The Queen's Journal, Volume 143, Issue 3

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Former inmates look for an apology for unethical experiements

A call for Queen’s boycott of Nestlé

Q&A with Queen’s writer-in-residence

Queen’s professor champion of kayak endurance race

Horror stories and sweet tales of roommates

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NEWS

RESEARCH

Former prison inmates hope Queen’s will acknowledge past unethical experiments Two brothers claim to have been the subjects of scientific experiments conducted by Queen’s researchers 40 years ago in Kingston prisons B y J acob R osen News Editor Two former inmates of Canadian penitentiaries have asked that Queen’s University formally recognize its involvement in unethical experiments that took place 40 years ago.

James and Donny Hogan are two of nine brothers in a family that has collectively served 150 years incarcerated in Canada.

James, the younger brother, is 58, while Donny is 65.

The two brothers claim that they were the subjects of scientific experiments used

by Queen’s University research projects

LABOUR NEGOTIATIONS

Potential strike imminent

Faculty association brings vote for strike to the bargaining table V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor

A strike vote has been placed on the bargaining table by the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) after difficulties coming to a new collective agreement with the University.

After the University and QUFA couldn’t agree upon several tenets of the new collective agreement — including the New Budget Model and Queen’s Custodial Services — the University filed for conciliation at the beginning of July.

This involves the University or the involved union requesting that the Ontario Ministry of Labour appoint a conciliator who is brought into bargaining meetings as a neutral third-party to resolve disagreements.

In the July QUFA Voices publication, outgoing President Diane Beauchemin wrote that the conciliation request came as a shock to the QUFA. “Unfortunately, the [Queen’s] Administration has decided to file for conciliation out of the blue, despite the progress we have made at the bargaining table,” Beauchemin wrote.

Beauchemin wrote that she was skeptical of the timing of the conciliation request. “Is it a coincidence,” she wrote, “that this filing happened immediately following the annual retreat of the Board of Trustees?”

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light and words encouraging self-harm were funded by the Canadian government.

Neither Queen’s nor Canada’s echoed at him through a loud speaker.

He also recalls signing for various Penitentary Museum in Kingston could provide documentation on the experiments, pharmaceutical tests without any knowledge and The Journal was unable to find any of what they involved, he said.

James Hogan was labelled as violent documents relating the brothers to and “anti-social” after taking a prison guard specific experiments.

However, an investigative series published hostage at the Thunder Bay Jail, which he said by the Ottawa Citizen, and a sociological led to him being targeted for experiments.

James, along with his brother Donny, say study by University of Alberta professor Geraint B. Osborne, confirmed the existence they’re now both on permanent government of the experiments. The Ottawa Citizen and disability payments and suffer from post Osborne also confirmed the involvement of traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and short-term memory loss due to their Queen’s University in the research.

The two brothers approached Queen’s treatment in prison.

Donny was sentenced to two years in administrators in June and set up a meeting, which took place on July 9. At the meeting, Stony Mountain, Manitoba in 1968 and five years in Prince the brothers presented Albert, Saskatchewan their evidence of in 1970. the University’s “We’re giving them an olive He said he involvement in the branch to make [up for] remembers receiving unethical treatment of what was wronged [and] to a concoction of prison inmates. apologize for those back then.” drugs, one of which “We’re giving them an olive branch to — Donny Hogan was called “Blue Heaven”. He said the make [up for] what drug made him feel was wronged [and] emotionally numb. to apologize for those The two brothers say they aren’t looking for back then,” Donny said in an interview with a legal dispute with the University, but instead The Journal.

In 1976, James was arrested for armed hope Queen’s will take the lead in apologizing robbery and served a sentence in six different for the unethical treatment of hundreds institutions until his release in 1982. He was of inmates.

“If Queen’s took that on — because other 18 years old at the time of his arrest.

He served time in several institutions, universities are also involved — they could including Stony Mountain, Manitoba be a leader in taking on the aftereffects. No and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1976, other university looked into that part of it,” Millhaven, Ontario in 1977 and Joyceville, Donny said.

The two brothers recently reunited in Ontario from 1977-1982. He also had brief stays in Kingston Penitentiary throughout Kingston, where they now live. The brothers said they realized they experienced similar his sentence.

During his stay in Millhaven, James said injustices in different prisons, and decided to he remembers taking part in psychic driving look further into the experiments.

The brothers came across a series of experiments — where words are repeated to a patient through a loud speaker — and articles written by Mike Blanchfield and sensory deprivation experiments, where the Jim Bronskill of the Ottawa Citizen from patient is placed in a dark room for extended 1998-1999, which mentioned that Queen’s University conducted some of the research. periods of time.

One article from the series describes a According to his account, he was locked up in solidarity confinement without any See Prison on page 5

STUDENT HEALTH

Cuts to ADHD screening on campus Centre still waiting for provincial contract to be finalized V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor Budget insecurities have forced the Regional Assessment and Resource Centre (RARC) on the Queen’s campus to cut ADHD screening tests indefinitely.

RARC, located in Macintosh-Corry Hall, provides psychological and educational assessment services for secondary and post-secondary students from the Southeastern Ontario region. The centre is often the first step for students in the diagnosis of learning disabilities.

The assessment centre’s previous funding contract, provided by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, expired as of March 31.

According to Dr. Allyson Harrison, clinical director at RARC, the centre hasn’t confirmed a new budget with the Ministry.

“We have not received any word on what the new budget will be,” Harrison told The Journal via email, “except that we should not expect any increases.”

In response to budget uncertainties, the assessment centre has ended its ADHD-specific screening tests.

Before the budget expired, the centre had a lengthy ADHD screening process.

Undiagnosed students who suspected that they had a form of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) — whether solely an attention-based deficit (ADD), See Contract on page 7

The inside of the former Kingston Penitentiary.

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WEST CAMPUS

Four of the largest first-year classes to take place on West Campus University Registrar says the move will benefit science students and avoid scheduling conflicts GRAPHIC BY ASHLEY QUAN

J acob R osen News Editor Four first-year science courses will move some of their lectures to West Campus this year.

The classes — BIO 102, CHEM 112, PHYS 117 and MATH 121 — had held three lectures each in auditoriums on Main Campus in previous years. The lectures had been situated in Dunning Hall, the BioSciences Complex, Chernoff Hall and Stirling Hall.

The lectures will now be held in Duncan McArthur Hall on West Campus, which is about an eight minute bus ride or a 15 to 20 minute walk from Main Campus.

Planning for the move has been in the works for two years, according to John Metcalfe, University Registrar, and he said the moves will provide more coherent and coordinated timetables for science students.

“Last year it didn’t work out very well for science students. There were a lot of conflicts that were created by labs that were scattered,” Metcalfe said.

This year, Metcalfe says students won’t need to go back and forth between various buildings to take the courses they need for their program.

Mandatory laboratory sessions for the classes will still take place on Main Campus, but changes to the schedule will reduce the conflicts in lectures and laboratories sections

for different classes, Metcalfe said.

“It’s easier for the student picking courses to understand, and it will give them way more options in their timetable,” said Metcalfe.

The distance from Duncan McArthur Hall and Stauffer Library is roughly 1.7 km, but Metcalfe said that shouldn’t be a factor in picking classes.

“I really don’t think it will constrict, in any important way, the first-year student experience of the University and Union area,” he said.

The lectures for these courses have been scheduled in the morning or afternoon blocks of the day, which leaves the middle of the day open for laboratory sessions.

Lectures in Duncan McArthur Hall will also accommodate more students. The lectures halls will have around 600-700 available seats, as opposed to main campus auditoriums, which hold 400-500 seats.

With the planned increase in use of the West Campus auditorium, the University has committed to funding approximately $450,000 in renovations to Duncan McArthur Hall.

The funding was decided this spring, after the University realized that demand for space will increase in the fall, according to Peter Wolf, associate vice-provost (teaching and learning).

Renovations are currently underway.

They will include the addition of two 20-foot HD Projectors and Screens, two 50-inch screens for lecturers to read off notes and an

adjustable experiment table with a camera for broadcasting experiments.

A new Microsoft Surface tablet will also be made available for faculty to wirelessly control their lectures, according to Wolf.

He said further renovations are likely to continue next year, bring the cost to a collective $900,000 over two years.

“We hope to continue the renovations next year, focusing on improved student seating, access to electricity and ensuring full accessibility to the stage,” Wolf told The Journal via email.

Professors Anne Topper, who teaches PHYS 117, and John Carran, who teaches CHEM 112, both said increased class sizes are more of a concern than the distance from Main Campus.

“Growing class sizes mean we need to accommodate some of those larger class sections (just one section for CHEM 112) and our largest classroom happens to be on West Campus,” Carran told The Journal via email.

Last year the largest lecture for CHEM 112 had a 425-seat capacity; this year the largest of the three available lectures will have 650 seats.

Last year, PHYS 117 had a class capacity at approximately 220 students for three lectures. The lectures have been reduced to two sections this year. One will have 480 seats, while the other will have 240 seats.

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RESEARCH MISCONDUCT

Queen’s professor has papers retracted Retracted papers part of previous allegations made by fellow Queen’s professor B y J acob R osen News Editor The CDIO Initiative in Sweden retracted four conference papers written by a Queen’s professor of engineering on July 1 following a directive from Queen’s University.

According to the co-director of the CDIO, Johan Malmqvist, Queen’s approached CDIO on June 30 and directed CDIO to remove the papers.

“We [removed the papers] due to a recommendation from Queen’s University to do so since a Queen’s University investigative committee had found that the paper showed

elements of ‘plagiarism’, ” Malmqvist told The Journal via email. The Journal has omitted the name of the professor due to legal concerns.

The CDIO Initiative is an organization that consists of more than 120 schools around the world. The initiative, which holds an international research conference every year, focuses on education in engineering.

Queen’s Senate Policy on Integrity in Research Presenting uses the Canada Tri-Agency definition for plagiarism: “Presenting and using another’s published or unpublished work, including See Swedish on page 7

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EDUCATION

Aboriginal classes mandatory for Education students New course to focus on how to teach Aboriginal topics V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor

Lindsay Morcom, coordinator of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP), said the course is a step in the right Starting next summer, all B. Ed direction for Queen’s. candidates will take a 12-week course on Canadian post-secondary institutions JOURNAL FILE PHOTO Aboriginal education. don’t have a collective strategy for Bonnie Jane Maracle teaches a Mohawk Language and Culture The new course will focus on training Aboriginal education, despite the important at Queen’s.

B.Ed candidates to teach Aboriginal topics role they could play, she said.

Morcom said it’s pivotal that Canada’s new to the Queen’s B.Ed program, but and create an inclusive environment for “There’s a strategy for elementary and Aboriginal students. It’s one of several secondary [schools], and that’s really good teachers are equipped to handle intercultural the new course reinforces the faculty’s commitment to Aboriginal education. changes to the teacher’s college program work and they’ve put a lot of effort and issues in the classroom.

“Just because we [now] have a course According to Morcom, an education that followed a provincially mandated energy in it,” Morcom said. But teachers switch from a one-year, two- in those schools must be equipped to teach gap exists between Aboriginal students and in Aboriginal education, doesn’t mean non-Aboriginal students. She said only one we weren’t doing aboriginal education semester program to a two-year, Aboriginal topics, she said. four-semester program.

“If we have teachers in elementary and out of three Aboriginal students graduate elsewhere,” he said.

Chin said several courses in the program, Students taking the course will complete secondary schools who don’t have enough from high school.

“That’s just something shameful,” she said. including two during the first year of the 12 hours of content spread across 12 weeks. awareness of Indigenous issues, Indigenous According to the Faculty of Education, the intellectual tradition and culture, then “If we can turn out teachers who are able to teacher’s college program, already include course curriculum will be designed after an they’re not going to be able to appropriately engage those learners, and make them feel content on teaching Aboriginal topics and instructor has been hired. enact those strategies,” she said. comfortable in the school and give them a creating an inclusive teaching environment.

“It’s a required element, because we culturally appropriate education where they can see themselves in the classroom, we’re all believe it’s important,” he said.

Chin said the faculty also engages its going to be better off.”

OBITUARY Although the curriculum has not yet been students with Aboriginal cultures through set, Morcom said an important part of regular events on West Campus, including the course will be teaching the culture of weekly smudging ceremonies and an present-day Aboriginal people along with Indigenous welcoming at the annual Bachelor of Education opening ceremonies. indigenous history.

“We’re a faculty of education. We teach “We find a lot of erasure in teaching about Aboriginal people. It’s always taught about inclusion,” he said. “The best way [to pre-contact [with Europeans], but we’re still be inclusive] is to understand who it is you’re teaching and to model what we stand for.” here,” she said.

Peter Chin, the assistant head of — With files from Sebastian Leck education, said Aboriginal education isn’t

Medical students honour memory of Shane Klein Colleagues remember Shane for his gentle demeanor and natural talent for medicine

V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor Dozens of Queen’s medical school graduates made their way to Toronto this month to say goodbye to fellow graduate Shane Klein, who passed away on July 3.

The funeral for Klein, a Queen’s graduate, was held on July 5 after he passed away unexpectedly two days earlier. Despite the short notice, most of Klein’s classmates from the Class of 2015 appeared to pay their respects.

“Despite having just started residency, and being flung across the province and country, roughly 60 to 70 of our 100 classmates were present at his funeral in Toronto,” Eric Juneau, a classmate of Klein’s, said.

Klein, MD ’15, graduated from the School of Medicine in May. He was set to begin his first year of residency in family medicine this month at the Kingston General Hospital (KGH).

Juneau, MD ’15, said the number of students who appeared at Klein’s funeral — many of whom had hectic work schedules — is evidence of the regard they held for him.

“Some [members of our class] had just finished overnight shifts, or had managed to make last-second schedule changes, to have their call shifts covered,” Juneau said.

Juneau said Queen’s faculty and staff also attended the funeral. Those in attendance included Dr. Richard Reznick, the dean of Health Sciences and director of the School of Medicine, Dr. Tony Sanfilippo, the associate dean of undergraduate medical education, and Dr. Renee Fitzpatrick, the director of student affairs for the Learner Wellness Centre for undergraduate medicine.

Those who knew Klein say he was gentle,

brilliant and had quite the sense of humour.

