Queen's Journal, Volume 146, Issue 25

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At its March meeting, the Queen’s Board of Trustees received the University’s first sexual violence report.

According to the report, 82 students sought support from the Office of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator, while 31 formal complaints of sexual violence were made to the university from 2017-18.

The report is the first Queen’s-specific data on sexual violence the University has received since Barb Lotan’s appointment as the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response coordinator in 2016.

“This is our baseline,” Lotan said in an interview with The Journal. “But we’ve seen that students are accessing our supports and services, and there seems to be more awareness of those services.”

Lotan said this increase in awareness could be evidence of the functionality of University initiatives and policies regarding response to sexual violence.

“Students have a right to make a disclosure without a report,” Lotan said.

“Students might want to come in and talk about something that happened to them, but not make a formal report.”

The report shows a 25 per cent decrease in reported cases of sexual violence in comparison with the 2015 numbers disclosed in the University’s human rights report.

The report includes information about prevention, education and response services, as well as annual statistics and an analysis of the implementation and effectiveness of the Policy on Sexual Violence Involving Queen’s University Students, which was approved by the Board in 2016.

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AMS Annual General Meeting discusses future of services The Journal faces financial probation, Society corporate side talks decrease in service managers Claudia Rupnik Assistant News Editor AMS General Assembly At the AMS Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Mar. 11 in Wallace Hall, Society President Miguel Martinez spoke to Assembly about the state of the AMS and shared his hopes for where it will go next.

“The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to celebrate all of our successes in the past year, as well as to reflect on our setbacks,” he said.

Martinez listed rising housing costs, OSAP and tuition cuts, and Kingston’s recent declaration of a climate emergency as significant challenges facing the AMS, and the JDUC redevelopment as a new opportunity.

Additionally, Vice-President (Operations) Liam Tharp discussed the Student Choice Initiative’s impact on the future operations of The Journal.

“The Queen’s Journal is currently facing a rather significant deficit, as a result of the Student Choice Initiative,” he said.

The Journal currently projects a deficit of approximately $70,000 to $80,000 and garners approximately $150,000 in

revenue from mandatory student fees.

Following the Student Choice Initiative, Tharp said the paper is anticipating an opt-out rate of about 40 per cent, which will increase the deficit to somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.

In the 2019-20 academic year, The Journal will be on financial probation, requiring them to make changes to their operations. The terms of probation will be “mutually agreed upon” by the current Editors in chief of The Journal and the AMS Board.

“The AMS is well-aware of its responsibility for transparency, and will continue to make sure The Queen’s Journal does continue on, but, in the coming year, The Queen’s Journal will have to make some significant changes,” Tharp said.

Jamil Pirani, Sci ’19 AMS representative, inquired about the possibility of making The Journal a paperless operation, with no print issues.

Tharp pointed out that The Journal receives revenue from paid print advertisement but said it’s an option the paper is visiting.

“There is discussion as to that, however, there are many things that have to be taken into account when it comes to the print issues. The Queen’s Journal has

The Journal will face a significant deficit next year.

been publishing for the past [146] years,” Tharp said. “Completely removing the print paper would be a large change and there would have to be future discussion about this.”

AMS Corporate General Meeting

Following the AGM, Mikela Page, chair of the Board of Directors, led the Corporate General Meeting (CGM).

The meeting commenced with Student Director elections, where the AMS sought to select two Board representatives for a two-year term and two for a one-year term.

As the only candidates running for the position, Zoe Aliskeria, Com ’21, and Alexia Tecsa, Com ’22, were elected as the representatives for the two-year term.

Three candidates campaigned for the one-year position of student representative on the Board, including current Vice-President Tharp, Eng ’19, Mark Sinclair, Arts ’19, and Nic Ouellette, Com ’20. The AMS elected Tharp and Ouellette.

After the elections, Tharp overviewed the guiding principles and financial structure of the AMS. His presentation touched on the

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major changes made across AMS services, including the implementation of payroll, scheduling and accounting system Ceridian, and management restructuring.

With expected reduction in student funding, Tharp touched on the financial situation of Common Ground, the Print and Copy Centre, The Queen’s Journal, Queen’s Student Constables, Studio Q, AMS Pub Services, Tricolour Outlet, and Walkhome.

Some services are experiencing greater changes than others, including Common Ground, The Journal, Queen’s Student Constables, and AMS Pub Services.

The AMS has reduced the number of managers at Common Ground from seven full-time workers to three for the 2019-20 academic year, and is introducing four new supervisor positions to ease the workload.

In addition, AMS Pub Services experienced a decrease in clientele throughout the academic year, contributing to a significant deficit. In response, the AMS has reduced the number of managers from six to three for the next year, with the introduction of supervisors.

The Society will meet again next Monday.

Non-Academic misconduct statistics published for 2018 Judicial Affairs Office processing 114 letters before St. Patrick’s Day

Raechel Huizinga Assistant News Editor Between May 1, 2018 and Mar. 8, 2019, 26 of 100 Non-Academic Misconduct (NAM) cases were launched through the AMS’ Judicial Affairs Office.

“This is reflective of the decreasing cases being handled by the AMS annually that has been a trend since the 2015-2016 review,” Judicial Affairs Manager Susie Emerson said at the AMS General Meeting on Monday night.

In an email to The Journal subsequent to the meeting, Emerson wrote while the number of cases has decreased from the 30 they saw in the 2015-2016 review, they’ve actually increased since last year’s report.

She said cases may be decreasing because in 2016 the Student Conduct Office took over Category 2 cases—more serious acts of misconduct—leaving only Category 1 cases to the Judicial Affairs Office.

According to Emerson’s report, 11 of these cases have been closed and five have reached hearings and received sanctions.

Two cases were dropped due to being found to have no violation of the Student Code of Conduct and four were referred to another NAM unit. Fifteen cases are still pending.

Emerson noted the end of the academic year and annual turnover of AMS positions

is a “hard deadline” the Office makes every effort to meet.

“Provided there are no unforeseen circumstances that interfere with our ability to complete the cases, we should be able to close them by May,” she wrote.

The Judicial Affairs Office was also assigned 114 cases this year relating to the University District Safety Initiative and incidents that occurred during Orientation Week and Homecoming.

Of the cases that resulted in respondents being found responsible, three respondents were over the age of 19 on the date of the incident and two were under-age. All five of the cases involved alcohol and received educational sanctions in the form of impact reflection, while only one was required to meet with Health Promotion.

“This is reflective of our shift as an office away from punitive sanctions and towards more educational outcomes,” Emerson told Assembly.

The Office is “working hard” to process information letters for the 114 individuals cited during Orientation Week and Homecoming before St. Patrick’s Day, according to Emerson.

In past years, Assembly received annual non-academic misconduct statistics in the form of graphs. This year, however, Emerson cited privacy concerns as a reason for modifying the Office’s approach to

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presenting Assembly information.

“In the past, there have been concerns that too much identifying information has been shared with Assembly, which compromises the confidentiality we ensure to the people going through the system,” her report said.

Emerson’s report also stated the Judicial Affairs Office statistics “may not be representative of NAM as a whole” because they only address a handful of NAM cases.

“Data from our office alone is not statistically significant in terms of trends, therefore further statistical information may be misleading.”

Emerson told Assembly the Office is also

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currently working to revise its judicial policy and procedures “which have aspects that are outdated and may be confusing” for students going through the system.

She wrote to The Journal that the 2016 version of the Student Code of Conduct is cited throughout the judicial policy and procedures rather than the 2018 version.

“In updating policy to reflect the updated Student Code of Conduct and our current scope of jurisdiction in an accessible and readable way, we can assure we’re giving the least adversarial process to people going through the NAM system,” she wrote.

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AMS executive had access to case files during Judicial Affairs shutdown Files included evidence for Presidential investigation, missing confidentiality agreements Raechel Huizinga Assistant News Editor Last November, the Judicial Affairs Office (JAO) shut down for three weeks.

Nobody knows why.

Former Judicial Affairs Manager Brandon Tyrrell was fired on Nov. 2, 2018.

On Nov. 10, JAO staff members received an email from Director of Human Resources Joe Palubski stating that “due to recent events, the AMS [had] decided to shut the Judicial Affairs Office for the day.”

The email also stated there would be no access to the office or any materials inside the office until further notice.

Dakota Johnston works as a deputy for the JAO. The day after Tyrrell was terminated, she showed up to the office along with a few other staff members to find the locks had been changed. They were also blocked from their email accounts.

She said she wasn’t expecting the shutdown “at all,” let alone for it to last three weeks.

“There was no explanation,” she said in an interview with The Journal. “The lack of communication was a little bit ridiculous, especially considering it was obviously a hard time. All of us had a personal relationship with [Tyrrell].”

Johnston said Vice-President (University Affairs) Munro Watters and AMS Secretary Bronwyn Woolhouse held a meeting with the JAO’s staff on Nov. 12 about the shutdown.

“The lack of communication was a little bit ridiculous, especially considering it was obviously a hard time. ”

—Dakota Johnston, Judicial Affairs Deputy

“They told us the office was going to be staying open,” Johnston said. “They did tell us it was going to be fine and that we were going to be able to keep the office open, resume everything as per usual.”

The AMS declined multiple requests for an interview, citing the ongoing external investigation into AMS President Miguel Martinez as reason for no comment.

“Due to the nature of the ongoing external investigation, the AMS will not be answering any questions or providing any interviews on issues surrounding the Judicial Affairs Office,” Communications Director Rachael Heleniak wrote in an email to The Journal.

Because Tyrrell was terminated on the

AMS executive had unsupervised access to case files.

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basis of a confidentiality breach, Johnston said she thinks the University and the AMS were “trying to get their ducks in a row.”

“I think that for them this was the easiest way to make sure the deputies weren’t touching anything they weren’t supposed to [and] nothing was being removed from the office,” she said.

In an email to The Journal, Queen’s Community Relations and Issues Manager Mark Erdman wrote the “changes that were introduced at the Judicial Affairs Office were an internal Alma Mater Society matter” and all questions should be directed towards them.

He added, however, the Society did inform the University on the day they first closed the office and that the JAO was unable to accept new Non-Academic Misconduct cases until a new manager was in place.

A few hours before the Nov. 12 staff meeting, Johnston met with Woolhouse in the AMS offices in the JDUC. According to Johnston, Woolhouse said she and Watters had been unable to locate confidentiality agreements in the JAO and asked Johnston both to re-sign her confidentiality agreement and whether she knew where the original documents were.

Johnston told Woolhouse she thought they were in a locked drawer in the JAO, who later discovered they weren’t there.

According to Johnston, Woolhouse and Watters asked staff members again at the meeting a few hours later about the location of the original confidentiality agreements.

“They asked all of us in the meeting where

they were or if anyone knew where they were,” she said. “All of us didn’t [know] and figured they would probably just be in the drawer, [and] obviously they figured out they weren’t.”

According to Johnston, the locked drawer where Watters and Woolhouse allegedly tried to find the confidentiality agreements is in a cabinet where case files are also kept.

