News
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

U-Flourish bridges gap in mental health literacy

U-Flourish is a multidisciplinary group of researchers partnered with Queen’s Student Wellness Services (SWS). In 2018, they began conducting an online survey to better understand how to support students’ mental health and well-being.Continue...
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

AMS releases 2022 EDII commitments report

The AMS released its 2022 EDII Commitments Report in a press release on Jan. 16.Continue...

January 18, 2022
AI case competition comes to Queen’s
January 18, 2022
AMS Charity Month raises $2,500
January 14, 2022
Queen’s doctoral students say they were racially targeted
January 14, 2022
ASUS restructures executive

Features
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

Exploring mental health and illness through social media

While social media can generate critical discussion about mental health and mental illness, it can also lead many to self-diagnose and make people with mental illnesses feel misrepresented.Continue...
  • 1 month 3 weeks ago

Sports, community, and mental health

“While it’s challenging to look after your mental health, with all the appointments and all the time it takes to take care of yourself while studying, […] committing to any activities outside of academia will only benefit you in the long run,” Ampai Thammachack, M.Sc. ’22, said in an interview with The Journal .Continue...

November 19, 2021
Unpacking Canada’s fossil fuel industry
November 12, 2021
‘This is an opportunity for us to be critical’: Policing beyond homecoming
November 5, 2021
Finding a religious and spiritual community at Queen's
October 29, 2021
The reality of being a woman in STEM

Editorials
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

The 2022 Golden Globes will be the future of award shows if they don’t change for the better

Jan. 9 marked one of the most anticlimactic happenings in recent Hollywood history: the 79th Golden Globes Awards.Continue...
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

Gyms should be considered an essential service

Gyms should remain open during COVID-19 lockdowns.Continue...

January 14, 2022
Tara Henley’s comments about the CBC exemplify how not to criticize journalism
January 13, 2022
Love triangles in film are unnecessary and unhealthy—change my mind
November 26, 2021
Transparency and accountability is a must for student leadership—and RTZ doesn’t deliver
November 26, 2021
Let’s make academics more accessible and less elitist

Opinions
  • 6 days 9 hours ago

Social media shouldn’t be our primary way of engaging with current events

In 2020, 90 per cent of American millennials got their news from popular social media platforms.Continue...
  • 3 weeks 2 days ago

Anti-Muslim sentiment is alive and well in medicine

Last week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ( CMAJ ), Sherif Emil, a pediatric surgeon at McGill University, penned a letter criticizing a picture of a young girl in a hijab used in an earlier piece.Continue...

November 26, 2021
Chicago Blackhawk’s scandal shows need for better investigative journalism in sports
November 25, 2021
Letter to the Editor: November 25th
November 19, 2021
QSAS’s new accommodations don’t effectively accommodate students
November 12, 2021
Mental health support wait times are a crisis on campus

Arts
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

New art contest open to Kingston youth

The Sydenham District Association (SDA) is running an art contest open to youth in Kingston.Continue...
  • 6 days 9 hours ago

Carolyn Smart talks retirement and legacy

At the end of the 2020-21 year, long-time creative writing professor Carolyn Smart retired from teaching to focus on her family and personal work.Continue...

January 14, 2022
‘Grownup Storytime’ returns to KFPL
January 14, 2022
Desi love stories for cold winter nights
November 26, 2021
Muse releases 23rd issue
November 26, 2021
Exploring the meaning of family in fiction

Sports
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

Ontario University Athletics pushing for ‘Elite’ Status in the eyes of Ontario Government

The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) association is making a push for elite status following the Ontario Government’s decision to exclude post-secondary athletics from their list of “elite amateur leagues” exempt from training restrictions.Continue...
  • 6 days 9 hours ago

New Men’s Volleyball assistant coach Paul Sanderson talks about his life in volleyball

When Paul Sanderson was a high school student in Australia, he had a choice: continue playing basketball as a member of the provincial team or pursue volleyball at the national level.Continue...

January 14, 2022
Rachael Meilikhan takes beach volleyball to the international stage
January 14, 2022
Golden Gaels power rankings: Where does each team sit prior to Jan. 28?
January 14, 2022
‘The Queen’s Journal’ vs ‘Western Gazette’ Fantasy Football: Wrapping up the competition
November 26, 2021
Queen’s topples Concordia in first round of Men’s Rugby Nationals

Lifestyle
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

Don’t ask me to name five songs—it’s just a t-shirt

I’ll never forget my first band t-shirt. I was an awkward thirteen-year-old in seventh grade wearing an extra-large Led Zeppelin shirt from Aeropostale paired with a pair of jeggings and low-rise Converse.Continue...
  • 2 days 9 hours ago

'West Side Story' rights some wrongs, but not nearly enough

Back in 2017, I ran down the stairs excited to tell my parents a West Side Story remake had been announced. My dad, who exclusively watched Bangladeshi soap operas and American true crime, had no idea what I was talking about.Continue...

January 14, 2022
Restructuring my relationship with food
January 14, 2022
Remembering Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
January 14, 2022
Casual Instagram is back—and it’s a breath of fresh air
January 14, 2022
Is it really a new year, new me?

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