 14-year-old girl, struggled with mental illness.

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support BDS has been voted on three times, though unsuccessfully.

During this time, McGill’s administration remained quiet “out of respect for the student governance process,” according to a blog post by McGill Principal Suzannne Fortier.

After the motion was shot down, Fortier stated “the administration of the University will have no part of the BDS movement.”

McGill’s administration shouldn’t be divisive on such issues that would result in marginalizing thousands of students, nor should they engage in acts of intolerance.

Student governments should practice similarly appropriate behavior as their administrative counterparts. Motions that have an intolerant and divisive nature, such as BDS, shouldn’t be brought to the table in the first place.

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for some pro-Israel students, the intolerance that’s spreading on McGill’s campus is unacceptable.

McGill student Rayna Lew told the Montreal Gazette that targeted tweets by McGill BDS supporters towards Jews and Zionists has been frustrating. “[T]hese tweets literally insinuate that I am not entitled to a safe space as a Jew and zionist,” she posted on Facebook.

Academic settings should be neutral spaces for students of diversified backgrounds to come and learn. With that in mind, it would be inappropriate for the student government to support the BDS movement, which marginalizes thousands of students who identify with Israel and rely on their student government to represent their concerns.

The BDS movement has become a reoccurring issue on and off McGill’s campus. In the past year and a half, the motion to have McGill’s student government

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OPINIONS

Queen’s Alive has no place on campus Anti-abortion group uses unacceptable rhetoric to undermine women’s rights

Groups that advocate for the removal of women’s rights through the use of shame and inflammatory rhetoric should be unwelcome at Queen’s, Kyle Curlew argues.

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Kyle Curlew, MA ’17

distracting red herrings to bully and shame a moral authority. individual separate from the mother, Queen’s Queen’s Alive claims to represent human Alive twists scientific discourse. They assert people into supporting them.

Anti-abortion groups are well known for rights. Their website asserts that their that because the fetus has the potential to ueen’s Alive and other anti-abortion groups aren’t as “pro-life” as they’d like their propensity towards shaming through ultimate goal “is to contribute to a legal be a different sex from the mother, it can’t you to believe. These groups are oppressive graphic descriptions and exaggerated reform in Canada which would … [provide] possibly be the same entity. This is their examples. Think this isn’t done by Queen’s legal protection for the right to life of every “scientific” justification for giving the group and damaging. human being without exception.”

This AMS club spreads misinformation, Alive? Think again. of cells individual personhood apart from For groups like Queen’s Alive, this means the mother. Again, this is based on a sense of Queen’s Alive has a blog to communicate shames those in vulnerable positions and advocates for the removal of women’s rights with their members, which features posts protecting the rights of the “unborn” by moral authority rather than science. designed to arm “apologists” with one-liners taking rights away from women. This is over their own bodies.

Furthermore, their blog refers to the That’s why I find myself appalled when to engage in debates with those who support even more troubling when the president of Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform the group spoke last year of their ultimate for its information — a group that gives I cross paths with these groups tabling and the right to abortion.

One of these speaking points asks goal being the removal of the legal right the appearance of scientific authority, but is canvassing around campus.

Queen’s Alive cleverly disguises someone who supports abortion: “If I had to choose. really a radical anti-abortion group known According to Dr. Chris Kaposy of for its extreme stances and twisted reframing their motivations through distracting my two year old beside me and I was going marketing — such as when they posed to kill her, would you stop me?” This is a Memorial University, removing the and misappropriating of knowledge. One as a mental health initiative to spread cruel discourse to be shoving in the face of choice of abortion perpetuates troubling controversial stance Queen’s Alive has taken anti-abortion messages through cakes people who might have gone through the socio-economic issues, where women are is equating genocide with abortion — a pushed into disproportional poverty and crude use of shock-value rhetoric. tough decisions surrounding this topic. and candy.

A university is a bastion for legitimate This leads me to question what’s appropriate for public discussion in knowledge that’s been crafted through public universities. I’m not claiming that rigorous methods and real debate. It’s anti-abortion groups should be illegal, but troubling that in their AMS bio, this I will say that Queen’s University, the AMS group describes themselves as stimulants and the SGPS should have standing policy of “healthy debate”, while at the same time preventing them from speaking on campus. employing fallacious arguments, absurd Over the past few decades, Canada’s free emotionally-charged comparisons and speech laws have sought to curb hate speech. misappropriated scientific knowledge.

Understandably, this is still a controversial Queen’s Alive even offers lessons on their blog on how to manipulate people through topic today. body language and use of rhetoric.

However, groups that publicly spread In 1995, the federal minister of health deteriorating overall health. As well, larger misinformation and misappropriated science I’m very much aware that what I’m concerning abortion shouldn’t be allowed to declared abortion to be a medical necessity numbers of children are fed into an already suggesting is radical — but a discussion covered by provincial healthcare. Abortion bloated and painful foster care system. canvass or table on campus. needs to happen on the limits of free speech.

Finally, Queen’s Alive is a goldmine of Should the Queen’s community allow such was declared a fundamental human right by My reasoning for this is three-fold: First, the stigma that results from these the International Covenant on Economic, misappropriation and misinformation. willful shaming and misinformation to clog group’s public presence is potentially Social, and Cultural Rights — this is a Their blog provides anti-abortion activists up tables in Mac-Corry? Personally, I think triggering for those who’ve dealt covenant that Canada has signed into. This with a repertoire of responses to common there are better things to put energy into. means that abortion is a viable option for pro-choice claims. These responses are said Considering access to medical abortion with abortion.

