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Annual Kingston Pride Parade sees remarkable turnout PHOTO BY JOSH MALM

Nearly 1,000 people marched down Princess Street for Kingston`s 28th Pride Parade.

Community leaders encourage continued advocacy for LGBTQ rights Josh Malm Staff Writer Nearly 1,000 Kingston residents marched down Princess Street in support of the local LGBTQ community on June 17 for the city’s 28th annual Pride Parade.

Led by an energetic trio of performers propped up on stilts, the parade included over 40 prominent associations, businesses and groups within Kingston. Attendees danced, chanted “Vote for gay love” and sang along to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” while onlookers shouted encouragement.

With leadership from Reelout Inc. — the Kingston-based queer film and video festival — the Kingston Pride Board and its volunteers put together what several participants observed to be the largest pride parade Kingston has ever seen.

Many community leaders were in attendance at this year’s parade, including: Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen; MPP Sophie Kiwala; Steve Ward, a local educator seeking the NDP provincial nomination in Kingston; community organizer Keith Bilow; and host of CFRC’s Gender Talk Kingston, Teresa Jean.

“The community is out,” Bilow said, “but not just the gay community.

The transgendered, free-spirited, and heterosexual communities are out.”

Gerretsen, Kingston’s first mayor to march in a Pride Parade during his 2010-14 time in office, also commented on the event’s modest beginnings and how it has evolved to include more members of the LGBTQ community.

“The first Pride Parade in Kingston consisted of about 11 people, and now to see this number of people who come out to march is extremely encouraging,” he said.

NDP hopeful Ward discussed with The Journal the evolution of Pride in Kingston since the first parade and noted the shift towards kids becoming actively involved in the LGBTQ community.

“There’s lots of younger kids and it’s amazing. You wouldn’t have seen that [in the past],” Ward said.

“A lot of it is due to the work we’re doing in schools around equality, inclusion, and community-building. I find that kids younger and younger are coming out, whether it’s in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The kids are more able to be who they are and it’s really a privilege to see.”

MPP Sophie Kiwala said the event also continues to foster more enthusiastic participants with each year.

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Queen’s graduate delivers her final anti-racism protest at convocation ‘Enough is enough’ Ekoko-Kay says Jasnit Pabla Assistant News Editor As Evelyna Ekoko-Kay walked across the stage of Grant Hall during her graduation in June, she yelled “racism can’t wait” for one last time in front of the convocation audience.

Upon accepting her degree, Ekoko-Kay revealed to the auditorium a shirt underneath her gown that read: “Barry + Henry + DARE + DET + Woolf…? #175yearsofracism.”

Ekoko-Kay’s shirt makes reference to four past reports released by the university investigating the status of racism at Queen’s — the Barry report in 1991, the Henry report in 2004, the DARE report in 2009 and the DET report in 2010-11.

The final reference on the t-shirt is to Principal Daniel Woolf, who launched the Prinicipal’s Implementation Committee

on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion in December 2016 as a response to the public outcry following the Beerfest party.

This is not the first time Ekoko-Kay has protested at a Queen’s event. At a Senate meeting in December following the Beerfest party that garnered national media attention, “Racism can’t wait,” was the rallying cry stated by Ekoko-Kay as observers exited the meeting early.

Although passionate about the cause, she was unsure of protesting graduation.

“On the day of my graduation, I still wasn’t sure whether I would go through with the act of protest,” Ekoko-Kay revealed in an email to The Journal. “Then, they told us that we would be singing ‘God Save the Queen’ prior to performing land acknowledgements, and I put the shirt over my dress right then.”

Ekoko-Kay told The Journal that the shirt was created by a group of student organizers who joined together as an informal and autonomous body.

“Although many members are part of more formal organizations on campus, we

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Recent Queen’s grad to launch app aimed to mitigate food waste Josh Walters to launch Feedback app in September

Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor When Josh Walters, ArtSci ‘17, set out on exchange to Sweden in 2016, he didn’t know he’d be coming back to Queen’s with a big idea.

While out with his friends in Rome late one night, Walters stopped at a pizzeria with the intention to buy a single slice for four euro. Instead, he was offered the entire pizza for 20. Selling the pizza at a substantial discount, the owner of the pizzeria said he didn’t want the perfectly good pizza to go to waste when closing for the night.

During his exchange at Lund University, Walters also observed the success of what he called “ugly grocery stores” in Scandinavia.

Here, he said food that shoppers might not normally purchase because of its unattractive appearance is sold for a fraction of the original price.

Through these two experiences, Walters realized there was an entirely untapped market in leftovers. Though perfectly edible, Canada wastes about $31 billion in food each year according to a 2014 report released by Value Chain Management International.

At seeing this statistic, Walters thought, if capitalized through the right channels, he could play a small role in reducing food waste.

And with this, the idea for Feedback was born. Walter’s mobile application provides a platform wherein consumers can see which restaurants have excess food left over at the end of the day and can purchase these meals at up to 80 per cent off.

Once returning from Sweden, Walters got to work on his idea.

At first, he focused on finalizing the idea behind the business model for the Feedback app, as

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well as completing the company’s branding and incorporation.

“I’ve had to learn so much on the fly,” Josh told The Journal, describing the continuous learning curve of figuring out the specifics of developing an app.

Even in the app’s early stages, it was clear to see his eagerness to get it off the ground. He considered leaving Queen’s before he finished his last semester, making the decision to complete his degree at the last minute, enrolling on the last possible day for classes.

I decided I would “ graduate just in case. ” — Josh Walters, ArtSci ‘17

“I decided I would graduate just in case,” Walters said with a laugh.

Lacking substantial business knowledge — he’s a biology major — Walters knew he needed someone with a business background to help. With no hesitation, he brought his cousin Ben Walters on board with the idea.

Ben, a former management consultant, assured Josh the idea was worth pursuing and became committed to the project full time soon after.

The two have complimented each other since teaming up.

With Ben looking specifically at developing their business side, Josh focused on the more creative aspects of the app. Once Josh finished his degree in April, they began to work full time on Feedback out of Ben’s Toronto apartment. Now living the typical start-up lifestyle, Feedback has taken significant steps towards its summer launch.

Recently, the duo won a grant at

the Creator Awards, sponsored by WeWork, an organization that will divvy out $20 million to various entrepreneurs over the year. The Walters cousins received $36,000 USD, which Walters told The Journal will be used to expedite the Feedback app’s development and begin marketing.

In addition to the monetary sum, they will receive free office space for a year in the Toronto WeWork co-working space, to open on August 1.

The Walters cousins said they have spent the past month reaching out to restaurants in Toronto’s downtown core. Responses have been overwhelmingly positive, with anywhere from 30 to 40 restaurants from a variety of cuisines signed up. They hope to have anywhere from 50 to 100 by their launch date in September.

Walters hopes the app will decrease the amount of food wasted in the city, as it provides an easy and straightforward means to eliminating excess food waste.

In today’s world we’re “wasting [food] at a quite high rate — it’s shocking really.

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— Josh Walters, ArtSci ‘17

“In today’s world we’re wasting [food] at a quite high rate — it’s shocking really,” Walters said.

If it takes off, Walters hopes to expand to other cities and towns, including university towns like Kingston. Living as a student who was always looking for a deal, Walters knows other students would jump at the chance to take advantage of discounted food options.

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David Walker receives Padre Laverty Award for contributions

Walker celebrated for efforts related to mental health, 175 anniversary Award recipient David Walker.

Jasnit Pabla Assistant News Editor On June 1st, the Queen’s University Alumni Association awarded David Walker with its highest honour.

The Padre Laverty award is presented annually to a Queen’s degree holder for their significant contributions to the Queen’s and Kingston community. Created in 1991, the award is named in the honour of Queen’s first University Chaplain, Padre A. Marshall Laverty.

This year the award celebrates Walker’s extensive contribution to mental health and wellness on campus, as well as his volunteer leadership during the current year-long commemoration of Queen’s 175 anniversary.

“I was very moved and touched by [the award],” Walker said. “It was really others who did most of the work. Students and their families who were in distress held most of the burden.”

Walker played a significant role in the development of mental health awareness on campus in his position as chair of the Principal’s Commission on Mental Health in 2012. “I had some experience, I spent my life in the emergency department and as a teacher I’ve lived through some of the challenges students have,” he said. “But this really brought it to the forefront.”

The Commission produced 116 recommendations in a report following the 2010-11 school year, during which six students faced tragic deaths.

Over the year it took to draft the Commission’s report, Walker spoke to several students who came forward to present their mental-health related issues and challenges on campus.

“There are all sorts of ways that institutions create obstacles,” Walker said.

Historically, Walker believes one of the barriers students met was the La Salle clinic on Stuart Street.

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they were ‘sent upstairs’ for mental-health related issues was both problematic and troublesome,” he said.

According to Walker, another part of the problem is the lack of training given to faculty and staff members in addressing problems commonly faced by their students.

“We know how to deal with an ACL injury, but not depression, eating disorders, et cetera. We need to give them the right tools to help.”

One of the project’s Walker had a major influence on is currently being built. The new Innovation and Wellness Center, due for completion in April 2018, was an investment that the Commission’s recommendations played a recognizable role in influencing.

Section 3.7 of the Student Mental Health and Wellness report recommended safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for students across campus.

Even five years after serving on the Commission, Walker still has major concerns about breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness.

“When we break a leg we don’t hesitate to ask for help, but when we can’t sleep or have dark thoughts, we’re afraid…

Don’t be afraid to ask people if they’re okay and never assume you can’t help. [Mental illness] isn’t like fixing a flat tire. These are issues that have been with humankind forever and that we really shouldn’t be ashamed of,” Walker said.

“In the 60s and 70s there was this stigma around cancer, and later HIV. I would like to see a day when we can consult someone about a mental illness as easily as if we were talking about a heart attack.”

After winning such a prestigious award, Walker said he will “carry on as usual.” Although he is unsure of when he will move on from Queen’s, he has already planned the next step in his life.

“I’m looking forward to retiring sometime soon and enjoying time with my wife and 10 grandchildren.”

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Project Insight volunteers.

Maureen O’Reilly News Editor Very rarely do group projects in class become something students continue to work on after it’s due. For a group of political studies students, one assignment has gone from an idea to a reality.

Starting as a collaborative project in Professor Stéfanie von Hlatky’s International Politics class, a group of 10 students have formed Project Insight — an organization of students dedicated to arranging outreach initiatives and educating the local community about refugees.

Julia Göllner, ArtSci ‘19, told The Journal Project Insight was formed during winter semester in POLS 261. In the class’ opening week, students were told they would be participating in an international competition called Peer to Peer Media Challenge.

