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Fall Referendum Statements

Written by Jumphost on October 21, 2013. Posted in Student Life.

Life Beat Newspaper LifeBeat Newspaper is a bi-annual publication which features student submissions related to health and medicine. Our goal is to approach health topics from a variety of educational backgrounds and to present these ideas in the form of articles, artwork and entertainment pieces...

15 Throwback Photos to get you excited for Homecoming 2.0

Written by Jumphost on October 18, 2013. Posted in Student Life, Tricolour Spirit.

We’re not that different than we used to be back then, but if these Queen’s #throwback photos don’t get you pumped for Homecoming 2.0, we don’t know what will. Meet some alumni, and share your Queen’s stories with them. Have a great weekend and Go Gaels Go! 15. We...

5 Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes You Can Make At Home

Written by Jumphost on October 11, 2013. Posted in Kingston Living, Student Life.

Thanksgiving is typically associated with one thing: food. Sitting around the table and stuffing yourself with so much food you need to lie down doesn’t really get old, especially when you’ve been living off Ramen Noodles and peanut butter for the past month. Instead of making the long...

St. Patrick’s Day: Go Green or Go Home

Written by Jumphost on March 13, 2013. Posted in Kingston Living, Student Life.

Ahh St. Patty’s Day. You can feel it approaching. You’ve made your Sunday plans, you’ve ransacked the dollar store of all its Irish paraphernalia, and you’ve reverted back to your March 18th, 2012 profile picture (a glimmering combination of a “Kiss Me I’m Irish” shirt, olive corduroys, and...

AMS Executive Platform Review

Written by Jumphost on September 17, 2012. Posted in Student Life.

The AMS Executive – Doug Johnson, Mira Dineen and Tristan Lee – have been working since May to implement their platform points, to better serve students. Here is what they – along with AMS student staff – have done so far.

Yikes, bikes!

Written by Jumphost on March 12, 2012. Posted in Student Life.

The very first vehicle to be human propelled and use only 2 wheels was invented in 1817. This was the precursor to the bicycle which would come in 1839. It offered people a chance to propel themselves using their own effort at speeds far greater than would be possible on foot. Now, nearly 2 centuries...

5 Things Learned from Reading Weeks in 4 Years

Written by Jumphost on February 22, 2012. Posted in Student Life.

In my four years at Queen’s I have had different experiences with Reading Week. As much as we would all like to pretend, Reading Week is shockingly rarely used to catch up on school and would instead be better named ‘Release Work’ because however we spend our time during Reading Week it is a chance...

I Wanna Pay Love to Queen’s Clubs

Written by Jumphost on November 2, 2011. Posted in Student Life.

Let’s talk Clubs at Queen’s. We’ve got a rich assortment of Clubs on campus that all add an immeasurable contribution to the Queen’s community. With well over 200 different clubs, there’s clubs to meet the interests of just about anybody. Whether you’re looking for politics, religion, advocacy, education,...