Because no JAO staff members were able to access the offices during its three-week closure, both Watters and Wo o l h o u s e would’ve had total access to the case files unsupervised.

“I’m pretty sure the Judicial Affairs documents are supposed to be under lock and seal at any given point in time unless there’s an extenuating circumstance that permits an outside body,” Johnston said. “Even then, I’m pretty sure it’s at the discretion of the Judicial Affairs Manager if an outside individual is able to see those documents.”

Johnston said all JAO staff members were required to re-sign their confidentiality agreements and redo privacy training before resuming their positions and regaining access to their emails.

A few weeks later at the Nov. 29 AMS Assembly, both Johnston and Tyrrell addressed the missing confidentiality agreements.

Tyrrell expressed his concern that any missing documents might affect the

to provide an annual report to the provincial government using the same metrics, such as number of students who sought assistance regarding sexual violence. However, the law only requires policy reviews every three years—the first one being Jan. 1, 2020—which puts Queen’s ahead of the curb on this initiative.

“The legislation [requiring annual sexual violence reports] is not in force yet,” Lotan explained. “We have in fact done a report that will be required annually but isn’t required yet.”

Lotan also pointed to the Student Voices on Sexual Violence survey as a source that will inform policy review and was conducted on campus last February. However, the provincial government is well behind schedule releasing the data.

According to Lotan, once that data is released, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office will be able to have a much better conversation regarding what students want and need, and how the University can improve its policies.

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integrity of the AMS external investigation. into Martinez.

“Once the office was taken over by myself and Secretary Woolhouse, the only things we touched were the confidentiality agreements from that office,” Watters said at Assembly. “No other documentation was removed or tampered with.”

She added that it was her understanding that Woolhouse had the confidentiality agreements in her office and “they [had] not been misplaced or lost.”

According to The Journal’s recording of the Assembly, Johnston stood up and pointed out to Woolhouse that she had told JAO staff members in a meeting the confidentiality agreements had been lost. This statement was not included in the Society’s Nov. 29 Assembly minutes, which are prepared

by Woolhouse.

Instead, the minutes only state Johnston asked Woolhouse if she’d lost the confidentiality agreements. According to The Journal’s recording, Johnston did not ask this question at any time.

Former Judicial Affairs Manager Tyrrell was investigating AMS President Martinez before he was terminated.

This statement was not included in the Nov. 29 Assembly minutes, which are prepared by Woolhouse.

According to him, a lot of the information leading up to his termination came from Woolhouse, meaning the absence of a confidentiality agreement between the two would allow her to provide the President with information.

“If I was relying on her as sort of a crutch to navigating the complex case of Miguel, and then she was using [the] information that I would tell her, then go to the President and inform him on what I was doing in my office, that’s a huge breach of that agreement between [Woolhouse] and myself,” he said in an interview with The Journal.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that’s the reason why it went missing.”

Tyrrell added his files on Martinez were in his office at the time of his termination.

He also said there’s no paper trail that the confidentiality agreement at some point existed, but he’s certain that it did because that’s “procedure for how the Judicial Affairs Manager is able to share information with the secretary.”

“That happens every single year.”

University report released ahead of deadline

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The Division of Student Affairs, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator, Human Resources, and Faculty Relations informed the report’s completion.

The report complies with Ontario’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, Bill 132, which became law in March of 2016 and requires each college or university to have an official policy on sexual violence.

The Bill also requires institutions

on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence, chaired by the Vice-Provost and Dean of Student Affairs, meets three times a year.

Chaired by Lotan and made up of students, the Sexual Violence and Response working group meets approximately six times a year.

When all aspects of Bill 132 have come into force, the University will be required to issue a sexual violence report annually, which will provide more information regarding the impact of initiatives and education programs on campus.

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Queen’s launches 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement The National Survey of Student Engagement will be available until May 15.

Indigenous Awareness Week focuses on solidarity and sovereignty On Mar. 15, Queen’s Native Student Association (QNSA) will host a screening of the film Indian Horse to cap off Indigenous Awareness Week (IAW) 2019.

QNSA planned this year’s Awareness Week around building knowledge of Indigenous “Solidarity & Sovereignty.” Its events were hosted to foster educational spaces that would appeal to, and encourage, a wide range of students to attend.

Funding was provided from grants and awards from the AMS and other clubs, including Engineers Without Borders.

“All of the events we’ve planned are incredible and I’m looking forward to all of them,” QNSA Co-Chair Katie Montour told The Journal in an email. “My favourite event was probably the Allyship and Button-Making Workshop that we held [Wednesday].”

The event featured a button-making workshop following conversations about practicing regular allyship.

On Monday, QNSA also hosted a bannock bread and cedar tea sale and a Métis Jig Dance workshop. All proceeds for the event were collected for the Unist’ot’en Camp of the Wet’suwet’en people, a group currently attempting to protect their land from pipeline expansion.

Tuesday featured a dinner at Leonard Hall with a curated

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to demographics, perceptions of the university environment and coursework, and estimates of educational and personal growth since beginning university.

For the past few years, response rates have hovered around 22 per cent.

The University will use the results of the survey to analyze a few key areas of their operations to effectively allocate resources to support increased student engagement learning activities.

“NSSE scores are used to measure aspects of the Student Learning Experience in the university’s Strategic Framework,” Shearer said.

Academic programs analyze their NSSE scores through the Cyclical Review Process, a system that tracks the “quality and enhancement of academic programs.” Other individual programs use their NSSE results to monitor the success of any initiatives they have implemented to improve particular aspects of their students’ experience since the last survey.

Last month, Queen’s launched the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for first- and fourth-year students.

The NSSE measures student behaviour and institutional practices, inside and outside the classroom, associated with positive learning outcomes.

The survey is administered among first and fourth-year students in first-entry undergraduate programs.

“The NSSE survey helps the University to get a snapshot of the student experience on a variety of measures, including faculty-student engagement and active and collaborative learning—two places where Queen’s is closely monitoring our progress,” Deputy Provost menu. On Thursday night, (Academic Operations and QNSA hosted a social at The Inclusion) Teri Shearer wrote in an Grizzly Grill. email to The Journal.

On Friday, the week will close Eligible students will have off with a viewing of the Canadian received a link to the survey film Indian Horse. through their Queen’s email For Montour, the week is in February. The core survey a necessity. questions are designed to “It brings Indigenous culture gather information pertaining and issues to the attention of the broader student community,” she wrote. “IAW as a whole asserts the fact that Indigenous people are still here on our traditional territory and at Queen’s.”

She added the events were tailored to attracting broader audiences and have been successful in facilitating conversations and discussions around Indigenous issues, such as allyship.

The week also provides an opportunity to showcase what QNSA has to offer for students on campus, Montour said.

As an AMS club, it focuses on developing and facilitating interests in Indigenous cultures and traditions. It’s comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and operates out of the Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre on campus.

QNSA chose the week’s theme to spread their message that Indigenous peoples are sovereign peoples.

“All of the events we’ve planned are incredible and I [was] looking forward to all of Browse the open them,” Montour said. “Our goal for the week was to encourage people to learn about allyship and demonstrate solidarity.”

Club Co-Chair talks events, importance of allyship Jasnit Pabla News Editor

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University seeks information about campus experience, perceptions of cultural diversity Queen’s also uses results to determine how they compare to other post-secondary schools across the country.

“The University closely monitors our annual NSSE results, in particular as they compare to similar programs at comparator institutions,” Shearer wrote.

Beyond obtaining general information about the student experience, the University is hoping this year’s survey will provide feedback concerning the state of cultural diversity on campus.

“We chose to include an optional module on ‘Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural Diversity,’ which will provide us with an indication of how our students currently experience inclusiveness and cultural diversity,” Shearer wrote. “A comparison of the results of these questions over time will enable us to assess the effectiveness of initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion across campus.”

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Kingston’s climate will be markedly different by 2050.

Nick Pearce Editor In Chief In 2050, Kingston moves to Ohio.

According to City of Kingston projections, the city’s climate levels with Syracuse, New York in the 2020’s and the future takes shape. Heat waves, ice storms and intense rain buffet the city.

The heat leads to long, hot dry spells and draughts that yield scarce crops and threaten farmer’s livelihoods. The heavy precipitation impacts civil infrastructure; flooding is so common that insurance is hard to come by in the University District.

Heading into 2050, disease outbreaks become far more common—Lyme Disease in particular spikes as ticks spread the illness. At this point, the City’s climate and surrounding regions most resemble Columbus, Ohio. ***

Tied to climate change, patterns similar to those mentioned above are likely to be increasingly common.

The city’s projections are based off the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading climate research body. They project the summers will be hotter and the winters milder. Kingston in 2050 won’t escape global change after all.

“It’s a huge problem and, in many ways, it’s an abstract problem for a lot of people,” City Environmental Director Paul MacLatchy said. “Connecting [their] everyday lives to the problem of climate change can be difficult.”

When City Council passed a motion to declare a climate emergency last week, it was them “really putt[ing] their stake in the ground,” MacLatchy added.

The motion at Council called on the City to “officially declare a climate emergency for the purposes of naming, framing, and deepening our commitment to protecting our economy, our eco-systems, and our community

How climate change will shape Kingston As Queen’s and the City tackle action plans, projections look ahead from climate change.”

According to similar data, neighboring cities are also set to change.

The science journal Nature recently published a climate visualization tool which matches North American cities’ future climates to present-day examples, as reported by The Varsity. In 2080, Toronto will feel like Secaucus, New Jersey, with its warmer and wetter climates reflecting similar transitions in Ottawa and Montreal.

For MacLatchy, it’s early. The City’s declaration has made climate and sustainability a priority going forward, and the effect will likely seep into other municipal programs. Meanwhile, he said, “fatalism” will need to be addressed as the City sets its sights on a more sustainable future.

“We’re a lake city and a lot of tourism and quality of life is very much linked to the lake and the water,” he said. “If climate change threatens that, it threatens our quality [of] life.”

There have been bright spots.

A study of 63 municipalities released in academic journal Climatic Change last year found Kingston’s Climate Action Plan the best of its kind in Canada.

Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo found most cities failed to assess the specific impact of climate change.

Only seven cities identified neighborhoods that would be particularly vulnerable, and twelve noted key industries that were endangered.

From the 2011 baseline, the Kingston Climate Action Plan aims

to reduce emissions by 15 per cent by 2020, then down to 30 per cent by 2030. There’s another reason to be optimistic: according to a 2016 City report, there was a 12 per cent reduction from 2011 to 2015, helped along by phasing coal out as an electricity fuel source, which lowered emissions.

Along with the City’s other efforts, this reduction can also partly be attributed to increased ridership on public transportation following recent transit investments and the introduction of express routes.

At Queen’s, the University’s climate action plan aims to reduce its greenhouse gas levels by 35 per cent from 2008 levels in 2020, and down by 70 per cent in 2030. In February, the school also joined the University Climate Change Coalition, a group of 19 post-secondary institutions aiming to spark local and regional action.

However, the Administration has refused to divest fossil fuels, drawing protests from student groups like Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC).