The focus of the competition was to create a media campaign that would counter some form of negative extremism, Göllner explained.

“Over the course of the semester the entire class narrowed in on one topic — we chose the very extreme negative stigma that surfaces around refugee settlements in host countries,” Göllner said.

Participants were told to plan as much as they could for their potential media campaign with a budget of $2400. A group of approximately 10 volunteers from the class worked on the competition alongside their TA, David Walsh-Pickering, in Kingston from early May to early June.

Though Project Insight didn’t qualify for the finals in the Peer to Peer Media Challenge, the idea remained important to the volunteers. Rather than give up, those involved decided to carry on with the initiatives they had begun.

According to Göllner, the group visited local high schools throughout May and June to educate younger students about refugees and show how they can get involved in support efforts.

D2L Award Recipient Professor Richard Ascough.

During this time, Göllner’s role mainly involved planning events and overseeing the development of the group’s mobile application, which was presented to high school students during visits. The app simulates a situation in which North Americans are forced to flee from their homeland and take refuge in other countries.

“We were very simply flipping the traditional stereotype of people from the east coming west. We wanted to demonstrate to the kids that it is not impossible for the roles to be reversed, in hopes of changing [their] minds about the fears and concerns they may have about [refugees] coming over,” Göllner said.

In addition to high school visits and the mobile app development, Project Insight hosted a charity concert at The Brooklyn to raise funds for refugee relief.

According to Göllner, Project Insight’s next steps are to continue to raise funds through hosting charity events, as well as visiting more high schools to educate young students. Their goal is to integrate themselves more with the local refugee community with the hope that they come speak to high school students about their experience moving to Canada.

Göllner’s personal passion for the cause behind Project Insight stems from a conversation she had with Dawn Edlund, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at the Queen’s Refugee Relief conference in February. “[Edlund] explained to me how she doesn’t have a conversation where someone doesn’t ask her a question about some [refugee] myth or stereotype… and how she thinks that’s the biggest step that Canadians could take in terms of having refugees integrated into the community more successfully,” Göllner said.

“I joined in hopes that just within the Kingston and Queen’s community, if we could even change one or two minds about [refugees], that would sum up why I do this.”

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Professor Ascough wins prestigious innovative teaching award D2L award recognizes five educators annually Iain Sherriff-Scott Assistant News Editor

“I think it will help all of us — the students, faculty, administrators — better articulate some of the core skills that students are Moving away from the traditional style learning, even as they are wrestling with of teaching to an interactive classroom, different content.”

Ascough takes full advantage of Professor and Director of the School of Religion Richard Ascough is a firm believer the university’s new active learning infrastructure — he was one of the first in trial and error.

“We need to give people the room to educators at Queen’s to pilot a course in experiment and even be willing to fail and the newly implemented active learning admit failure. I want them to be able to classrooms popping up on campus in be creative and try things, not just to be recent years.

“We had the three in Ellis, now we have conventional,” Ascough told The Journal.

Usually receiving recognition from two more in Theological Hall, [now] they are his students for these risks, Ascough doing Mac-Corry. It is great that whenever has recently been recognized by the they think about renovating a teaching space they think about this kind of space. I international community for his approach.

Ascough was one of five educators to be say bring it on, we could use more of them,” awarded the international D2L Innovation Ascough said.

These classrooms abandon the standard Award in Teaching and Learning on May 30 for his diverse and collaborative lecture-oriented setup of fixed seats and tiered steps that face a lecturer in favour teaching techniques.

The D2L Innovation Award was of a level floor and movable seating. The established in 2012 and recognizes five objective of these changes is to have less post-secondary educators from around the emphasis on standard lecturing and a world annually. According to the Society greater emphasis on student participation for Teaching and Learning in Higher and discussion. “[The Center for Teaching and Learning] Education (STLHE) website, the D2L Award is open to all instructors currently has these sessions where they showcase teaching at a post-secondary institution, some of these things and it is just so exciting regardless of discipline, level or term to see how people are thinking outside of the lecture hall-lab paradigm and saying of appointment.

Award recipients receive a two-year what else can we do that would supplement that kind of teaching,” he said. membership to the STLHE. Ascough is also the incoming Associate Ascough is no stranger to being awarded for his inventive teaching styles. In 2002, Dean of Teaching and Learning at Queen’s. he won the Alumni Award for Excellence Here, he believes he can promote more in Teaching and in 2009 he received the active learning.

“I am excited to be in a position where I Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award.

Ascough described his teaching can see the bigger picture of what’s going on,” Ascough said. techniques in terms of learning outcomes.

Excited about the future of active learning “I think students, like most of us, really like to engage in conversations. I think what at Queen’s, Ascough will be an active I have done in my courses is created space figure in the continued transition from for those conversations to take place, but lecture-dominant teaching to a more around very specific outcomes. So each of integrated learning environment my assignments are in-class activities, [and] for students.

“I want to be part of the ongoing they are designed for one, two or three very conversations and promoting best practices clear outcomes,” Ascough said.

Not only does Ascough bring students as we find them, not only across the faculty into the discussion, he acknowledges the of Arts and Sciences, but also across the necessity of trial and error in moving whole university,” Ascough said.

“Right now I think [Queen’s] is forward with these new kinds of teaching a vibrant learning hub and I think and learning styles.

According to Ascough, a shift towards it’s going to get even better as we more integrated teaching and learning styles embrace these kinds of innovative teaching practices.” is beneficial to all parties involved.

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PRIDE

Kingston community celebrates Pride Continued from front

Jean and Ward both claimed despite changing attitudes towards said. “There are more vendors the LGBTQ community, issues this year, more energy, and it’s a such as high suicide rates, mental illness and a lack of access to great thing.”

“I think the public reception in support have made life particularly the community was very positive. difficult for members of the That’s not indicative necessarily of trans community.

“One thing I see over and over pride or the Pride Parade itself, but its indicative of our community,” again as a community activist is the lack of support for folks who Kiwala said.

Following the parade’s return to are trans,” Ward said.

Amid the great success of this its starting point at Skeleton Park, the consensus among members year’s Pride Parade in Kingston, of the LGBTQ community prominent members of the interviewed by The Journal was LGBTQ community warn against that the parade successfully shone complacency, emphasizing the a light on LGBTQ issues. However, importance of maintaining a despite significant turnout, realistic perspective and working difficulties still lie ahead as the tirelessly to advocate for issues battle against discrimination and facing the LGBTQ community.

“First, [the parade is] a political harassment continues particularly act,” Bilow said. “Some think it’s for those in the trans community.

“There are still people who just a party — no, it’s not. It’s us are being harassed, being saying that 10 per cent of the discriminated against, and this has population is here. Accept us for to stop,” Gender Talk Kingston host who we are. Believe in us. Love us, because love is love. Believe in us.

Teresa Jean said.

“We need to make it known that We are your sons and daughters, we are normal… that we are just we are your doctors and lawyers… regular people who want to live we are here and we deserve all in society like anyone else. This is the rights and freedoms everyone a good way of getting that across,” else has.” she explained.

The Pride Parade on Princess Street on June 17.

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“No, I couldn’t just graduate peacefully.”

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of colour experienced a number of micro-aggressions throughout their time at Queen’s. These included racial slurs, degrading jokes and racial fetishizing she and her peers had experienced.

“Being at Queen’s was a profoundly painful experience for me and all of my friends who are of colour,” she wrote.

Ekoko-Kay also noted her experience as an English major in her email, commenting “[w]e read more books by white men named John than by all the authors of colour, women, LGBTQ writers and other marginalized people featured in the course combined.”

preferred to remain autonomous, as doing so allows us to speak openly against racism permitted and perpetuated by students, faculty, and administration,” she wrote.

Ekoko-Kay wrote the group was formed following the aftermath of the BeerFest party. Currently, they are focused on pushing the university administration to provide the resources and alter curricula to support and represent people of colour on campus.

[M]y mother, who is “a black woman, heard

several people in her vicinity saying ‘this isn’t the place’ or claiming there isn’t racism at Queen’s

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— Evelyna Ekoko-Kay, ArtSci ‘17

Ekoko-Kay remembered the crowd’s reaction in Grant Hall.

“The reaction from others in the auditorium was very polarized,” Ekoko-Kay wrote. “Some people, especially older white audience members, were very angry; my mother, who is a black woman, heard several people in her vicinity saying ‘this isn’t the place’ or claiming there isn’t racism at Queen’s.”

Despite these reactions, Ekoko-Kay said she was met with “mostly positive” responses from

Ekoko-Kay protesting at her convocation in June.

her peers and professors. “[They] thanked me for calling attention to racism in my last moments as a student.”

Ekoko-Kay wasn’t the only student to protest on the convocation stage. Several other students were said to have refused to shake hands with the University representatives. “I was not alone,” Ekoko-Kay wrote.

Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Inclusion), Teri Shearer, commented on behalf of the University following the demonstration.

“Convocation is a celebration of years of effort and of achievement — and a time of tremendous pride, optimism, and high emotions for students and their families. Under Principal Woolf’s leadership, Queen’s continues to make strides

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towards a more inclusive and until everyone involved graduates welcoming campus,” Shearer told or gets hired elsewhere or The Journal via email. gives up,” she wrote. “And then Following the event, Ekoko- history repeats.”

Kay posted a photo of herself One of the major at convocation along with a recommendations Ekoko-Kay caption describing her protest supports is the establishment on Facebook. of a “dedicated space for Social “No, I couldn’t just graduate Justice to honour the history and peacefully,” the post began. experiences of students of colour,” “Enough is enough.” she told The Journal.

In her post, Ekoko-Kay also “I have been involved in pointed to the several reports protesting racism at Queen’s and committees established since first year,” Ekoko-Kay wrote. over the last 26 years to address “However, my greatest involvement racism at Queen’s. Despite their has been in the last year, I was recommendations, Ekoko-Kay responsible for organizing the said the University administration Senate protest in the aftermath has continually failed to of the racist party and a implement them. follow-up protest at the Board of “[The committees] say what Trustees meeting.” needs to happen and the Ekoko-Kay also revealed to The administration gets to ignore it Journal that she and her friends

at Queen’s was “aBeing profoundly painful experience for me and all of my friends who are of colour

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— Evelyna Ekoko-Kay, ArtSci ‘17

Despite graduating, Ekoko-Kay told The Journal she plans to remain involved with student issues on campus. “I plan to stay in communication with current student activists and to continue contacting the administration as an alumnus,” she wrote.

Ekoko-Kay concluded her Facebook post by demanding change at Queen’s: “We need an administration that cares about racism, not just about the bad press Queen’s gets,” she wrote.

“We need change now.”

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Stepped mental health care model needs more thought

online counseling sessions.