Second, such groups are advocating for the Queen’s students who walk past these to be scientific and logical, but under a closer procedures is still sub-par in Canada, we the removal of human rights that have been displays — one that some might choose inspection many of them are fallacious or should be working to increase accessibility to take. The beliefs of particular activists based on subjective bias. afforded to women. for women.

For instance, in order to illustrate that Finally, Queen’s Alive is spreading shouldn’t be able to threaten these misinformation, logical fallacies and fundamental rights based on loose claims to the post-conception group of cells is an Kyle Curlew is a MA student in Sociology.

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Talking Heads... around campus Every week, The Journal asks students to weigh in on a different question.

This week, in honour of Aboriginal Awareness Week, we asked Indigenous students to speak on their experiences coming to Queen’s.

Kaitlyn Brant, Sci ’16

Lydia Brant, Sci ’17

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oming to Queen’s, my experiences surrounding Aboriginal culture and identity have been so positive. I’ve become more in touch with my culture through workshops and seminars and it’s made my Queen’s experience so unique. I hope to see more students become involved in Aboriginal traditions and culture at Queen’s because the Aboriginal community is always open to sharing their experiences and culture with the public. Happy Aboriginal Awareness Week!”

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he resources that have been available to me as an Indigenous student at Queen’s have played a huge role in my experience here. Through the Aboriginal Access to Engineering program, I have taken advantage of academic support, networking with fellow Indigenous students and participating in various cultural events.

I really have loved meeting the other students from our diverse backgrounds and exploring my culture in a welcoming and positive environment.”

Lauren Winkler, ArtSci ’17

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actually grew up in Markham, which is close to Toronto, and I was never really connected to my indigeneity at all. Maybe once a year we would go to the Pow Wow in Tyendinaga or we’d go visit my family there, but it wasn’t until I came to Queen’s and got involved with Four Directions and the Queen’s Native Student Association that I actually started getting involved and embracing my culture.”

Darian Doblej, ArtSci ’18

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ne of my favourite memories while at Queen’s was being taken to a Vietnamese restaurant while on a date, and then being asked for Vietnamese food recommendations. It took me awhile to convince him I wasn’t actually Vietnamese, but rather ‘First Nations’, then ‘Native’, then ‘Indian with a Feather’ since the first two didn’t work out. That was the last time I saw him.”

Leah Combs, ArtSci ’16

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y experience as an Aboriginal person at Queen’s has been an eye-opening one. The biggest thing I’ve learned has been how diverse Aboriginal people and their experiences are. There’s no one Aboriginal ‘appearance’ or experience and essentializing Aboriginal people really takes away their power. I have learned from so many brilliant, inspiring Aboriginal women at Queen’s that have supported and encouraged me to be my best self. Queen’s has a lot of work to do to better represent Aboriginal people on campus and to value their experiences and knowledge systems, but I have felt in my time here that progress is possible.”

Melanie Gray, ArtSci ’16

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hen I first came to Queen’s in 2011, I was intimidated by the intense Euro-academic atmosphere that was built in every stone.

Coming from the small Mohawk Community of Tyendinaga, it was a very new experience. I found my place at [Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre] and joined the Queen’s Native Student Association. I have remained a member for almost five years now. I have experienced some of the best times in QNSA and hope to remain lifelong friends with these (currently all) girls.”

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ARTS A group of dancers performing at this year’s Culture Show this past Saturday, organized by the African and Caribbean Students’ Association (ACSA).

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MULTICULTURALISM

Culture Show showcases artistic diversity African and Caribbean Students’ Association event displays art from across the globe

S ydney U rbanek Contributor Students gathered at Theological Hall last Saturday for a night of performances ranging from poetry inspired by black feminist theory to Chinese traditional dance.

The multicultural variety show — called “Culture Show: Portraits of Culture” — was presented by the African and Caribbean Students’ Association (ACSA).

The show kicked off with an opening prayer delivered by two representatives from the Queen’s Native Student Association (QNSA) and a saxophone performance of the Canadian national anthem.

School campuses often lack “outlets for expression and celebration,” the program for the show reads.

This year’s show intends to be “a new portrayal of cultural diversity on campus.”

The Queen’s student population has become increasingly diverse, but has few events that bring together students identifying with a vast array of cultures. The university has a deeply-rooted Scottish heritage, which influences many of its most visible traditions.

“A lot of people have a very distinct idea of what ‘Queen’s culture’ is,” ACSA Vice President Rochea D’Souza, ArtSci ’17 said.

“I think it’s important that we acknowledge and celebrate the fact that Queen’s encompasses a lot of different cultures.”

The show was an impressive

display of student talent. In 18 people who look like you on an — that degrade a socially performances, cultural groups everyday basis.” marginalized group. on campus expressed themselves The spoken word poems In other cases, the show through dance, spoken word of the night dealt with themes provided audience members poetry, drumming, with a chance to see performances from a fashion show and “I think it’s important that we cultural groups that other performances. acknowledge and celebrate the fact they likely wouldn’t Florian Ntibarigobeka, see otherwise ArtSci ’17, can be that Queen’s encompasses a lot of on campus. found in the audience different cultures.”

