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Jan 89 min read
More Than A Trend: Harnessing Online and Offline Platforms for Lasting Change Against Sexual Violence
The vast reach of social media platforms today has, without a doubt, allowed audiences to access and share information on social issues...
Sep 29, 20236 min read
Tekanerahtá:sens tanon tewake’nikónrhare (The leaves are falling, and I am worried)
For Indigenous students, stepping onto campus kannena’ké:ne (in Autumn) once meant diving headfirst into student-life while challenging...
Jun 29, 20233 min read
From Secrets to Solidarity: Embracing Queerness
As a child, I was a tomboy. I have an older brother, and my mom often recycled his clothes for me, which I had no problem with. I liked...
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Building Community on Campus
As an incoming student into the class of 2024, I started my first undergraduate year at Queen’s in my small childhood bedroom in the...
Nov 3, 20204 min read
The Imposter Syndrome and How It Disproportionately Affects the Oppressed
It’s 2020 and most post secondary programs and job industries are more diverse than ever. Women and people of colour are successfully...
Apr 13, 20206 min read
Dear people who choose not to physically distance
Written by: Quinn Fotheringham and Roya Shidfar
Jul 6, 20193 min read
A Critique of the Women's March: The Struggle of Intersectionality Amongst a Diverse Crowd
By: Georgia Haynes Georgia Haynes is a second year Concurrent Education student at Queen's University, majoring in Gender Studies. ...
Jun 27, 20195 min read
Chairs, Tables, and Other Systemic Sexism in the Workplace
By: Kate Wallace I work as an intern at an executive head hunting firm, and usually sift through around 20-30 resumes daily. Recently, I...
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