These are encouraging steps. However, going forward “the number one challenge is always going to be resources,” MacLatchy said.

As climate change escalates, MacLatchy said species in Kingston near the southern end of their habitat might be pushed north, with other species possibly moving into the area. Meanwhile, the Kingston Climate Action Plan reports increased winds and ice are a risk for the downtown core’s silver maples.

As precipitation rises, MacLatchy said homeowners

would need to flood proof their homes, but getting insurance will be “more and more difficult, if not impossible.”

Flooding would stress the city’s infrastructure, damaging ditches and roads as Kingston adapts to new conditions.

Currently, Kingston experiences four days of intense heat over 30 degrees Celsius, typically during the peak of summer. By 2050, that’s expected to rise to 30 days.

“Things really do change,” MacLatchy said, explaining it could be too hot to work outside.

These conditions could also pose a risk for vulnerable people with no space to cool down.

Then there are additional social effects. “Climate change is going to displace a lot of people,” he said.

In the wake of climate change, Canada will see more newcomers being pushed from their homes and looking to take refuge.

Indeed, as Kingston’s lawns become drier with each summer’s intensifying heat waves, changing conditions raise other questions.

“We really want to figure out about urban heat waves and ice storms, but what about the food supply?” Professor Marcus Taylor of the Global Development department told The Journal.

While his research focuses on India, he’s directed “cursory and tentative” work to understand how Southeastern Ontario will face a changing climate, particularly in its agriculture.

Extreme heat often means a rise in draught conditions. This past summer, Kingston saw a mild level draught leading to a burn ban and

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increased risk of wildfires in the region. This pales in comparison to 2016’s draught—the driest since 1888 and the second driest since the first records 140 years ago. That summer baked farmer’s fields.

As the heat sets in, the region’s crops are at stake. Sparse yields and dried-out soil could pose a major threat as Kingston and its surrounding areas dry up in coming summers.

“We saw a specific drought over the summer period that sent the price of grain soaring. People were getting in bidding wars.

People were driving to Quebec to get hay,” Taylor said.

Primarily, he points to the region’s dairy farming as a sector that will face a challenging future.

“It put a lot of farms in financial trouble: if you have so many cattle or in some cases horses, and other livestock, and suddenly you need to bid double, triple or even more for hay,” he said. “And then some people are trying to sell animals.

If you can’t feed them, sell them and then the price of animals goes down.”

For Taylor, this might entail transforming what the region grows and which animals it raises.

On the broader public level, there would also need to be shifts in transportation, energy, and infrastructure. Students can personally have an impact simply by cutting down on meat and dairy and avoiding high-emission activities, like air travel. Taylor added even switching from beef to chicken can have a positive effect.

Due to climate change, Kingston’s changing conditions will include more than rising temperatures—the economic and public health of the region will also be affected. According to projections, Kingstonians and Queen’s students may see the earliest effects of climate change in the weather, worsening road conditions and sounding off heat warnings.

They’re signs of things to come.

“People need to take it a little more seriously and start planning,” Taylor said.

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Banning plastic straws doesn’t do enough for turtles—or our society Regardless of the damage plastic straws do to sea turtles, it’s impossible to eradicate them without damaging economic and physical accessibility.

Ontario, however, might do just that.

After releasing a discussion paper on reducing litter and waste last week, Environment Minister Rod Phillips said the provincial government would be “very open” to implementing a single-use plastics ban province-wide.

Flimsy plastics’ detriments are clear.

Our oceans have turned into cocktails of floating plastic bags and empty bottles of soda, killing marine life and polluting the environment. Almost one tonne of waste per Ontarian is generated yearly, and the rate at which recycling and composting waste diverted from landfills has stalled around 30 percent for the past 15 years.

Plastics are omnipresent in everything from milk cartons to toothbrushes.

They also serve a distinct purpose. Though most bars, restaurants, and coffee shops offer biodegradable straws or sell reusable ones, many people living with physical disabilities need low-cost, flexible plastic straws and utensils. Paper straws dissolve, metal gets too hot or cold for those

with sensitivities, and reusable straws are easily forgotten at home.

That’s not to say we should continue using plastic as we have. The New York Times has compared our plastic dependence to a “drug habit that needs to be kicked.” But attempting to virtue-signal by eliminating products people need doesn’t help the overall cause.

Straws make up a fraction of ocean pollution, while microplastics in cosmetics and industrial waste accumulate through the marine food chain without public attention.

Not everyone can afford stainless-steel straws or macramé shopping bags. Few have the time and funds to peruse year-round farmers’ markets.

Placing the onus for plastic use on consumers instead of companies refusing

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to adapt to changing environmental standards doesn’t promote sufficient change.

Rather than holding every member of our unequal society to the same standard, we should ask single-use plastic producers to offer more sustainable options available to all on the socioeconomic and ability spectrums.

In the meantime, those who can afford to use reusable products in place of single-use plastics should continue to be recognized for their commitment. Small and large businesses should promote convenient sustainable options for their customers.

And environmental non-profits should pursue offering programs that educate the public on mitigating plastic, food, and water waste borne from consumerism.

In place of implementing a restrictive ban on single-use plastics, the Ontario government should pursue creative solutions to our waste problem.

Before we can be expected to change our lifestyles, we need to ensure everyone is able to do so without threatening their personal health or stability.

Banning plastic in our current social state makes public spaces even more inaccessible for those in need of accommodation.

—Journal Editorial Board

Queen’s should divest from the source of climate change

The University’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels proves that Queen’s values its finances above the changing climate.

Queen’s positions itself as a leader in action against climate change. But if the school is sincere about its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, that should extend to divestment.

The practice means selling off investments in companies that extract, produce, or make a profit off fossil fuels. By divesting, Queen’s would prove its stated dedication to sustainable practices.

Queen’s last formally considered divestment in 2015. Following a six-month consultation, the University rejected the proposal on two premises.

First, the Committee claimed divestment isn’t an effective way to mitigate climate change because it’s the consumption, not the extraction or distribution of fossil fuels, that’s tied to climate change. Second, the Committee argued the fossil fuel industry doesn’t cause “social injury” because it operates legally.

These proposals demonstrate a bias against divestment from the outset.

The Committee’s arguments are the result of their focus on the issue through a financial rather than environmental lens. Instead of considering their social responsibility, they diminish their accountability in the issue.

Their arguments are inherently problematic—and incorrect.

A study released in 2014 and circulated globally—available when divestment

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R achel A iken

was considered at Queen’s—concluded nearly two-thirds of global warming emissions emitted since the 1800s are attributable to only 90 fossil fuel companies and reserves.

If you narrow that down to the entities’ policy- and decision-makers—those primarily responsible for climate change—they’re a small enough group that they could fit on a couple

of Greyhound buses.

In order to address the problem of climate change, the University can’t invest in its sources.

While these companies feed consumer demand for fossil fuels, they also sustain consumer reliance on their supply in doing so. The producers make it difficult for the population to imagine life without fossil fuels. They also actively lobby against funding replacement renewable sources.

If Queen’s is committed to mitigating its environmental impact, it can’t responsibly fund companies at the very heart of climate change. However, the University continues to express more anxiety about offending industry donors than it does about addressing climate change.

Principal Woolf has stated the financial risk of divestment would send “negative signals” to donors, “vastly outweigh[ing] the positive benefit, if any, of divesting.”

For this university, divestment is an economic question, and climate action requires monetary incentive.

But if Queen’s wants to claim a commitment to climate action, it needs to review its investment practices.

The University should be investing its money—and its students’ money—into sustainable solutions to climate change, not into its source.

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

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Letter from a Queen’s researcher: Animal testing is unfairly judged An anonymous Queen’s researcher speaks to its benefits in advancing medicine Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns, the author’s identity will remain anonymous.

The use of animals in medical research is often a topic that makes people uncomfortable.

Based on how it’s portrayed in the media, it’s easy to understand why. Media sources such as PETA largely influence the public’s perception of testing, portraying it as violent, invasive, and completely unnecessary.

As a current PhD candidate at Queen’s who uses laboratory rodents to investigate the nervous system, I can attest that biomedical research can’t exist in a meaningful form without the use of animal research or products.

Advancements in biomedical research provide a potential future for people suffering from various physical limitations, illnesses and injuries. Testing on human-like species, like animals, helps scientists find cures or provide people with diseases with a better quality of life.

If these medical solutions are going to be possible, they can only exist through the practice of biomedical animal testing.

Animal rights activists have suggested that human tissue, blood, or cell samples could be used to replace laboratory animals.

But although these samples offer an excellent starting point for planning out studies, humans are infinitely complex as each of the aforementioned body systems interact with one another.

Even if research was to transition to use human samples exclusively, we’d still require the use of animal products to properly analyze them.

For example, cancer research often starts off by examining tissue samples from a cohort of cancer patients. You study the samples to see if a particular protein was expressed or if there are higher numbers of certain immune cells. This provides key information that could help guide the development of future drugs or therapeutics for cancer patients.

However, to complete these

experiments, you’d need to buy very specific antibodies for each target protein you’re looking at.

Antibodies, for the most part, are a purified product from an animal—commonly hamsters, rabbits, mice, rats or goats.

Although there are some antibodies produced from yeast, the selection is limited and lacks extensive scientific testing. The period of testing needed to verify these antibodies wastes time and resources that could be better spent developing treatments that save lives or ease suffering.

There are also instances where researchers need to grow and culture cells taken from a cancer patient for further study—a helpful technique used in the early stages of drug development

for chemotherapy treatments.

Out of the thousands of different cell types you can study, only a handful can grow without Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)—a necessary substance to keep the cells you’re studying alive.

However, as its name suggests, FBS comes from fetal calves.

It’s easy to argue against all medical animal testing in general, but the argument fails to consider the irreplaceable role animal

products play in sustaining human life. Although we might not use laboratory animals in some studies, researchers still use products that are developed from animals—like FBS. Another component to the necessity of medical animal testing is evaluating the efficacy of drug treatments on smaller animals before they’re used to treat humans.

If a researcher discovers a new treatment in cancer patients and wants to move forward with developing a drug, they’d have to use a mouse or rat to verify whether it works or possibly has adverse side effects.

It’s simply unethical to release a drug into human clinical trials without first verifying its effect and toxicity in animals.

In my experience, the scientific community is open and receptive to new and novel approaches to investigating various biomedical areas, including the use of non-animal alternatives.

That said, they’ll approach new techniques with a critical view.

Any scientist would be more than happy to adopt an effective alternative to animal research,

but the reality is that most are already using the best model they currently have. It just happens to be an animal model.

Animal research is hard and expensive. If a research facility could replace their animal colony with collections of human cells—a common alternative put forth by animal rights groups—they would.

It’s easy to pick out problems with animal research, but it’s much harder to put forward practical, concrete alternatives.

Oversimplification by the media in medical animal testing also belittles the valuable work researchers do.

At Queen’s, for example, researchers have been criticized for their supposed lack of transparency. But no researcher working for the University is being dishonest about their animal use.