One such act was at Culture Show every an Aztec drumming year. He said the show by has a larger significance — Rochea D’Souza, ArtSci ’17 performance Quetzalcoatl Kingston, for visible minorities on campus. like being a visible minority and which featured singing in Nahuatl, “It gives minorities a sense experiencing microaggressions, a common Indigenous language of belonging, which gets lost which are daily indignities — both in Mexico.

Audience member Kala when you’re not surrounded by intentional and unintentional

Couples from Queen’s Salsa Club dance at the Culture Show.

Raju, ArtSci ’17, said the show “creates a sense of importance for those individuals who aren’t the majority.”

Co-organizers Callie Mathieson and Nour Kubursi, both ArtSci ’16, worked to bring the event together for the second year in a row.

A portion of ticket proceeds from this year’s show will go towards the Nyantende Foundation, an organization committed to enrolling youth from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into local primary and secondary schools.

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THEATRE

The twists and turns of Down There This year’s Down There performance is up there with best drama productions

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Four performers during a group skit on “Netflix and Chill” in last week’s Down There production.

L auren L uchenski Assistant Arts Editor Bold, insightful and hilarious, this year’s production of Down There took audiences on an emotional rollercoaster.

The annual student-run production of monologues, poetry, dance and music was originally inspired by the Off-Broadway episodic play The Vagina Monologues. Each year, it tackles issues like sexuality, mental health, eating disorders, body image, racism and sexual orientation.

From the content to the set’s aesthetics, this year’s show in Theological Hall’s Reading Room was a spectacle for the eyes

and ears.

The cast performed a series of monologues with occasional comedic interludes. The powerful and unapologetic monologues created a respectful and open environment, while the comedy provided moments to recharge before the next swing of emotions.

As I watched, I didn’t want to miss a moment of the performers’ stories of struggle and resilience.

Theatrical accompaniments — the words stood out on their own.

Down There is extremely personal. The production’s first monologue addressed moving past an eating disorder and loving your body.

Other monologues focused

Rebecca Silver performing a comedic scene.

on sexual fluidity, unhealthy relationships, losing your virginity, experience as a minority and sexual assault.

Even in a one-on-one environment, sharing such personal stories isn’t always easy. Down There’s performers, however, delivered their emotionally-charged pieces with confidence.

The powerful and unapologetic monologues created a respectful and open environment.

Down There director Kathryn Blaikie, ArtSci ’16, said boldly

sharing experiences of vulnerability was one of the production’s strongest themes.

“A theme that arose was vulnerability as a strength and not a weakness,” she said.

The set was themed with delicate floral patterns, soft colours and whimsical drawings of bare trees on brown craft paper. The performers wore denim and darker colours, which stood out against the softer backdrop.

Some performers wrote their own pieces, while others performed submissions from other students. Regardless, the confident delivery of the pieces in Down There created a positive space for the performers, audience and student writers.

Down There cast during the opening performance.

Blaikie said the cast and crew met every Sunday to talk about a different topic, which helped them get comfortable with each other and allowed conversation to flow naturally.

“When we talked about sex and sexuality, we ended up talking about blow jobs for like half an hour,” Blaikie said. “So, we really go wherever it can go.”

Blaikie added that the comedic segments gave the audience a break between the show’s heavier segments.

“It can be a rollercoaster when you don’t know what to expect,” Blaikie said. “Having a piece that is purely comedic … the audience [knew] that when she came out they could laugh.”

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WRITING WORKSHOP

Making room for artists of colour A storytelling workshop encourages marginalized writers to pursue their art

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Writer and performer Kai Cheng Thom led the writing workshop in Watson Hall last Saturday.

A rththy V alluvan Contributor An intimate group of students gathered in Watson Hall last Saturday to encourage marginalized artists to pursue their crafts regardless of any resistance they face.

Queen’s Pride and Queen’s Creative Writing Club came together to hold the joint writing workshop, which focused on the experiences of people of colour and their relationships with writing and storytelling.

The workshop — titled “Giving Birth to Yourself: Revolutionary Storytelling for People of Colour” — was led by poet and performer Kai Cheng Thom, known by her alias Lady Sin Trayda. It was strictly open to people of colour with a focus on queer and trans experiences.

In an interview before the workshop, Kai Cheng Thom — feature writer for Everyday Feminism and a renowned performer of poetry — said she has been running the workshop for two to three years. She incorporates theatre exercises with meditative and self-reflective practices to motivate people of colour to think about what being a storyteller entails. “[This workshop is] basically a lot of embodied explorations of what it means to be a storyteller as a person of colour in a white supremacist, colonized, territorial space,” Cheng Thom said in the interview.

Growing up, Thom felt the pressures of

living in a society that alienated her. “[In being] born into an atmosphere of scarcity. You are told that you can’t be anything without working 10 times harder than everyone else and, even more so, you can’t be anything frivolous or fun like a writer or an artist,” she said.

Cheng Thom said her road to activism began when she realized that only certain people had access to mediums for storytelling and achieved recognition for their work. The exclusivity of the craft was unfair, she said.

Sunday’s workshop began with Cheng Thom encouraging participants to reflect on different aspects of their lives and jot down their thoughts and feelings after every exercise.

She then asked the group to participate in activities ranging from guided meditation to imagining their ancestral line to thinking about how they perceived themselves and their story in accordance to their intersecting identities.