Although this has the potential to open up mental health resources, there are still some serious issues.

A major gap in this model is the importance placed on the first walk-in consultation. Through this brief first meeting, professionals proposal to use a ‘stepped are expected to determine whether care’ model for mental health a student is in crisis or their services on campuses is well situation can be managed by a intentioned, but has some gradual increase of care. Placing a serious pitfalls for those in lot of pressure on getting it right the first time, there can be potentially immediate distress.

The Stepped Care 2.0 program, serious consequences for students launched by the Student Wellness directed to a lower level of care and Counselling Centre at Memorial than what they actually need.

Another potential concern for University, is aimed at providing efficient care that reduces wait Stepped Care is that the lower times for mental health services. levels rely on students to manage The model sends students through their care by themselves. While this chronological levels of care model tries to empower students that build in intensity and cost to take charge of their own mental depending on the severity of the health care, it doesn’t take into account that students seeking help issue they are dealing with.

This model frees up resources have likely already tried to deal for students who may not require with it on their own. It feels counter psychiatric care and acknowledges intuitive to the problem of reducing that not every mental health wait times by having people sent issue needs the exact same type away because their problem isn’t of treatment. By not treating ‘severe’ enough. Step two is meant every situation in the same way, to be a ‘higher level of care’ than Memorial’s system sees the benefit step one, but it feels more isolating for both intensive therapy and for someone in trouble than helpful.

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While the Stepped Care program intends to empower students to seek out solutions to their mental health issues, it puts the onus on themselves to decide what level of care they need when they may not even know themselves. A bad experience at one level could discourage someone from continuing to seek care.

Proceeding through chronological steps from low to high intensity care follows the assumption if the system at first fails a student, they will continue down the path until they find the right treatment. While this scenario may work in theory, it neglects that symptoms of mental health struggles and mental illness aren’t always presented in the same way.

Stepped Care might be more successful for universities at pushing their students through the campus mental health system efficiently and at a lower cost, but the model forgets that the quality of care each student will realistically receive is dubious.

The Stepped Care model attempts to simplify something extremely complicated, confusing the quality of care with efficiency.

While it’s a step in the right direction for improving choice of treatment, it ignores the complicated and unpredictable nature of the mental health issues it attempts to tackle.

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Social media and academics don’t mix such a technology reliant generation — to be constantly tuned in, even in class.

Whatever it is, something needs to be done about our technology being a persistent distraction from our academics.

I don’t think there should be supervision or restrictions on phones and laptops in a classroom of young adults — it’s not the professor’s responsibility to babysit us. But it’s seriously frustrating to be sitting in lecture looking forward at rows upon rows of Facebook feeds on open laptops — including my own.

Talking to my parents about their academic experiences in university, it seems like another world — searching through Oxford volumes for endless definitions and actually using the school library to conduct research. Today we would

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Although it’s important to maintain a healthy balance of our social and academic lives, students too often fail to draw a defining line between the two.

Let’s be honest; its’ a hopeless undertaking to stay active on social media while also paying attention to a lecture. Although we would not like to admit it, our multitasking talents are not as admirable as we think. Most importantly, as students of an established university, we need to realize how lucky we are to be here and leave our phones at home.

Looking back on my own experiences in class, I wonder what has caused our need to constantly be connected.

Perhaps it comes from a place of insecurity — afraid of removing oneself from their social circle for more than an hour in lecture.

Or maybe it’s just habit — in

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be lost without our ever-present access to technology within the realms of education.

Looking back on my high school days, I used to make sure my phone was stored safely away in my locker to avoid getting in trouble with my teachers. Learning there was no supervision of social media use in class on my arrival at university, I felt like a true adult.

Finally, I was in charge of my own class behaviour — how ironically childish that I spent my newfound adulthood ignoring professors and scrolling through pointless social media.

As part of this problem, I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve wasted precious hours of learning by checking my recent Snapchats. We are so fortunate to have access to such a high degree of education, yet those moments of class time seem lost and blurred over by

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When I look back on my years at Queen’s so far, many wonderful memories come to mind — but they don’t often include my time in lectures and seminars. Always having a love of learning, I tried to figure out why my time in class wasn’t included in my fondest memories. I realized it had nothing to do with the professors or the material, and everything to do with my cellphone.

With technology posing an incredible hindrance to our levels of concentration as well as our absorption of important academic material, it’s time that students take it upon themselves to ensure phones are outside of the classroom.

Meg is The Journal’s Managing Editor. She’s a fourth-year English major.

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OPINIONS

Your Perspective

Increased awareness to reduce Earth’s pollution Small steps to cut down on waste can provide a solid foundation for Queen’s future Students have difficulties when deciphering where to put their trash.

Becca Schmidtke, ArtSci ’18

When I was little, I had a book about sharks — I read it all the time and took it with me everywhere I went. In it, there was a chapter on how the pollution people create affects our oceans and poses a great risk to the lives of the animals that live within it.

This book was how I first learned that plastic water bottles never actually decompose. Instead, they pollute the ocean forever.

Even as a child, learning these facts completely terrified me.

Instantly, I became passionate about recycling and would talk about it whenever I could, making me probably the most annoying eight-year old ever.

The more I learned about how pollution affects our planet, the more my obsession with marine life began to grow. My fixation quickly turned into a love for the environment and a strong desire to protect it.

At Queen’s, the foundation is set for us as students to positively impact our surroundings.

Unfortunately, people often disregard or don’t understand the systems that are in place to guide us. Specifically with regards to recycling and plastic waste on campus, we, as a community, seem to be doing poorly. In my opinion, Queen’s needs to create more awareness for plastic consumption.

As well, we need to start creating

a higher diversion rate for our waste to help combat our earth’s pollution.

With so many recycling bins on campus, it may appear as if plastic waste isn’t an issue. The reality is, while the different bins on campus often have info graphics illustrating what goes where, I have found that many people are still confused as to how to decipher the various images and instructions.

This confusion contributes to the problem of improper recycling and the creation of more landfill waste.

Many people don’t understand if unrecyclable products incorrectly end up in recycling bins, the entire bin is considered waste and will end up in a landfill instead of a recycling plant.

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our waste reduction could have many positive effects on our planet and could even inspire change on other campuses.

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With worldwide pollution increasing at an incredibly alarming rate, it is imperative that we all act

to combat it. Most of the plastic products we use are created merely for packaging and are designed for one-time use only. The planet’s current plastic consumption rate is an epidemic that is leaving our ecosystems — especially our marine ecosystems — extremely vulnerable.

Queen’s has already taken great measures to increase sustainability and to cut down on plastic waste, like banning plastic water bottles, for example. However, I believe there is more we can do. There are so many plastic products used on campus that can be reduced. For example, revealed in the 2016 Queen’s waste audit report, 99.76 per cent of plastics disposed of in Leonard Hall last year were made from unrecyclable materials, meaning that they will be in a landfill indefinitely and will contribute to our growing plastic problem.

Individual actions — like rectifying this example of incorrect disposal — can have a great impact.

Cutting down on waste by doing things as effortless as using reusable bags when shopping, bringing your own coffee cup when visiting coffee shops and cutting down on using one-time use products are simple yet effective steps we can take on campus.

Another important way we can reduce our consumption is by eliminating plastic waste items,

such as straws or unnecessary packaging to help curb the overall amount of plastic waste produced on campus. Many of these ideas are so simple yet are not being implemented. For example, cashiers at on-campus stores such as Grocery Checkout could discontinue their supply of plastic bags to encourage people to bring reusable ones. Additionally, they could provide reusable containers instead of plastic containers for bulk goods stored in the back.

These relatively small changes would make such a major impact.

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I really believe that because of this, we have a good foundation to start pushing for these changes and drastically improve the way we consume. Many other universities have already taken steps to drastically cut down on their waste.

I believe that with as many clubs and resources as we have on campus, we can follow suit and bring in more eco-friendly products.

In an institution as big as Queen’s, our waste reduction could have many positive effects on our planet and could even inspire change on other campuses. Because we have this opportunity, it is so important and necessary that we take advantage of it.

By cutting back on plastic production and eliminating waste consumption, we will have taken one easy, yet impactful, step to help ease the complex global issue that is climate change.

As we all work towards our futures here at Queen’s, we should also be working for our planet’s future During my time at Queen’s, I as well. have had the opportunity to What we need now as join clubs focused on increasing a campus community is a sustainability and have seen first- commitment to challenge hand how motivated students can what many fear is an inevitable be to make better choices for our social condition and to ensure planet. There is a large community there will be no more room for of students and clubs that are ignorant excuses. dedicated to fighting climate change and initiating sustainability Becca Schmidike is a fourth-year Global Development Studies major. on campus.

As we all work “ towards our futures here at Queen’s, we should also be working for our planet’s future as well.

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Talking heads ... around campus

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How do you feel about the Pier being closed?

“It’s closed?”

Michael Williams Msc ‘17

“I’m neutral”

Joobin Sattar Medicine ‘19

“It really sucks.”

“Devastated. I don’t know what I am going to do.”

Madeline Legg ArtSci ‘19

Drew Zhang Medicine ‘19

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CONCERT REVIEW

Scott Helman’s semi-charmed life

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21-year-old singer-songwriter discusses break-out success Ramolen Laruan Contributor Although many artists today struggle to live up to the flawless vocals of a pre-recorded album in their live performances, Scott Helman is an exception to the rule.

Completing his current album tour, Helman played at the Mansion last Saturday to a packed crowd of dedicated fans singing along.

Hailing from Toronto, Helman released his debut EP, Augusta, in 2014. Three years later, he is back with a full album, Hôtel de Ville.

With the new album, Helman is no longer an opening act but a main stage performer.

“I feel like I don’t have to hold back as much because I’m not introducing myself to people.

Once you have an audience that understands you, that’s when you can take risks and that’s when you can take an extra-mile and do something that they may not have expected,” he said.

Helman said that his fan base made him more comfortable with taking creative risks on his new record.

Like Augusta, Hôtel de Ville is named after a specific place — the

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apartment he lived in Montreal and where all of the stories from this album took place.

Helman wants to continue writing music about his life because he believes that in the end, his goal as an artist is to write things that are true — and usually about his neighbourhood.

However, Helman worries what is true to him may not be relatable to others his age, many of whom are pursuing a post-secondary education rather than touring around the world.

But he doesn’t seem too worried. Scott Helman produces music that is about new experiences. It’s about moving, friendships, heartbreaks, falling in love with strangers and more.

“I think everybody feels that they missed out on something and I think it’s important to know that I can’t change that; but at the same time, I don’t want to change that.

Do I feel like I missed out? Yes. Do I care? No, because I’m so happy.”

