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Whistling: March 30, 2019

Whistle while you… WAFFLE? We don’t cover any of the obvious ones (except for one request) in this all-whistling WAFFLES!, selecting instead some of the more obscure whistling-centric works of classical music, jazz, alternative pop and even a great (?) reggae cover of an ’80s whistling-heavy hit. Whistle along with WAFFLES! Tracks this episode: WAFFLES! […]

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The Agnes Benedickson Tricolour Award: Celebrating Service and Contributions to Queen’s University

This episode of Campus Beat features our chat with the five outstanding winners of the 2019 Agnes Benedickson Tricolour Award. This year’s winners are Erika Campell, Zac Baum, Benji Christie, Umpai Thammachack and Olivia Rondeau. Learn more about their acheivements, inspiration, and what’s coming up next for these wonderful folks! Cha Gheill! Special Thanks to […]

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Julian Yang , PhD student in Medieval History, supervised by Dr Richard Greenfield.

Topic: Constructing holiness and unholiness through writing and reflection of authorial motivations in Christian literary works produced in medieval Byzantium. Overview: For the successful completion of this project, examining the authorial role in composing hagiographical literature and possible motivations behind hagiographers for promoting the cult of saints is paramount. Medieval Byzantium was actually quite a skeptical society, […]

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For the Love of Christie

And the hits just don’t come easy on One-Hit Wonders: The Follow-Ups! Like Christie: remember “Yellow River”? Can he follow it with another one? Find out next! SAN BERNADINO, CHRISTIE SHES READY, SPIRAL STAIRCASE GOOD GUYS ONLY MAKE IT IN THE MOVIES, MEL AND TIM BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER, WILLIAM DEVAUGHN I’LL BE YOUR […]

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Finding A Voice
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Open Mics and a Poetry Slam

First hour featuring, from the March 6th UV (Ultraviolet Magazine) open mic at the Union Gallery, you’ll hear readings or performances by Sasha Hill, Ashley Newton, Haley Sarfeld, Bob MacKenzie, Sara Celine, Billie Kearns, Elyse Loewen, and Ted Brownlow. Second hour featuring, from the February 27th Queen’s Poetry Slam event held at the Grad Club, […]

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Kindness and Interconnectivity

Kindness and Interconnectivity

Recorded: February 14 2019 Set around a fireplace in Queen’s University’s Stauffer Library, this conversation addresses the relations between kindness and interconnectivity. Queen’s Jacqueline M. Davies (Professor in Philosophy) and Paul Grogan (Professor in Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology) consider, from different disciplinary perspectives, questions like: what does kindness and awareness of interconnection mean in the classroom?  The conversation begins and ends […]

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Appreciating Commonalities; Learning To Respond With Love And Compassion

After ending my football career and getting involved in social equity clubs at Queen’s University, I was exposed to different conversations about equity and inclusion and shocked to discover different harmful experiences minorities have dealt with on campus. This episode will offer ways to respond with love to those who mistreat us, and stem from […]

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