The experience allowed the participants to consider the difficulties they faced within the world of storytelling, but also acknowledge their capabilities and capacity to overcome those difficulties.

Attendees were eager to share their thoughts after every activity. Stories of pain, strength and power circulated the room, creating an atmosphere of acceptance and support.

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Queen’s Creative Writing Club had in mind when organizing the workshop.

In an interview with The Journal, the organizers agreed that they’d hoped to create a space where marginalized individuals could come together and thrive.

“It was cool that [Kai Cheng Thom] suggested a closed workshop because there are very few places for people of colour, at Queen’s specifically, to be at the center of things,” co-director of Queen’s Pride Evelyna Ekoko-Kay said.

“It’s not about exclusivity, it’s about making space for the people in society who are usually an afterthought,” said Lorraine Lau, vice president of the Queen’s Creative Writing Club.

The workshop aimed to acknowledge the difficult positions that people of colour — particularly those who are queer

and/or trans — face when trying to tell their stories.

Hosting and attending workshops of this nature is imperative to eliminating the idea that storytelling is only valid when done by a specific group of people.

Cheng Thom offered a final piece of advice for marginalized writers and artists near the end of her interview with The Journal.

“Forget about the things that society tells you [that] you need to have in order to tell your story. No one can guarantee outcome, but you can control whether or not you tell your story to the people around you,” she said.

“No one is going to make you into a writer except for you and your community.

You control the survival of your story.”

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SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL

Single-point loss in the nation’s capital Gaels bounced from playoffs with 73-72 defeat S ebastian B ron Staff Writer With under nine seconds to play and a narrow one-point lead, the Gaels were on the brink of an unprecedented upset over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

The atmosphere was hectic on Saturday night as the Gaels faced the Gee-Gees in the second round of the OUA playoffs in Ottawa.

“We just tried to stay composed and stay focused,” guard Sukhpreet Singh said.

The men had tipped off with a stagnant start, falling behind early and only getting their first taste of the lead 33 minutes into the game.

In the game’s final moments, the Gee-Gees inbounded the ball at mid-court. With just over a second left on the clock, Mike Lafricain — who scored a gamehigh 27 points — raced up the floor and scored a layup.

A missed shot at the buzzer cut

the Gaels’ season short, and the men fell victim to a gut wrenching 73-72 loss.

In the locker room, reality sank in for the team.

“It was definitely emotional,” Singh said.

“Everyone knew how close we were to getting to the Final Four. We did what we needed defensively, but great players make great plays.”

QUEEN’S 72 OTTAWA 73 Despite the loss, the Gaels held the Gee-Gees in check. The opposition’s 73 points was their lowest tally on the season.

Since head coach Stephen Barrie’s first season at the helm in 2011 — where the Gaels finished with an abysmal 2-20 record — the men have steadily improved

on both sides of the ball.

In five years, the Gaels have gone from having the worst offence in the league to one shot away from the OUA Final Four — their best performance to date under Barrie.

The team finished the season in the top 10 in both points for and against per game.

Singh, who finished third in the OUA with an impressive 22.3 points per game, is returning next fall for his fifth campaign. He said the training in the offseason is rigorous, but imperative for the success of any top team.

“It’s gruelling … it’s absolutely brutal,” he said. “We’re doing something different every day of the week — lifting on some days, cardio on others, scrimmages, running defensive sets … it’s a seven-day grind, but it pays off.”

The men are looking to turn heads next season and fortify their reputation amongst the

Sukhpreet Singh averaged 14.5 points over two playoff games, tying him for the team lead.

CIS, Singh said. With only three players graduating, and 10 players on the roster in their third year or younger, the Gaels hope to have an even deeper playoff run.

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“Our team next year has a chance to do something really special,” Singh said.

“I hope Queen’s is looking forward to it, because we definitely are.”

Future bright for women’s volleyball Young team hopes to join OUA’s best J oseph C attana Assistant Sports Editor

Caroline Livingston (#11) and Franzi Wilhelm (#13) look to carry the team in the coming years.

Mikayla Keith (right) led the Gaels with a .375 hitting percentage in the playoff loss.

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For the second straight year, the women’s volleyball playoff run came to an abrupt end.

Facing off the Ryerson Rams on Feb. 27, the Gaels dropped their first round game in straight sets.

But even though the team didn’t go far in the playoffs, the team’s focus was not only on this year’s success, but the program’s promising future.

At the beginning of the year, Queen’s looked inexperienced. With 12 of their 16 players in first or second year, the team came out slow.

The Gaels dropped their first three games of the year and went into the winter break at 5-5.

When most coaches would panic, Michael Ling believed his team would move past their slow start.

“Whether you are winning or losing, the team you see in October is a different team than you’ll see in February and March,” Ling said. This was Ling’s second year as head coach. His team finished 12-7 in the regular season — the exact same record as the year before.

Knowing the team had some great athletes, Ling said the missing piece was consistency.

After playing in a tournament over the winter break at Ryerson, Queen’s looked like a different team.

For the rest of the season, the women were in control. They strung together two four-game winning streaks, becoming one of the hottest teams in the OUA. Down the stretch, veteran captains

Shannon Neville and Becky Wilson led the team.