Although this may be true, when asked what he would have pursued if not music, he said he would have gone to University for Art History, International Relations or Communications Theory. He may not be doing any of these, but they have influenced his music,

Scott Helman performs his new album Hôtel de Ville at the Mansion on June 24.

revealing that sometimes he uses his book on artist Marcel Duchamp to help him write.

“My art keeps me grounded” Scott said. “If my life was so up and down and fake all the time, I wouldn’t have the ability to write about music because it wouldn’t be about anything.”

He added that he’s lucky: his band mates are his best friends and his mom is always just a phone call away.

“I think a lot of our idols are caught up in this idea that their lifestyle has to be crazy in order

to be successful,” he said. “I’m just concerned about making great music and trying to do that first.”

It can sometimes be difficult to picture performers in a “normal” situation — whatever that may be — but Helman’s concert was reminiscent of a house party, especially with it taking place on

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the second floor of The Mansion.

He was simply jamming with his schoolmates in a run-down house on Princess Street — alcohol and drunk girls included. Although he skipped out on the opportuinty four years ago, travelling to Kingston provided him with a snapshot of University life.

How Virginia Clark saved Wolfe Island music festival Canadian music industry and local support restores local event Nick Pearce A&E Editor 18 years ago, Kingston’s Wolfe Island Music Festival was simply a dock party with a hay-wagon for a stage.

As the city’s signature music festival grew in popularity, it began to attract emerging Canadian talent, eager to reach a new audience. But all the progress was stymied when an interruption to the ferry service forced director Virginia Clark to cancel last year’s festival.

In the earlier days of Clark’s career and of the Wolfe Island Music Festival, before its success and recent hiatus, all of the current festival’s infrastructure — the fencing, security, first aid and walkie-talkies — was absent. Clark remembers losing her voice in her early days as director, running backand-forth to organize the festivities.

“I couldn’t even talk anymore,” she said. “There’s no boot camp for

this. There’s no class you can take in university. You just kind of learn organically. It’s all self-taught and it’s all from the passion of bringing people together.”

Nonetheless, Clark admits taking sociology and philosophy at Queen’s helped. “Good for dealing with the general public,” Clark said about her degree, joking that she was a “Queens-y townie” after growing up in Kingston.

It was Clark’s return to Kingston in the mid nineties that eventually led her to her involvement in the festival business. After graduating from Queen’s, Clark had a stint tree-planting in British Columbia, before she came back to Kingston to visit friends on Wolfe Island.

One of them was moving out and with the now-vacant room, Clark began to wonder: why not stay?

“I just fell in love with the place,” Clark said.

She soon began assisting local

organizer Sarah McDermott to host the parties on the island’s docks that would grow into the full-fledged festival it is today.

Clark already had previous ties with local breweries and bands; it was just a matter of reaching out.

Clark said their main competition and the only other festival prioritizing alternative and indie music was Lollapalooza in Chicago.

“That’s how long ago it was,” she said. “Now [festivals] are everywhere.”

After McDermott stepped down roughly 10 years ago, Clark took matters into her own hands.

“It was less of a party,” Clark said. The days of local parties and bands playing baseball diamonds and hay wagons were disappearing as the festival grew, the logistics became more complicated, and the time commitment ballooned.

“It’s still an awesome party vibe,” Clark said.

Meanwhile, the festival became

Virginia Clark deep in thought.

increasingly concerned with getting bigger acts that could draw a crowd.

Clark remembers pulling Montreal Indie rockers Wolfe Parade as one of the first.

“Who’s my marquee?” she recalls asking herself repeatedly — who was the big band that would ensure the festival’s success?

She questioned whether she could even afford it, considering insurance and artist fees.

“And I said ‘wait it’s not about that’. It’s about strong programming and strong artists. It’s diverse. It’s

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about those up and coming artists not that big name,” Clark said. “You know what? The bands you’ll see are going to be the big bands.”

She said she was more interested in attendees discovering new music.

Indeed, two-time Juno Alternative Album of the Year winners in 2015 and 2017, July Talk played an early show at Wolfe Island in 2013. It was a mid-day time slot and most of the crowd milled around waiting for later acts.

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Drifting off with Neon Dreams Halifax band rocks Mansion with vibrant pop tunes Sophie Hinton Contributor If you ask Neon Dreams what’s important in life, chances are they’ll mention a party.

On June 17, the band played a raucous set of electronic, dance and pop music to a small crowd at the Mansion. Featuring vocalist Frank Kadillac, guitarist Matt Gats, Adrian Morris on drums with DJ/vocalist Corey LeRue, Neon Dreams know their values: unselfconscious fun for themselves and their fans.

Their journey started off in a high school music room when Kadillac asked Gats and Morris to join his existing band. Five years later, American rapper, Waka Flocka Flame signed them to his record. In the aftermath, they garnered a 2016 Juno Awards of Master Class, had a single that reached spot 15 on the Canadian Top 40 charts and had their music featured on Keeping up with the Kardashians.

“The goal was to reach top and it was hard to reach it but we did it ourselves by playing what we wanted to play. We believed in the song and ourselves,” Morris said.

There’s a brotherly dynamic between the band members as they tease each

Neon Dreams at a photo shoot.

other constantly, often about their touring misadventures.

They singled out the night Morris, craving pizza, decided to experiment with convenience store.

It didn’t end well.

“For time constraints, it did not sit well in my stomach,” Morris said as he recalled

A new campus in Cannes Queen’s graduate embarked on an internship that took her down the red carpet

Diana Roulan at Cannes Film Festival.

Mikayla Wronko Staff Writer “It literally feels like it was a dream.”

Recent Queen’s grad, Diana Roulan, ArtSci ’17, told The Journal she’s still in disbelief when she looks at photos from her time interning at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival this past May. For two weeks in Cannes, France, Roulan got the chance to get up close and personal with the foreign film industry. Film festivals are infamous for red carpets crammed with A-list celebrities — or, in Roulan’s case, noticing that Robert Pattinson is gawkily tall.

But despite the celebrities and scenic French streets, Roulan will tell you that her internship was not so glamourous.

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She was one of 200 applicants accepted through the Creative Mind Group — an entertainment industry consulting agency that pairs interns to production companies.

“I knew of two other Queen’s students that had done it before and their backgrounds were similar to mine so I felt I had a shot at getting it. It wasn’t 100 per cent guaranteed or anything,” Roulan said.

But after a series of essays and a short video submission, Roulan landed a position with a subdivision of Entertainment One called Seville International. Roulan worked assisting the company in selling Canadian films to the international market, helping a somewhat insular national industry gain international recognition.

One of the films that Roulan said she got to work with directly was The Death and Life of

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the challenging night of inedible pizza and indigestion. “After that fun event, I have stayed away from 7/11 pizza.”

Gats and Kadillac laughed at the memory as they poked fun at Morris.

The audience was sparse as they stepped on stage at their Mansion performance. To his credit, Kadillac made a determined effort John F. Donovan. The film features a stacked cast of Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Kathy Bates and Kit Harrington directed

by Quebecois director, Xavier Dolan, in his English debut.

Roulon’s position saw her networking with clients as her company facilitated distribution and marketing.

Arriving in Europe for her first time, Roulan quickly learned that Cannes film festival wasn’t the public spectacle she always saw on TV. It was almost completely restricted to industry professionals.

She added that Cannes contrasted with the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) because the latter will advertise and sell its premiers to the public whereas Cannes is more parochial, focusing more on members of the international film community.

Roulan said one of the perks of interning was being granted access to these exclusive screenings — this meant rubbing elbows with studio executives and celebrities eyeing up the films.

She went to two red carpet screenings.

One of them, a German film called In the Fade, was a searing portrayal of a mother whose Kurdish husband and son were murdered by a neo-nazi. Diane Kruger won Best Actress for her performance, making the film one of Cannes’ highlights.

Roulan also saw You Were Never Really Here – the film that nabbed Joaquin Phoenix the Cannes award for Best Actor and garnered an excessive 7-minute standing ovation “It was one of my favourite films,” Roulan said.

Despite the pageantry of Cannes media coverage, she was still caught off guard by the no-frills efficiency of the red carpet.

“It really is just a two minutes thing,” Roulan said, describing the quick, guided walk.

Roulan admitted she packed her suitcase full of dressy attire only to learn that only the evening premieres have attendees showing up in traditional red-carpet garb of ball gowns and black-tie suits. In fact, she said the staff actually discourage taking any pictures.

“They usher everyone really quickly because they need to seat over 600 people in the theatres within half an hour.”

Overall, Roulan said that her experience with Cannes has affirmed her dream of going into the business side of film.

The internship proved the vital role that post-production—marketing and distribution specifically—plays in a successful film.

Well, that and Robert Pattison’s height.

to involve the audience while delivering a strong vocal performance. Likewise, Morris laid down steady, danceable beats to compliment Gats’s melodic guitar work, allowing the audience to take part and enjoy themselves despite their numbers.

The individual band members became one cohesive unit, encouraging each other and attendees to keep their energy up.

The single, “Marching Bands” showcased the band’s hook-driven song writing skills that sent them on a cross-country tour last year. The song was polished, benefitting from the audience’s instant recognition and a crowd-pleasing chorus. All four members were jamming like they were back practicing in that high school music room – their joy was infectious.

All four members came alive on stage, thriving on the unpretentious sense of fun shared between them and their fans.

Their complete shift from goofing off backstage to a well-honed pop act brought a smile to my face. Witnessing their transformation from Gats, Morris, LeRue and Kadillac into Neon Dreams sold the show for an adoring crowd — while successfully avoiding 7/11’s pizza.

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the band’s Wolfe Island performance draws a significant crowd in the space of their opening song — attendees seen running to the stage to listen.

Nonetheless, the festival ground to a halt in 2016. Despite promises by the Ministry of Transportation, ferry maintenance slated for completion in May took until November, interfering with the festival’s operation.

“And the ferry didn’t even come to the destination,” Clark added, explaining that it went to the Winter Dock — a fair distance away. “It was just a nightmare. It was a small boat too and it crippled us.”

Citing financial troubles in a facebook post, Clark promised to regroup and refinance in time for this year’s festival.

“We’re not a big corporate festival so we don’t have deep pockets,” Clark said.

Making up for the deficit,, a five-part concert series fundraised to bring the festival back. Efforts were capped off with a “Winter Ball” held in Toronto’s Grand Hall on Oscar Night this year. The event included a silent auction featuring vinyl donations from record labels and bands, along with signed copies from the likes of Sam Roberts.

She chalks up the recent progress to the loyalty Wolfe Island engendered to its programming, focusing on newer Canadian artists.

“It’s a large country but a [small] music community,” Clark said. “We support each other. It’s the only way it should be.”

