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Credit:  Journal File Photo Though Queen’s had announced it was planning two in-person Homecoming celebrations in October, Principal Patrick Deane cancelled those plans this morning. “[W]e have made the difficult decision to cease any preparations for an in-person event this fall due to concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Homecoming 2021 will be entirely virtual,” Deane wrote in a statement. The decision was made after consultations with the University’s healthcare partners, the City of Kingston, and Kingston Police, according to Deane.  READ MORE:  “Late last month, th...

Homecoming 2021 to Be Entirely Virtual Says Principal Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane announced in a statement on February 9th 2021 that all Homecoming 2021 events will be virtual. This statement follows announcements made in January about plans to host two Homecoming events in October 2021.   Deane stated the early announcements were made to assist in the planning needed for a safe Homecoming experience.   Following conversations with university and community stakeholders, the Principal announced this morning that the University has decided to cease any preparations for an in...

Queen’s University no longer plans to host an in-person Homecoming this fall.

Spanish property buyers to recoup €3 million UP TO twenty Donegal homebuyers who were caught cold by the Spanish property market crash are expected to recoup much of the €3m they paid for holiday homes that were never built. A ruling in Spain’s supreme court in December 2015 opened the way for hundreds of Irish people to claim directly from the banks rather than property developers, who promptly declared themselves bankrupt. It has been estimated Irish buyers are owed hundreds of millions in deposits and stage payments on properties purchased off-plan, most of which were never completed...

Queen's Principal Issues Statement following Racist Zoom Hack of Lecture February 3 2020.  Queen's University Principal and Vice Chancellor Patrick Deane issued a statement following a racist zoom attach that took place on February 2nd during a guest lecture from Yale Professor Dr. Kathryn Lofton at the School of Religious Studies.   Dr. Lofton's lecture  entitled “The Present Life of Blasphemy: Kanye West in American Popular Culture,” occured over Zoom on February 2nd and discussed the career of the American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer as ...