Dr. Sarah Penfold, a fourth-year psychiatry resident, worked with Shane on a rotation at KGH during his third year of medical training. She said she remembers Shane’s unique demeanor with some of the more difficult patients in the psychiatric unit.

“On a psychiatry inpatient unit, some people are prett`y distressed, and it can be difficult. Shane rose up to those challenges, even as a third-year medical student,” Penfold said.

“He was just really calm, never rushed, and he really did put [patients] at ease,” she said.

“He had a sophisticated understanding of his patients’ lives, and he would really reflect on what they told him.”

Penfold said she urged Shane to pursue psychiatry after seeing him in the field.

“He just seemed to have what you can’t teach. He was a natural at it.”

Despite his touch with psychiatry, Klein eventually chose his residency in family medicine. Penfold said she admired his professionalism, but she was equally impressed by the way he connected personally with his coworkers.

“He was one of those people that was like an old soul [who] almost, like, seemed older than his years, and we really clicked because we had a similar sense of humor,” Penfold said.

During lunch and coffee breaks she shared with him, she said Shane divulged his love of sports — particularly basketball — and spoke about his family at home. Every time, he “left an impression”, she said.

“Even though he was great to have as part of the team on the unit, it was also nice to get to know him on a personal level. It doesn’t happen with every colleague you come across,” she said.

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MENTAL HEALTH

Exam Centre still a priority even after delay The Exam Centre will join the Health and Wellness Centre in the former PEC T arini P ahwa J acob R osen Journal Staff

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With the former Physical Education Centre (PEC) identified as the future home of Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), the University hopes to make progress on the delayed Exam Centre project.

The PEC was officially identified as the new location for (HCDS) on June 26. The space will be renovated and renamed the Health and Wellness Centre to host HCDS after its many years in the LaSalle Building.

The Exam Centre — which was among the 116 recommendations made in 2012 by the Principal’s Commission on Mental Health, along with the Health and Wellness Centre — will provide

a space to manage tests and exams for students who require The former Physical Education Centre (PEC). special accommodations.

It will also be located in the PEC, The PACMH’s June 2014 priorities will be developing a although the space and renovations report set the 2014/2015 academic business case and model for an required have not been confirmed. year as the target date for creating Exam Centre.

According to the 2015 PACMH “With the former Physical the Exam Centre.

Education Centre (PEC) site now In PACMH’s most recent report, report, the target for developing identified as a future home for which was presented to Senate a business case is the coming academic year. student wellness services, we have in May, they confirmed that the 2015-16 Renovations are scheduled for the the opportunity to plan for the project has been delayed.

Exam Centre as part of the project “The original target identified 2016-17 academic year.

“The university is not yet to ensure the best coordinated by the Committee was ambitious,” services for students,” Ann Tierney, Tierney wrote. However, she told sure how much funding will be vice-provost and dean of student The Journal that the University needed for the PEC project as [a] affairs, told The Journal in an email. has upgraded the hardware and whole,” Deputy Provost Laeeque Tierney is a member of the software for accommodating Daneshmend told The Journal in Provost’s Advisory Committee on exams in Gordon Hall this an email.

“Given the university’s current Mental Health (PACMH). The past year. committee has been tasked with According to Tierney, the Office financial situation, strong support overseeing the implementation of the University Registrar has will be needed to fund the project, of recommendations made begun to recruit for an Assistant and we are hopeful that this use by the 2012 Principal’s Registrar, Special Projects. One of existing space will allow us to of the assistant registrar’s first realize our goals sooner than if we Commission report.

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were to construct a new building,” he wrote.

Daneshmend said it’s too early to know how much construction will be necessary, but he confirmed that the former PEC won’t be torn down.

The 2015 PACMH report gives 2016-17 as the target implementation date for the Health and Wellness Centre, but Daneshmend couldn’t confirm the timeline.

“While it is difficult to say exactly how long establishing the centre will take, planning work is underway,” he said.

“As the planned revitalization of the former Physical Education Centre proceeds, a target date will be set.”

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conference held on Queen’s campus chaired by then-Queen’s principal John Deutsch. Files from the conference found in the Queen’s archives show discussions about experiments on prison inmates.

Kingston area correctional institutions psychologist and lead researcher for many of the experiments, Dr. George Scott, was also in attendance at the conference.

The Ottawa Citizen series focused primarily on Dr. Scott and a lawsuit filed against him for his alleged use of unethical research methods with prison inmates in Kingston.

According to records at the Queen’s Archives, Scott was a lecturer at Queen’s throughout the early 1950s into the late 1960s.

Aresearcharticle published in The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice in 2006 describes experiments that took place in Kingston prisons, similar in accordance with the Hogans’ claims.

The paper, written by a

University of Alberta sociology professor Geraint B. Osborne, is titled “Scientific Experimentation on Canadian Inmates, 1955 to 1975”. In it, Osborne cites multiple research papers produced as a result of the experiments in the 1960s by Queen’s faculty.

The Queen’s papers focus on sensory deprivation experiments similar to the experiments described by James Hogan.

The Queen’s paper, called “Effect of Two Days Monotonous confinement on Conditioned Eyelid Frequency and Topography”, describes the use of inmate volunteers from the Kingston maximum-security prison for experiments.

Nine inmates “underwent 48 hr. of monotonous confinement in a darkened 8-ft. x 8-ft. cell having a constant 70-db noise level,” he wrote.

Although most of the research he cited was from the 1960s, Osborne said it’s entirely possible that the experiments continued into the 1970s.

“There doesn’t seem to be a formal decision date in which

Canadian pens [penitentiaries] and universities stopped recruiting prisoners for such studies. It probably slowly fizzled out,” he told The Journal via email.

Osborne said it’s also possible that the experiments continued throughout the 1970s, but weren’t published in academic journals because they were deemed unethical.

Due to the lack of records available from Correctional Service Canada and the universities involved, Osborne said full corroboration of the Hogans’ claims may be difficult.

After their meeting on July 9, Vice-Principal (University Relations) Michael Fraser told The Journal that the University has asked the Hogans to follow-up in writing with any specific information they can provide.

He said the information will help the University look further into the matter.

The Hogans will speak on CFRC radio on August 10 at 5:30 p.m. on the station’s segment Prison Justice Day.

James (left) and Donny (right) Hogan met with Queen’s administration on July 9.

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Queen’s, faculty association prepare for strike as precaution Continued from page 2

Each year, the Board of Trustees and the University Senate leave on a retreat to discuss issues facing Queen’s and set goals for the upcoming academic year.

Beauchemin drew parallels between the call for conciliation at Queen’s and a similar negotiation at the University of Windsor last year.

“Once in conciliation, the Windsor Administration filed for a “no board” report and, 17 days later, imposed terms and conditions because the Windsor University Faculty Association had not taken a strike vote,” Beauchemin wrote in Voices.

A no-board report is a document issued by a conciliator if they believe the parties at odds aren’t in a place where agreement is possible.

The University and QUFA can both request that a no-board report be filed during negotiations.

According to Beauchemin’s piece, QUFA promised that a no-board report from Queen’s would prompt a strike vote for its members to prevent Queen’s from imposing hastily drawn conditions on its employees.

“A majority strike vote would not mean that there would be a strike,” she wrote. “Just that job action would take place if needed.”

The new QUFA President, Lynne Hanson, declined to comment, and said she had been cautioned against making public statements during the bargaining process. Beauchemin also declined to comment on negotiations when The Journal contacted her in June.

Despite the QUFA’s concerns, Michael Fraser, Vice-Principal

of University Relations, said conciliation is a regular step in the bargaining process.

“A request for conciliation is a common occurrence during collective bargaining,” he said.

However, Fraser said conciliation often comes before strike action, and as a precaution both the University and the QUFA are working on contingency plans in case strike action is taken.

“Conciliation must be completed before the union can be in a position to engage in a legal strike, or the university can be in a legal position to lock-out employees in the bargaining unit,” Fraser said.

Greg Long, the conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour, was brought into collective bargaining meetings beginning July 15 and 17. He is set to continue Conciliation is not unusual in the bargaining process between July 27 and 28. but a strike isn’t out of the question.

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Contract to be finalized shortly, ministry says Continued from page 2

a hyperactivity/impulsivity issue or a combined disorder — would first be presented with pre-diagnostic paperwork.

The first diagnostic form asks for information regarding a student’s current problems, the duration of these problems and

any other reasons they believed they have ADHD. Students were also given with self-reflective and observer report questionnaires, to be completed by those close to the student (friends, family, etc.) who are able to comment upon their difficulties. After the paperwork, students underwent a clinical interview and an

The assesment centre is cautious of students looking for Adderall or Ritalin, as “study aids”.

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or Ritalin, as ADHD-specific screening tests. Adderall According to Dr. Harrison, the “study aids”, according to her.

“This is, indeed, a serious process took three to four hours problem,” Harrison said. However, per patient.

“If the tests suggested that she said it wasn’t a factor in the serious attention problems RARC’s decision to alter the existed,” Harrison said, “the screening process.

With the elimination of the student would be referred for a full psychoeducational or screening test step, referrals will be based on the forms students neuropsychological assessment.”

These tests have now been fill out and clinical interviews. Dr. erased from the diagnostic Harrison said the decision benefits procedure. The RARC didn’t the Centre’s operating costs.

“The [previous] complete comment on where the funds used for these tests will be re-allocated if screening process was costing RARC a significant amount funding remains consistent.

However, Harrison said full of money, given the cost of test assessments are rarely needed. The materials and the professionals’ vast majority of post-secondary time,” said Harrison.

“If the forms and intake interview students screened for ADHD in recent years were not diagnosed suggest a full psychoeducational or neuropsychological assessment with any form of ADHD. “Over the past five years, of is warranted, the student [will] the 146 students screened, only be referred directly to further seven were eventually found to assessment facilities.”

The Ontario Ministry of have ADHD,” Harrison said.

The ratio could be affected Training, Colleges and Universities by students looking to obtain told The Journal via email that and abuse drugs, such as they are currently in the process

Swedish initiative directed to take down papers by Queen’s Continued from page 3

theories, concepts, data, source material, methodologies or findings, including graphs and images, as one’s own, without appropriate referencing and without required permission”.

CDIO removed the papers from their website on July 1. Neither CDIO nor Queen’s could comment on whether the four papers were the only papers to be retracted.

The retracted papers were conference proceedings written by a Professor Emeritus of Materials and Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s. The papers were published as part of the Second and Third International CDIO Conferences, which were held at Linkoping University, Sweden in 2007 and at MIT Massachusetts in 2006.

When contacted by The Journal, the professor declined to comment about the retracted papers.

In response to questions regarding the retracted papers, Vice-Principal (Research),

Steven Liss said he couldn’t comment on the specific details of the case because the University’s process is based on confidentiality for both complainants and respondents.

“Queen’s takes allegations of research misconduct seriously, and our research integrity policy sets out a clear process for investigating such allegations,” Liss told The Journal via email.

“We also expect complainants to respect the confidentiality of information that may, quite appropriately, be shared with them throughout the process.”

Liss didn’t comment on the University’s contact with CDIO, whether the author was disciplined or on the University’s investigation into the allegedly plagiarized papers.

The retracted papers were among the papers Professor Morteza Shirkhanzadeh posted on his personal website as part of his series of allegations of research misconduct at Queen’s.

Shirkhanzadeh, a Queen’s professor in

of reviewing documents provided by the RARC to renew their agreement for 2015-2016.

The ministry didn’t comment on the possibility of budget cuts, but instead highlighted the investments they’re currently making in student learning disability services.

“On February 6, 2014, the government announced an action plan to strengthen transitions to postsecondary education for students with disabilities,” May Nazar, ministry media relations, said via email. “Over three years, $1.5 million will be invested in this plan.”

Nazar said there was a 45 per cent increase in funding between the 2002-2014, where $48 million was provided to support students with disabilities.

He didn’t comment on whether the upward trend will continue, but he said a new budget plan is imminent.

“It is anticipated that the agreement will be finalized shortly.”

mechanical engineering, posted the papers left unaddressed,” Shirkhanzadeh told The in 2013. He has been posting about alleged Journal via email. research misconduct on his website, called “There is no evidence that the University the Little Office of Research Integrity investigated the ‘entire body of work’ as the (LORI), since 2012.

University promised a year ago.”

A report published in April by the Shirkanzadeh and the University met last Canadian Association of University Teachers August to reach a settlement on the charges (CAUT) stated that actions taken by Queen’s each had filed against the other. However, University against the professor for posts on Queen’s added a provision in the settlement his website violated his academic freedom. stating that the settlement would be declared Shirkhanzadeh recently received a null and void if CAUT released a report on final report from the University on their the case. investigation into his most recent allegations CAUT released its report despite the of research misconduct. However, he provision, which led the University to declare said he still feels the investigation the settlement void on May 8. was inadequate.

Shirkhanzadeh said he has yet to receive “The report is superficial and lack[s] any new information on the state of the thoroughness similar to reports in 2005, charges he and the University have filed 2010, and 2013. Many of the allegations are against each other.

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ABORTION

Obscenity laws leave us covering our eyes

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Images of aborted fetuses have no place in public spaces, as they leave a graphic and mentally intrusive impression on onlookers of all ages who have no choice in their viewing.

An anti-abortion protest staged in downtown Kingston earlier this month bombarded unwilling passersby with manipulative and disturbing images of aborted fetuses.

The images abounded in shock value, but presented little context to clarify the circumstances of each little subject they were using to promote their platform.

The protest was met with an unfavourable reaction from most passersby, one of whom was taken into police custody for throwing paint at the protesters.

Despite receiving a large volume of complaints, Kingston Police were unable to intervene. Legally the images aren’t deemed obscene.

The ins and outs of the debate

over abortion rights are delicate and extremely personal to many people.

These signs have the potential to evoke trauma associated with a miscarriage, either accidental or purposeful, which isn’t to be disregarded. We must temper our discussions with respect for the lives of those that are the topic of conversation.

As well, young impressionable children exposed to these images will lack the contextual background to make sense of the gore.

With no knowledge of the legal and ethical complexities of abortion rights, children will simply form an association between the topic and the graphic images, creating a prejudice that contaminates rational argument.

The laws defining obscenity also lack consistency. Banning harmless nudity, for example, seems arbitrary if instead you can be confronted with images that

cause serious mental disturbance.

On a public street, content isn’t censored. While this is an essential quality of a democratic society, it leaves particularly vulnerable members of the public open to sometimes misleading and traumatic experiences.