After its yearlong cancellation and a groundswell of fundraising, Clark has ensured Wolfe Island Music Festival’s return this August.

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

From Kingston to Vegas

Doug Davidson headed to NHL as Las Vegas Golden Knights’ strength and conditioning coach Former Queen’s student Doug Davidson will be taking his talents to the Las Vega Golden Knights.

Matt Scace Assistant Sports Editor It would be an understatement to say that Doug Davidson’s life has changed drastically since he graduated from Queen’s in 2013.

Since leaving Kingston with a degree in Physical and Health Education, Davidson has endured a journey that has seen him to work alongside ex-Maple Leaf Gary Roberts and with the Pittsburgh Penguin’s affiliate team in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Now, the Queen’s alum has found himself as the strength and conditioning coach for the NHL’s newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights.

“I’m pretty excited about it,” Davidson said.

A member of the rugby team for his four years as an undergraduate, Davidson came to Queen’s in 2009 without a clear sense of where he wanted his degree to take him. Despite

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having aspirations of taking his rugby abilities international, Davidson found a new love while on campus. After first year, Davidson’s program allowed him to immerse himself in the world of strength and conditioning.

For the next three years, he spent countless hours mentoring varsity athletes on men’s hockey, rugby, and football teams.

“I was basically spending 15 hours a week in the weight room just coaching varsity athletes and I just loved it,” Davidson said.

After graduation, Davidson moved on to work with a player from his favourite Toronto Maple Leafs. At the Gary Roberts High Performance Centre, Davidson began his job training minor hockey players. Over time, he worked with high profile NHLers like Steven Stamkos and Connor McDavid.

Following his stint with Roberts, Davidson found a position working

as the strength and conditioning trainer for the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ affiliate minor league team. While the position was likely the most important factor in getting to Vegas, Davidson knows the differences between minor league and professional hockey will be drastic.

“There’s a lot more travel,” Davidson said of the biggest change from the AHL to the NHL. “The AHL is kind of really nice from the strength and conditioning standpoint because more of the games are on the weekend so you kind of got a full week to build up to do a bit more off-ice training.”

One of the biggest changes in the NHL is how players treat their bodies. With games played nearly every other night, Davidson knows the coaches will be relying on him to keep the team in tip-top shape.

“It’s helping guys warm up, helping guys with their daily routines, running workouts on a daily basis and then game-days it’s a bit more hands-off,” Davidson said. “[We’re] just doing everything we can to make sure guys are 100% ready to go on game day.”

While his job will certainly be a new experience even for such an experienced professional, the desert setting of Nevada will be a stark contrast to the streets of Pennsylvania. It’s a change he’s

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ready to embrace.

“Once you kind of get away from [the strip] and to where people actually live, there’s some really nice areas,” Davidson said.

“I’m pretty excited.”

And while Davidson is only on a three-year contract with the Golden Knights, he hopes to take the values he’s learned from Queen’s and his other past experiences to Las Vegas to make the most of his opportunity.

“If you work hard, you’re a good guy, you do a good job, you’ll do just fine…it’s an awesome job, I love doing it.”

Gaels Golf struggle at Canadian Championships

Men’s and Women’s teams miss podium despite promising seasons Bryn Evans Contributor It’s safe to say the Queen’s golf team that the Canadian University/ College Golf Championships wasn’t their best outing. Although the Gaels had a strong finish at the 2016 event, as well as a promising qualifying finish at the 2016 OUA championship, neither the male or female team made the final round of the Canadian Championships.

This championship is run through Golf Canada and was established to give the best Canadian university and college golfing talent the chance to compete nationally. The event is also used as the Canadian team qualifying event for the World University Golf Championship.

Going into the tournament,

the Queen’s teams had a promising outlook. During the 2016-17 season, the men’s team had won bronze at the OUA championship, while the women’s team finished just shy of the podium fourth place. Women’s team captain Robyn Campbell won an individual silver for her strong performance.

Unfortunately, this success didn’t carry over. Both teams missed the final cut, rendering them unable to compete on the final day. Overall, the men’s team finished 12th and the women’s team finished last.

Golfer Michael Reaume commented on the team’s performance at the event, stating “unfortunately, none of us played to our potential. Last fall, we won five of seven tournaments that we

Missing some key players, the golf team finished with underwhelming results

competed in, so we were really hoping to end our season on a high note.”

The men’s team was missing their captain Chris Murray — a key player with valuable leadership abilities — because he was still on exchange. Reaume felt Murray was the missing link and without him the team struggled.

The team’s coach, Bert Kea also commented on Murray’s absence.

“We went into the Canadians with the same amount of preparation as last year except our captain Chris Murray was not available due to being on exchange. I am sure if he had been there we would have made the top 10 and been in the finals as a team,” Kea said.

A coach for 18 years, Kea

praised the Gaels for their dedication and hard work.

“At the event, my experience is very exciting, living with the ups and downs of the players. Seeing them grinding to do their best and not ever giving up. Working with such a talented and dedicated group of athletes is the reason I keep doing it,” he said.

Despite both team’s disappointing performance at the event, Reaume and rookie Parker Lobban made it to the third round in the separate, individual play competition. Reaume tied for 27th with +26 overall. Lobban finished close behind Reaume, tying 31st with an overall +28.

Despite the underwhelming performance, Coach Kea sees the

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tournament as a positive learning experience for the Gaels as they continue their journey through the OUA competition.

“My hopes for the upcoming season is to improve with both the men’s and women’s teams during the OUA season. As the core for the teams will be back I have great expectations. With the help of Coaches Sandy McBride, Kristen MacLaren and Brad Revell, I am sure we will do well,” Kea said.

The 2017-2018 season will begin in September with the Carleton Invitational and the Queen’s Invitational at Cataraqui Golf & Country Club.

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IN MEMORIAM

Pritchard encapsulated the spirit of Queen’s Bob Pritchard’s love and support for Queen’s was unrivalled

Matt Scace Assistant Sports Editor Although June 3 was a tough day for Queen’s Athletics, it also gave people a chance to remember and appreciate a true friend.

The day marked the passing of Queen’s alumni Bob Pritchard after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. According to many, Queen’s lost a visionary, a selfless soul — someone with an incomparable tenacity for life. It was the loss of a Gael who wore the gold, red and blue with an unmatched pride. Most of all, it was the loss of a friend for countless people.

A lifelong Gael, Bob graduated from Queen’s in 1964 in Engineering Physics. Alongside his academic abilities, Bob was a valuable member of the rugby team during his time at Queen’s. As he became immersed in the school, Pritchard’s love and devotion to Queen’s only grew beyond his time as a student.

After living in various cities across Canada as well as a stint in the UK as a computer scientist and technician, Bob moved back to Kingston in the mid-90s.

It was after this move that Pritchard began to give back to Queen’s. A major player in the construction of Nixon Field, Pritchard also established the athletic awards and was an incredibly generous philanthropist.

“He was very committed, which

was one of his best qualities. Just committed to doing the right thing. Helping others was so important to him. He never was looking for recognition,” Queen’s athletics Senior Advancement Officer Sarah Roth said. Roth spent countless hours with Pritchard because of her position, often picking through the logistics for different events on top of many other jobs. As would often happen with Pritchard, a unique friendship blossomed from their relationship.

“He was just such a good, kind person,” Roth said. “He had a really dry but funny sense of humour. He was always just so positive. He was very much like a pillar of support in an unwavering kind of sense.”

Another aspect of Pritchard’s philanthropic role at Queen’s which won’t be forgotten is his association with the rugby teams.

In 2015, he established the first ever Queen’s rugby award, which is awarded each year to a male and female rugby player who excels both academically and athletically. Fittingly, it was named the Bob Pritchard award.

Roth believes that this inclusivity — through the inclusion of both men and women — was just another one of his defining characteristics.

“I think it really spoke to his

Brett Gibson has become a familiar face on the international stage.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Gibson named to Canada’s U17 National Team

Position marks yet another accomplishment for the Queen’s coach Joshua Finkelstein Staff Writer After spending over a decade building the men’s hockey program from the ground up, Brett Gibson has become one of the most respected coaches at the university level. Nationally, Hockey

Canada has noticed Gibson, giving him opportunities he used to dream of.

Now a frequent face in all-star teams, Gibson has been chosen to help guide some of the country’s most promising teenagers in their development. Most recently, he has been asked to help Hockey Canada

Pritchard was remembered for his work on Nixon Field.

characteristics. He was a supporter of all rugby at Queen’s, not just the men’s program — it will last forever,” Roth said.

It was no secret to anybody around Pritchard that he had suffered from Parkinson’s for over a decade. During this time, Pritchard didn’t let this illness get the best of him.

“It never really seemed to bother him,” Roth said, recounting a time when Pritchard had been

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at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in November, which will take place in Dawson Creek, B.C. The Challenge serves as one of the first showcases for the world’s young talent.

Gibson will be behind the bench for Team White, one of three Canadian teams that will feature at the tournament along with Team Red and Team Black. He will be joining Eric Landry — the head coach of the Gatineau Olympiques in the QMJHL — as assistants to head coach Ryan Oulahen, who also leads the Flint Firebirds of the OHL. The staff will be responsible for ensuring their players develop according to the Hockey Canada “train-to-train” model, as Gibson recently explained to The Journal after returning from a week of professional

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dealing with his Parkinson’s, leaving him unable to do much physical activity.

“I went to Bob’s condo to pick him up [to go watch golf] and he scuttled out to the car and was like ‘quick, we gotta go, my wife’s walking the dog!’”

Roth said. “Bob spent the whole day driving around in the golf cart nearly running people over, having the best time and really enjoying the experience and what that was for him at that point in his life.”

This is just a snapshot of Pritchard’s ever-present energy, which was replicated time and time again. He was a reminder of positivity and resiliency in the face of back-breaking conditions; a lesson in putting life into perspective.

For those who knew Pritchard, what drew so many to him was the richness and integrity with which he lived his life. He left a tradition and spirit for Queen’s that will be strived towards by generations of alumni for years to come.

coaching development.

Now a familiar figure in the Hockey Canada ranks, Gibson first began representing Canada three years ago as an assistant coach for the U Sports national team. Due to the amount of travel needed for these positions, trips to Windsor and Thunder Bay for OUA play have become small excursions for Gibson. In 2016, Gibson was named head coach for Canada’s U Sports team, bringing him to Almaty, Kazakhstan for this past season’s FISU Winter Universiade.

Describing his excitement when picked for the national program, Gibson said it was something he’s been chasing for a while. “I always wanted to coach with Hockey Canada. I’m privileged every day getting to work with them,” he said.