With PubMed—an online database showing the published work of researchers at Queen’s—every student has access to see whether ethical boundaries are being crossed in the scientific community on campus. Additionally, all researchers who use animals i n

their work m u s t disclose the age and strain of their subjects, along with a detailed description of their research procedures.

While the Queen’s Animal Care Committee doesn’t compile

this data for public research, that doesn’t mean researchers are trying to be deceitful—these aren’t regulations we control.

Animal work has largely remained shielded at Queen’s simply for the safety of its employees. While no employees or researchers have even been seriously impacted in Kingston for their research practices, the same can’t be said elsewhere.

Between 1990 and 2012, 220 illegal incidents against animal researchers were reported in the U.S. This included serious crimes like bombing, arson, and death threats.

I’m not ashamed of my work, and I’m beyond proud of the progress myself and my co-workers have made in advancing medical treatments.

I help improve the lives of people who are suffering from various nervous system disorders.

I wouldn’t put in the hours I do if I didn’t believe the rodent model I use for research wasn’t effective—if there was an accurate, animal friendly model available, I’d jump at the chance to use it.

Ultimately, I work with the best resources I have access to. And I make the ethical choice of putting the lives of suffering people before the animals we test because of the good that can bring.

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Talking heads

... students around campus

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What are your St.Patty’s Day plans?

“I’ll be touring around the streets and hanging out with friends.”

Macyn Leung, ArtSci ’21

“I’m visiting a friend at Laurier.”

Sierra Singh, Comm ’19

“Chilling with friends visitng me from home.”

Jade Watson, Sci ’21

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Arts

BOOK REVIEW

Refocusing the lens of the Syrian war with ‘Homes’ Abu Bakr’s real-life story of growing up in a civil war Tessa Warburton Assistant Photos Editor Abu Bakr’s response to a bombing in his hometown: go to his cousin’s house and play FIFA 13.

While this might seem like an inappropriate reaction, it makes perfect sense in Bakr’s and Winnie Yeung’s Homes.

The book is a true account of Bakr’s own journey growing up in war-torn Syria and eventually settling in Edmonton as a refugee.

The story is a quick and gripping read. From the start, it places the reader in the middle of the conflict—a bombing near Bakr’s mosque—and keeps them there for another 172 pages.

It contrasts chilling m e m o ri e s — B a k r seeing his first corpse, finding a Brittany Giliforte Assistant Arts Editor

This March, Studio 22 is bringing the West to the Limestone City.

L.W. Foden, a painter from British Columbia, has sent select pieces of his artwork across Canada to Ally and Hersh Jacob’s Studio 22 over the past several years.

This month, the Jacob’s will exhibit his work for their Kingston audience after accumulating a large enough collection.

Foden’s success in British Columbia is part of the reason the exhibit took so long to put together.

He was selling too many paintings and there wasn’t enough to send to the Jacob’s.

Typically, Studio 22 showcases work by all levels of artists, helping to create an environment to support emerging artists. From new amateur artists to those who’ve established themselves both locally and nationally, the studio welcomes different artists into their space each month.

When a painting didn’t sell, Foden sent it over to Studio 22, slowly adding to the Jacob’s collection. This process took years but it’s the reason they’re able to finally help him bring his work to Ontario.

Foden’s friendship with the Jacob’s began years ago when Foden and Hersh Jacob were teaching painting workshops in Northern Ontario. Jacob admired Foden’s art and they kept in touch throughout the years.

Foden is even the godfather to the Jacob’s daughter.

Their friendship grew over a shared love of art, and it’s been a goal for years to showcase Foden’s work in the studio.

jawbone in his yard, collecting bullet casings with his friends—against the mundane of Bakr struggling to keep up his grades between playing soccer with his friends and video games with his cousin.

The heart of Homes arises from this tension, proving war doesn’t mean people stop living.

Despite the possible barrier of Bakr’s language arts teacher Yeung transcribing, the story brims with Bakr’s own humor and personality.

Yeung finds the perfect balance of editing without losing her protagonist’s voice or letting her

Abu Bakr’s Home is a Canada Reads Finalist.

own get in the way.

Thanks to their collaborative efforts, Homes puts the Syrian war into a whole new context—one removed from the Western gaze—and forces readers to confront the reality that Syria isn’t only a war zone, but a home and a place full of memories.

For Bakr, Syria is where his aunts and uncles live, where his father’s bakery is, and where he goes to mosque to pray. It’s where his family is.

As a result, the novel, which begins as a war story, slowly morphs into one about the bonds that hold us to a place.

War becomes the backdrop for

broader themes of familial love and support.

Family is Bakr’s lifeline. His father in particular supports him with quiet bravery and unrelenting optimism. He allows Bakr to express his fears but pokes fun at him when he takes life too seriously. It’s a refreshing take on father-son relationships, based on mutual respect and free of toxic masculinity.

In addition, Bakr finds solace in his cousins, and together they hide from the world with sleepovers and friendly teasing.

Bakr’s world in Syria is made up of a network of support systems. When attacks occur, his family’s first priority is to ensure

ART EXHIBIT

Studio 22 showcases collection from West Coast artist

March exhibit highlights Canada’s diverse landscape of happiness

L.W. Foden’s The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Foden’s collection, Bones of the Earth, is made up of paintings and sketches of rock formations specific to Galiano Island, B.C. The rocks on the shores of Galiano have been washed over by the tide for hundreds of years. They’ve been eroded and reshaped and now have a skeletal appearance, consisting of fragile layers that look like bones.

The rock surfaces have long horizontal folds, bumps, and indentations.

Ally Jacob said the rock formations on Galiano Island have such a specific appearance, some viewers of the paintings who’ve been there recognized them immediately.

For over 20 years, Foden has lived on Galiano Island,

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mostly in a cottage overlooking the Georgia Strait. This gave him plenty of time to study the rocks and capture them in his paintings.

Foden’s pieces all look similar from a distance, but when viewed close-up they take their own shape. The titles alone hint at his impression of the rock formations and influence

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each other’s safety.

As Bakr’s family moves to Canada, they struggle without their network of extended family. While Syrian gunshots might’ve been deafening, Canada is silent.

It’s full of a language Bakr and his family struggle to understand, breeding isolation and frustration.

Through this acclimatization they have nowhere to look for strength but to each other.

Together they share their struggles, look forward to the future, and remember their past.

Raised in a world of war and violence, one would expect a bitter tale of lost innocence, but wh a t emerges instead is an emotional thank you letter to the family that kept Bakr grounded. the viewing experience.

From first glance, one painting shows two rocks twisting into each other, rising from the beach off of four grounding points.

The title, “The Waltz,” gives the viewer an idea of what Foden saw when painting these rocks and, like an optical illusion, reveals a picture to the viewer that wasn’t there at the beginning.

Many of Foden’s paintings refer to history, mythology, and architecture. “Secrets of the Sphynx” shows a rock formation that’s large and low to the ground with a high point in the forefront. It’s clear that Foden recognized swooping arches that mirrored Egyptian Sphynx sculptures.

Ally Jacob explained that Foden’s art comments on human history so heavily because he sees figures in the earth.

The way the light creates shadows in the intricately carved rock formations might reveal to Foden what looks like a face.

Other times, he sees figures in the way differently shaped rocks are grouped together on the shore.

Wherever he identifies these hidden figures, he never amplifies their appearance in his paintings.

Rather, he paints the rock as it is, titles the piece after something it reminds him of, and allows the viewer to look for their own figures.

During the month of March, Kingston art lovers are able to view Foden’s paintings at Studio 22. It’s a rare opportunity to see this West coast artist’s work outside of his hometown on Galiano Island.

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9 • queensjournal.ca Rhiannon Ng Staff Writer Minority Report had audience members buckling with laughter at one moment and snapping their fingers in solidarity the next at the Rotunda Theatre on Wednesday night.

Produced by The Imaginary Theatre Company and directed

by Kemi King, Arts ’21, the play follows Mari, a freshman at Queen’s, as she navigates Frosh Week, social circles, and her newfound independence on campus.

In the midst of joining student initiatives and campus clubs, she inadvertently becomes a first-year editor of Minority Report, a student-run magazine that highlights the experiences of minorities on campus. The script was written by Queen’s student Sophia Macapagal, Arts ’20.

At times hilarious and sobering, Mari’s experiences highlight the quiet severity of microaggressions and how one is forced to renegotiate identity in the face of social differences.

On move-in day, Mari’s roommate, Cattie, makes off-hand comments about her Filipino nanny, and asks Mari if she knows karate. The play is infused with these stereotypical assumptions and experiences—at one point, Mari is mistaken for another student who’s also a person of colour.

Initially, Mari tries to brush off these comments and convince herself that she “can control the narrative [...] so people don’t outright target [her].” She soon discovers her responsibility to use her voice to drive change

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THEATRE

Minority Report spotlights marginalized students Student production explores difference, oppression, and accountability

The cast of Minority Report.

and uplift those who, like herself, may be tentative to speak up.

Along with trying to find her own voice, Mari struggles to find her overall identity as a woman on her own for the first time.

The p l ay ex p l o re s intergenerational relationships and being thrust into independence as a person of colour. As Mari makes friends and attempts to make minute rice instead of using the rice cooker her mother packed her—to no avail—she begins to find an appreciation for her identity and reconcile her mother’s traditions with her newfound autonomy.

Not only does Minority Report hold audiences and their peers accountable for the treatment of minorities at Queen’s, it also highlights the role campus has played—and continues to play—in the marginalization of minorities at Queen’s.

At an editorial meeting, Minority Report’s Editor in Chief, June, announces that the magazine is likely to be downsized due to costs associated with the redevelopment of the JDUC. The prospective JDUC renovations are already a topic of serious concern amongst underrepresented groups

on campus, whose spaces and initiatives are at risk of being undermined by the redevelopment.

The blow to Minority Report’s funding emulates these already tangible issues, and holds the university accountable for the institutional oppression of minorities and advocacy groups on a campus that don’t do enough for under-represented groups.

The play expands to Mari’s acquaintances, revealing they were in attendance at the infamous 2016 “racist party.” In a passionate monologue, Mari condemns their lack of accountability and comes to terms with her responsibility

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as a person of colour to make her experiences visible and to speak for those who may be afraid to.

Minority Report is an important call to action on a campus on which issues of race, appropriation, and oppression are so often overlooked, disregarded, or simply unseen by the majority of students who don’t experience them.

It holds us all responsible for the experiences of minorities, regardless of whether we associate with certain groups or not.

As Mari says—or rightfully shouts—“maybe it wasn’t your idea, but you’re still part of the f—ing problem.”

THEATRE

Queen’s debut for Rhinoceros in Love this week Chinese play hopes to trailblaze solidarity, cultural representation for international students Angus Merry Digital Manager

1999, Rhinoceros in Love is often regarded as one of the greatest plays in the history of Chinese theatre. It tells the story of a rhinoceros bottom feeder, Ma Lu, as he deals with his unrequited love for a fellow rhinoceros.