Even though their actions may have been legal, the protestors crossed a line.

The reactions of those who were walking past are evidence of the cheapness of these tactics.

Blunt, provocative protests elicit blunt, provoked responses.

Graphic images without context that aim to shock and manipulate don’t invite intelligent discussion.

Instead of appealing to sense and objectivity, this protest merely appealed to an emotional reaction.

There’s little value in an argument that’s so unsubstantiated.

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STUDENT HEALTH

Reducing water flow dries up healthy options Banning bottled drinks on universities campuses is an all-or-nothing game.

A bottled water ban at the University of Vermont led to an increase in consumption of sugary, caffeine-filled drinks — instead of the intended increased use of water fountains and reusable containers — according to research published in the American Journal of Public Health this month.

If this is true, eliminating only bottled water is an ineffective and misguided attempt to reduce waste that results in unhealthy beverage choices and little waste reduction.

Bottled beverages are essentially

bottled water processed to contain flavour, fizz and colour.

Students purchase drinks from vending machines and cafeterias on campus for convenience.

Making the healthiest option the least convenient won’t encourage healthy choices.

Meaningfully changing the habits of a student body requires first understanding the students’ needs that create those habits.

Affordability, convenience and personal preference are factors that go into student consumer consumption. To properly reduce waste and promote student health, creative alternatives are

needed — other than plastic-encased sugar water.

Water fountains in popular and well-advertised locations and offering affordable reusable bottles are both steps that can be taken to make good choices readily available.

If universities are truly concerned about their impact on the environment and students’ well-being, they can provide students with options to make conscious healthy decisions about their bodies and their environment.

— Journal Editorial Board

context that aim to shock and manipulate don’t invite intelligent discussion.”

Anisa Rawhani

The Imprint deserved better If someone told me I had four months to find a new place to house The Queen’s Journal, I’d think they were joking, because that’s ridiculous.

But that’s exactly what happened to The Imprint, the University of Waterloo’s official student newspaper.

Waterloo’s Federation of Students’ (Feds) board of directors — their student government — terminated The Imprint’s lease in the winter term, and then didn’t tell the newspaper until May 1. For 37 years, The Imprint has operated out of the same space in Federation Student Life Centre (SLC).

But wait — the Feds offered The Imprint a new location in the basement of the SLC, where they would have only half of the space they previously required to operate.

As it stands, the university administration isn’t getting involved.

Instead, they expect this to be resolved between the Feds and The Imprint.

Enough students have negligent landlords. For other students to treat their peers in such a fashion warrants apologies and reconciliation.

The Feds had every technical right to terminate The Imprint’s lease, and even to give only four months notice. But I couldn’t care less about technicalities.

All in all, their actions were divorced of common courtesy. If you decide to uproot a student group, let them know ahead of time, give them legitimate options and be somewhat supportive.

To be fair to the current Vice President of Operations and Finance at the Feds, she didn’t initiate the lease termination. In a drop-the-mic move, the former VP handed her this mess when he notified The Imprint of the termination in a letter on his last day in office.

Student governments and newspapers tend to have an adversarial relationship. But at the end of the day, we’re student organizations, run by students for students. If we remember this, than we can avoid becoming unsympathetic businesses.

I only hope the Feds realize this and undo the damage that’s been done.

Anisa is The Journal’s Editor in Chief.

She’s a fifth-year English major.

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WATER

Nestlé leaves Canadians dry

A call for a Queen’s boycott in light of Nestlé’s exploitative actions

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Leslie Egan, Sci ’16 Nestlé’s exploitation of Canadian natural resources needs to be put to an end — and consumers like us have the chance to do it.

While Nestlé sucks an estimated 319.5 million litres of precious groundwater annually from B.C., west coast residents have been asked to limit their water usage due to a drought.

Groundwater is a drinkable, natural resource that can be accessed through wells and pumping. It can take hundreds to thousands of years to accumulate or replenish and therefore can’t be

considered a renewable resource by any means.

This is why it’s important that the small amount of fresh groundwater we have is preserved and kept out of the hands of large companies such as Nestlé.

One of the most effective ways to gain the attention of large international companies, such as Nestlé, is to threaten profits.

Boycotting their products can ultimately help Canadians prevent such companies from exploiting our natural resources.

Nestlé isn’t the only company who’s adopted this practice, and B.C. isn’t the only victim of natural

resource exploitation. But the company’s high profile and current spotlight in the media makes this dispute a great opportunity to start a movement against large scale exploitation of natural resources without consequence.

Boycotting is an effective method of showing the government and industry our disapproval — and many people have already boycotted Nestlé products, bringing more attention to the issue.

To that effect, institutions can make much more of an impact than individuals. For the Queen’s community to have any real

influence over Nestlé, Nestlé products such as Nestea, Kit Kat and Rolo shouldn’t be provided or purchased anywhere on campus.

If Queen’s were to issue a statement condemning Nestlé’s actions, this would have a far greater impact than individual action, because the school as a whole represents the buying power of thousands.

Standing up to Nestlé is a great start toward revolutionizing the food and beverage industry and getting government officials to more tightly control our natural resources.

Water covers about 71 per cent of Earth’s surface, but unfortunately, because we don’t yet have the technology to affordably make seawater drinkable, we’re left with just freshwater.

Freshwater is what runs through our taps, fills many of our lakes and rivers, and can be found under Earth’s surface as groundwater.

Only 2.5 per cent of the water on Earth is freshwater, and this resource is becoming increasingly scarce over time. Allowing Nestlé unrestricted access to a precious freshwater source in B.C. is detrimental to all Canadians.

If this continues, we’re limiting the freshwater available to us in the future.

Nestlé is paying something for the water they’re taking: $2.25 per million litres. That’s obscenely inexpensive considering Canadians are frequently asked to pay $2.25 or more for a 500 mL bottle of water.

Nestlé sells Canadian freshwater for a large profit, in the form of a product that we can just as easily get out of our very own taps.

The key isn’t necessarily to charge for water as an unrestricted commodity, but to limit the amount companies are allowed to withdraw and charge a more reasonable fee based on this stricter amount.

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Canada needs a nationwide mentality shift.

Industry, government and the public alike must understand that water isn’t as plentiful as everyone seems to believe. It’s an extremely valuable natural resource that’s being depleted more quickly now than ever before.

The B.C. government is implementing water allocation limits, which is a step in the right direction. If the government can keep their grasp tight enough to restrict the amount of water being drawn out by these companies, that would be a significant start toward preserving our fragile groundwater preserves.

Canadians need to make a stand against companies like Nestlé, and these companies listen best when profits are on the line.

“Nestlé pays something

for the water they’re taking: $2.25 per million litres ...

Canadians are frequently asked to pay $2.25 or more for a 500 ml bottle of water

”

It’s an opportunity for any Canadian citizen to show that exploiting our natural resources is unacceptable and that we won’t support their company doing so.

Queen’s boycotting Nestlé products would get the attention not only of one company, but the whole food and beverage industry as well as the policy-making government.

A change needs to be made and we have the power to help it start.

Leslie Egan is a fourth-year geological engineering major. She’s the co-president of the Water and Environmental Association of Ontario, Queen’s Student Chapter.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Science Misconduct Always Amplifies

It is science fraud to claim authorship of research that one did not do. This sets aside whether As I wrote in my June 30 letter or not there was also science fraud to the editor, “The injustice and in the execution of that research damage are much, much wider” and whether or not there were than a single professor engaging in real world damages from applying research misconduct, and a single faulty science.

If the same verbatim manuscript professor being threatened for exposing that research misconduct. were published under different sets On one hand, the damage of co-authors, as Dr. Iscoe claims spreads into the university he witnessed, then those co-authors administration. Queen’s apparently have committed science fraud.

Likely, I surmise, those fraudulent has been protecting the offending professor and threatening co-authors were Queen’s students the whistle-blowing professor. or Queen’s junior faculty who were That is contrary to norms of induced by the offending professor to put their names on reports they university conduct.

Someone should find out who did not help write.

If so, then among the corrective at Queen’s decided this and why.

On the other hand, the actions that Queen’s now needs to damage spreads into the wider take are: 1) To contact those fraudulent research community.

Science is a collective activity, co-authors, 2) To apologize that a Queen’s conducted by a community of scholars that extends across professor induced them to do national boundaries and extends science fraud, and 3) To take legal and fiscal across decades and centuries.

Corrupted science always liability for damages, if any, to those amplifies and compounds itself co-authors’ careers and incomes because falsified science once resulting from Queen’s failing to published cannot be truly retracted. prevent science fraud by one of its Dr. Steve Iscoe’s June 30 letter, senior employees. accompanying mine, reveals Floyd Rudmin that the offending professor had Retired Professor of Social and different sets of co-authors for Community Psychology repeated republication of the same University of Tromso, Norway research report.

RE: Teacher’s (sic) association questions University’s actions

in a confidential manner that is respectful of all parties involved.

All Canadian universities Queen’s takes allegations of that receive federal government research misconduct seriously, and research funding are required to our research integrity policy sets have a formal research integrity out a clear process for investigating policy that outlines the process the university will follow when such allegations.

We have a responsibility to promoting research integrity or complainants to investigate when dealing with issues involving allegations thoroughly, and to allegations of research misconduct.

As the Vice-Principal (Research), follow a transparent process. The University is also responsible I have the responsibility of for protecting the reputation of overseeing this process and respondents who have been the determining whether there is a subject of unfounded allegations prima facie case for an investigation.

The university must report regarding research misconduct.

All Queen’s faculty members, staff back to the Secretariat for the and students — complainants and Responsible Conduct of Research respondents alike — have the right (SRCR), which is an oversight body to work in an environment free that represents the Tri-Council from intimidation or harassment.

Agencies, made up of the Canadian Any individual may bring Institutes of Health Research forward a new allegation of (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and research misconduct. And while Engineering Research Council of we appreciate the interest that Canada (NSERC) and the Social complainants often show in the Sciences and Humanities Research process, our responsibility as an Council (SSHRC), on the actions institution is to follow our policy it has taken (which includes a and procedures and not assume an decision not to investigate).

All investigative reports that outcome before an investigation is completed. For many reasons, we the SRCR receives are in turn expect this process to be conducted reviewed by an independent board

that examines the report and the appropriateness of the process and outcomes identified therein. Thus, all allegations and assessments of those allegations are ultimately reviewed by a third party external to the university.

We work closely with the SRCR to update our policies and respond to changing circumstances. While universities have to be able to self-monitor, the transparency of our processes and the oversight of a third party help keep the university accountable.

It is in the university’s interest to promote research integrity. When a finding is made, appropriate action is taken.

However, when an allegation is deemed to be unfounded, we expect complainants to cease behaviour that could be deemed to be harassing or that infringes upon the rights of members of our community. We also expect complainants to respect the confidentiality of information that may, quite appropriately, be shared with them throughout the process.

Steven N. Liss Vice-Principal (Research)

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FIRST YEAR IN FOCUS

JOURNAL FILE PHOTOS

1980 frosh crew recover tam from the grease pole in 51 minutes.

ORIENTATION WEEK

Commerce on probation Redesign of Commerce O-Week follows history of tension over hazing A llison W illiams Features Editor This year, Commerce orientation leaders can expect to be watched more closely after a body of the University Senate put them on probation last September.

On Sept. 25, 2014, a Notice of Probation was sent to the Commerce Office and student leaders responsible for planning the Commerce Orientation Week. The action, undertaken by the Senate body responsible for the oversight of Orientation Week activities, was intended as a “corrective” measure in light of recent reports of hazing activity.

The Queen’s current definition

of hazing is: “Any activity expected of someone joining a group (or to maintain full status in a group) that humiliates, degrades or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person’s willingness or consent to participate.”

It continues to say: “Any action taken or situation created may be deemed hazing regardless of the intent of the organizer(s)”.

In Commerce’s case, this hazing activity was primarily identified in the form of verbal taunting from orientation leaders and when students were pressured to run between events.

According to the report to Senate following Orientation Week

Frosh Week

through the ages Late 1800s: The first orientation events are introduced.

Early 1900s: “The Rush” is introduced. First-year students are forced to run across a football field while upper-year students throw rotten eggs, oils, dead animals, grease, decaying vegetables and mud at them.

1920s: Upper-year students lead first-years blindfolded and shoeless to Collins Bay. Those that found their way back across

weight and address so upper-year male students could contact them.

This practice remains in place until the 1970s.

1928: The AMS introduces standards for “acceptable hazing” into its constitution.

1955: The grease pole tradition begins when Queen’s students attending a football game at the University of Toronto rush the field and steal the goal post.

1960s: As second-wave

A sign on a front lawn during Orientation Week in 1980.

the 13 km distance and retrieved their shoes were allowed to call themselves Queen’s students.

1920s: First-year women are banned from wearing make-up and forced to wear a card around their necks listing their age, height,

feminism emerges, the University abolishes an early 20th century ritual intended to reveal to female students what their future husband’s profession would be. During the ritual, female student dripped candle wax

of 2019 were hired by a hiring committee that included two representatives acting on behalf of the Senate.

Moving forward, the terms of the probation will require that the University closely review the success of the week.

2014, 22 per cent of respondents to a post-event survey reported that they were required to exert relentless physical energy. In addition, 6 per cent of respondents said they were put down or abused verbally. Survey respondents were from all faculties.

The probation included the elimination of “verbally abusive and profane taunts” that “intimidate students psychologically or physically” and any “relentless pressure to run” causing “physical exhaustion and psychological stress”.

The report nullified any hiring decisions that occurred prior to its release. The orientation leaders that will greet the Commerce class

A history of change Upper year students welcoming first-years to campus is one of the oldest traditions at Queen’s. But for nearly as long as the tradition has existed, it’s been accompanied by discussion and debate regarding the role of hazing in these activities.

Recent changes include the elimination of many faculty-specific cheers, the barring of upper-year students from intimidating first years on move-in day and the end of student government sanctioned parties involving alcohol consumption.

Some students question the need for change. In a 2010

onto tricolour ribbon, with each colour representing their future spouse’s profession.

1966: The Arts and Science course calendar and orientation handbook contains instructions demanding that frosh “have matches or a lighter at all times for lighting the cigarettes, cigars, and pipes of the [orientation week leaders]” and carry a rag at all times “for polishing shoes of the [Orientation Week leaders] upon request”.