When asked about what he brings to the Hockey Canada ranks, Gibson summarized it in one word — experience. Approaching his 12th season at the helm of the men’s hockey team, Gibson isn’t short on time spent behind the bench. He said “a lot of the coaches are still nearer to the beginning of their careers,” meaning his role includes not only the development of younger players, but also coaches as well.

Further, Gibson mentioned how the program has also helped with his job at Queen’s. He compared the start of a Gaels’ season to a cup filled with ideas. Over the course of a season, this cup starts to empty as Gibson tries to throw

off opponents with new line-ups and strategies. “The cup [is] pretty full, and [the Hockey Canada program] refills it with ideas,” he said, helping to keep the Gaels’ opponents on edge in every game throughout the season. The recent development camp with the national program was no different for Gibson, providing ideas for both the tournament and the upcoming Gaels season.

Considering his growing reputation at the national level, one could speculate whether Gibson would consider a permanent role with Hockey Canada. He made clear despite his passion for his current parttime role, his dedication to the Queen’s men’s hockey program comes first.

“I love the level,” he said of the university competition, adding, “I keep coming back to the fact that I love where I am in my hockey career — I love where our program is at.” Fuelled by the current strength of the team, Gibson noted how he is driven by the team’s clear ability, as demonstrated this past season by qualifying for and competing at the national championships.

With time until the U-17 Challenge selection camp in July, Gibson will be working to make sure that the Gaels will be ready when the season opens to defend their OUA title and return to the national level themselves.

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ATHLETE PROFILE

De Goede putting in double time Newest recruit Sophie De Goede commits to Queen’s for rugby and basketball

Matt Scace Assistant Sports Editor It’s no secret varsity athletes have difficulties striking a balance between their sport, academics and being social. Queen’s newest recruit, Sophie De Goede will manage all of this while playing for not one, but two varsity teams.

Earlier in June, De Goede committed to Queen’s as a dual-sport athlete for rugby and basketball — a feat that’s almost unheard of in university sport.

“She’s a pretty unique individual, there’s no doubt about that,” women’s basketball head coach Dave Wilson said.

The Victoria, B.C native will be coming to Queen’s with a long list of accolades. In rugby, De Goede was team captain of the U18 Canada rugby 7s team at the Youth Commonwealth Games and was named Rugby Canada Young Female Player of the year in 2016.

As a basketball player, De Goede shared the captaincy of British Columbia’s U17 provincial team as a guard.

While her accomplishments prove she’s an exceptional athlete, Queen’s is taking the necessary steps prior to De Goede arriving on campus so she can with stand two varsity seasons in a school year to prevent injuries.

Wilson and women’s rugby head coach Beth Barz have been in close contact since the news of

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Sophie De Goede will be playing basketball and rugby for Queen’s.

De Goede’s signing. Currently, they are creating a plan that will avoid overworking De Goede and will lower her threat of injury. “The physicality the sport of rugby and the risk that that’s going to pose” is something Wilson will be paying close attention to.

One reason why De Goede can be a dual-sport studentathlete is because of the season’s timing. Rugby is often complete by November, by which time the basketball season will just be getting underway. “[We’re trying] to let her focus on rugby in the fall with basketball

knowledge being thrown in there and then her focus goes on to basketball,” Wilson said.

Further, Queen’s athletics will aim to work their hardest to accommodate De Goede not just on the field, but in the classroom.

In September, she will enter Queen’s commerce program, a well-recognized but very testing program. If handled improperly by the school, it could prove costly for both parties. Wilson said they have no plans of letting that happen. “[Given] how much time is consumed by high-performance athletics and then how much time

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is consumed by commerce, we want to make sure we keep Sophie healthy and happy, both socially and emotionally. That’s the part we have to figure out - is what the limits are and what the capabilities are,” Wilson said. “I know Sophie’s a unique individual — she wants to do everything — and I suspect our biggest challenge will be to temper that.”

While the focus right now is on what her life will look like at Queen’s, people should

be most excited about what she’ll be bringing to both athletics programs.

Even with over 30 years of coaching experience, Wilson said De Goede is one of a kind.

“I’ve never gotten to the point where the athlete was likely to be highly successful at both sports.

They tended to be more talented in one over the other,” Wilson said.

From strictly a basketball point of view, Wilson said her skills complement the team well.

“The one thing that stands out for me is that she has a tremendous instinct for rebounding,” Wilson said. He also noted Roby Pearson — Queen’s recentlygraduated all-time rebounding leader — will be leaving a gap that he believes he will partly be able to fill with De Goede.

While Barz was unavailable for comment on De Goede due to a recent surgery, De Goede’s accolades gained in the sport speak for themselves. It’s clear that Queen’s has a one-of-a-kind athlete on their hands and both teams couldn’t be more excited for the fall to come.

“She will be a force to be reckoned with straight from the outset,” Wilson concluded.

Women’s Hockey lands pair of transfers from down south Caroline DeBruin and Abby LaFreniere highlight eight-recruit class Mikel Gega Contributor When deciding where’s the best fit for a student athlete, one of the biggest questions is whether to cross the border or not. For two of Queen’s newest women’s hockey players, the decision to go to the United States has brought them back home.

After one year of college in the NCAA, forward Abby Lafreniere has decided to move from Merrimack College in Massachusetts to play for the Gaels. To shore up their offensive side, Queen’s also announced that former Cornell University forward Caroline DeBruin will balance her time on the Gaels with being a student in the Faculty of Law. Along with these two transfers, the Gaels introduced six, first-year students joining the program.

They include goaltenders Makenzy Arsenault, Kathryn Jalink, forwards Bridgid Goris, Taylor Hicks and

Alexandra Maw and defender Brooklyn Bastarache.

Prior to transferring, Lafreniere went to the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall, Ontario for high school. Taking a year off before going to Merrimack, she played for the Cambridge Rivulettes in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League, and scored 17 points in 37 games.

While Lafreniere might come from the United States playing just two games in the NCAA, DeBruin arrives at Queen’s with experience.

DeBruin is a three time ECAC All-Academic team member and 2014 ECAC champion. After injuring her shoulder prior to her senior season, DeBruin is still eligible for two more years of university level hockey. She credits her year away from hockey as having changed her perspective on university.

“I’ve wanted to go to law school for quite some time, but my want was fully solidified during my year

off as I experienced a completely new Cornell - one through the lens of purely ‘student,’” she said. “After doing some research and visiting Kingston, Queen’s became my top choice. On top of being one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation, I had also heard only amazing things about the Women’s Hockey team and Queen’s Athletics in general,” DeBruin said.

Head coach Matt Holmberg credits the University’s academic reputation coupled with the program’s past success as being a motivator for transfer students. “Obviously the academic reputation and resources of the university are always a key consideration, so I think I’m fortunate when people are looking for a university either for the first time or potentially for a second time that Queen’s is near the top of the list academically,” he said. “We also offer a pretty broad range of graduate programs.”

Holmberg said these additions

DeBruin will help Queen’s offensive power.

strengthen the teams ability to play a game that will stretch both ends of the ice. By adding six new players, he believes they will be versatile, being able to quickly shift from defense to attack. The hope is to compete for an OUA championship in an extremely competitive league.

Although he thinks the team will be able to do a lot of different things on the ice, Holmberg believes the team’s biggest hurdle to a successful season is overcoming a steady transition of new players into their _____respective roles.

“About a third of the team will be new, so you know, there’s going to be an adjustment period, but I’m

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hoping that doesn’t end up being too much of an issue” he said. “It certainly helps with transfers like Caroline, who’ve already played at a high level. Her transition will be fairly swift, as long as we can manage quickly and effectively, and otherwise stay healthy. We had a couple of key injuries over the last few years that affected the roster, I think those will probably be our two biggest challenges.

But speaking to the players already, we’re all super excited and motivated.”

With several members of the team graduating at the end of next year the Gaels are excited and eager to compete for OUA glory.

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Lifestyle LIFE HACKS

A beginner’s guide to modern day vinyl collections How to properly jump into the world of vinyl — and no, you can’t scratch them like DJs

Josh and his record equipment.

Josh Granvosky Assistant Lifestyle Editor Vinyl records are having a moment right now.

The formerly cast aside vinyl records from your parents have become a staple in dorm rooms and Urban Outfitters alike. Though Pinterest boards and Amazon prices might make it look easy, owning a serious modern-day vinyl collection is no easy task.

Luckily, you’re in the hands of a long-time vinyl fan who asked for a record player for his 12th birthday — yes, my parents were slightly concerned.

Make sure you really really want to embark on this vinyl journey.

I have been fixated with record players since the first time I saw one at around eight years Josh Granvosky Assistant Lifestyle Editor

By all measures of success, Monica Heisey is killing the writing game.

She currently holds a spot in the writer’s room of the critically acclaimed Eugene Levy and Catharine O’Hara sitcom, Schitt’s Creek. Her first memoir, released in 2015, garnered support from comedians like Lena Dunham and Rob Delaney. Her pieces appear in The New Yorker, The Huffington Post and countless other publications that warrant a separate article unto themselves.

Heisey’s journey began when she was the Postscript editor at The Journal. However, her journey to fame and fortune wasn’t all fun and games.

With all her current success and popularity, you might be surprised to learn that Monica’s experience at Queen’s University was kind of ‘meh’. Or that her strong work ethic wasn’t established until later in life. Or that, as her book title I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better suggests, she still may not be totally satisfied. However, Monica’s relatively typical life experiences speak to her incredible talent of turning everyday experiences as a millennial woman into hilarious, necessary reading.

The Journal sat down with Heisey to discuss her path to literary superstardom, staying honest in her pieces and even

old. While I could understand (somewhat) how to play music on a computer, the notion of playing it on a strange hunk of vinyl fascinated me.

At first, two things stopped me from seriously pursuing a record player; the fact that I could play any song in the world for a fraction of the price and with about 0.0005 per cent of the effort on my computer or phone. If you are on the fence about diving into the world of vinyl, chances are you are better off without it.

Do your research.

I can’t stress how important it is to look into record players and speakers before buying them.

There are countless articles online that go in-depth about the best products to buy for every budget.

Choose products that best fit what you want in a record player and in sound quality.

Buy a record player!

This is where the process can get really fun or really messy – online shopping. Record players can be very deceivingly advertised and confusing to new buyers.

Before buying my first record player, I did months of online preparation and chose what I thought was the perfect record player for me. Then I went on Amazon, found one that looked really cool, had a built-in speaker, five star reviews, and cost $50. I promptly threw all my research in the trash.

The record player ended up causing most of my records to skip, and the sound quality sounded like a jacked up iPhone 3G. I have since learned — though there are definitely good record players for cheap — the ones that claim to “do it all” typically can’t do much. Try to avoid them and buy a nice record player with AUX —compatible

speakers to match.