With Rhinoceros in Love being one of the most popular facets of Chinese pop culture at the moment, Wang and those at the Queen’s Yu Theatre Society saw no greater

way of bringing international students together than to produce the aforementioned play.

Produced and directed solely by members of the Queen’s Yu Theatre Society, Rhinoceros in Love is the first play at Queen’s that’s performed entirely in Mandarin.

To include English speakers, they’ll be providing subtitles in real time during the performance.

In a roundtable interview with

For the cast of Rhinoceros In Love, performing their newest production is more than an extra-curricular activity—it’s a representation of their wider cultural heritage at Queen’s.

After noticing a visible lack of exposure for Chinese dramatic arts on campus, Nicholas Wang—Rhinoceros in Love’s director and co-production manager—wanted to change that. To start, he and some of his close friends founded the Queen’s Yu Theatre Society.

“Half of the international student population [at Queen’s] is from China,” Wang told The Journal. “There are a lot of theatre clubs on campus, but none of them focus on Chinese plays.”

Wang believes that the creation of the club was necessary for Chinese students at Queen’s.

“We just thought it was time for it. A lot of us are Drama majors, so we know all about theatre production and what goes into making plays. In starting this club, we can give opportunities and share experiences with people who love theatre just as much as we do,” he said.

Originally debuted in China in Queen’s Yu Theatre is presenting Rhinoceros in Love at the Isabel.

The Journal, members of the cast and crew were eager to explain how pertinent the play is for students in the university atmosphere regarding love and relationships.

“I think [it being in Mandarin] is what attracts audiences the most.

We all speak Mandarin as our mother tongue, so it would be the same as if we went to see a play from Shakespeare,” said Liz Song,

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who plays Daxian, Ma Lu’s best friend, in the show.

“We have subtitles for people to understand the basic plot, but we don’t [have] subtitles for everything. The subtitles are like another character; they’re there to help you, but they won’t feed you all of the information,” Song added.

Since opening 20 years ago, the play has garnered international acclaim for its deep-cutting plot, introspective themes, and lovable characters. Despite only being translated into English in 2012, the play has quickly spread across the globe as a growing theatrical phenomenon.

Wang and the Queen’s Yu Theatre Society are one of only few clubs in the country contributing to this phenomenon.

They know this all too well—but for them, it makes the experience all the more gratifying.

Channeling excitement and anticipation in performing Rhinoceros in Love, the cast hopes to bring a little bit of China to the campus atmosphere—and hopefully bring people together in the process.

Rhinoceros in Love will be playing at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts from March 14 to 17.

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Sports

ANALYTICS

More than a numbers game Second-year Miles Hoaken, men’s hockey’s director of analytics, stretching team’s boundaries on statistical knowledge

Starting from ground zero, Hoaken has constructed a seven-person advanced analytics team for varsity men's hockey.

Matt Scace Sports Editor From a quick eye test, men’s hockey rookie Jared Bethune was in a slump. With zero goals and five assists through his first 12 games with Queen’s, the touted rookie wasn’t meeting his production estimates.

Miles Hoaken said otherwise.

At that point in the season, Bethune was among the top three players on the Gaels for shots-taken, all of which were deemed high-quality.

Hoaken brought it up with Assistant Coach Kevin Bailie one day. “[I] said, ‘Every technical indicator we have is great, he’s just not scoring. He’s due to break out,’” Hoaken told The Journal. “He was just getting such bad luck.”

By playoff time, Bethune had three regular season goals and 12 assists to his name. But then something shifted. In the team’s first two rounds, he had three assists and three goals, including a hat-trick in the Gaels’ death-defying 6-5 game three win over UOttawa. To cap off

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his run, he scored a highlight, game-sealing goal in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals, and recorded an assist in the Queen’s Cup Final.

For Hoaken, Bethune’s run of nine points in eight games wasn’t a fluke. It was a long time coming.

“I think that’s where Jared Bethune will produce in his U Sports career. I think he’s a point-per-game player,” Hoaken said.

Hoaken, Comm ’21, currently makes his stay on the men’s hockey team in these types of situations.

As the team’s Director of Analytics, he coordinates a group of seven volunteers, providing Head Coach Brett Gibson and his coaching staff with in-depth analytical information of their players. “[Hoaken’s] like an embarrassment of riches for our team,” Bailie told The Journal. “He’s so good at what he does […] we’re getting NHL-level analytical reporting. Some of the data points, we don’t even know what to do with.”

A self-taught statistical aficionado, Hoaken began

Queen's alum represents Ontario at Tim Hortons Brier Wesley Forget competes in Canada’s national curling championship

cultivating his detailed statistical knowledge of hockey after watching the Toronto Maple Leafs blow a late 4-1 lead in Game 7 of the NHL’s first round in 2013.

“I was, like, ‘Okay, can people see this coming?’” he thought at

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the time of the Leafs’ downfall.

Through high school, Hoaken worked with Upper Canada College’s varsity hockey team, where he fiddled around with various online programs and formulas he’d either read about or come up with. Shortly after receiving entry into Queen’s Commerce, he sent Gibson an email and set up a meeting.

Weeks before Hoaken stepped on campus as a first-year student, he was the Director of Analytics for the team.

In his first season, Hoaken had

one intern under his tutelage, both of them tracking various data points. After the Gaels lost in the OUA East Semi-Finals in 2017-18, he reassessed what he wanted to provide the team. Attending a sports analytics conference in Vancouver last summer, he presented his goals.

“I had this very ambitious slide where I went, ‘I want this stat, this stat, this stat,’” Hoaken recalled.

By the end of this season, Hoaken achieved approximately 90 per cent of the goals on that slide—all of which centred around building a base of volunteers who could track data for him.

Each volunteer tracks a multitude of statistics: one records turnovers, icings, and penalties drawn; another records CORSI—an advanced statistic related to shots-taken. Each volunteer then uploads their information to an online Excel spreadsheet, which is sent to Hoaken’s computer and processed by his online program.

All content is available to coaches, but isn’t shared with players. Any information that is communicated with players goes

Wesley Forget, ArtSci '14 and current Residence Life permanent staff member, attended the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier tournament this year as part of curler Scott McDonald’s Ontario team.

The Brier, an annual Canadian men's curling championship, took place this past week from March 2 to 10. The tournament features teams who won their respective provincial championships and determines who will be representing Canada at the 2019 World Curling Championships.

After Team McDonald went undefeated to win the Ontario

Tankard—the province’s foremost tournament—in late January, they set their sights on the Canadian title. At the Tankard, they took out past winners like reigning champion John Epping and four-time world champion Glenn Howard.

For Forget, who’s been curling since he was a teen, attending the Brier was something he knew he could achieve.

“Just by sticking with the game, you have a chance at making it to the Brier,” Forget said in an interview with The Journal. “I think as I started to reflect on that and realize there weren’t that many people left from my specific age groups, my chances of getting to the Brier were increasing yearly.”

“He's like an embarrassment of riches for our team."

—Kevin Bailie

Tegwyn Hughes Copy Editor

through the coaches.

Over the past year, Hoaken’s evolved his program to look at the current situation of the Gaels—and their future.

Recruiting, which the team does each year due to consistent player turnover, has become a core feature of his analytical approach.

His program creates a factor number for each league that’s relative to U Sports’ level of hockey.

It then takes the factor number and multiplies it by a statistic such as points-per-game, which conclusively predicts the performance of a player at the collegiate level.

Essentially, it’s a statistic translator that can inform coaches what type of production they can expect from a player. For example, a player in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) who scores one point-per-game might be predicted to score just under that mark at Queen’s based off the OHL’s factor number relative to U Sports’.

“Before, Coach Gibson would listen to my opinion, but when is he going to listen to me when he knows everything he could about a recruit unless I have a statistical model?” Hoaken said. “Now, we can have awesome conversations on the future of the program.”

A modern thinker in the hockey universe, Hoaken keeps an open mind to new ideas.

When team captain Spencer Abraham approached him in the playoffs asking his opinion on pulling the goalie on a five-on-three power-play, Hoaken looked into the numbers.

“The theory is that you’d practice it so many times and you’d only pull the goalie once you had possession, that two [players] to one would have an almost 100 percent success [rate],” he said.

Looking ahead, Hoaken’s ultimate goal is becoming an NHL General Manager—but at the same time, he’s just “looking at the next step.” While he’s a self-described new-wave hockey mind, he said he won’t pigeonhole his identity as purely analytics-based. He recognizes that numbers can say a lot—but they don’t always tell the full story.

“I’m not just a numbers guy, I think I’m a hockey guy, too. I’m always combining the two.”

While it’s intuition for Hoaken, he recognizes that analytics will ultimately smooth his path to where he wants to go.

“If I could combine math with just general communication and able to market this stuff to the old guard, then I should be golden.”

The sheer size and publicity of the championship was equally new for Forget, who had to adjust to playing in a larger arena with significant media attention on him, including being nationally broadcasted by TSN. “I would say it’s overwhelming, but definitely you get used to it and it feels good to get used to it, because you’re like, ‘I’m used to playing at the Brier’ [...] There’s definitely a highlight to being a little bit of a rock star [...] as you’re walking from place to place you get stopped,” Forget said.

The attention hasn’t stopped since Forget returned to work on campus, either.

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Friday, March 15, 2019 Aleena Yusufzai Staff Writer Men’s volleyball player Zac Hutcheson’s had an amazing season—but it didn’t come without challenges.

Currently ranked second in the OUA for total kills with 266 and fourth with a .312 hitting percentage, the fourth-year’s had a long journey carving out an important role for the nationally-ranked Gaels.

Despite suffering a back injury and fracturing his knee cap in 2017-18, Hutcheson started in all 18 of Queen’s regular season games this season—helping them to an OUA East leading 15-3 record.

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because of his supporting cast, crediting his strong play and enhanced motivation to the help of his teammates. When not at his best, he said, his teammates are the most influential in keeping him going.

“It’s my teammates, honestly,” Hutcheson said. “The team culture is great, so positive. That’s why we’ve been so successful.”

“It’s definitely my team and my supporters that have helped me.”

With the departure of graduating and former team

captain Markus Trence last season, Hutcheson looked forward to stepping into a position of leadership—one with more responsibility and increased sense of accomplishment.

“I was always used to playing behind someone better,” said Hutcheson, who was cut from his high school’s volleyball team in grade ten. “I like to challenge myself to overcome [adversity], I’ve dealt with it a lot.

You have to let it make you a better player and a better person.”

Hutcheson’s grown since coming to Queen’s in 2015, especially when it comes to confidence on the court.

“In first year, my coach [Brenda Willis] told me I had to express myself more on the court,” he said.

“I had to interact more and show facial expression and emotion when playing.”

Evolving into one of the Gaels’ best players, the change he’s undergone has shown on the biggest stages.

One of Hutcheson’s greatest career achievements was last week’s OUA championship win against the McMaster Marauders. Along with Queen’s securing gold for the first time since 2011-12, the outside hitter landed 18 kills and 19.5 points in the game—good for one of his strongest performances this season.

“People watched me grow up in the community through volleyball,” he said. “I play my best when we have big crowds, especially at home.”