In her fourth year, Neville was a force for the Gaels offence, leading the OUA with 228 kills and finishing second with 3.35 kills per set. For her efforts throughout the year she was named as an OUA East First-Team All-Star.

As the team’s libero, Wilson was integral to the Gaels placing in the top five in most defensive categories. For the first time in her career Wilson was presented with an OUA Second-Team All-Star, coming second in the OUA with 286 digs.

But perhaps more notable than the team’s veteran play was the strong contingent of younger players who made their mark this season.

First-year Franzi Wilhelm was relied on heavily to start the team’s offence. The setter from Germany started nine games for Queen’s, averaging 8.5 assists per set.

In her second year as an outside hitter, Caroline Livingston was awarded with an OUA Second-Team All-Star, averaging 2.23 kills per set.

“She is really demanding of herself and holds herself to an incredibly high standard,” Ling said. “Those are huge leadership qualities, and I see huge things for her beyond her post-secondary career.”

For the graduating Wilson, the highs and lows of this year will be integral to the development of the younger Gaels.

When asked what she hopes to leave to her teammates, Wilson focused on perseverance.

“It’s most important to keep our motto of never giving up,” Wilson said. “Whether it’s in practice, chasing down a ball, or in a game where we are losing by a lot, I would just like to pass on my work ethic to the team.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Missing out on OUA Final Four

Marauders sink Gaels on the road to end season E ric G allo -M iscevich Staff Writer

Queen’s shot 22-75 from the field, 1-13 from behind the three-point line, and 10-17 from the free throw line. While the Women’s basketball’s season came to an Marauders shot similar percentages from the end after the McMaster Marauders knocked field, hitting 16 of 19 at the free throw line Queen’s out of the second round of the made the difference down the stretch.

Queen’s had troubles in other areas playoffs by a 65-55 score.

After falling behind for much of Saturday’s with their own key players. Andrea contest, the Gaels managed to control the Priamo and OUA All-Star Robyn Pearson had their post skills tested by a series of momentum in the last five minutes.

Queen’s called a timeout at the 3:31 Marauder double-teams.

While the Gaels still managed to score 34 mark and came out with intensity, going on an 11-0 run, cutting the Marauders lead to points in the paint, there were a few crucial turnovers in the fourth quarter as a result of Queen’s lost both games to Ryerson and Waterloo in the OUA Final Four. PHOTO BY AUSTON CHHOR three points. “[The Gee-Gees] were making it difficult the defensive pressure.

It didn’t help that OUA All-Star Jenny for us to get to their players through our MEN’S VOLLEYBALL [defence], so we changed the configuration Wright fouled out of the game with 44 of our press, and that is what spurred our seconds left.

The second highest scorer in Queen’s little run,” head coach Dave Wilson said.

However, the Gaels were unable to women’s basketball history, Wright tallied 14 capitalize on their run as the Marauders points, 12 rebounds and three steals in the pushed in the game’s final minute. From the final game of her career.

Her absence in the final moments of the 57-second mark onwards, the Marauders went on an 8-1 streak, hitting eight foul shots game had an impact, Wilson said.

“It’s always tough [when a player is fouls to put the game to bed.

“Our execution in the last 50 seconds out],” he said. “She had a hell of a game … wasn’t as good as it was from the it’d be nice to have her down the stretch, three-minute mark to the 57-second mark,” but there’s not much we can do about that.

I’m just proud of how she played and what A dam L askaris Wilson said. rapid affair, with Queen’s taking the first set Poor execution on their shots ultimately turns out to be her final game as a CIS Sports Editor by a tight 26-24 score. Waterloo fought back basketball player.” sank the Gaels’ chances of winning. from down 23-19 to even up the score at 24, Men’s volleyball will be ruing their pair of but a set of two consecutive kills from Marko losses at last weekend’s OUA Final Four Dakic ended the set in Queen’s favour.

Queen’s picked up four straight points to in Hamilton.

After losing in four sets against Ryerson on start the second set. Waterloo pulled away Thursday night, the Gaels still had a chance though, eventually winning the set by eight to advance to the CIS national championship points with a 25-17 win.

A strong third set saw Queen’s come on Friday night against the Waterloo Warriors in the OUA bronze medal game. With three away with a 26-15 set win. Queen’s didn’t seeds from the OUA moving on to the hold the lead in set four past the first point, national title draw, a win in either game as Waterloo had a consistently strong set, winning 26-22. would have sufficed to advance.

The fifth set was a tiebreaker set; the first The Gaels finished the OUA regular season with a 15-5 record, second in the team to 15 would be named victorious and province, which earned them the No. 9 advance to the CIS bracket. Dakic’s kill put Queen’s ahead at 11-10, but it would be rank nationally.

The Gaels were bested three sets to two their last lead of the season. Waterloo reeled by the Warriors, however. The loss reversed off four straight points, just before Mike the scoreline of Queen’s final regular Tomlinson sprung some life into Queen’s season game, where they defeated Waterloo to cut the lead to two. Braden Cok’s kill PHOTO BY KENDRA PIERROZ at home. ended the game in favour of Waterloo, by a Andrea Priamo (#14) scored seven points and added four rebounds in The bronze medal match started out as a 15-12 score. the loss against McMaster.