Buy records!

This process is mostly fun.

Seeing a record show up on my doorstep — shout out to Amazon Student 2-day shipping — is one of the best feelings ever. The only possible issue is that with so much of modern music being released on vinyl today, impulse purchases of records you will soon not like are more probable than possible. While The Great Gatsby’s soundtrack was definitely my jam for a solid week in grade eight, I can honestly say I have not picked it up since. Try to make sure you buy records with music that you’ll love listening to even a few years down the road.

Invest now, save later.

While some seemingly trivial products may seem unnecessary

Monica Heisey’s journey to success Queen’s alum discusses her bumpy journey to success as a TV writer and author

cross-dressing in Renaissance era clothes.

up who was seeing my stuff, and one freelance assignment led to another until I was paying rent with writing, a little bit of live comedy, and this weird in-costume bartending gig. Eventually my visa expired and I moved back to Canada, where I kept freelancing and got my book deal. Shortly after I started working in TV writing and now that’s most of what I do, but I try to still write a prose piece or two every month, to keep that up.

QJ: Describe your time at Queen’s and your general journey of how you got to where you are today.

Queen’s was a bit of a mixed bag for me! I made friends who are still my nearest and dearest today, but I never really felt like I fit in with the overall campus vibe. I didn’t go to a private school and wasn’t particularly interested in pancake keggers, and it took me a while to figure out that Kingston has a really cool, fun arts scene outside of the university. But the English department was really great and kept me interested and happy and busy. I also spent a lot of time at the QP, slowly learning the lesson that I do not really like beer.

After Queen’s I went to King’s College London and did a Master’s degree in Shakespearean literature.

I worked in the library at the Globe Theatre for a bit, and then started writing and performing comedy around London with friends and got an internship at VICE UK. Working for VICE really opened

What is the most useful skill or lesson you learned from Queen’s?

No matter where you are, you can find your people. Also: no one can stop you from wearing pyjamas to class but you, and you should.

What was your work ethic like as a university student, and does it differ from your current work ethic?

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I was... not a great student. I skipped a lot of class and really only did as much work as I felt I needed to get a good grade, unless it was a class I was really interested

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now, buying some vinyl add-ons sooner rather than later will help you save in the long run. You’ll thank yourself for purchasing some record cleaners and record player needles now instead of having to replace all your records later.

Money saving tip: Mr. Clean’s Magic Erasers work great as needle cleaners.

BONUS TIP: Consult your local old person.

Old people are treasure troves for fun vinyl memorabilia. My first record was a Stevie Wonder greatest hits collection that my grandmother took out from the library in July 1986. It is now one of my most prized possessions and I seriously hope no library workers are reading this — if they are, I’m totally kidding about all of this. in. In retrospect I played myself.

No one cared that I was missing class except Future Me, the adult woman at a weird book party wishing she’d paid more attention in literary criticism and theory.

University is a really wonderful place and unfortunately remains a huge privilege, one that was more or less wasted on me until fourth year, when I decided I wanted to pursue a graduate degree and had to step it up a bit. I’m pretty embarrassed by that, looking back.

Things really changed when I was out on my own and had to make rent and build an actual career that would last. These days I work a lot harder.

What did you get involved in during your time at Queen’s?

I was on the editorial board of The Undergraduate Review, and did The Journal, and was involved with an improv troupe who performed at Time to Laugh, that weird second-floor comedy club on Princess... does that place still exist? [Ed.’s note: it does not] I was a Gael, too. I guess I was medium-involved.

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Samantha White (front), along with the rest of the main cast from Dear White People.

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“Dear White People” review This is the show we need in a time of racial tension

ELIZABETH ONONIWU Contributor In a time of continuous racial tension around the world, a show on a mainstream streaming website might be the most appropriate way to give people an understanding of different individual’s backgrounds.

First released as a movie before being turned into a Netflix original TV series, “Dear White People” chronicles the highs and lows of students at the fictitious Ivy League school, Winchester University.

Each episode focuses on different student’s perspectives as they deal with issues spanning from tense racial divides to cliché relationship dramas. The focus of the series is centered on a group of African American students dealing

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with the challenges of being a small minority in a predominantly white institution. It also shows and interweaves the perspectives of students of the majority, which adds an eye-opening depth to the story.

While this show has been notoriously famous for acquiring the reputation of being liberal, “social justice warrior” like and white hate speech propaganda, it’s probably the most raw, realistic and refreshingly accurate television series. It so eloquently deals with the complexities of race-relations head on.

I think what drew me in the most about this show was both the realness and diversity of the characters. I have found that in this show, more than most, the African American characters are given

more depth past the stereotypical roles that they are typically given in television.

While it presents a diverse array of African American students struggling to digest what it means to be black in a predominantly white institution, the show also illuminates the hypocrisies they each hold. This truthful presentation makes the show much more realistic and relatable.

Take for instance the main character, Samantha White, a biracial student at the fictitious Winchester University; she is the ideal image of all things pro race equality. While running her own campus wide radio station called “Dear White People”, she tackles all forms of micro aggressions perpetrated by white students on her campus, in a sharp tongued

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and witty manner.

When word gets out that she’s secretly hooking up with a white boy, her race equality ideals are suddenly called into question.

Having previously written an article titled “Don’t Fall in Love with Your Oppressor”, her hypocrisy is brought to light. While its clear that she has sincere feelings for this boy, her self-professed racial politics seemingly don’t match up.

This scene questions if a person of color can truly be all for African American empowerment if they are with are dating someone who potentially goes against the cause that they fight so hard for.

Apart from interracial dating, this show brilliantly dives into the many other conundrums of racial controversy that present day society is still trying to work its way through. Issues such as police brutality, assimilation, white voices of opposition in African American spaces and colorism in the black community were all dealt with in a non-divisive manner that is both uncommon and fervently needed in today’s social and political atmosphere.

Furthermore, this show was unexpectedly therapeutic for me.

Although it may seem to blatantly cater to me as an African American woman who also goes to Queen’s, a predominantly white institution, this show is definitely not just for people like me. It was amazing to see my blackness — for the first time — represented on a broader spectrum through varying characters and perspectives.

Although I could relate, this show is needed for people who look nothing like me, and have experienced things completely unlike what I have. It is only through this sharing and willingness to understand unfamiliar stories that we can hope to bridge the gap of differences and move closer to change.

Update on US politics James Comey is out and a special prosecutor is in

Shivani Gonzalez Lifestyle Editor Another month has gone by and things still haven’t calmed down in the realm of American politics.

One of the most significant things to have happened this month was President Trump’s announcement that the United States would be pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA).

The PCA is a worldwide agreement to prevent the global temperature from rising more than two degrees in the next couple decades. Not including the US, all but two countries signed the deal in 2015.

The long term consequences of Trump pulling the US out of the PCA are fairly unknown at the moment because of how momentous it is. With that being said, scientists are predicting two major issues that could arise from this decision. The first is in relation to the fact that under

President Donald Trump at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference.

the Obama administration, US carbon emission were steadily decreasing. Now, under Trump’s administration, even a plateau in the decrease could lead to global temperatures rising a tenth of a degree in the upcoming years.

Another fear is that the US – as a global superpower – becoming laxer on carbon emission laws will influence other countries to do the same.

In other news, both former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified under oath in front of Senate about Comey’s firing.

Trump told Comey he hoped

he would drop the investigation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Evident in the way he spoke and his body language, Comey seemed to believe it was more of an order than a hope. Additionally, we learned that there might be tapes of the conversations — as alleged by Trump in a tweet — something Comey would likely be happy about since there would then be substantial proof.

From Sessions’ testimony, we learned that he does not recall ever speaking to a Russian ambassador.

In fact, throughout the testimony he passionately denied all the

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allegations against him in relation to collusion with Russia.

In the latest news, President Trump tweeted last week that he is being investigated for obstruction of justice by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller because of his firing of Comey. This is significant because obstruction of justice is what Bill Clinton was impeached for in 1999.

The future in the US is as tumultuous as ever and it is impossible to know what the next couple weeks may bring.

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To the Kingston Pier; I will wait for you

You don’t know what you got till it’s gone Sarina Grewal Assistant News Editor As I walk down the streets of campus, I feel anticipation build.

Up ahead I spot the tranquil, blue waters of Lake Ontario, with boats in the distance and birds flying above the horizon.

I smile; this summer, I plan to take full advantage of the beautiful and peaceful place that has been an essential part of the city I’ve called home for the past three years.

Just kidding – the pier is closed for the summer.

As a Queen’s student, you can imagine my distress upon arriving at the Breakwater Park pier only to find out it was to be closed for the summer for renovations.

Signs by the water describe the changes that will be coming to the area: a new promenade, a pedestrian bridge and the ambiguous mention of “pier upgrades” among them.

While the renovations themselves sound like lovely additions to an already lovely area, the timing of the renovations is tragic for students and townsfolk alike who will be in Kingston for the summer.

In typical summer months, the pier can be seen with students abound, swimming in the water, sunbathing and taking advantage of its Instagram-worthy aesthetic.

However, this summer the pier will be a landscape of construction workers, equipment and machinery, fenced out areas and, given the weather recently, constant downpours of rain that will probably prolong the renovation process.

The loss of the pier this summer is heartbreaking. But, I do have some consolation.

This isn’t a breakup - it’s just a break.

When the pier is reopened, likely in the spring, I’ll have had time to cope with its absence which, as the saying goes, will only make my heart grow fonder. I will go back to a new and improved pier - one that I hope will bring with it even more wonderful memories.

So to the pier: I promise I’ll wait for you. I will wait patiently - albeit reluctantly until your renovation is complete.

You need time to reinvent yourself.

I understand.

And when you return, I will welcome the newly named Gordon Edgar Downie Pier with open arms and joy in my heart.

Until next year.

Yours, Sarina

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A sentimental girl’s guide to 1 Second Everyday Tips learned through trial and error Shivani gonzalez Lifestyle Editor After about a year of trial and error, I have finally gained some skills in documenting my life like the millennial I am. With these tips and tricks, you too can be on your way to a great, sentimental video.

Let me be honest though: it wasn’t the smoothest journey to the end of the video.

Known as the sentimental friend who records everything, the idea seemed simple.

Filming one second a day for every day of the year, I realized I bit off more than I can chew.

I’m not an aesthetically inclined person, so my intention for a cute home movie turned into a grainy, dizzying series of clips that anyone would get motion sickness from watching. Since I have had motion sickness since I was little and didn’t wish it upon my viewers, I was determined to make it better.

This is a guide from a seriously 1 Second Everyday underdog, who, with a bit of trial and error, comprised a few tips and tricks over time to make the best 1 Second Everyday video possible.