1969: The Journal publishes an editorial praising the use of “barbaric” physical hazing for its ability to “make the year into a closely knit group and to instill the proverbial ‘school spirit’”.

1971: Students vote in favour of keeping Orientation Week hazing activities in a campus-wide referendum.

1976: Female students participate in the grease pole event for the first time.

Early 1980s: Faculty of Arts and Science Frosh Week introduces the “Hallway of Hell”, in an attempt to transition Frosh Week traditions away from drugs and alcohol. First-years crawled in the dark across a floor smeared with cat food, pig ears, rotten food and dead fish, while upper-years smeared peanut butter in their hair and threw rotten eggs and buckets of flour on them.

1984: A Chief FREC — an Orientation Week leader in

engineering — orders the inclusion of urine, vomit, cow heads, assorted animal guts and rotten tomatoes in the grease pole pit. 25 students are taken to the hospital as a result.

1989: Student debate whether coveralls bearing slogans such as “Fuck me, suck me, chew me raw” and “Lick it, slam it, suck it” endorse sexual assault.

1989: The Faculty of Arts and Science replaces the “Hallway of Hell” with name games and trivia contests, which drew heavy mockery from other faculties.

1991: An ad-hoc Senate committee publishes The Jackson Report in response to widespread controversy and concern over Queen’s orientation week.

Their recommendations include ending AMS-sponsored alcoholic events, house crawls, and vulgar coverall slogans.

As a result, faculty deans became increasingly involved in orientation week oversight, and Queen’s establishes the Senate Orientation Activities Review Board.

1997: Signs reading “Queen’s fathers: say goodbye to your daughter’s virginity!” and “Thank you Queen’s parents for dropping off your virgin daughters” are displayed along the 401, resulting in controversy and media attention.

Late 1990s: Students — some of them orientation leaders — carry signs on

article that appeared in Maclean’s Magazine, the magazine reported that students felt the week was “so low-key it threatened to dampen that famous Queen’s school spirit altogether”.

While the activities under fire are greatly different from Orientation Week events of the past, but the debate remains the same.

Orientation Week programming, which began in the 1800s, has become tamer and more tightly controlled with time.

As new policies limit the activities permitted by the University, critics of the new controls have argued that pushing students to the edge of their comfort zone is necessary for meaningful group bonding.

Meanwhile, defenders of those new policies argue that intense activities may alienate the most vulnerable members of the student body.

The Journal has gathered a history of Orientation Week so you, the student, can decide for yourself. move-in day with slogans such as, “Go Down or Go Home” and “Don’t Forget Your Knee Pads”.

Late 2000s: Frosh leaders begin to sign contracts that include a promise to maintain frosh week as a dry event. Official frosh week house crawls are eliminated, and traditional “beer cheers” (cheers referring alcohol consumption) are prohibited.

The grease pole climb in 1969.

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ARWIN CHAN AND VISHMAYAA JEYAMOORTHY, JOURNAL STAFF

What did you expect coming to Queen’s?

I was welcomed with open arms, which is something I never expected from a university. Because coming from high school, they always said you’re not going to meet too many people or you’re

going to find a small group of people and that’s who’s going to welcome you. I never expected to be so accepted and the university to feel like a home for me. Especially moving away, because it’s been so hard, but now it feels like home.

And like high school, I’ve been getting really, really involved. From Orientation Week stuff to now working for the AMS. Yeah, I definitely think I I remember being really, really made the right decision coming excited. Queen’s was my dream — it to Queen’s. still is my dream. Every expectation was met. The people that I met — K odie R ollan , A rt S ci ’16 here were unbelievably kind. And just the most amazing experiences.

Definitely wanted to get involved and try new things. And I think I’ve done that and that’s made the experience all the more better.

— Chelsea Hollidge, ArtSci ’17

I expected the community, I expected a lot of spirit, a lot of fun and activity. All those were met as a soon as we got here. So much diversity, so much fun all the time but yeah, I think all my expectations were met.

— Victoria Doran, ArtSci ’17

I was expecting it to be very tough academically because I had been told that all of the people who were at the the top of their class when they were graduating from high school were going to be in Queen’s and whatnot. So I was expecting it to be tough academically, but I also expected lots of different opporunities and activities that I could start finding.

So I guess I’d been to Queen’s a bit before I’d gone to high school right across from here at KCVI, so I had a general idea of the the buildings were like. I was generally expecting a good academic environment, but also one that was slightly more relaxed than, let’s say, Waterloo for engineering and more of a community atmosphere and that’s mostly what I got.

— Joshua Lockwood, Sci ’15

— Kenneth Lockwood, Sci ’13 & PhD

Classes were difficult but at the same time the professors were all super-duper nice and understanding.

I met a lot of friends in my faculty and outside my faculty. I would say I don’t regret choosing Queen’s at all.

— Huiyi Yang, Comm ’18 ILLUSTRATION BY KIA KORTELAINEN

ALCOHOL

Drinking decisions

Examining drinking rules at Queen’s A llison W illiams Features Editor As incoming first-year students are likely already aware, Queen’s residences are alcohol-free during Frosh Week.

This policy, which came into effect in the fall of 2011, was the product of discussions following the alcohol-related deaths of two undergraduate students in 2010.

Despite the ban, the role of alcohol on campus continues to be a topic of research and debate.

According to a 2013 Student Health Survey conducted by Queen’s Health, Counseling and Disability Services, a large percentage of the student population engages in drinking and binge drinking.

However, the survey also found that students overestimated the amount their peers drink and how often they drink.

Over the last 15 years, the Queen’s campus has seen dramatic changes to rules surrounding drinking on campus. Since 2003, the University has banned alcohol during Frosh Week, created new alcohol strategies and investigated further controls at on-campus bars.

Drinking at Queen’s: a history 2003: The elimination of grade 13 introduces a “double cohort” of first-year students, many of whom are underage. It’s the first time a substantial underage population arrives at Queen’s. Today, over 90 per cent of first-year students are under the legal drinking age.

2004:Queen’s establishes the University Council for Substance Use Prevention to create a campus alcohol strategy. In the long-term, the group aims to increase the number of student adopting “low-risk drinking practices”, instigate “positive change” in the “drinking subculture” and design health promotion and harm reduction strategies.

2006: The University reconstructs the Alcohol Working Group with a mandate to “[promote] the development of a campus culture in which students who choose to drink alcohol are most likely to do so in a safe manner and make decisions about See Student Page 13

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FOOD

A how-to for the halls Tips and tricks for making the most out of your meal plan E rika S treisfield Lifestyle Editor At some point in every university student’s life, they will be faced with the gut-wrenching food of their campus cafeteria.

The cafeterias in Ban Righ and Leonard Hall may at first seem like a freshmen’s heaven — with their copious amounts of food of various tastes and textures — but having pizza every night quickly gets old.

Navigating your way through the cafeteria can be a difficult task and, unfortunately, your mother won’t be there to help you.

Thankfully, I’ve conquered a year of weird-looking, odd-smelling and gross-tasting food, so you don’t have to.

I’ve put together a complete guide of dining hall tips and tricks to help you get through first year with your stomach intact.

Cereal During the school week, there’s barely enough time to eat breakfast, let alone mission out to a cafeteria in the morning. If you’re a hungry riser, store your favourite cereal and milk in your room for a quick bite before class.

Don’t have cereal? The next time you go to either Leonard or Ban Righ, bring a plastic zip-lock bag with you and slyly fill it with your preferred cereal. To complete your meal, head to either the Lazy Scholar in Victoria Hall or Gord’s in Gordon-Brockington for milk.

Parfait If you don’t have an 8:30 a.m. class and you’re craving a good breakfast, venture out to one of the cafeterias and make yourself a parfait — a fancy and delicious breakfast.

Scout out the yogurt, then add some fruit, granola and honey for a flavourful taste. If you’re feeling a little adventurous, include a teaspoon of peanut butter in the recipe.

Two for one

go to Leonard. Although their salad bar can sometimes be rotten and unappetizing, you can create a delicious salad after you’ve picked through the bad vegetables.

From there, dress it up with either quinoa or couscous. If that doesn’t do the trick, just head to Botterell Hall and purchase a salad with your meal card.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a cup of fruit and a side of peanut butter. When you’re in Leonard Hall, make sure you track down the bananas before they’re all gone.

Don’t be afraid to get a little greedy and take an extra one for snack later. Your stomach will thank you.

Steamed vegetables

Sriracha sauce

Create your own steamed vegetables with the raw broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and snow peas from Leonard’s salad bar. Place them in the microwave with a bowl of water for a couple minutes until fully steamed.

Peanut butter and fruit

Spice up the cafeteria’s dull food with a little or a lot of Sriracha.

If the cafeteria doesn’t have Sriracha or a comparable hot sauce, I suggest buying your own and bringing it in a little container. Put it on any tasteless meal to give it a Main campus boasts a pair of dining halls in Leonard flavourful kick. and Ban Righ.

STUDENT LIFE

Kingston’s hot spots The top locales on and off campus S amantha F igenshaw Assistant News Editor

the empty classrooms are great places for group work.

There are many hidden and not-so-hidden gems in Kingston — but it can be overwhelming to find them in your first term.

But whether you want to study, grab a bite to eat, or simply relax, there are places near Queen’s for you.

Consider this list as a guide.

Keep in mind that throughout your time at Queen’s, you’ll find some special spots of your own.

Top study spots

Common Ground: A student-run coffeehouse on the second floor of the Athletics and Recreation Centre.

The student-run café, affectionately known as CoGro, is a perfect place for those who need visual and auditory traffic to study. But it can be hard to find space at the coffee shop, so it’s best if you go early or late. You can also find the tables and a café-like atmosphere on the third floor of the Queen’s Centre.

Mac-Corry Hall: An academic building across from Tindall Field.

When the cafeteria is empty, there’s lots of space to spread out your work, and during off-hours,

The Sleepless Goat Café An independent coffee house located on Princess St. downtown.

The Sleepless Goat has the same coffee house vibe as Common

In university, it’s all about saving your little-to-no money. Practice this routine by saving up your meals. To do this, head to Ban Righ for a long and leisurely meal or two.

Arrive around 10:30 in the morning so you can get the breakfast and lunch menu all for one meal purchase. Now, that’s bang for your buck. Your parents would be proud.

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Common Ground, located on the second floor of the Athletics and Recreation Centre, is a go-to locale for studying students.

Ground, but less traffic because it’s off-campus. It’s great for long study sessions with food breaks.

City Park or Victoria Park: Located at the edge of campus, east of the Biosciences Complex and north of the Queen’s residences.

Both parks are ideal for doing readings on benches. Try to study outside when you can — sunny weather doesn’t last for long in Kingston.

Best places to chill The Tea Room: Located in the ILC building at Union and Division St. It’s close to campus, has less formulaic drink offerings and offers spacious patios for sipping flavoured teas.

Coffee & tea While the cafeteria’s coffee is no Starbucks, it will get you through the day. Bring a portable mug with you, and fill it with your preferred coffee, tea or cold beverage.

If you’re not a coffee drinker, you can ask the ice cream lady in Leonard for a specific kind of tea, which she keeps hidden behind the counter.

Rideau Trail: A path next to Lake Ontario directly south of the Queen’s residences.

Catch some rays or catch up on readings in the beautiful fall weather. It’s a great destination for runners looking for natural trails.

Salad If you’re longing for a decent salad,

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The Sleepless Goat on Princess St. is a solid off-campus studying spot in downtown Kingston.

Queen’s Centre: A centre for university life with food outlets, athletics facilities and seating for

students. It’s located behind the JDUC near Earl and University.

Both lively and convenient, the Queen’s Centre is a great place to people-watch and enjoy a meal.

Downtown’s hidden gems Tara Natural Foods: A small grocery store on Princess St. that specializes in organic, sustainably sourced food.

Tara’s offers a great selection of interesting foods at reasonable prices. The bulk food section and in-house delicacies — such as frozen fruit — make it worth the trek downtown.

The Red House: A small pub located at Princess and King St. The Red House offers decently priced pub food on a pleasant side street. It’s good for watching passersby.

P’Lovers: A downtown boutique specializing in fair trade and organic clothes, toiletries and appliances.

A tiny organics shop you might miss as you pass the Rogers Store downtown. The shop’s special tea and toiletry items make it worth a visit, although they’re a bit pricey.

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Student Student clubs inspire and infuriate deaths Whether good or bad, on-campus clubs are close to the centre of student life brought new alcohol policies EXTRACURRICULARS

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With over 250 student-run clubs, Queen’s has more clubs per capita than any school in North America except Harvard.

Getting involved in a student-run club gives students the opportunity to be part a group focused on anything from social causes to healthy eating to Quidditch.

Emily Townsend, Sci ’15, says her involvement with a Queen’s club has been a defining element of her Queen’s experience.

Townsend became an instructor at Science Quest, a non-profit student organization, the summer after her second year.

Science Quest runs workshops and summer camps to educate youth about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Townsend, who had gone to a Science Quest camp as a child, said joining the camp changed the course of her time at Queen’s.

At the start, though, she said she was uncertain whether she’d be a part of Science Quest at all.

“I almost didn’t get hired as an instructor.

It was last minute, someone quit and I was still unemployed and they hired me two days before camp started,” she told The Journal via email. But after she joined, she said it gave her renewed purpose and a new home.

Three years later, she’s a Senior Instructor at Science Quest this summer and the School Year Clubs Coordinator for the club next year.

“I’ve done a lot of other stuff with the Engineering Society, but Science Quest will always be first in my heart,” she wrote.

The AMS clubs system gives students a means to engage in virtually anything that excites and interests them.

But it hasn’t been without controversy.

With a student population with wide-ranging passions and personal beliefs, this freedom has also created tension between students.

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their use of alcohol, free from unhealthy or coercive influences.”

Fall semester of 2010: The accidental deaths of two first-year students due to alcohol-related incidents sparks a Coroner’s investigation and campus-wide conversation surrounding alcohol use. Cameron Bruce, Sci ’14, died after falling out of a sixth-floor SUPPLIED BY EMILY TOWNSEND Emily Townsend says joining Science Quest changed the course of window in the Victoria Hall residence in Sept.