Squandered chance for veteran squad

Gaels crash out of OUA Final Four without medal

OUA ALL-STARS Men’s Hockey

Men’s Basketball

Kevin Bailie, goalie (1st team) 2.18 GAA, .938 save percentage

Sukhpreet Singh, guard (1st team) 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists

Spencer Abraham, defenceman (1st team) 8 goals, 20 assists

Women’s Basketball

Women’s Hockey

Robyn Pearson, post (1st team) 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists

Katrina Manoukarais, winger (2nd team) 15 goals, 10 assists

Jenny Wright, forward (1st team) 10.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals

Caitlyn Lahonen, goalie (2nd team) 1.42 GAA, .949 save percentage Mary Coughlin, defenceman (2nd team) 15 assists, 12 PIMs

Men’s Volleyball Marko Dakic, outside hitter (1st team) 3.67 kills per set Mike Tomlinson, outside hitter (2nd team) 3.37 kills per set

Women’s Volleyball Shannon Neville, outside hitter (1st team) 3.35 kills per set Becky Wilson, libero (2nd team) 4.18 digs, 286 digs Caroline Livingston, outside hitter (2nd team) 2.23 kills per set

AWARD WINNERS Myriam Fontaine (Women’s Basketball, OUA All-Rookie Team) Slater Doggett (Men’s Hockey, OUA All-Rookie Team) Courtenay Jacklin (Women’s Hockey, Marion Hillard Award of Merit) Katrina Manoukarais (OUA Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team) Marko Dakic (CIS 2nd team All-Star) Mike Tomlinson (Dale Iwanoczko Sportsman Award) Chris Brunet (Men’s Volleyball, OUA Rookie of the Year, CIS All-Rookie Team)

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Homegrown medicinal marijuana K yle C urlew Staff Writer There may be an increase in DIY greenhouses in the coming months as the federal court cuts into current medical marijuana laws.

With permission from Health Canada and doctors, patients who suffer from chronic pain, nausea and lack of appetite due to afflictions like cancer or AIDS, can puff on some state-sponsored ganja.

Like any drug, there are side effects, however the benefits of medicinal use is undisputed, according to the Federal Court Decision.

Though there are already a small percentage of medicinal users that are able to grow their own pot, federal law has largely frowned on these legal grow ops. But recently these laws have been struck down in a somewhat surprising court ruling.

Judge Michael Phelan rules that

HEALTH

The realities of juicing C aela F enton and K ailun Z hang Staff Writers Google “juicing” and the great health debate of 2016 will hit your laptop.

To make sense of the juicing craze, it’s best to think of this health trend as existing on a spectrum of anti-juicing to extreme-juicing.

At one end, you’ll find extreme-juicing, or in other words, juice cleanses. These usually involve consuming only juices for a certain number of days to rid the body of “toxins.” Many nutritionists are speaking out against juice cleanses, citing the lack of protein, fat and fibre as a health risk. Others have expressed concern that the popularity of cleansing or detoxing may exploit those struggling with eating disorders.

While it’s often pitched as a weight-loss solution, juicing does little in the diet department. In fact, most dieticians advise clients looking to lose weight to stay away from juice. If weight-loss is your goal, you’re better off eating, rather than drinking your calories.

That being said, juices can be a good alternative for those who struggle to fit vegetables and fruits into their daily diet and are missing out on vitamins as a result — but they shouldn’t take the place of a meal.

So the best place to find yourself on the juicing spectrum? Probably somewhere in the middle.

In this case, there are a couple of terms you’ll come across if you choose to incorporate some juice into your diet.

A lot of juicing revolves around cold-pressed juice, but what the heck does “cold-pressed” even mean? You’d be surprised to hear just how “pressed” the ingredients are. I’m talking a process where a machine applies pressure equal to five times the amount at the bottom of the ocean.

Some juices will be labeled “HPP”, which is short for high pressure processing, or pascalization.

Many of you will be familiar with the term “pasteurization”, which is when liquid is heated to extremely high temperatures for a short period of time and then cooled See How on page 17

current restrictions on homegrown medicinal pot contradicted Charter rights. However, the judge put this decision on hold for six months so the federal government could tidy up laws to prepare for the changes. This decision has no effect on the current push to legalize recreational toking.

Why is this such a controversial decision? The court minutes described the back-and-forth debate as so intense that it resembled a “religious fervour” — forcing the court to take an extra skeptical and careful stance.

The opponents to the court decision offered potential issues including fire hazards, health hazards, risks of home invasion, possibilities of mould infections, or feeding marijuana back into the black market.

However, other issues arose in 2013, when the conservative government passed the “Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations”

working to ban homegrown pot in favor of standardized, licenced producers.

These regulations created an increased financial burden on patients who were unable to afford purchasing medication from licensed producers — resulting in some patients breaking the law to protect their supply of medicine.

This is particularly important for students, traditionally in constant economic turmoil, who might be taking advantage of medicinal marijuana.

The opportunity for students to grow their own medicine could be an enormous financial relief.

The court did a great job of balancing the negative and positive repercussions of such a decision with a regard for overall public health.

This new system will leave the choice of how patients procure their medicine up to the patients.

However, when the six month

Juice cleanses usually involve replacing meals with juice.

hold on the Federal Court decision expires, it’s uncertain how any of this will play out.

It’s worth noting that just because patients will now have a choice to grow their own plants, this doesn’t mean they will necessarily choose to grow it. The process of growing marijuana for regular use is work intensive and requires extensive knowledge of gardening and horticulture.