According to Hutcheson, his resolve and calmness on and off the court are his greatest attributes as a player.

“I stay calm in the game; I have no ups and downs in terms of emotions,” Hutcheson said. “I try to keep a level head in the game and with other teammates.”

behind-the-scenes access.

“After the semi-finals I turned into a bit of a fan,” Forget said.

“I basically ran amok around that place collecting signatures and autographs, because why not? I [was at] the Brier, and I could never make it back there again.”

He added the Brier allowed him to come face-to-face with some of his curling icons.

“I saw [Olympic Gold medalist] Kevin Martin there and he came over and talked to me. He’s the reason I curl,” Forget said. “I watched him go to the [2002] Salt Lake City Olympics, and I watched him throw one rock and I just knew that I needed to play this game.”

Forget garnered attention during the Brier for throwing the rock with a backswing, a technique that hasn’t been used often since the 1980s. When asked about the reason behind his technique, Forget admitted that he doesn’t see why so many people were interested.

“There are a lot of people that throw with a backswing,” he said. “I think it was partly the fact that it [came down smoothly on the ice] and partly the fact that I’m a younger player. It’s kind of cool to see someone that’s new to the Brier, who’s under

the age of 30, throwing with a backswing which hasn’t been able to be taught in the last two decades.”

Forget explained why he adopted the technique, as opposed to the modern form in which the curler keeps the rock in front of them.

“The backswing makes it a bit easier to hit the broom. You follow the rock, and you sort of feel like an extension of the rock, and you just let it go. I feel like I can make those big weight shots a little easier.”

With the curling season over, Forget’s looking forward to playing in less high-stake games and potentially qualifying for additional tournaments. Team McDonald has a chance to attend The Champions Cup, which features some of the best-scoring teams from across the world. In addition, the team’s been invited to the Oakville Curling Club’s Kurl for Kids charity bonspiel in mid-April, where they’ll play to raise funds for the Oakville Hospital Foundation and the Sandra Schmirler Foundation.

In the meantime, Forget has hung his framed Purple Heart—the crest given to the men's provincial curling champions—on his office wall. If he plays as well as next year, another crest might join it.

Men’s volleyball senior carves out his place among OUA’s best Zac Hutcheson experiences breakout year after overcoming injuries

“You have to let it make you a better player and a better person."

—Zac Hutcheson

“I like to focus on what’s ahead.

I try not to dwell on the past,” Hutcheson told The Journal about overcoming his prior injuries. “The more you dwell, the more it affects future games, [and] that’s how you spiral downwards.”

Compared to featuring in just 11 matches last season, Hutcheson bore the responsibility and challenges that come with being a leader on a team this time around.

Zac Hutcheson holding the Forsyth Cup after his team won the OUA gold medal game.

“In terms of offense, I had to take on the volume and it’s a much bigger role in terms of that,” he

Wes Forget's backswing technique garnered national attention.

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said. “It takes a toll on your body.”

Hutcheson added he’s overcome any hurdles this season

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“Someone stopped me when I was on the way to eat,” he said.

“It means a lot to know that someone may have seen curling because they knew that I was playing in it or that someone from Kingston was playing.”

When Team Ontario wasn’t able to make it past the championship pool to the playoff round, Forget was able to embrace the Brier experience as a lover of the sport and take advantage of his

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Gaels travel to U Sports Championships Men's volleyball to compete in U Sports Championship at Laval

Men's hockey travel to Lethbridge, Alta., set to play St. FX in quarterfinal on Friday night

Maggie Gowland Assistant Sports Editor Having secured gold at the OUA Championships, the men’s volleyball team is headed to nationals.

The Gaels will travel to Université Laval and play the tournament’s host and conference champions to open the event. Up against the undefeated and third-seeded Laval Rouge et Or, they’ll play their quarterfinal match on Friday evening.

In a phone interview from Laval, Head Coach Gabriel DeGroot told The Journal that his team, still overjoyed after their finals victory, will need to switch into high gear for Friday’s game.

“That’s a great thing, to be going into this tournament feeling positive and loose and energetic,” said DeGroot, who was recently named the OUA Coach of the Year. “But at the same time, [we’re] trying to get the focus away from what happened and towards what we have to do.”

Last year, after losing the OUA Final to the McMaster Marauders, Queen’s made the trip to the U Sports National Championships—but they didn’t find much success. The Gaels dropped both of their matches: the first was a 3-1 quarterfinal loss to the Alberta Golden Bears, and the second a 3-0 loss in the consolation semi-final to the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds.

Despite losing their pair of games, DeGroot—then an assistant coach with the team—said his young roster garnered valuable experience playing on a national stage, which will come in handy when they play the tournament hosts this coming weekend.

Seeded third, Laval recently claimed their 34th RSEQ title—their 20th in the past 22 years—and came into the event with a dangerous combination of experience and confidence. They’ve missed one national championship tournament in the past 22 years, winning their last banner in 2013 and owning four in program history.

A notable threat on Laval’s roster is the RSEQ’s MVP for five years running: Vincente Ignacio Parraguirre Villalobos.

DeGroot called Villalobos a superstar, and with good reason—the fifth-year player scored 40 per cent of the Rouge et Or’s offensive points this season.

“We’ve got to find a way to manage him, and to stop that from an [in-] game standpoint,” he said. “But I think it’s easier to try to game-plan for a team that has one superstar than maybe five or six.”

Alongside Villalobos’ MVP status, the Rouge et Or Head Coach, Pascal Clément, was named the RSEQ Coach of the Year after his team lost only four of the 52 sets they played over the course of the regular season.

Beyond their undefeated record, Laval’s dominance has been a constant this year.

In their 20 total games during the 2018-19 season, they won in straight-sets 14 times and went to five just three—two coming in the playoffs.

Comparatively, Queen’s has played more volleyball than their opponents, going to five sets nine times but sweeping teams on just six occasions.

For DeGroot, Queen’s offensive line—made up of OUA All-Stars Zac Hutcheson, Adam Boljkovac, and Dylan Hunt—has a chance to take its five-set experience and put Laval in hot water.

As far as the host’s home-court advantage goes, the Gaels know it’s going to be “a very hostile environment,” DeGroot said. “[But] we feel really good about the team we’re playing and the way we match up against them, so [we’re] just trying to stay really positive.”

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The men's volleyball won their fourth OUA Championship.

The men's hockey team won their first Queen's Cup since 1981.

Jared Bethune lining up for a face-off.

Zac Hutcheson making a serve.

Adam Boljkovac making a kill.

The Gaels celebrating after their match-winning point.

Fifth-year captain Spencer Abraham.

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The past month has been a dream for the men’s hockey team—and they have a chance to continue it this coming weekend.

Fresh off a historic win in the Queen’s Cup final last Saturday, the Gaels are entering this weekend’s U Sports Championships as the tournament’s third seed. They’re slated to play the No. 6 St. FX X-Men on Friday night in a quarterfinal bout, with intentions of building on their current four-game win streak.

“We expect every team to be the best competition we’ve faced this year,” Assistant Coach Kevin Bailie told The Journal on Wednesday, a day after the team touched down in Lethbridge to commence preparations.

Lining up against St. FX for the first time this season, Queen’s is going up against a team that made the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) finals despite going 15-12-3 in the regular season. The last time the X-Men won the U Sports Championships was in 2004.

“It’s almost like a professional hockey league with the way [St. FX] play,” Bailie said.

“They play a heavy game, but also have a lot of skilled players.”

Stacked up against each other, the Gaels have a statistical advantage over their opponents.

Queen’s 3.39 goals per game puts them 11th in the country compared to St. FX’s 3.00 goals per game, putting them at 18th.

In net, Queen’s goaltender Justin Fazio posted stronger numbers than St. FX’s Chase Marchand—Fazio’s .936 save percentage bested Marchand’s .910—and was recently named to the OUA All-Rookie team.

Over the Gaels’ playoff run, they took down higher seeded teams in UOttawa and Carleton, as well as closely-ranked Concordia.

Queen’s won their series over Concordia and Carleton in two games, and snuck a tight three-game series win over UOttawa.

“A source of confidence for our team is that we’ve played the Concordia’s, we’ve played the [U]Ottawa’s, we’ve played the Carleton’s,” Bailie said of how the team is prepared for St. FX. “Those are teams that play extremely similar styles, so it’s not like we’re going to be surprised or not acclimatized to the level of play we’re going to see Friday.”

Bailie added the Gaels’ ability to gain an understanding of their opponents’ style of play has been core to shaping their identity this season—and in years past.

“I think one of the only reasons we won our league is our team is always the best-prepared team in any game we play,” he said. “Sunday morning [after the Queen’s Cup], the coaching staff was happy we won the league, but we were over it and watching video on St. FX.” The Gaels kick off against the X-Men on Friday at 9 p.m. EST. While the team has an entire championship run to look forward to, Bailie reflected on Queen’s run thus far.

“You couldn’t script it any better.

It’s been a long, long journey,” he said. “It’s the exact way you want to finish.”

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DREAM INTERPRETER

Negotiating with a troll at CIBC The Journal’s dream interpreter analyzes a dream about interpersonal conflict Meryl Sleep Contributor I’m Meryl Sleep, Queen’s resident dream interpreter. I analyze dreams in an effort to decode the symbols in each Queen’s student’s subconscious. Today’s dream involves banks, Harry Potter and bargaining trolls. ***

I dreamed I was waiting in line at the bank when a gigantic troll, straight out of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, burst in. He had a club and started threatening people while trying to rob the place.

The exits were blocked and I was with a bunch of civilians, who were all older people I didn't recognize from real life. I crouched, hid in corners and behind counters, and teamed up with the people who were getting picked off one by one.

The bank started to change from looking like CIBC to a straight-up medieval dungeon. At some point, a girl was about to get attacked so I decided to come out of hiding and distract the troll. I started negotiating with him (it?), and he began explaining why he was robbing the bank and what he needed. Then I woke up.

CULTURAL COMMENTARY

Dear Dreamer,

Dream interpretation is a unique process of inquiry that seeks to determine what you want from life, what your values and priorities are, and what your personal obstacles may be. It doesn’t serve as a confirmation of facts about your identity, but rather as guidance for understanding what exactly is going on in your subconscious.

This dream seems to represent a situation where someone is mistreating you or someone you care about. In the dream, you recognize this is occurring and, while you may not understand its causes, feel like you have some control over how the

Captain Marvel shows necessity of female critics for female stories Marvel’s first female-led film shows need for review from women Lauren Trossman Staff Writer This past week, Marvel released its newest film, Captain Marvel, with Brie Larson as its titular hero. And while the film’s generated a lot of hype, it’s largely been met with mixed reviews.

Captain Marvel is the 21st motion picture to feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, yet it’s the first to star a female protagonist. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the film’s most positive reviews come from female critics, while its harshest tend to be from their male counterparts.

This gendered dichotomy sheds light on an alarming pattern: men negatively review female-driven stories while being unable to understand the meaning female leads hold for women around the world.