2010. Habib Khan, ArtSci ’14, died after her time at Queen’s. falling three stories through a skylight above Clubs Controversies accused the club of spreading misinformation Duncan McArthur Hall in Dec. 2010. about abortions and collecting biased survey Men’s Issues Awareness Society data to support their claims.

2011: The Coroner releases The club ran a booth on campus where recommendations following his investigation Before the club’s event that would they surveyed students about their knowledge into the accidental student deaths, including bring Dr. Janice Fiamengo, a controversial of abortion laws. Club members informed a suggestion that the University “undertake anti-feminist speaker, onto campus, a group students passing by that women can get an an accelerated review of the management of, of students in opposition attempted to have abortion up until the day a baby are due, possession and use of alcohol in residences”.

This review, according to the Coroner’s the group de-ratified as an AMS club. which some students said was erroneous.

The vote to de-ratify failed at AMS Few hospitals and clinics perform recommendations, would look into “the Assembly — a meeting of student leaders abortions upon request past 20 weeks of feasibility of obtaining student consent for the with representatives from each faculty pregnancy, and those abortions performed inspection of residence rooms for alcohol”.

The report also suggested that Queen’s society — and the hour-long event proceeded past 20 weeks are usually in response to a with hundreds of student attending. life-threatening medical emergency, review its Campus Alcohol Policy and the During her talk, Dr. Fiamengo questioned according to the Canadian Federation for way the student government judicial system treats alcohol-related issues. the authenticity of commonly cited statistics Sexual Health. on sexual assault, referred to “safe spaces” The club’s then-president, Christine 2011: The Alcohol Working Group as a means to stifle free expression of ideas Helferty, defended the survey by stating and described modern-day feminist activists that the club aimed to “educate people that reviews the Campus Alcohol Policy. human life does indeed begin at the moment as “totalitarian”.

Spring 2011: As part of its campus strategy, of conception, and see if they also believe [that] that human life is equal to all other Queen’s Residences develops a Residence Queen’s Alive Alcohol Action Plan for 2011-12, which human life”. includes a one-year pilot for alcohol-free Queen’s Alive is a campus pro-life club. residence halls during Frosh Week. The plan Queen’s Students for Liberty In the spring of 2015, a Queen’s student is intended to reduce the misuse of alcohol, In April 2013, the Queen’s Students “especially during the first introductory weeks for Liberty erected a “free speech wall” of a student’s time at Queen’s”. Concerns to encourage students to freely express are raised by the campus community that their opinions. In the evening after the club students will be driven towards drinking installed the wall, university security guards “behind closed doors” and off campus, took it down, stating that it contained “racial according to a fact sheet released by the University. slurs” and “hate speech”.

Queen’s Students for Liberty opposed the Fall 2011: Queen’s residences are wall’s removal, arguing that nothing on the wall constituted hate speech or violations of alcohol-free during Frosh Week for the Canadian laws. The student group, which still first time. operates on campus, promotes the ideals of Spring 2012: Students respond to “freedom, libertarianism, classical liberalism, and Austrian economics”, according to their proposed changes to the Campus Alcohol Policy, arguing that the policy will push club description. students off campus to drink. Outgoing AMS executive members criticize plans to curb Ability to Restrict Membership Based on alcohol service in campus bars in an op-ed Race, Religion or Social Status published in The Journal, arguing that it will In 2005, the Alma Mater Society (AMS) force students to consume alcohol at less safe discovered that a religious club applying off-campus bars. for re-ratification changed their club constitutions to restrict membership to 2012: The review of the Campus Alcohol certain demographics.

Policy is completed, introducing restrictions After a lengthy debate, the AMS passed a such as the elimination of “triples” being sold policy amendment that allows certain clubs at campus establishments. The Principal’s to limit their membership on the basis of Commission releases its Report on Mental race, skin colour, religion or social status Health, including several recommendations where it’s necessary for the club to fulfill surrounding alcohol consumption. its mandate.

The amendment, made on the advice 2014: The University reviews its of the Queen’s Human Rights Office, was alcohol-free Frosh Week, and cites positive reportedly added to reflect a provision in the results. The ban resulted in first-year students Ontario Human Rights code. The provision experiencing less pressure to drink during lets organizations restrict membership to a their first days on campus, according to Arig particular marginalized group to correct an al Shaibah, Assistant Dean of Student Life existing power imbalance. and Learning. In 2013, al Shaibah said the For example, the Ontario Human Rights University saw marked improvements in the Code permits women’s shelters to hire only results of an orientation and transition survey female workers. following the ban.

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THEATRE FESTIVAL

ARTS The Kick & Push Festival kicks off The beginning of Kingston’s first collaborative theatre festival L auren L uchenski R amna S afeer Journal Staff

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This July and August, the inaugural The Kick & Push Festival comes to downtown Kingston, bringing six theatre companies together to present their crafts.

The festival is a convergence of six independent and professional Kingston theatre companies — Theatre Kingston, Blue Canoe Theatrical Productions, the Cellar Door Project, Single Thread Theatre Company — and Toronto-based companies Fixt Point and Convergence Theatre.

Each present their own unique shows, ranging from musical productions to plays to storytelling.

The festival will feature panel discussions, skill-development workshops for people interested in professional theatre and weekday theatre camps for kids.

Mike Sheppard, the artistic producer and founder of Blue Canoe Productions, said the festival was born out of a collaboration between himself, Brett Christopher of Theatre Kingston and Liam Karry of Single Thread Theatre Company.

He said the three of them have been working for over a year to put on this festival.

One of the festival’s main goals is to provide mentorship to young professionals looking to gain relevant skills and experience in the theatre field, he said.

“We need something to give young professionals, like myself, an opportunity to actually practice in the arts in some capacity,” Sheppard said.

“We want young professionals to realize they can stay in Kingston and gain valuable experience in their craft.”

Because it’s the first Kick & Push Festival, participating theatre companies will present the audience with a diverse batch of theatre productions.

Shows range from the Single Thread Company’s Ambrose, a site-specific show designed for the Grand Theatre space, to Convergence Theatre’s Autoshow, a cycle of seven plays revolving around seven cars parked in Springer Market Square.

Productions will also include a Tony-award winning musical, a historical play held outdoors and the stories collected about Kingston’s main street.

Festival show times, panel discussions and workshops continue into mid-August. Tickets for any of the six shows can be found at the Grand Theatre website or at the Grand Theatre box office downtown.

A schedule of showtimes and workshops for the festival can be found on The Kick & Push website at thekickandpush.com.

A Chorus Line takes an interactive twist Audience members are a part of the show in The Kick and Push Festival’s production of A

Chorus Line.

The original play has won 10 Tony Awards and had a successful run on Broadway. Blue Canoe Theatrical Productions, a Kingston-based theatre company, presents the critically acclaimed musical A Chorus Line in an entirely new way.

The musical focuses on the stories of 17 hopeful individuals as they audition for a Broadway musical. The director, who meets each of these people through their auditions, casts an all-chorus musical using an unusual approach to auditioning.

The director asks the auditioning actors to reveal their true selves underneath their stage personas. He asks personal questions, such as why they dance and their experiences growing up.

As the auditions go on, the show reveals each of the performers’ personal stories.

Blue Canoe’s version of the show takes the original play and involves the audience. Alongside regular show tickets, the audience can buy another ticket called Join the Line.

Sheppard, director of the show and artistic director of Blue Canoe, said audience members who buy this ticket meet the stage door at 7 p.m., and learn the dance routine to the opening half an hour before the show begins.

“Usually, there’s a group of 10 to 15 other people who get cut during the audition for a chorus line. We made those people the audience themselves,” he said.

The musical deals with several social issues, including sexual orientation, racialized experiences and class difference. But it still remains light and humorous, which balances out its darker moments.

Sheppard said the musical remains grounded in reality, which is something other contemporary musicals rarely do.

“The show’s biggest lesson is how difficult it really is to be yourself,” he said. “People often wear personas to be appealing.

This play is about stripping that away entirely.”

— Ramna Safeer Ambrose, starring you The audience is the star of The Kick and Push Festival’s opening play, Ambrose.

Single Thread Theatre Company, founded in 2003 by Queen’s students, successfully pushes the boundaries of experimental and innovative theatre in their production for The Kick and Push.

For over 10 years, Single Thread has performed site-specific theatre in unconventional places, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Fort York and now Kingston’s Grand Theatre.

Ambrose fits Single Thread’s mandate to create unique experiences for audience members through immersive theatre — a production technique that requires audience members to play an active and central role in the play.

Ambrose tells the tale of

A cast member playing Shiela Bryant in A Chorus Line.

Ambrose Small, a millionaire who made his earnings by owning Grand Theatres across Ontario in cities such as Toronto, London and Kingston. Small went missing in 1919, which was the same day he sold his theatres for $1.7 million.

His body was never found and the case of his mysterious disappearance was never solved.

“They often say that art’s main duty is to be a mirror.”

— Liam Karry, artistic director of Single Thread Theatre Company The play is set not long after Small’s disappearance. Audience members experience the show one-on-one with a performer. Each scene is in a different spot in the theatre, with a different performer.

Ambrose requires that audience members participate in the show.

Throughout the performance, actors ask for your name, converse with you, ask if you know what happened to Small, hug you and hold your hand.

The production uses the entire Grand Theatre. Performers lead audience members on-stage, backstage, through dressing rooms, outside the theatre and into unidentifiable dark rooms. “[Ambrose is] really unique.

It confronts and challenges the audience,” said Jesse Gazic, an actor in the production. He plays Dr. Peter Kaplin, a therapist in the 1910s.

Gazic said some audience members are hesitant at first about participating in the show, but most eventually open up to the theatrical concept of Ambrose.

“People are initially on guard when they find themselves being

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confronted,” said Gazic. “But once they realize that it’s all in good faith and we’re just trying to create an experience together, they open up and we have a really good communication.”

Liam Karry, producer and co-director of Ambrose and Single Thread’s Artistic Director, said each audience member has a unique experience of Ambrose.

“They often say that art’s main duty is to be a mirror,” Karry said.

“And this production is more of a mirror than usual because the play is looking at you. It’s reacting to what you do.”

While Karry is confident that people will really like the style of Ambrose, he recognizes that it may not be for everyone. “[Ambrose] is not necessarily for everyone, especially for people who are expecting a passive experience,” Karry said. “This is theatre that demands something

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Katie Swift in the storymobile.

from the audiences, in a literal sense.”

However, he said active participation from audience members makes for an unforgettable show.

“It feels really good, as an artist, to create an experience that you know people aren’t going to forget,” said Karry.

“And one of the reasons they’re not going to forget is because it’s an experience they helped themselves create.”

For Karry, communication between audience members and performers creates a sense of community that’s different from conventional theatre.

“You’re in the play. There is no division between performer and audience,” Karry said. “To me, that seems like the most intimate form of community that one can achieve in art.”

Greg Jefferys, who was an audience member of the show on June 17, said Karry was right: audience members feel as if they’re part of the play. “It was a very surreal experience,” Jefferys said.

“It feels like you get sucked back in time and you have to start acting.”

around town and open it to the public,” Davidson said. The Community Celebration occurs at the end of their three weeks of gathering stories in Kingston.

Davidson said they’ll create and perform an audio-visual and theatrical performance of all the stories they collected.

The event will take place in the Just Hi-Fi store front on Princess St. Twenty to thirty people will be invited into the venue at a time to listen to the collected stories and watch the theatrical performances that accompany them.

Tale of a Town is interested in collecting the living memories of Kingston’s main street, Davidson said, including personal memories from community members. “[It’s about] the stuff that wouldn’t make it into history books or that would disappear if it weren’t for projects like this one,” Davidson said.

Having done 50 interviews so far, Davidson says Kingstonians have provided the group with a variety of perspectives.

“Older people definitely bring

an amazing perspective because we get to hear about Kingston when it wasn’t filled with restaurants and tourists,” Davidson said.

He said even people who haven’t lived in the city long, such as Queen’s students, have memories to contribute to the history of Kingston.

“Queen’s is such an important part of the city, so we’re definitely interested in hearing [student’s] stories,” Davidson said.

One of Davidson’s favourite stories so far belongs to Brian Lipsin, the owner of Brian’s Record Option on Princess St. Lipsin told Davidson about a man who visited his shop to browse the sheet music. When Lipsin asked him if he belonged to a band, the man pointed to a poster of Blue Rodeo hanging in the store.

Davidson said it’s memories like Lipsin’s that may have gone untold, and he feels lucky to have heard them.

“It’s a privilege to listen to all these stories,” Davidson said.

Tale of a Town is building towards a large theatre event

on Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. The event will present all of the stories collected about the main streets in many of Canada’s cities.

— Lauren Luchenski A play within a play In Shipwrecked!, a Victorian adventure play, Englishman Louis de Rougemont invites his audience to witness his story of adventure and survival.

Shipwrecked!, presented by Kingston-based professional theatre company Theatre Kingston, promises a combination of fantasy, humour and historic storytelling.

Louis de Rougemont, the play’s central character, speaks to the audience directly throughout the play.

We learn that de Rougemont went to sea as a teenager in Victorian England and was shipwrecked for nearly 30 years. His story shocked the nation and led to widespread fame.

The play begins when the

A tale of Princess Street Tale of a Town is unraveling the history of Princess Street one story at a time.

Since 2014, Tale of a Town, a branch of Toronto’s Fixt Point Theatre Company, has been travelling across Canada.

The branch has been in Kingston since July 13 as part of The Kick & Push festival. They’ll be here until their Community Celebration event on Aug. 1.

The group stops in cities for 3 weeks to collect stories about each city’s main street. They interview community members about the street in their “storymobile” — a small trailer attached to the back of their car with comfortable benches and microphones.

J.P. Davidson, one of the story gatherers and producers for Tale of a Town in Kingston, said the group invites anyone to come to the storymobile to share their stories.

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English public finds inconsistencies in de Rougemont’s story, which leads him to share his story with the audience and let them choose what to believe.

De Rougemont stars as himself — creating a play within a play — as he reenacts the adventure that made him famous.

The show’s directr and artistic producer of Theatre Kingston, Brett Christopher, said the play is a celebration of imagination.

“It’s about an audience and actors on the stage coming together to create a story out of found objects and remnants of stories,” said Christopher.

By reenacting his story for the public, Christopher said de Rougemont questions whether it’s right to bend the truth for the sake of a good story.

“Louis is asking us: why does it have to be true? Why can’t it just be a great story?” said Christopher.

