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Queen’s Athletics will New campus building boasts extra not insure Queen’s athletics facilities Innovation and Bands Cheer Wellness Centre After struggling to find insurance for months, historic cheer team will likely become a spirit squad
Raechel Huizinga Assistant News Editor
of what we do to really keep us safe,” Stone said. “This is why we went to athletics,” she added. “I think we fit under the ARC [sports model], however, they will not insure us. We’ve had numerous meetings with them. They said they can’t take on another team because of finances, or because we don’t fit into their model. However, on our end, we’ve agreed to change all of that.” “We’re financially independent,” she continued. “We keep ourselves going, and we also said that we’ll change whatever type of structure or organization we have to fit into their model, and they’ve said that despite that, they don’t want to insure us and they won’t see it happening in the future.” Since Queen’s Bands cheerleaders have been unable to stunt, they have stopped going to most events and all weekly practices. “We got a lot of negative feedback from the crowds,” Stone said, adding cheerleaders could “just wave, that’s about it.” According to Stone, there is mounting alumni concern about the absence of Queen’s Bands Cheer at events, and despite the cheer team’s long history on campus, she believes that “Queen’s Bands
In the midst of an ongoing lawsuit, Queen’s University Athletics has chosen not to insure the Queen’s Bands Cheer team. A historic part of Queen’s football games and national parades, the Queen’s Bands Cheer team has been unable to stunt for months. Meanwhile, in a notice sent to Queen’s Bands Cheer on Dec. 5, 2017, the AMS stated that to maintain coverage under AMS insurance, “Queen’s Bands may no longer have cheerleaders perform lifts, throws, pyramids, etcetera,” and that “all cheerleading members must keep one foot on the ground at all times during training, performing, or any other event.” The notice also stated that these new limitations were applied to Queen’s Bands as an AMS ratified club, and as a “result of a review of risk associated with the cheerleader portion” of Queen’s Bands. Amanda Stone, ArtSci ‘18, has been on the Queen’s Bands Cheer team since 2015, and was captain of the cheer team in 2017-18. According to Stone, Queen’s Bands Cheer has “always been insured by the AMS, and they’ve always turned a blind eye” to the high risks associated with stunting. “Their reason for pulling our insurance was because they don’t feel comfortable that they know enough about athletics and the nature SUPPLIED BY JEFF CHAN queensjournal.ca
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set to open fall 2018
Maggie Gowland Assistant Sports Editor After closing in 2016 for a renovation overhaul, the Physical Education Centre (PEC) is making a comeback—and with a new name. The Innovation and Wellness Centre (IWC)—built on the foundation of the PEC and set
to open this coming fall—will be an innovation hub where academic and wellness spaces intersect. It will boast the new Student Wellness Centre, interdisciplinary labs for students and space for exams. The centre will also include three athletic facilities which are slated to be completed and open to students by January 2019. The gymnasia will be referred to as the “ARC South” and will be connected—and accessible— to the current ARC by way of an underground tunnel. The “ARC South” will revitalize two of the previous
The IWC under construction.
PEC gymnasiums and add a third which will include a 4,000 square foot weight room, a 35 metre turf area for conditioning and development and a medicine ball power development wall. The high-performance training centre will also have an active staircase, universal change rooms, and support offices for student athletes. Additional recreation space in the IWC will reduce the pressure placed on the ARC by meeting the increasing demand for more space available to students. See Expansion on page 13
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Former senior fellow sues Queen’s over faculty appointment Dr. Grzegorz Korpanty seeks $924,000 from University Iain Sherriff-Scott News Editor In an ongoing lawsuit, a former senior fellow at the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) is suing Queen’s for an alleged breach of contract, according to court fillings obtained by The Journal. The plaintiff, Dr. Grzegorz Korpanty, is seeking $924,000 over the university allegedly reneging on his appointment to the position of Senior Investigator at the CCTG. On top of the position, he would have also become an assistant professor in the Department of Oncology at a salary of $240,000 @queensjournal
per year. According to the university’s statement of defence, Queen’s denies a breach of contract and that Korpanty is entitled to compensation. After responding to a 2014 “national and international recruitment process” to fill the role of Senior Investigator at the CCTG, Korpanty underwent a lengthy interview process. He was chosen for the role on Jan. 16, 2015. At the time, Korpanty received a letter from Queen’s outlining “various terms and conditions” of his appointment. Because he was not a Canadian citizen at the time, Queen’s proposed a start date of July 1, 2015 to allow time for Korpanty to acquire the necessary documentation. On May 13, 2015, Queen’s formally offered Korpanty the position of Senior Investigator. In the university’s statement of defence, it claimed the offer to @queensjournal
appoint Korpanty expired after the July 1 state date. In his claim, Korpanty denied the offer ever expired. To accept this original appointment and practice medicine in Ontario, he had to obtain a work permit from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a Certificate of Registration from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). After Korpanty’s anticipated start date of July 1, months went by before he was able to receive either certification. In the interim, Korpanty accepted an offer from the CCTG to commence work as a senior fellow. Korpanty didn’t obtain the necessary work permit for the appointment until Oct. 28, 2015 and didn’t secure the required CPSO certification until Jan. 28, 2016. See Korpanty on page 5
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