The legality of homegrown medical marijuana shouldn’t hinge on the religious, political or cultural opinions of others. This decision needs to consider scientific and medical dimensions, as well as important socio-economic dimensions.

While these legal issues hang in limbo for the next six months — sick patients, many who can’t afford regular medication, wait for legal inclusion in an overly restricted system.

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FASHION

Challenge your style with a capsule wardrobe K ailun Z hang Assistant Lifestyle Editor

closet’s capacity out at 37 spreads itself into:

There’s something that feels really good about facing the world in the right outfit, which must be along the lines of some sort of Coco Chanel quote.

The unexpectedly difficult part is actually figuring out what that right outfit is.

One of the best things I’ve done for my style is purging my wardrobe every so often.

Reassessing my closet on a regular basis has allowed me to get a better sense of what I actually like to wear and helps minimize those Monday mornings and Friday nights where I find myself wanting to pull the, “I have nothing to wear” line.

A fashion concept called the “capsule wardrobe” takes this annual spring-cleaning idea to the next level. It involves keeping a condensed closet consisting only of staple pieces and leaving yourself with high-quality, classic clothes that you never have to second-guess.

You probably know what I’m talking about — there’s a big difference between the clothes that are fashionable and fun in theory Limiting the items in your closet can help you simplify and focus your fashion. and the ones that you actually reach for. That green and blue bought for) and probably won’t no-fuss fashion solution.

The main idea is to keep things zippered brassiere top I bought be leaving my closet again any minimal and mix and matchable. from the H&M Beyoncé collection time soon.

Ideally, the capsule wardrobe You can switch things in and out four years ago, for example, has only seen the light of day for a forces you to be selective in what when you’re transitioning into the mermaid Halloween costume really represents your personal next season, but shopping is also (which it wasn’t intentionally style and allows you to create a to be kept at a minimum. For a

CAMPUS COOKING

• 9 pairs of shoes • 9 bottoms • 15 tops • 2 dresses (for the women) • 2 jackets/coats

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university student, that may not be such a bad idea either.

Fashion blogger Caroline Rector suggests giving yourself 37 items every season or about every three months. Under her take on the capsule wardrobe, maxing your

member at Mohawk Valley, and 4. While the mixture is still hot, pat it down immediately with the modern version from a local your hands. Form it into community member. one-inch-thick cookie First Nations recipes follow a sized disks. different form of cooking than most.

It’s not about exact ingredients, 5. Place the disks into the pot and let boil until they float. but making the mixture until it Take them out and let them feels and tastes right. cool. Enjoy individually or with a side of soup!

Traditional Bannock

Traditional and modern bannock A First Nations flat bread recipe

M elanie G ray Contributor With Aboriginal Awareness Week underway, there’s nothing quite like celebrating Indigenous culture with our famous bannock.

Bannock, commonly called

frybread, is flat bread that’s both sweet and savoury.

The traditional version is called Kana’tarohkhòn:we, which roughly translates to “original cooked bread” in Mohawk. The bread differs from its modern recipe where it incorporates local

Modern Bannock

Ingredients • 2 cups white corn flour • ½ cups cooked (or non- traditionally canned) kidney beans • 1 ¾ cups boiling water (to add to mixture) • 4 cups boiling water (to cook the bread in)

Bannock is a bread with a biscuit-like texture.

Some fashion bloggers may suggest restricting accessories like purses and jewelry under your capsule wardrobe list, but you can also choose to exclude them in addition to pajamas, underwear and workout clothes. You may also adjust the item list however you see fit. If you’re not a big shoe person, for example, you may not need nine pairs and you can either sub in more of something else or reduce total items down from 37.

It’s your closet and you can take the reins in the transformation.

The idea is to restrict your habits so you can really make and see a difference.

Whether you choose to just put some items up on the Free and For Sale Facebook page or you decide to try out the full-blown capsule wardrobe, it can be worthwhile to discover which pieces are the ones that feel tried and true and which ones aren’t.

Beneath fashion fads and an overflowing closet, you may find that you discover what you really feel comfortable in, and as Coco Chanel said, “simplicity is the keynote of all true fashion.”

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ingredients, as opposed to those brought by European settlers like flour, sugar and baking soda.

Through oral tradition, the recipes are passed down from one generation to the next.

I learned the traditional bannock recipe from a family

Ingredients • 5 cups flour • 5 tbsp baking powder • 5 tbsp sugar • 1 tsp salt • 1 cup water or milk • 1 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

Recipe

1. Fill a pot with 4 cups of water and begin to boil it while you make the bread.

2. Combine corn flour and kidney beans in a bowl, crushing the beans.

3. Add 1 ¾ cups of boiling water to the flour-bean mixture and mix well.

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.

2. Add water (or milk) until moistened to a doughy consistency.

3. Fry in hot vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides.

4. Remove, let cool, serve and enjoy!

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How much of the green stuff should you really be drinking?

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down again. While pasteurization juicing process. uses heat, pascalization uses In addition to the process of pressure, both with the purpose juicing, one bottle of juice can of killing off any possibly harmful require a whopping 1 to 2 lbs of bacteria to improve shelf-life. fresh produce to make. It’s no But these processes also kill off wonder the price of a single bottle good bacteria. of fresh juice (250 mL) can get This can be misleading for pretty steep, running anywhere juicers, as good bacteria is essential from $6 to $12. to a healthy diet.