Christopher said the play is perfect for a summer festival celebrating theatre, particularly due of its humour.

“It’s so funny! It’s very accessible in that way. It was made to entertain,” he said.

“I hope people come away realizing the message that imagination is something to cherish. All of us could use some childhood imagination.”

— Ramna Safeer Imaginative take on Kingston’s history

Audrey Sturino (right) and Bridget Gihooly in Tall Ghosts and Bad Weather.

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The Cellar Door Project’s production for The Kick & Push is a tale of colliding centuries.

Their production for The Kick & Push Festival, Tall Ghosts and Bad Weather, is set in the Lower Burial Ground at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Montreal St. The play follows two storylines: one in 1819 and the other in 2013.

The Cellar Door Project performs site-specific theatre throughout Kingston to remind community members of the city’s history.

Mariah Horner, the show’s See Innovative, page 18

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WRITER PROFILE

Q&A with incoming writer-in-residence Emily Pohl-Weary Acclaimed Canadian author will mentor aspiring student writers at Queen’s R amna S afeer Assistant Arts Editor Emily Pohl-Weary, an acclaimed Canadian writer and literary figure, is coming to Queen’s this September to help aspiring student writers improve their work.

Weary is the incoming writer-in-residence at the Department of English Literature and Language, where she’ll stay for the fall term. She has written seven novels and books, spanning an array of genres from graphic novel to non-fiction to young adult.

The Hugo-award winning author, Toronto Book Award finalist and former editor of Broken Pencil literary magazine sat down with The Journal to chat about her new role at Queen’s.

Let’s start off with your incoming role as writer-in-residence at Queen’s in the fall. What exactly does that mean?

I’ll be the writer-in-residence at Queen’s, working in the Creative Writing program of the English Department. My role is essentially to work with students who are interested in one-on-one feedback for their creative writing.

I’ll be making presentations to classes, most of them within

the English department, and making public appearances on and off campus.

Alongside the writer-inresidence job, I’ll also be running workshops for people whose family members have been incarcerated.

Our generation is famous and infamous for many things.

What place do you feel poetry and creative writing has in a community of this generation’s youth?

Well, first of all, writing is invaluable. Learning to communicate clearly, effectively and evocatively is a tool for survival. But it’s also a tool to share experiences, to see outside the box, to look through the window of another person’s life.

Writing as an art form is incredibly cathartic. It plays this particular role of being an opportunity for people to express themselves and the way they want to be identified, as opposed to the way other people want them to be identified.

Also, what we see in the literary canon, too often, is the same kinds of voices represented. This kind of role, where I can hopefully provide ongoing support to a new

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generation of diverse writers, is a great way to widen what we define as the literary canon.

Tell me a little about your feelings about entering this new role? How did it happen and what are you looking forward to most about it?

I love working with young people! It’s a wonderful way to stay inspired. It’s so easy to lose sight of the energy of life, especially when I’m sitting in an office writing for so long at a time. Being around young people and their creativity is such a wonderful reminder of that energy. I’m excited.

I will be working quite closely with Carolyn Smart, a creative writing professor at Queen’s. She and I worked quite closely together on my recent book of poetry entitled “Ghost Sick”.

I guess she felt that I would be a great asset to the Queen’s community! I’m really excited to be coming to campus. Kingston isn’t a city that I know too well, so it’s a new place for me. I get to experience it not as a tourist but as someone who can interact and get to know people quite intimately.

If I were a young person wondering why creative writing is so important, if at all, what would you tell me?

I think students are at an age where they’re defining who they are for the first time. When you create through writing, poetry or otherwise, you’re framing your life, your experiences, and you’re the one in control.

It’s not someone else telling you how to feel. You’re sharing

Emily Pohl-Weary, incoming writer-in-residence.

your own voice. For students who are outside of the family home for the first time, which so many university students are, it’s such a great way to essentially think about who you want to be and what your unique voice is.

Your book of poetry “Ghost Sick”, which was published earlier this year, is largely a reflection of your time growing up in the Parkdale neighborhood of Toronto. What are the central themes of the poetry included in the book?

“Ghost Sick” is, in a way, an ode to Parkdale. But it’s also a

K iera L iblik Contributor Kingston artists Devan & Khalid returned to their hometown this month — and they say the town has left an imprint in their music and their hearts.

On July 15, indie folk artists and Queen’s graduates Devan Glover and Khalid Yassein, known as Devan & Khalid, came back to Kingston for a performance at The Brooklyn.

Earlier this year, Devan & Khalid competed in the CBC Searchlight competition.

Fans voted online for their favourite artists from over 3,000 entries. Devan & Khalid were voted into the top 10 new artists, and were also named Toronto’s Best New Artist during the competition.

In an interview with The Journal, Yassein said they’re excited to receive national exposure.

“It helped us get our names out,” he said. “We got played on the radio like 20 times. We still get played on CBC — that’s probably the best part.”

Yassein said their favourite part of performing is seeing that their music makes an audience happy.

They love to bring that feeling

Devan and Khalid performing at The Brooklyn.

through music, he said.

“Sharing our music is at the heart and soul of it,” Yassein said. “[We] can just drive to a couple of cities and meet cool people.”

This year, they’re planning on changing up their sound. Yassein said they’re currently assembling a full band for their shows.

“We’re recording next month in Hamilton at Catherine North studios,” Yassein said. “It’s where City and Colour did a couple of albums.”

They’ll be recording a 12-song

album this year, which they aim to release in October.

Daniel Hosh, their new producer, has produced albums for several indie bands already, including Whitehorse, Said the Whale and City & Colour. “[Hosh] is becoming a little bit of a legend,” Yassein said.

Despite their traveling, Yassein said he and Glover feel a strong connection with Kingston.

Their experiences at Queen’s inspired their EP This Town, released February 2014.

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“[This Town] is a cool memory of where we were at in Kingston.

[It’s] the stories of our lives then,” Yassein said.

After finishing their undergraduate degrees at Queen’s this spring, Glover and Yassein say they’re relieved to have time to focus on their music.

“It’s becoming our life and main focus. Having to balance school with music was really hard,” Glover said.

“Both of us really wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.”

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very personal look on the impact of violence and grief, and how we as human beings are resilient and certain communities are forced to be and seem resilient.

It’s also a look at boys growing up in Toronto and the ones who get left behind. That book took 10 years to write and it was my process of coming to terms with where I grew up.

Many of the poems come back to the Christmas Eve shooting that happened in my community in 2006, and the impact it had on my neighborhood and my family is essentially the reason I want to See Diversity, page 18

Although they’re glad to be finished, Yassein says they’re already planning their next visit to Kingston for the fall.

“We’ll be back for frosh week for some shenanigans,” Yassein said. “Kingston will always be very close to our hearts.”

Their favourite Kingston memory is a backyard concert they organized with their friends before they all left at the end of their final year.

At the flowery-themed event, which they named “Couchella”, Yassein and Glover brought couches into Glover’s backyard for a performance.

After their friends opened for them, Devan & Khalid performed a set, Glover said.

Eventually, they and their friends began to sing together and reminisce on their time at Queen’s.

“It was so emotional,” Glover said. “We went out with a bang!”

Despite their achievements, Glover said she and Khalid see themselves as down-to-earth and relaxed people.

“We’re going to try and be more crazy,” Glover said. “We need better stories!”

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FESTIVAL PREVIEW

Wolfe Island Music Festival on the horizon The celebration of homegrown, up-and-coming talent returns to Kingston’s backyard

R amna S afeer Assistant Arts Editor What started out 17 years ago as a party on a dock has grown into the intimate and beloved music festival on Wolfe Island.

The non-profit Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF) boasts four shows on the evening of August 7 and a main stage lineup all day August 8.

This year’s headliners include indie rock bands Constantines, Operators and folk musician Hayden.

Others performing artists, which span several genres, include Taylor Knox, The Elwins, The Kodeines and many more.

This year, festival-goers can take an express ferry straight to the village.

Virginia Clark, artistic director of the festival and manager of The Grad Club, said the boat ride to the island will be an event in itself.

Wolfe Island Music Festival 2014.

“We really want to encourage people to take the boat that’s exclusively for the festival,” she said.

“It’s going to have refreshments, treats and music. It’s going to be loads of fun.”

In the past, people have camped out on the island for the weekend of the festival.

Everything you need is already in the village, Clark said, which means you’ll just need your tent and sleeping bag.

Clark said she values the atmosphere of the festival most of all, which has remained intimate year after year.

“It’s really relaxed and laid back event. It’s not too crazy at all, like a lot of big festivals,” she said.

“That feeling of intimacy is important.

The island is the perfect place for that — it feels like a friend’s backyard.”

Wolfe Island Music Festival takes place August 7-8 on Wolfe Island.

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director, said the Lower Burial Ground was chosen as the subject for the production because it’s a piece of Kingston’s history that deserves more attention.

She’s also The Cellar Door Project’s founder and Artistic Director.

The cemetery is located at the corner of Queen and Montreal St. It opened in 1783 and contains the tombs of Kingston’s earliest inhabitants.

“It’s the oldest cemetery in Ontario,” Horner said.

“There are so many people who put all their time, effort and research into the people in this cemetery and into conserving the space and then it just sits here silently.”

While most of the characters and the storylines are fictionalized, some aspects of the performance were influenced by historical research.

The 1819 plot deals with the real-life conflict between Anglican and Presbyterian religious groups during the time period.

The story set in 2013 centres on the conservation of the cemetery by conservator Alexander Gobav, who owns a Kingston-based conservation company — Conservation of Sculptures, Monuments & Objects. The actual characters and their circumstances are fictionalized.

Horner said the show combines history

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and fiction to remind the audience that there’s a lot of history that we may not know.

“So much can happen between then and now, a lot of parts of history are ignored,” Horner said. “A big part of the play is about how we can ever actually know about the past.”

There are recognizable names at the Lower Burial Ground, such as Molly Brant — a famous First Nations woman born in Kingston.

But Horner said it’s important to honour the ordinary people of past generations, including the other 600 people buried in the cemetery.

“I don’t see myself as the Sir John A. MacDonald of my generation,” Horner said.“We are paying homage to the stories of ordinary people.”

The Cellar Door Project team interviewed Gabov and city historians to gather historical information about the cemetery.

Horner said that the historians were as interested in making the play dramatic as they were in ensuring historical accuracy.

To heighten the drama, fictionalized versions of living people appear in the play, including Gabov.

Actor Simon Gagnon plays the historian, who himself appeared to attend the show’s dress rehearsal on July 20. Coincidentally, Gabov wore the same outfit that the actor was set to perform in.

Gagnon said he tried to find a middle want to facilitate programs like this one at Queen’s and create workshops for families of the incarcerated.

There’s a pattern in your past work of using creative writing as a means of offering support and literary programming to marginalized communities. You mentioned that this coming year, you will be leading workshops for family members of those who are incarcerated. Tell me about this desire to use writing in this way.

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Simon Gagnon playing conservator Alex Gabov in Tall Ghosts and Bad Weather.

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ground between the real-life jolly and kind-hearted Gabov and the theatricalized version of him.

“I wanted to put my own spin on [the character],” Gagnon said.

“All I knew, and all I really wanted to know about him, is that he is the nicest guy in the world and no one really dislikes him.”

Sean Meldrum, the show’s playwright and an actor in the play, said some

characters had to be altered to create an entertaining show. He plays historical figure Archdeacon George Stuart.

“When the people that you’re writing about are actually very nice, it doesn’t make for very good drama,” Meldrum said.

“So, we actually had to take liberties with our characters and distance them from the real people.”

What I like to do is bring in a range of different styles and get people to write, but always on themes that are directly relevant to their lives.

So, we’ll focus on validating personal experiences, processing trauma, building confidence. Or simply focus on gaining writing skills, which everybody needs and should have access to, regardless of background or experience.

I think to see a different side of it of any community.

I always have been curious about what

it’s like to live in Kingston, which has such a diverse community that is built around a few prominent institutions, the penitentiary being one of them.

I think it will be a richer experience to work with people from different parts of that community, especially one that isn’t always recognized.

— Lauren Luchenski

Emily Pohl-Weary will have office hours in Watson Hall starting in September, which houses the Department of English Language and Literature.

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SPORTS

RUGBY

Queen’s double gold at Pan Ams Former Gaels Popov and Mullins join Canadian rugby sevens road to glory JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Nadia Popov (centre) was one of a group of Queen’s athletes competing at the Pam Am Games in Toronto.

A dam L askaris Sports Editor After a Pan Am Games that saw an exceptional performance by the Canadian team, the Queen’s community saw a pair of their own atop the podium.

Former Queen’s athletes Nadia Popov and Matt Mullins were part of the gold medal-winning women’s and men’s rugby sevens teams.

The Canadian men’s only defeat was in the preliminary round, when they lost 21-7 to Argentina. They then redeemed themselves against Argentina in a final rematch, where they were victorious by a 22-19 score. Meanwhile, the Canadian women went 6-0 on their road to the gold

medal, including a 55-7 drubbing against the Americans in the gold medal game.

Mullins played for the Gaels men’s team in 2013, winning the OUA championship.

Meanwhile, Popov attended Queen’s for one year in 2011, where she was named OUA rookie of the year before becoming part of the national sevens team program.

Popov found out she’d been selected for the team just three weeks prior to the event due to an injury. While it wasn’t the first time she donned the Canadian uniform, it was definitely unlike anything she’s experienced before.

“It’s a very unique atmosphere,” she said. “It’s the first time I’ve been to a multi-sport games since it’s usually just a rugby-specific tournament.’

Rugby sevens is a variation on the traditional 15-a-side game, with halves being just seven minutes long compared to the typical 40.

The 2015 Pan Am sevens tournament was packed into a two-day weekend, with the men’s side playing three preliminary and three playoff matches in an eight-team bracket, and the women playing five preliminary matches before earning a berth in the final in a six-team format.

While both teams were unable to attend the opening ceremonies due to training, Popov said she was looking forward to being part of the closing ceremonies. Additionally, she felt the support of her fellow Canadians, both fans and athletes, was next to none.

“I really enjoyed being part of the

ROWING

Rowing captain chosen for U-23 World Championship Gaels captain participant in the quadruple sculls event N athan F ish Contributor Bulgaria isn’t usually considered a summer hot spot for university students. But for Larkin Davenport Huyer, it’s exactly where she wants to be.