A female reviewer for The Verge, Shana O’Neil, gave Captain Marvel a stellar review with a 90 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.

Meanwhile, male New York Post reviewer Johnny Oleksinski gave the film an exceedingly negative review with a 38 out of 100 rating.

Whereas O’Neil praises the film for meeting high expectations

and creating a strong, female superhero, Oleksinski mocks the idea of Captain Marvel being taught to control her powers by her male counterpart, Yon-Rogg. He says the movie does “little to earn [the role of feminist film],” ignoring Captain Marvel’s strong female lead, and the many women she impacts.

Though any film critic has the right to criticize a film on its acting, plot, and use of special effects, most men can’t fully understand the importance of female representation in movies to the extent women can. While men have grown up watching and looking up to male superheroes, women are able to speak to the power a strong leading actress can have—especially in the case of superhero films like Captain Marvel.

Female-led movies like Captain Marvel may not be cinematically perfect, but it’s impossible to ignore the positive impact strong heroines have on their audiences.

Female characters who defy generic gender restrictions can be role models to young women, and show them they don’t have to be relegated to the sidelines of a man’s story.

Unfortunately, Captain Marvel isn’t the only example of skewed gendered reviews.

Last week, Waitress the Musical opened in London, U.K. Created by the all-female team of Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson, and Diane Paulus, Waitress tells the story of Jenna, a pie maker who struggles to leave

her emotionally and physically abusive husband.

Similar to Captain Marvel, various female critics gave the show positive reviews, with Sunday Times reporter Ann Treneman giving it a full five stars.

However, male reviewers took issue with Jenna’s inability to leave her husband, finding the plot annoying and unrealistic.

The Guardian’s Michael Billington wrote, “Why, I

wondered, did she put up with a violently abusive husband…?” This musing shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the imbalanced power dynamics women are often subjected to in society, especially those who are abused or taken advantage of by men.

Labelling it unrealistic for a

situation can be resolved.

The primary symbol that jumps out here is the troll, which can be interpreted as a physical representation of an adversarial person you’ve recently encountered. You identified the troll as being a specific one from the first Harry Potter movie, indicating your adversary might be someone you interact with in your daily life because they appeared as a familiar symbol within your dream. Trolls tend to be viewed as grotesque creatures, suggesting it’s a physical manifestation of this person’s ugly actions or behaviour.

When the troll first entered the bank, your immediate reaction was to hide. As the dream progressed, you decided to intervene in the conflict to protect other people from the threat. If you recently noticed someone close to you being mistreated, did you experience hesitation before confronting the aggressor? Have you recently been in the position of standing up for someone else?

In this case, your eventual attempt to negotiate further suggests you respect your aggressor because you’re willing

to discuss your differences in pursuit of finding a solution.

However, the dream ended before the troll was able to explain itself, which leads me to believe you don’t yet know what the reasoning behind its actions is, or you haven’t actually opened that discussion at this point. Did this dream come in advance of an interpersonal confrontation?

Are you secretly hoping to address an uncomfortable situation or dynamic in your life?

The progression of this dream suggests you have a strong desire to resolve a conflict within your life. By the end of the dream, you made the decision to take control of the situation and seek a resolution by talking to the troll. In changing your approach from a passive to active course of action, your subconscious might be encouraging you to speak up about what’s on your mind.

woman to have trouble leaving her abusive husband exemplifies that some male reviewers don’t have a firm grasp on the realities women face.

Captain Marvel and Waitress are just two examples of female-driven stories that were received poorly by male critics who don’t understand the significance of these works. They represent a progressive shift in the entertainment industry to include more female stories, and aren’t just another typical movie or show.

In a world of media dominated by men and male-centric stories, female-driven

ill-informed men to review these stories can have dire implications on both profits and public perception of a work.

The creation and inclusion of more female stories in the media makes room for more women to review them, lifting those voices in a predominantly male-dominated culture.

While men still have the right to review these stories, their opinions should be taken with the understanding that they’re reviewing a female story from a male’s perspective.

Captain Marvel and Waitress’ reception show the importance of having female reviewers for female stories. Reviews from women allow the complexities of being a woman to be fully represented, while creating another avenue to raise women’s voices in the fields of media and entertainment, where they’re often overshadowed.

representations are extremely important and necessary for young women. Allowing

Sweet dreams!

Meryl Sleep

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POP CULTURE

All the messy Kardashian-Jenner cheating drama, explained Recovering from a month of Kardashian chaos Veronica Rodriguez Contributor If the past couple of weeks have taught us anything, it’s that the world is truly the Kardashian’s and we’re just living in it.

The recent Kardashian and Jenner cheating drama is messy and all around wild, but let’s get right into it and separate the rumours from the even crazier facts.

Tristan/Khloe/Jordyn drama

We’re going to back it up all the way to 2016.

Khloe Kardashian was first spotted out with NBA Cleveland Cavalier’s player Tristan Thompson three years ago. When we started to hear about him on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, we were thrilled Khloe had finally found her Toronto-born Prince Charming.

Cut to April of 2018, days before their daughter, True Thompson, was born. TMZ released video footage of Thompson making out and going back to his hotel with a woman on two separate occasions. Kardashian was in labour in Cleveland at the time, with her family across the country in California.

It seemed as if Kardashian and Thompson had worked things out, since Khloe confirmed to Andy Cohen that the couple had reconciled in a

January episode of Watch What Happens Live.

All seemed well with the happy parents until one fateful February night. Enter Jordyn Woods—Kylie Jenner’s best friend and housemate.

On Feb. 19, TMZ broke the news that Thompson and Woods “were all over each other” and “making out” at a house party the weekend prior.

Thompson and Woods “were all over each other” and “making out” at a house party.

A gossip website called Hollywood Unlocked posted a video to Instagram where Jason Lee, the website’s CEO, confirmed that some of his staff were at the party and also saw Thompson and Woods together.

Although this news seemed too wild to be true, Khloe Kardashian’s best friend Malika Haqq commented “STRONG FACTS” on Hollywood Unlocked’s Instagram and Kardashian herself chimed in with a shouting head emoji.

These social media responses all but confirmed the story and were followed by reports that Jordyn Woods moved out of Kylie Jenner’s house.

On Feb. 27, Woods posted

an Instagram live video of her walking on set of Jada Pinkett-Smith’s FacebookWatch show, Red Table Talk. Fans immediately knew Woods would be addressing the scandal.

Woods appeared on Pinkett-Smith’s show two days later and told her side of the story.

She claimed she and her friends were out at a party and were later invited back to someone’s house. As they were on their way, Woods found out it was Thompson’s house but still decided to go. While there, she sat with her legs dangling over Thompson’s legs. As she got up to leave, Thompson kissed her.

Although Woods told Kylie and Khloe that she’d been at Thompson’s house, she didn’t initially tell them about the kiss.

Immediately following the interview on Red Table Talk, Khloe Kardashian tweeted, “Why are you lying @jordynwoods ??

If you’re going to try and save yourself by going public, INSTEAD OF CALLING ME PRIVATELY TO APOLOGIZE FIRST, at least be HONEST about your story. BTW, you ARE the reason my family broke up!”

The next day, Khloe took to Twitter again, this time tweeting “What’s been harder & more painful is being hurt by someone so close to me. Someone whom I love & treat like a little sister. But Jordyn is not to be blamed for the breakup of my family. This was

Tristan’s fault.”

Travis Scott/Kylie Jenner cheating drama

Amidst all the drama with Khloe and Tristan, fans were left wondering whether Travis Scott is another unfaithful Kar-Jenner baby daddy.

Although signs of Scott’s alleged cheating are much more subtle, the rapper cancelled a concert in Buffalo, New York after rumors circulated that Jenner accused Scott of cheating.

Two days later, Scott deleted his Instagram account, where Kylie apparently found DMs that made her suspicious of her boyfriend.

We haven’t heard anything since, but when performing at Madison Square Garden on March 2, Scott said, “I love ya’ll NYC. I love ya’ll! Thank ya’ll for coming out … I love you wifey!”

The family’s reaction

Kourtney Kardashian and

Kendall, Kylie and Kris Jenner have remained tight-lipped on their family’s cheating scandals, except for subtle hints on social media about how they feel.

Kim Kardashian West took to Twitter to address haters who insulted Khloe for going to a work event days after the scandal broke. “Would you prefer she lose the [money] too? A single mom has to work too boo! This was a professional commitment planned far in advance and you better believe she is not waiting on anyone to pay her bills or provide for her daughter.

PERDIODT!!!”

West wrote.

Otherwise, the family has quietly unfollowed Woods and Thompson on social media, with only Kylie continuing to follow her best friend on the social platform. ***

Well, that’s the tea. The Kardashian-Jenner rollercoaster has proved a wild ride, so let’s just hope things remain calm—for now, at least.

STUDENT LIFE

Reasons to spend a summer in Kingston Step out of campus life into a vibrant summer town

Kingston's summer community events involve art, food, and live music.

This story was published online on Mar. 12.

Chiara Gottheil Contributor Since it’s summer job application season, many students are wondering whether to head home for the break or stay in Kingston. If you’re unsure how to spend your four months, here’s a list of reasons why spending a summer in Kingston could be a great way to experience new things

and get to know your university town better.

Community events

Kingston runs an impressive variety of events during the summer. Something everyone can enjoy is Movies in the Square, a weekly movie screening at Springer Market Square that shows familiar cinema hits or childhood classics to watch with friends.

If you’re into art, Artfest is a three-day festival at the end of June showcasing everything from

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pottery to poetry. The Skeleton Park Arts Festival in mid-June also features music and art from all around the world, and the Women’s Art Festival in August exhibits art from over 200 local female artists.

Kingston summers also offer a lot for music lovers, with August’s Limestone City Blues Festival and Music in the Park—an ongoing event that provides three free concerts every week.

Another interesting event is Doors Open Kingston, which offers Kingstonians a chance to

visit local museums for free and explore historical buildings like City Hall.

For all the foodies out there, there’s the annual YGK Craft Beer Festival at Fort Henry in June and weekly chef demonstrations in Market Square, where you can watch a local chef prepare a recipe and improve your cooking chops.

Explore outdoors

Summer is the perfect time to take advantage of Kingston’s waterfront. Canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and bicycles can be rented from Trailhead or Ahoy Rentals, both of which are conveniently located in the downtown core. Also, with the Gord Downie Pier close to campus, there’s no better way to cool off in the hot weather than by taking a swim.

If you have access to a car, there are various hiking trails

around Kingston, including Rock Dunder, the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, and the Lemoine Point Conservation Area.

Try branching out

Life during the school year is often so hectic that students don’t get the chance to experience everything Kingston has to offer.

By staying during the summer, you’ll be able to cross everything off your Kingston bucket list, whether that means trying out a restaurant you’ve always wanted to go to or seeing a movie at The Screening Room.

You can learn about Kingston’s history by visiting sites such as Murney Tower and the Penitentiary Museum—both of which have cheap or by-donation admission. You can also rent an instrument or try out classes in dance, pottery, or weaving at the Tett Center.