Make sure everything is filmed horizontally

The biggest problem I had was I used my

A selection of ‘seconds’ from Shivani’s 1 Second Everyday video.

old saved Snapchat stories — something I predominantly film vertically. To create the perfect 1 Second Everyday video, you’re going to have to sacrifice the convenience of using saved Snapchat videos and either film a video specially for 1 Second Everyday or film your Snapchats horizontally.

As the app formats solely horizontal clips, this will make your video look much more put together and polished.

Don’t include too much action in each clip

When choosing videos to include for each day, it’s tempting to select the one

second of a video that’s the funniest or has the most action. But for the sake of any given person’s motion sickness, this isn’t always the best idea. Having a mix between loud, exciting clips and mellow, low-key clips is key.

It would make sense that you would want to comprise the best selection for 1 Second Everyday. The good news is, just because the best moments of every clip aren’t always going to be included, the less action-packed clip will still allow you to immediately relive the whole memory.

Best iPhone apps for the long commute to your summer job

Every day, so much of our time is wasted on mindlessly waiting around – we don’t even realize how much time we’re misusing.

Maybe the 12 minutes spent on the bus in the morning doesn’t seem like a lot, but if you multiply those minutes by the 30 days of all four months of summer, it’s an entire 24-hour day spent doing nothing but hanging out on public transit.

For most students, commuting to work in the summer often takes longer than the 10 to 15-minute walk across campus to class during the school year. Whether you’re sitting on the subway or in a car, there are more exciting ways to pass the time than listening to the same old songs on your iPhone that you haven’t updated in months.

Scroll down to take a look at five interesting apps that will keep you entertained, productive even, during your daily

summer commute.

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Audible

For times when you feel like staring out of the bus window instead of at a backlit screen, or getting lost in someone else’s thoughts instead of your own, put in some earbuds and listen to an audiobook. The App Store is the place to download Audible, or really any app that allows you to play an audiobook. If you’re not sure where to start, biographies and memoirs are often good choices because they’re real – listening to a series of life stories often serves as a stimulating source of inspiration. You can also check out Goodreads if you’re looking for specific recommendations. The app offers you countless lists of books in your own favourite categories for when you’re feeling stuck.

We live in a world where our social media presence is usually very different from the lives we are actually living. With the 1 Second Everyday app, it’s important to break out of that mentality and make sure to capture the small moments too. Did you have a lazy Sunday where you sat inside all day watching TV? It’s totally okay to capture that too. When you’re busy with deadlines and endless social commitments, you’re going to look back fondly at that memory of hanging out with yourself. A good goal for 1 Second Everyday is to make sure it encapsulates what your life is really like.

Pocket

A guide to save you from boredom on your way to work

Zier Zhou Contributor

It’s good to capture the small moments

from pretty plants and animals to amazing buildings and architecture. Let the colours reflect your mood and brush your worries away. Feel free to run through a gradient rainbow wheel and experiment with different mediums. It’s up to you as to whether you want to paint inside or outside the lines, as Lake allows you to easily do both. This wonderful app works when you’re offline, and allows you to save your art instantly for sharing in the near future.

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Playing iPhone games at a bus stop.

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These brilliant puzzles perfectly combine relaxation with logic and problem-solving.

Featuring a beautiful paper design and calming background music, KAMI 2 will soon become your new favourite game.

Each level involves a sequence of colourful paper patterns. With a swift tap of the finger, the triangular tiles on the screen will fold seamlessly into whichever colour you select.

All you have to do is transform the paper page into a single colour within the number of moves that you’re given. If you’re feeling innovative, you can even construct your own puzzles and share it with the rest of the KAMI 2 community.

Lake

It’s time to activate your artistic side. Choose from a diverse selection of illustrations to virtually paint, ranging

If you haven’t heard of Pocket already, you should be glad to hear about it now. This essential tool lets you bookmark anything you find on the Internet, whether it’s your favourite video on YouTube or the latest articles from The Journal. The content can be stored for later viewing on any device. It also comes with a cool feature displaying the top stories and trending topics that people are currently interested in. Without having to use mobile data or Wi-Fi for reading articles online, Pocket is definitely great for anyone who’s always on the go.

Stack

This game’s pretty simple. Tap the screen to pile a moving board with blocks and keep on going until one of the blocks falls off the stack. The goal is to stack up the blocks as high as possible. Without involving too much stress or mental ability, Stack tests your reflexes and hand-eye coordination. In just a few minutes, you can play a round or two and try to beat your previous scores, while simultaneously enjoying the changing colors and satisfying sounds.

Next time you find yourself bored on the subway or the bus, just remember that entertainment is at your fingertips with your iPhone.

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Diaries of a Queen’s grad grad c Being a post-grad can be scary

Ariel Saffer-Spiro Contributor Something that’s gotten me back on my feet since graduating is being constantly asked, “So, what are you doing now?” I didn’t know what a terribly mean question that was until about two days after my last exam of 4th year. Take it from me, if you’re looking for friends, do not bring it up to a recent graduate. I personally hate when someone asks me that question, but it has also provided me with a seriously needed wake-up call.

I just graduated with a BaH in sociology from Queen’s and before I get into the struggles of the impending reality, I’ll first tell you the tale of the life I had envisioned for myself before I began university.

Initially, while applying to universities, I always wanted to go away for school, and have my degree set me down the path of social work. Although I was right about going away for school, I gradually realized that social work may not be the greatest path for me to pursue.

However, the values and perspective of society that initially told me a future in social work would be ideal have never wavered. So I continued on a path that was directed by my passion to help people become their best and most powerful selves.

Sociology gave me a wonderful perspective to go through life with and even though I have no concrete idea of what I’ll be doing next, I wouldn’t change my degree for anything. I am confident in the fact that sociology has properly prepared me and educated me for my entire life to come.

I’ve always been a fan of the Canadian education system and said I would stay in school as long as I could. I stayed true to this and after graduating high school, I went straight into university.

While at Queen’s, I was fully aware of the fact that my four years of university were to be the best years of my life.

Students are constantly told that the life they create for themselves at university is not representative of the real world, so they should appreciate it as best as they can.

Let me tell you, I did this.

I fell so much in love with Queen’s culture that even now after graduating, I know tricolour will forever be running through my veins. I love the spirit and the community that I created for myself. I love that pier a little too much. I even loved my professors, no matter how many essays they assigned to me throughout the years. I love Queen’s so much that I actually think I’ve gotten a tad off topic.

So, I guess it’s time to come to terms with the fact that I am no longer a Queen’s student.

All the memories that are still so vivid to me are in the past. This thought haunts me when I begin to think about my present situation. Today is a Thursday and I’m not kidding when I tell you I had to check my phone to confirm the day of the week – I feel like I’m in permanent summer mode.

I’m not going to lie, when I don’t think too hard about my everyday activities, I love my new life. It’s unbelievable how much stress I

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Ariel at her Sociology convocation.

was under at school. Since my last exam at Queen’s, I haven’t had any trouble focusing on the present because there is seriously not a single thing that I have to worry about. No deadlines, no scary meetings to prepare for, literally nothing.

This freedom was nice for a bit and it still is. I honestly believe that I deserve this time off to relax after four years of studying and working, but I am now on week five of bumbling around and living at home – I’m starting to get antsy.

I honestly believe that “I deserve this time off to relax after four years of studying and working, but I am now on week five of bumbling around and living at home – I’m starting to get antsy.

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To fill the days, I’ve taken up yoga and meditation. Don’t judge me, I’m trying to ‘find myself.’

I’ve also appreciated having the time and energy to really focus on my younger siblings and to hang out with them.

But still, I think I’ve discovered that five weeks without a routine or schedule is about as long as I can go without going insane.

I’ll call this my own personal revelation, because I’ve been patiently waiting for this drive of mine to kick in. I think I’ve always known that I’m happiest when I keep my days full of activities and maybe even having a goal or two per day. I guess it just took my body and mind these five weeks of freedom to remember this.

Being a recent university graduate has

unfortunately made me the perfect victim at just about any family gathering. I think it’s because I’ve been away in Kingston for the past four years and so in the minds of my relatives the question of ‘What comes next?’ makes up for all the small talk that I was fortunate enough to miss out on in the past. But if you ask me, it’s just plain rude.

I fell so much in love with “Queen’s culture that even

now after graduating, I know tricolour will forever be running through my veins

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I remember being at my friend’s house for dinner one night in about grade four or five, and my friend’s father kept on asking me so many questions. I eventually said ‘Can you please stop asking me so many questions?!” And that is exactly what I’d like to say to everyone that I talk to now as a post-grad. Queen’s fortunately taught me to have proper manners, so instead, I stutter and mumble some gibberish for as long as it takes for the person I’m talking to to slowly walk away.

Some combination of this sheer boredom paired with my painfully uncomfortable conversations have led me to begin thinking about the possibility of looking for some form of employment. Now, I know that I am extremely fortunate not to be desperate for work right now – my parents have graciously taken me back into their house.

Sometimes I think that I could probably get away without spending any money for the rest of my life. Of course, that’s if I wanted to live with my parents for the rest of my life.

But, there’s a thought that keeps coming back to me that I think is what’s really

going to spark my motivation. I think that being a Queen’s graduate is my proudest accomplishment today. Although it warrants pride, I’m worried that if I don’t act fast, being a Queen’s grad will continue to be my most prominent descriptor for the rest of my life. I don’t just want that. It would be nice to accomplish a few more things in my lifetime.

Queen’s was great, but I’m scared that if I keep living through my tricolour memories, they’ll be all I ever have. I don’t know what it is that I’d like to do with the rest of my life, but I’d really like to at least start setting some-short term goals for myself.

Until recently, I understood “you have the rest of your life to work” as an excuse to avoid doing anything, but I’m (thankfully) beginning to understand this statement through a much more productive perspective. I have the rest of my life to do whatever it is that I like, but I need to start now so that I can test out all the options out there.

To be honest, all of the potential opportunities I have at my fingertips terrify me. What if I choose the wrong path? What if I try for something but I don’t succeed?

What if I get a really cool job but I have to miss out on a great vacation with friends because I’ve committed to working?

I’m terrified that I’m going to make a decision I later regret. However, I also know that if I let these worries control me, I will end up living out the vision I painted before — living with my parents and forever being solely a ‘Queen’s Grad.’

So, what’s next? I’m still unsure.

But I’m slowly coming to terms with the fact that I need to make a plunge in some direction to least see where it takes me.

QJ, thanks for letting me use your newspaper to help me collect my thoughts.

But seriously, if I volunteer to write another article for you, please gently remind that I no longer go to school with you.