The current Gaels rowing captain represented Canada at the 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 22 to 26.

Larkin’s boat finished 11th out of 12 teams in the quadruple s culls event.

Heading into her fourth year at Queen’s, Davenport Huyer has been a staple on the rowing team for the past three seasons. Most notably, she won the gold medal in the Women’s Singles event in November at the Canadian University Rowing Championship, competing against the top university

talent nationwide.

The Canadian Team is comprised of 24 athletes, split 14 men and 10 women in seven boats.

Competing alongside Canada are 50 other nations, which range from large crews, such as Germany, which boasts 21 boats, to smaller teams, such as Zimbabwe, Uganda and Kazakhstan. Last year, Canada placed 10th in terms of medals, earning one gold and two bronze.

Davenport Huyer’s journey to national team selection began with rigorous testing.

Her strong Erg (rowing machine) scores, earned her a tryout at a national team selection camp in B.C., where she continued to perform well. At the camp, the testing progressed from individual to partnerships and racing in heats.

Not only did Davenport Huyer have to compete against other athletes for a position on the team,

but in order to qualify, she would have to cooperate with those who could potentially take her position.

“There are two other rowers in my boat I’ve competed against,”

Canadian team as a whole unit,” Popov said. She added that meeting other athletes in the village from different countries was a highlight of the games.

The event was hosted at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium, typically known as BMO Field but rebranded for the Games for sponsorship reasons.

Popov and Mullins weren’t the only two Gaels to be represented at the Pan Am Games.

They were joined by former Gaels Nicolas Pratt (rowing), Evert McLaughlin (sailing), Terry McLaughlin (sailing), Adam Simac (men’s volleyball) and Jocelyn Poirier (shooting coach).

she said in an interview prior to the competition. “One from McGill and the other from Trent. But there’s [no animosity] between us at all”.

From there, they were matched against international race times.

This placed added pressure on the individuals, but also each boat as a whole. If they couldn’t compete with the international times overseas, their chance of selection would be lowered.

In preparation for the championship, Davenport Huyer had continuous training for the past six months, putting in between

Davenport Huyer (left) competed at the U-23 World Championships in Bulgaria.

20 to 24 hours a week, both in the gym and on the water.

“The training that we do doesn’t differ that much from Queen’s, but the intensity and the amount of effort put in can really take a toll,” she said.

But while she trained for the event, Davenport Huyer didn’t know what she should expect from her opponents.

“We aren’t told much about the competition,” she said. “We go in with a blind eye really, which can make it even more nerve-wracking”.

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ALUMNI

Gael legend named to Order of Canada Gaels QB Dr. Jim Rutka appointed to prestigious honour S pencer B elyea Contributor While some remember James Rutka for his accomplishments on the football field, his life’s work as a pre-eminent neurosurgeon has led to his recent appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada.

This honour may very well be his crowning achievement, but Dr. Rutka is no stranger to success.

Rutka’s achievements began on the football field in 1978, where he not only won a Vanier Cup but also set the Queen’s singleseason record for rushing yards by a quarterback — a mark of 308 that still stands today.

The Queen’s Football Hall of Famer was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, but a pro career never materialized. While coming close to what he described as a “lifelong dream,” Rutka was realistic about his professional chances, given his size and injury history.

He said his time on the football field instilled important values in him.

“The skills of working together with groups of people, working towards common goals, staying fit physically, and maintaining a worklife balance are all skills I developed further while playing football,” Rutka said.

Rutka entered medical school and eventually trained to be a neurosurgeon — not the most typical path for a football player.

But he said he’s always been good at balancing academics and athletics, studying for several hours each night after football practice.

“It was study, practice, study, repeat — day in, day out, for months,” he said.

Following a PhD and fellowships in the United States and Japan, Dr. Rutka joined the Department of Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and has been on the surgical staff since 1990.

His professional career has been distinguished, serving as the President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Becoming an Officer of the Order of Canada requires accomplishments that go above and beyond what might be expected of an average person. The main portion of the criteria recognizes “outstanding achievement, [and] dedication to the community and service to the nation.”

As a both a neurosurgeon and a football player, Dr. Rutka has a unique perspective on the increased attention being paid to concussions in football.

“Severe concussions can have [devastating effects] on brain function and quality of life,” he said.

Effects that, as a neurosurgeon, Dr. Rutka has seen first-hand.

The concussion rates in football are higher than in almost every other sport, and less than four per cent of possible football concussions are reported, according to a study by Harvard and Boston U. However, with these alarming statistics comes increased action to help make football safer.

Dr. Rutka sees the awareness programs and rule changes implemented by the National Football League as making it safer for the players on the field. He’s worked with professionals such as Tim Tebow to lead a helmet safety awareness program designed to Ball hockey player Eric Chevrier. reduce their occurrence.

Dr. Rutka isn’t the first Queen’s CHARITY alumnus to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada, as he joins a long list of former students and professors who’ve earned the prestigious award.

Some recent selections include Peter Milliken, ArtSci ’68; Michael Macmillan, ArtSci ’78; Dr. Brenda Gallie, MD ’69 and Dr. Norman Marcon, MD ’62. The four were named to the Order in December 2014 by Governor General David Johnston.

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Darcy Greenaway (pictured) asked former teammates to participate in the Charity Ball Hockey Tournament.

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Men’s hockey stars at charity event Five Gaels played with pros at ball hockey tournament run by Brass Pub On a hot summer day in Kingston, members of Queen’s men’s hockey team found a way to give back to their community.

Players Darcy Greenaway, Kevin Bailie, Spencer Abraham, Warren Steele and Eric Chevrier, as well as assistant coach Tony Cimallero all partook in the second annual Brass Pub Charity Ball Hockey Tournament on July 25.

The event, which took place in the Metro parking at Barrie and Brock Streets, raised money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kingston. The event was complete with temporary bleachers, player

benches, a DJ booth and many sponsor giveaways to go along with an autograph session.

Bailie and Greenaway’s side, dubbed “Police”, emerged victorious in the final 5-2 over “Stages Nightclub”, which was headlined by Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall. Bailie was awarded tournament MVP for his performance.

“I remember when I was a little kid, if there was something like this, I would’ve loved to be a part of that,” Bailie said. “It’s been a really successful day, it’s grown a lot since last year.”

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Queen’s professor kayaks to victory Dr. Bob Ross and teammate Dave Hutchison win the Yukon River Quest

Queen’s Professor Dr. Bob Ross (left) and his racing partner Dave Hutchison finished first in the Yukon River Quest.

J oseph C attana Assistant Sports Editor While most professors spend their summers researching and relaxing, Dr. Bob Ross spent his on the unforgiving, subarctic Yukon River.

After 44 hours and 51 minutes of racing, Dr. Ross, and his racing partner Dave Hutchinson, were named winners of the Yukon River Quest — the world’s longest canoe and kayak race.

The Quest spans 715 kms, and is widely regarded as one of the top 10 endurance races in the world.

This wasn’t the first time the 60 year old Kinesiology and Health Studies professor competed in the Quest. In 2012 he finished fifth in the solo division race as a single, and while he had higher aspirations in the following year, he had to miss out due to a shoulder injury.

When it came time to decide for this year’s event, Ross decided to make the transition into the tandem kayak.

“I had done it solo,” he said, “so I said let’s try the k-2 [a two-person kayak] and see if we can get a really good time and be competitive.”

After reading the summaries on

took no time. the winners of the 2014 Yukon the Yellowstone River.

“It wasn’t that difficult really,” “While it is not quite as big River Quest, Ross decided to email Dave Hutchison a solo kayaker and strong as the Yukon [River],” Ross said. “Since I was in the stern Ross said, “it gave us a really good position, I told Dave to paddle his from Montana,on a whim.

Ross said a major reason he opportunity to practice together in game. You steer us, don’t worry chose Hutchison was his 35 years a circumstance that was probably as about me, and I’ll follow you.”

During the race, the duo of experience as a whitewater close to the Yukon as you’re going paddled non-stop, only taking the kayaker. In this unforgiving race, to get without being there”.

The boat the team used prior mandatory breaks at the 300- and where anything can happen, Ross knew Hutchison would give him to the race was a major advantage. 500-km marks.

“We had one rule an advantage. really, that we would try “Flat-water paddlers “We had one rule really, that to never stop paddling. like me try to avoid we would try to never stop Meaning that if either [whitewater kayaking],” of us had to eat food, said Ross. “He could paddling. Meaning that if either read the current and of us had to eat food, get changed, get changed, no matter the circumstance, we the water a lot better no matter the circumstance, we would never stop.” than I could. I thought would never stop.”

While the weather with his strengths in that eventually took its area, and my strength toll on the racers, in sheer endurance, — Dr. Bob Ross the tandem found that we would have “I can’t emphasize enough how their biggest obstacle was the boat a chance”.

To prepare for the race, which important it is, or how much of a itself. Prior to the first mandatory takes some paddlers up to 78 challenge it is for people who live rest-stop, the boat began to take hours to finish, Dr. Ross trained far away from the Yukon to have on water.

“I was having to stop paddling a boat.” year-round.

After locating the owner of every two or three hours to take He balanced 50 to 60 hours a week in the classroom with 20 a boat that placed very well in my sponge and get rid of it.”

During the last segment of the hours of cardio and resistance a previous years race, Ross and training. Once spring arrived, he Hutchison knew they would have race, the team’s rudder pedal broke.

To solve the problem, Hutchison reduced his time in the gym to get a good chance.

While it usually takes hours and tied an item in his bag around his 15 to 20 hours on the water. He also trained in Montana for three hours of practice together in a boat foot to make the rudder go.

It was in-between these two days near Hutchison’s home on to become compatible, this team

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issues that the team believes they distinguished themselves.

“A difficult part of the race is going into the second night,” explained Ross. While many teams are tired, hungry and deprived of sleep, Ross and Hutchison motivated each other.

“We put in our iPod, took a 5-hour energy drink and picked it up while many other teams slowed down.”

It’s during this stretch that the team turned their 17-minute lead into 50.

A thunderstorm at the 650-km mark was the team’s final hurdle.

“I think if we put our paddles down then ... we would have gone backwards because it was that strong of a wind,” Ross said.

When the storm finally calmed, the race was over with Ross and Hutchison on top.

“When you cross the finish line, it is all worth it,” Ross said.

“It is an extraordinary feeling of accomplishment, and I think most people who finish the race feel that.

It doesn’t matter if you come in first or fifth, everyone trains hard, and it is a huge reward.”

“Victory in a race like this is not in the hands, but it is in the heart.”

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celebrity status would help bring exposure to the event.

“We do our best to get some guys we played with over the past few years to come back,” he said.

“It’s been a great turnout this year.”

Along with Hall, Calvin de Haan, John Erskine and Bryan Allen were three other NHL regulars who made appearances at the event, which boasted a list of 37 local celebrities.

But the most popular among the young autograph hounds were the trio of Calgary Flamesprospect Sam Bennett; Florida Panthers-prospect Lawson Crouse; and Los Angeles Kings-prospect Roland McKeown, who all played last season for the OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs.

Bennett made his NHL debut this past season after sitting out much of the year with an injury. He played in one regular season game and 11 playoff games, managing

five points in the process. This was his second time playing at the event.

“We’re having a lot of fun here,” Bennett said midway through the afternoon event. “It’s nice to be back [in Kingston]. I love the city, I love the fans, it’s great to see so many people come out to see us play.”

Crouse, who was drafted eleventh overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, also enjoyed the tournament.

“Any time you can come to an event like this you always want to,” Crouse said.

His older sister Kyla is entering her third year at Queen’s as a member of the women’s hockey team, and he said he appreciated the number of Queen’s hockey players out at the event.

“It’s big to have their support,” he said. “It’s great to have the community come out like that.”

The Charity Ball Hockey Tournament fundraised for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kingston.

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LIFESTYLE TRAVEL

Two girls, two backpacks, one continent

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Musial on a gondola ride in Venice, Italy and lounging in Nice, France. victoria musial

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we went to Amsterdam, then London and finished off our trip back in Paris.

While I can only write so much about my travels, it doesn’t do my trip justice. Instead, you should experience Europe for yourself and here’s why.

After my exchange in Paris, I couldn’t resist exploring the rest of Europe — just me, my 30-pound backpack and best friend.

Over the course of one month, my friend and I toured 10 cities, It’s not as expensive one microstate, a city-state and as you think an ancient Roman town. We saw countless famous monuments I hear it all the time, “I’m a and buildings including the Eiffel Tower, the Sagrada Familia, the university student, I’m broke!” But backpacking across Europe isn’t as Colosseum and Big Ben. Our trip began in Paris, where pricey as expected.

Europe offers many discounts I’d been studying for the year. We then traveled into Spain to visit for backpackers and students.

Barcelona followed by a return to Almost every city, touristy France to see Grenoble, a quiet or not, has a hostel that offers travellers cheaper prices for shared town in the French Alps.

Later, we travelled south rooms. Many places even offer to Nice and Monaco, and then complementary breakfast.

For those planning to travel Italy, where we spent most of our trip. We then toured Bern, for weeks or months, European Switzerland, where we were railways sell travel passes.

The trains are comfortable, pleasantly surprised by its charm — and not to mention inexpensive and quick, unlike the its expensive prices. From Bern trains we have here in Canada.

FASHION

A splash of colour for your wardrobe E rika S tresifield Lifestyle Editor If you’re anything like me, your wardrobe looks like 50 shades of grey — I’m talking black, white and everything in between.

But occasionally, I like to spice up my style by adding hints of colour.

Often, wearing colour is accompanied by hefty guidelines: “limit your outfit to only three colours” or “wear the right complimentary shades”.

But while there are so many rules to keep track of, I’ve simplified the art of colour accents into one stylish guide with looks ranging from day to night.

Everyday apparel With school just around the corner, putting together the perfect back to school outfit can be tricky.

Opt for a coloured pant, such as red, blue or green, with a plain t-shirt and fresh kicks for a cute and comfortable look.

They also take you straight into the heart of the city so there’s no need to take a cab from an airport located outside of the hub.

And don’t forget your student card. City attractions offer significant discounts or even free entry for students.

Meet people from around the world Being in a foreign place pushes you to meet interesting people from all over the world.

During my month of backpacking I met a variety of people — young, old, men, women, locals, tourists — who I never would have met otherwise.