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SEX COLUMN

Tri-colour Sex Diary: Bumble, Mr. Brightside, and ball hockey My first—and last—experience with dating app hook-ups

a week.

Being a woman on a mission for a hookup, none of this deterred me.

His next question was whether I liked The Killers. When I said yes, Trevor turned on a YouTube playlist dedicated to the band, drained his half-beer, and went in for the kill.

A word from the wise: no matter how talented you are in the bedroom, it’s difficult for your partner to remember anything else if you leave “Mr. Brightside” on repeat.

Especially when the song repeats for two hours non-stop.

A locked diary on a desk.

Most Queen’s students have dramatic dating app stories to swap, whether they used the platform to find love or simply ward off boredom. My only dating app experience was eventful enough that I won't consider anyone’s profile beyond a casual swipe ever again.

One Saturday night, trying to recover from an emotional encounter with a guy I liked, I decided to get a fresh start. Tired of letting men control my feelings, I tapped my information into the female-friendly app Bumble, which requires women to message potential partners first. I was ready to set my age limit higher and assert my autonomy.

I tapped my information into the female-friendly app Bumble [...] ready to set my age limit higher and assert my autonomy.

After a few “How’s it going?” messages, I zeroed in on Trevor.* Four years older and a certified Queen’s hockey bro, Trevor was quick to ask for my number and hit me with

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a “WYD?” Bored and still hungover at 10 p.m., I strategically told him I was staying in that evening and asked about his plans. When he replied saying his night studying could use a distraction, I was more than happy to oblige.

One snowy taxi ride later, I texted Trevor letting him know I was at his front door. I got a quick introduction to the seven other men in the living room and was brought up to the low-ceilinged, unfinished loft on the top floor of the house.

Faced with nothing but a bed, a television, and a mini-fridge, Trevor gestured for me to sit and asked if I watched Game of Thrones. When I shook my head, he explained that he was going to offer me a GoT-themed beer, but seeing as how I didn’t appreciate the show, it’d make more sense if we shared it.

Through our drinks, I learned more about Trevor. He was confident he and his friends gave the now-closed Kingston night club Fluid (R.I.P.) its fame and was horrified that, unlike him, a Health Studies major, I didn’t do party drugs three times

Everything went great in Trevor’s room for the next while—as sanctioned by The Killers’ electric guitar. You can imagine my surprise when he propped himself up, pausing the action, and said, “I’m sorry tonight couldn’t be what it was supposed to be.”

When I asked, “Pardon?” I was met with the following explanation: “Yeah, so, I was ripping intramural ball hockey last week when my buddy nailed me. My dick hasn’t been the same since, so I can’t finish. I know. I should see a doctor.”

My shirt went back on faster than Brandon Flowers can sing, “It was only a kiss,” but Trevor didn’t seem to mind. For every piece of clothing I tossed him, I was met with a respectful, “Cheers.”

After a too-long wait for an Uber, I was on my way home with nothing to remember the evening by but fond memories. The next night, I was greeted with a text from Trevor asking for a make-up session. I politely declined without asking if he’d seen a doctor.

My shirt went back on faster than Brandon Flowers can sing, “It was only a kiss."

While I’ll always hold this story close to my heart, it taught me something special about modern love. First, dating apps aren’t all they’re cracked up to be and I’ll stick with the in-person introductions from now on. Second, explaining a story like this to your housemates gives them implicit permission to make fun of you for the rest of time whenever “Mr. Brightside” comes on at a party. * Names have been changed to protect the anonymity of students.

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THANK YOU LETTER

My grade 12 history teacher Appreciating an eccentric and passionate man Angus Merry Digital Manager It’s hard to find a person who’s not had their life changed—at least somewhat—by one of their high school teachers.

More often than not, a teacher will burst into a classroom with so much enthusiasm and wisdom they’ll leave a lasting impression on students, while making school a little more bearable.

But the teacher who changed my life was slightly less angelic.

One of the most narcissistic, stubborn, and difficult people I’ve met, my 12th grade History teacher remains the most frustrating educator I’ve had in my academic career. And to tell you the truth, I couldn’t admire the man any more if I tried.

In a pinch, he was—bear with me here—the ultimate dude. A tall yet graceful man who often paired his slightly messy beard with 10-year-old sweater vests and Birkenstocks, you’d sooner expect him to teach you about Neil Young’s greatest hits than anything history-related.

Then again, appearances can be deceiving.

Like clockwork, he’d glide into our class every morning at 8:30 a.m. with a travel mug in one hand and a lunch bag in the other. After getting up to his wobbly makeshift lectern, he’d talk to students for a couple minutes—periodically scoffing at something somebody said—and then begin to teach. And every single day, he’d proceed to pour out his heart onto the blackboard.

It was unlike anything I’d ever seen before.

Often ending with his triumphant grin and chalk dust littering the floor, his lectures were electrifying. Not only did they make the seemingly dull class material interesting, they woke me out of an academic slumber cast by my 10th grade French class. It was awesome, to say the least.

Don’t get me wrong, this euphoric enjoyment was counterbalanced by unfair grades, arbitrary changes to due dates, and the odd unsolicited personal criticism. But for those who genuinely enjoyed the class, like me, the benefits always seemed to outweigh the costs. As time goes on, they still have.

In spite of the fact that he often pushed my buttons, he undoubtedly remains one of the most talented and praiseworthy teachers I’ve had—and probably ever will. In taking that class, I not only gained a greater appreciation for the Arts and education in general, I also became more confident in who I am and what I believe in.

Arguing with a teacher every day seems to have that effect on you.

For that, I’m thankful.

LIFESTYLE

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Not drinking at one of Canada’s top party schools When I stopped trying to fit in at Queen’s, I finally belonged

Tegwyn appreciates how her life is made easier without drinking.

Tegwyn Hughes Copy Editor

stomach—but doctors found no ulcers or visual abnormalities.

I even got a prescription for medication On Homecoming of my first year I got that would reduce my stomach acid. drunk for the first and last time. I spent It helped, but mostly encouraged me the first two months of school desperate to test the limits of my newfound to fit in with my peers and, sporting a resistance. Through trial and tricolour rugby shirt and error, I took my medication stumbling down University Avenue, religiously, went through a lot of Tums I felt like I finally had. before and after having a social drink In my first few weeks at Queen’s, with friends, and still endured terrible I’d somehow missed out on the Frosh stomach pain. But, I thought, at least I Week residence parties, Vic Hall wasn’t throwing up anymore. write-ups, and late-night Lazy runs my Like any other teenager, I’d seen first-year peers experienced plenty of. drinking and partying as the When Homecoming rolled around, I ultimate step into young adulthood made sure I had the school swag, face and university living. I wanted nothing paint, and litre bottle of Smirnoff Ice to more than to participate in university match everyone on my floor. culture by going to raucous house parties, dancing my heart out at Stages, and When Homecoming rolled drunkenly gorging myself on Smoke’s around, I made sure I had poutine at 4 a.m. so eager to be just like the school swag, face paint, anyI wasother university and litre bottle of Smirnoff student that I put my health at risk.

Ice to match everyone on One night from my floor. second year that stands out is when Later, when I got the spins and my best friend dry-heaved into the dirty toilet of my v i s i te d Q u e e n’ s residence’s bathroom stall, I from Ottawa. I wanted thought it was all part of to spend as the experience. much time with him as By the beginning possible, so I agreed of second year, to go to a friend’s when t wo pre and then glasses of QP Ale House. sangria or I drank one a couple of Somersby’s beers would cider and have me up played flip all night sick cup with to my stomach, water, sure I realized what that I’d figured I was feeling out my own wasn’t normal and limits and would was determined be fine. On our to fix it. walk to Ale, when I’d a l re a dy my stomach started gone vegan for churning, I realized other reasons but I hadn’t taken my cutting out dairy stomach medication didn’t have any that day. effect on my sensitive I pushed past the stomach. I got an discomfort, paid $5 for cover, endoscopy—an and clutched my coat to my operation involving a chest like a life jacket. camera placed down PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TESSA Te n minutes my throat into my lower WARBURTON AND JOSH GRANOVSKY later, realizing the

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tell-tale symptoms of a night of stomach aches, I left and walked home alone. I fought back tears because all I’d wanted was to have a nice night out with my friends.

This pressure I felt to drink at university doesn’t make sense to many of my friends who regularly participate in Queen’s drinking culture. They’ve gone out sober before and had a great time or were forced to be the designated driver one night and found it rewarding.

pressure I felt to drink “atThisuniversity doesn’t make sense to many of my friends who regularly participate in Queen’s drinking culture.

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What they don’t understand is when you never drink, it impacts your participation in a wider social sphere that extends beyond than weekend plans.

Part of acceptance into a social group is participating in the same interests and activities as others. When I tell people I don’t drink, I’m almost automatically shut out of a huge chunk of social experiences that university students consider normal.

I don’t have a funny drunk story. I’ve never made a drunken mistake and regretted it. I’ve never woken up not remembering where I was. These are things most Queen’s students can call back on and use to relate to others.

At a certain point, I realized I couldn’t spend my time trying to be someone I’m not and participating in things I physically can’t do. Queen’s social culture isn’t going to change any time soon, but I can choose to try and carve out my own space within it.

After two years of clinging to the idea that my social life depended on my ability to drink alcohol, I’ve realized that I don’t need to drink to have a good time—however clichéd that may sound.

I see movies, go to escape rooms, and play tabletop games with my friends. I won’t lie and say that when Friday night rolls around and everyone I know is at Stages, I don’t feel left out. At the same time, I no longer feel the overwhelming pressure to

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put myself in an unhealthy situation just to feel included.

If I go to a pub or restaurants with friends, I order a Shirley Temple and joke about never having to carry my I.D. with me. I get to wake up early on Saturday while everyone else is spending their mornings hungover. On the rare occasion I do end up at a house party, I take comfort knowing my drunk friends will be safe with me.

Accepting that I can’t participate in the social activities most Queen’s students take for granted has helped me appreciate all the ways my life is made easier without drinking.

I still don’t know why my body reacts so poorly to alcohol. Although I’m currently getting blood tests and talking to doctors about my stomach issues, I don’t feel desperate to fix my inability to drink anymore.

I’ve now come to terms with my own insecurities about drinking, but Queen’s students as a whole need to think about why our drinking culture results in social pressure.

I’ve now come to terms “with my own insecurities

about drinking, I think Queen’s students need to think about why our drinking culture results in social pressure.

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My reason can’t be debated against.

I garner sympathy from friends when they learn that I'm unable to drink. I wonder how those who don’t drink for religious, cultural, or mental health reasons fare.

My experiences have forced me to look at Queen’s drinking culture head-on and realize it isn’t healthy. Those who don’t drink feel immense pressure to assimilate, and those who choose to drink find themselves competing to out-do their friends in elaborate drinking games.

I hope there will soon be more spaces for students to talk about alcohol in a less sensationalized way, and enjoy the university experience without stressing about living up to college stereotypes.

Until then, I’ll sip my Shirley Temple and wait.