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First-year student found dead outside Vic Hall By Clare Clancy and Katherine Fernandez-Blance Journal Staff A first-year Queen’s student was found dead yesterday morning in the parking lot behind Victoria Hall residence. The name of the student has not yet been released. Kingston Police spokesperson Constable Mike Menor said the police responded to a call early yesterday morning. “I was under the impression it was shortly after 7 a.m.,” he said.
Police arrived on scene and taped off the area. They were still on site as of mid-morning. An investigation into the student’s death is underway. Menor said the focus yesterday was to notify the family of the deceased student. “We haven’t determined the cause. Our detectives are still investigating,” he said. “It’s a terribly tragic incident.” Jean Kaladeen, ArtSci ’88, is the mother of two Queen’s students, one of whom is a first-
year student in Victoria Hall. Kaladeen heard about the incident yesterday from her son, a third-year Queen’s student. She said after phoning Residence Life, she was told to look on the Queen’s website for any updates, but no details had been released. Rumours have been circulating around the Queen’s community regarding the cause of death. Kaladeen said she was upset with the lack of information she had been provided with. “My daughter is only 17-years
old. Parents will want to know that their kids are in a secure location,” she said. “Nobody is telling us anything; it’s very unsettling.” Kaladeen said Victoria Hall is known for being quite easy to access by non-residents, and that she has heard of many security-related incidents taking place in the building. Campus Security issued two security alerts in late August involving a suspicious male sleeping in unlocked residence rooms inside Victoria Hall.
Gaels shut down lancers
“There are kids that won’t be sleeping at night because of this,” she said. “If homicide hasn’t been ruled out, they should be treating it as a homicide,” Kaladeen said. “There should be measures taken immediately to ensure that it won’t happen again soon.” Students can report suspicious incidents to the Emergency Report Centre at 613-533-6111.
Gaels battle Windsor, weather
Queen’s overcomes in home opener by kate bascom sports editor
photo by justin tang
Queen’s community celebrates a Vanier Cup win and a victory over the Windsor Lancers at Richardson Stadium on Sunday.
AMS Special Project reveals history
Project explores history of marginalized identities at Queen’s over 169 years By Clare Clancy News Editor When Safiah Chowdhury saw a photo of the 1896-97 AMS executive she was a little bit surprised. “I noticed there was a man of
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colour in the council,” the AMS president said. The man’s name is unknown but Chowdhury said attending Queen’s as a non-Caucasian student in the 1800s and becoming a member of the AMS executive makes the man’s history one worth investigating. To do so, she started up an AMS Special Project which has yet to be officially named. According to Chowdhury, funding for the project is coming jointly from the AMS and the Office of Advancement. “The funding for the summer research position is something we partnered with Advancement over. Money for the rest of the project
will be coming from the AMS,” she said, adding that aside from paying the researcher, the only major cost is for the exhibit. After research is completed, a visual exhibition will be made on campus in order to inform the Queen’s community of the project’s findings. Gerri Lutaaya, ArtSci ’10, the researcher for the project, is going to put the exhibit together once she has come to some conclusions but said she is still focusing on gathering information at this point. “I met with all kinds of different people. I spent a lot of time in Queen’s archives and went to the Journal,” she said. “This job was
a lot about meeting with people, talking and getting their different perspectives on events that took place on campus.” Lutaaya’s research meant she spoke to professors, staff, faculty and students, many of whom had been marginalized themselves. “Basically, the project is looking at the history of the AMS and the history of Queen’s through photos etc.,” she said. “We want to highlight contributions of people and inspire a greater consciousness of what has helped shape the Queen’s we know.” Lutaaya cited the example of Queen’s alumnus Alfred Bader, Please see Generating on page 7
Despite 40 km/h winds, driving rain and 16-degree temperatures, 5,427 fans braved the weather to see the Gaels trounce the Windsor Lancers 40-7 in their home opener at Richardson Stadium. With Frosh Week coming to an end and the Vanier Cup banner raised, Windsor Lancers head coach Mike Morencie spent time preparing his team for what he expected from Queen’s: a loud, large and boisterous crowd. “It’s tough coming out to a place like this,” he said. “It’s just like going to play against Duke basketball when you come to Queen’s.” The Kingston community was well-represented on the alumni side but the surprise was across the field. Four-thousand fans packed into the student side to cheer on the Vanier Cup champions. Although surprised by the turnout, receiver Devan Sheahan and his teammates appreciated the support. “I thought it was great,” he said. “Especially with the weather, I didn’t think that many would come out. It was a great crowd and a lot of people stayed. It was great to see.” The fans’ participation in the Please see Football on page 17