My favourite person I met was a middle-aged Russian woman who ran a hostel in Milan. She had fierce red hair with a cute wiener dog always by her side. She’s the most eccentric, offbeat woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.

Immersing oneself in various cultures

you will find restaurants filled with locals enjoying fresh, authentic meals.

Europeans do things very Learn about yourself differently from North Americans.

Culture shock is very common Spending a month or two amongst backpackers, but that’s not a bad thing. Submerging surrounded by unfamiliar sites yourself in a new, unknown culture allows you time for self-reflection is extremely fascinating. Since every and growth. Backpacking alone European country has its own or with a friend is a challenge. You unique background, backpacking might end up like I did and spend allows you to experience a variety 14.5 hours on six trains trying to of cultures. Every city has its own get to your next location due to a pace. In places like Paris, city miscommunication.

While these obstacles might dwellers never sleep, but in others, like Bern, the lifestyle is much sound nerve-racking, at the end of the day, they give you strength you more relaxed and quiet. never knew you had. Backpacking across Europe in your 20s is a Indulging in the world’s once in a lifetime experience. The finest cuisines people you meet, the cultures you From paella in Spain, to pizza experience, the food you taste, the in Italy and goulash in the Czech places you visit and the things you Republic, cuisine in Europe will learn stay with you forever. is as diverse as its cultures. To There’s no time like the present, get the best local food, avoid so start saving up and planning for tourist-trap restaurants, instead your very own Euro trip. walk a few streets away and

Men, opt for a coloured polo with a nice pair of trousers and polished shoes.

Dinner and a movie Evening is accompanied by a more sensual vibe, which may make you feel inclined to wear darker shades, but opt for hued accessories, like a coloured necklace, shoes or purse, to polish off your evening look.

In the club

Night out on the town? For an easy and effortless look, grab your favourite little black dress Business casual Add some style with a coloured lip in either a red, pink or Looking professional doesn’t purple shade. mean you have to look boring.

Lipstick is a staple piece every Ladies, swap your chambray woman’s wardrobe should consist shirt for a colourful, fun but of. It’s an easy and sophisticated appropriate top. Complete the alternative to wearing bright look with a pair of black trousers, clothes or accessories. heels or flats, and you’re ready for business.

Brighten your look with coloured pants.

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STUDENT LIFE

Bring Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk and Mike Serbinis to Queen’s

Elon Musk gives a tour for President Barack Obama.

B y K ailun zhang Assistant Lifestyle Editor

Two decades later, the “Bring Elon+Kimbal Musk and Mike Serbinis to Queen’s” initiative, a Today, the founders of Tesla, Facebook event, aims to convince Kobo and Paypal are leaders in the trio that they’re overdue for business and technology. But not a visit. In just a few weeks, over a long ago, they roamed the halls of thousand people said they’d attend.

Queen’s together.

Organizer Nicholas Francis, Tech geniuses Elon Musk, ArtSci ’14 and former Rector, has Kimbal Musk and Mike Serbinis wanted to see the three back at all pursued their undergraduate campus for some time. He found studies at Queen’s between 1989 that many past and present students and 1996. felt the same way.

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Kobo, in 2012 and is now working on his latest start-up, LEAGUE Inc. — a digital platform that connects people with the health professionals they need.

There’s no question why there’s demand for the Musk brothers and Serbinis to visit their alma mater. Among the three of them, they boast a lengthy list of notable achievements — a source for Queen’s pride and Queen’s inspiration.

Elon once described his time at Queen’s as “formative years” to the Queen’s Alumni Review. It’s a time when students are expected to begin developing their aspirations.

However, many students struggle to imagine life past university at all, let alone ones filled with big dreams.

Success stories like the Musks’ and Serbinis’ are ones we often look at with starry eyes. They’re difficult to comprehend and even harder to imagine for ourselves.

What’s special about seeing big accomplishments come from Queen’s grads — a Comm ’94, Comm ’95 and ArtSci ’96 — is that it provides tangibility to success and life outside these limestone walls.

“These guys are changing the world,” Francis said. “For a lot of Queen’s students especially, [it’s] really encouraging and inspiring that they were on our campus.”

“A lot of people feel some sort of connection to them just by being [at Queen’s].”

SUPPLIED BY BILL INGALLS How the return should be “There’s been generations of build it. In 1999, the company was marked hasn’t been decided, although there has been talks students who want these guys sold for $307 million. to come back and I’m not sure Since then, the trio’s career of keeping it casual, having the if [Elon, Kimbal and Mike] are paths have split, as each achieves trio back for a drink and Q&A. Ultimately, there’s just eagerness to fully aware of [that],” Francis said. his own respective successes.

Serbinis met the Musks when Elon made his way to billionaire welcome these alum back into the Kimbal Musk was his residence status and is currently CEO of Queen’s community.

The Facebook event currently don. The three not only became Tesla, SpaceX and a space rocket friends, but also business partners company with the long-term goal suggests that people tweet messages after graduation. of helping colonize Mars. He’s also at Elon, Kimbal and Mike’s In 1995, the Musk brothers chairman and one of the founders personal Twitters with the hashtag created a web software company of SolarCity, a solar energy provider. #comehome. Francis points out called Zip2. Serbinis became part Kimbal, on the other hand, is that it’s the simplest way to get into of the 10-person team that helped involved in both the tech and food direct contact with them, and he industry. He’s on the board of believes that with a large enough multiple companies including effort, home they will come.

You can take part in the initiative both Tesla and SpaceX, as well as Chipotle Mexican Grill. He’s by joining the Facebook event as also co-founder of The Kitchen, well as tweeting Elon Musk, Kimbal a restaurant with eight locations Musk and Mike Serbinis. Their Twitter handles are @elonmusk, across the U.S. Serbinis sold his company, @kimbal and @mikeserbinis.

A cheesy love affair B y K iera L iblik Contributor No relationship has been more fulfilling and reliable in my life than that between myself and a good slice of pizza.

The instant satisfaction of gooey cheese melted over warm dough and one of thousands, no — millions, of combinations of toppings, is incomparable. It can only be topped by the state of absolute nirvana that’s achieved by consuming cold pizza the next day.

Why rely on a delivery guy and some pizza place for one of life’s greatest pleasures when you could do just as good, if not a better job, at cooking it yourself? Take your

life (or pizza) into your own hands and follow this easy recipe to a mouth-watering paradise.

Ingredients: Serves 4-5 Crust 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp. baking powder 1 cup milk ¼ cup butter (room temperature) ¼ teaspoon salt Toppings (feel free to customize) ¼ jar of tomato sauce (around 160 ml) 5 bocconcini balls Half of a red, a yellow and an orange pepper

Instructions: 1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.

2. Combine all crust ingredients in a large bowl. Stir manually or with dough hook mix on low speed until a uniform ball forms.

3. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and dust hands and rolling pin with flour.

4. Pat dough into ball and set on baking sheet.

Roll dough to desired thickness (1/4 inch recommended) and top as desired. I used tomato sauce, bocconcini and cut up red, yellow and orange peppers.

5. Cook for 10-12 minutes and enjoy!

Recipe adapted from House of Yumm.

Homemade pizza.

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Homecoming from Nepal L ily C olston Contributor

Now I’ve realized that what’s comes after is even worse.

International Aid was amazing and I was For as long as I can remember, Nepal was blown away by the generosity I saw. Within the local community, everyone I know has “overdue” for another great earthquake.

I grew up with this knowledge, along with been doing what they can, from distributing emergency drills at school and a helmet and food and clothes to raising money, in hopes crowbar under my bed. Every time we had of restoring our home.

But Nepal, a developing country, a tremor I’d panic, thinking it was the longwas horribly unprepared and there awaited “big one”.

Moving away from home to Queen’s in are still areas yet to be reached 2013 only made me homesick. I was leaving with relief.

Thousands of people are still sleeping in my family behind and I felt powerless, as I had little control and knowledge of my tents and children are out of school. There family’s well-being. While I was gone, Nepal are piles of rubble, waiting to be cleared. One suffered from minor quakes, paralyzing me of the country’s biggest sources of income, with fear for my country and the people tourism, has stopped in its tracks.

Suicide has increased as more and more living in it.

None of this prepared me for that call at people fall into debt.

There’ve been hundreds of tremors three in the morning on April 25, 2015.

Although, none of my close friends or since the initial quake, as well as family were hurt, I felt nauseous for days two further large earthquakes that following the attack. There was so much killed several hundred and injured uncertainty that I called my parents many several thousand.

Nepal’s future seems scarily uncertain and times a day to make sure they were still safe.

I was obsessed with the news and watched sometimes I wonder if it’ll ever be able to the death toll rise, refusing to sleep so I could pick itself back up.

With a new school year just around the keep checking. I heard about friends who’d lost their homes, lost relatives and hated corner, I know leaving my home in Nepal myself for the selfish grief I was experiencing will be harder than ever. But I have faith in my people, for they’re a resilient and when I’d been so lucky.

My flight to Kathmandu, Nepal shortly determined kind.

It’ll be a long time until I feel like myself after the disaster was packed full of men with shaved heads — a common practice in again, but I know that being back with Nepal after the death of a family member. my Queen’s family will only make it easier.

The amount of love, care and support I’ve The country was in a state of mourning. I was welcomed home that night with a 5.3 received has and will continue to astound me. I feel lucky to be a part of the Queen’s aftershock.

Strangely, despite worrying about community and only hope I’ll have a earthquakes daily, I’d never thought of the painless return.

The day after Nepal’s earthquake. aftermath. I’d only worried about survival.

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Roommates: horror stories and sweet tales Sharing a room can lead to awkward situations and fond memories B y R achel D ay Staff Writer When it comes to freshmen roommates, the choices are limited; it can be a complete nightmare or absolute bliss.

I can still vividly remember the day I received my roommate assignment. I was an eager frosh, anxious to see who I’d be living with for the next year, and there it was: my name accompanied by the words, “triple room A, Victoria Hall.”

At the time, I was so excited.

Here I was, thinking I was gaining two life-long friends all at once.

After all, your roommates in college are supposed to become your best friends, right?

I was sorely mistaken.

While my roommate situation started off on a good note, having late night cuddle sessions and sharing our deepest and darkest secrets, it quickly took a turn for the worst.

I often had extremely disturbed sleeps with people constantly knocking on the door and barging into the room, without care to use their indoor voices.

When I was feeling under the weather and wanted to go to bed early, I had to go to sleep to a party happening in my own room.

Things like my food being eaten and my alcohol being drank without my knowledge or permission became frequent issues.

But while my roommates and I were inseparable, it’s the little things that started to take a toll on me.

For instance, locking the door.

There was a time when I found myself locked out of our room after my shower, dripping wet in a towel. I sheepishly had to knock on my neighbour’s door and ask for help. It was extremely embarrassing, especially when the front desk representative was insistant that I personally come

“Apparently living with We also said we would clean after down to the lobby to have the three other people simply was ourselves, but we soon realized issue sorted.

“What part about I’m in not enough of a punishment,” that two lazy guys living together would eventually result in our a towel soaking wet aren’t Meaghan said.

But this isn’t to discourage room turning into a man cave.” you understanding?” I thought.

Despite Zhang and his And then there was the boy you. For many people, having a breaking each situation. When each of us were roommate can be tough, and at roommate either dating or hooking up with times, unbearable. But for others, a other’s rules, they did so with someone and we had to coordinate roommate can be their best friend. love and partial respect.

“Even when we used to take Luckily, a best friend scenario who was having who over, and when. Our coordination consisted emerged when Jeff Zhang, Comm pictures of each other really late of texting within our group chat, ’18, moved in with his longtime at night and blackmail each other friend, who he’d known since if we wanted something from one which wasn’t exactly fool-proof. another,” Zhang said.

One night, my roommate grade 4.

After living together accidentally walked in for a while, the boys on me having sex with began to develop a my boyfriend with “I noticed that we started to say the bromance: “I noticed the lights on. She saw same things and finish sentences that we started to say the everything — mainly him together, which was weird.” same things and finish buck naked.

— Jeff Zhang, Comm ’18 sentences together, which I came into my was weird.” roommate situation with While the boys an open mind, thinking Upon moving in together, never seriously argued, Zhang these roommates would be my life-long friends. Today, I barely Zhang felt a little anxious: “I guess explained that they bickered it was nice to see my roommate about cleanliness, especially during exchange words with them.

Meaghan, ArtSci ’17, had after summer, but I was still exam season. He recalls their a similar experience living in a nervous because I didn’t know ceramic dishes getting so dirty that if we would get along and if our they ended up tossing them in quadruple room.

Her last name has been lifestyles would complement each the garbage.

“All in all, having a roommate omitted so her roommates can’t other.”

Although they both completed is a great experience because it be identified.

Meaghan didn’t get along a roommate agreement, they soon forces you to help each other with her three other roommates. found themselves breaking every with homework, share laundry detergent, wake each other up for It’s hard living with one girl, let rule in it.

“We said we wouldn’t class and go to parties dressed as alone three.

Meaghan’s roommates always have alcohol, but we did. giant hearts together.” kept things interesting, whether We said we wouldn’t each they were getting frisky with touch other floormates or playing other’s stuff; but we also did, with themselves.

One roommate had a fly colony especially with each other’s breeding in her mini fridge.

“She was also a serial masturbator candy. who had no issue letting it be known to the rest of the room at 3 a.m. that she was enjoying herself,” Meaghan said.

Another roommate had a spooky Spock doll, which Meaghan believed watched her as she slept.

Small arguments over cleanliness and noise can easily escalate to bigger blow-outs among roommates.

Today, Zhang and his roommate are moving in together with two other housemates for their second year at Queen’s.

“Having a roommate creates a bond that might last throughout university,” he said. “There will be challenges, but also memorable moments.”

While living with another person can prove to be extremely difficult, there were moments that I will cherish forever.

For awhile, my roommates were my lifeline — my absolute best friends.

No matter what, I always had someone to share my day with, edit my papers, encourage me to socialize and get drunk with on the weekends.

Some of our best moments were the three of us cuddled together in a single bed after having too much to drink.

At Christmastime, we put up a seven-foot tall artificial Christmas tree and spent most of our nights sharing secrets as we stared up at the rainbow coloured lights above our heads.

Even though I don’t have a relationship with those girls anymore, I know these are cherished memories I would never have experienced if it weren’t for them.

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