All in all, the verdict on juicing In order for a juice to be is that you’re probably better off considered “raw” or healthy it can’t drinking them as a nutritious have gone through pasteurization snack rather than your holy grail. or pascalization. Raw juice needs Your health and your wallet will to be consumed soon after the thank you.

Juicing in moderation is still a great way to get your servings of fruit and vegetables.

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POSTSCRIPT

A battle that ate me alive

One first year’s experience struggling with a pre-existing eating disorder

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V ictoria D imitropoulos Contributor

new friends were into this health at me and said, “Is that all you’re so I had to lie about where I was a few times. regime that I desperately wanted going to eat? You’re so thin.”

With my disorder came anxiety It wasn’t the first time I’d to be a part of. I remember going to the gym with a new friend heard comments like this, but attacks. I hated these the most, but irst year is supposed to be who pushed me to do 30 minutes each time it made me feel anxious, during one of my worst ones in an exciting time, but I spent of cardio, even though I’m embarrassed and it killed my almost November, when I was freezing mine battling with a pre-existing outside and crying, I wondered, only allowed to do a maximum non-existent appetite. eating disorder.

I went through a rough phase what would happen if I gave myself of 15.

At the age of 14, I was When it came to food, I’m a in October, where I started permission to be healthy? It was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, vegetarian, so despite food being having regular anxiety attacks worth another shot, I owed it brought about by a perfect storm everywhere my choices were over food, and I stopped eating to myself. of unfortunate life events.

I couldn’t outrun anorexia. I limited. I was overwhelmed with other people altogether.

I started feeling symptoms upon with having to choose what to I’d find something that I could had to open up about it and ask entering high school. I was lonely eat every day, rather than my manage, like a salad from Location for support from people, so that’s and stressed out by academics. mom just telling me in the 21 or a miniature garden pita what happened. I opened up to All of this led me to believe morning what my meal plan from Pita Pit, and eat alone in my new friends and they helped that I needed to be perfect, At the age of 14, I was me with mealtimes and were very my room. looked like. which I decided I was far from. diagnosed with anorexia supportive, making sure Eating at the It all went downhill from nervosa, brought about by a cafeteria was a I was eating enough, there. I distinctly remember perfect storm of unfortunate challenge. I remember while being careful not writing in my journal what I I went through a rough phase in life events. draw attention to my my first meal there was eating every day. I became October, where I started having eating habits. They also with people I’d just obsessed with counting regular anxiety attacks over food, refrained from talking met. I cautiously eyed calories and watching what and I stopped eating with other about the gym or When I came to Queen’s in the vegan section and I ate. people altogether. working out around me.

When I went to the doctor for the fall of 2015, my parents were battled with myself about They couldn’t save an annual check-up, he informed wary about me starting university whether or not I could eat me, though. With any me that my weight of 110 pounds without finishing treatment, but the rice and vegetables on My disorder isolated me from mental illness, people can try to at 5’4” was on the lower end of I was so set on going. And, here the plate. I labeled it a safe food for me, and sat down with people mealtimes with my new friends, help you, but ultimately, you have average. I remember immediately I am.

I moved into my cozy dorm in who were practically strangers to and in turn, they began to to decide that you want to recover. breaking down in tears. To me, I had to be the one to question why I stopped eating try and eat the meal.

Gordon House with a roommate. “average” wasn’t good enough. save myself.

It got even harder as time went with them.

Thankfully, my schedule was Once grade 10 came around, I got involved with the Mental I also felt like I had to lie a things looked like they were more relaxed so my stress levels on. I struggled with trying to find turning around for me. But despite were at a low. I made many friends out the calories in the dining hall lot to my new friends. I have Health Awareness Committee here me doing better socially and on my floor and in my classes. The meals and battled with post-meal chronic migraines from my eating at Queen’s, and began sharing my academically, I still felt a cloud distraction of Frosh Week fun was guilt. I felt anxious having to eat in disorder, and I’m not allowed to story with other people to help raise of my disorder swindling over enough to keep me eating and not front of others and I always felt like drink alcohol because non-stop awareness. Talking about it openly working out. I didn’t want to tip people were looking at my plate starvation gave me a stomach and acknowledging that relapses my head.

What I couldn’t control in anyone off that I might have an and thinking I was eating either too ulcer. Pretending my head wasn’t happen has been imperative to pounding on a night out became my recovery. my life was taken out on my eating disorder, especially because much or not enough.

It hasn’t been easy. But I’m no One time, I was eating with difficult, and saying ulcers ran body. As more things in my life first impressions are so important.

The honeymoon phase ended some girls, who will be my future in my family was sounding less longer afraid of being responsible spun out of control, my level of quickly. Even though I knew I housemates, and one of them convincing the more I said it. I still for myself, or prioritizing my health self-punishment went up. wasn’t supposed to workout, my looked right at my plate and then saw a therapist about the disorder, over the numbers on the scale.

I needed help.

F

In grade 12, I was on a wait list for eight months before getting into a treatment center located in the outskirts of Toronto.

My physical assessment showed the real damage starvation and excessive exercise did to my body.

Many of my vital organs were suffering, the most serious being my heart. That news helped me realize that I didn’t want to live with anorexia anymore, because I wasn’t really living.

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