13. The Attempt to Bring Back the Student Choice Initiative

Vol. 149 | 3. Sports and The Scramble ep. 1

On this season of The Scramble, a Golden Gaels special! Follow along for 4 episodes as host Sophie Deasy, current Captain of Queen’s Varsity Swim Team, interviews interesting and inspiring fellow athletes from a variety of Queen’s varsity sports. This week, Sophie sits down with her former Swim Team co-captain Erin Lee to discuss Erin's historic tenure as a Gaels Swimmer, as well as the driving forces behind her journey as a student and athlete at Queen's University. Hosts: Sophie Deasy [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/sophie-deasy/] Producer: Lauren Thomas [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/lauren-thomas/] Executive Producers: Angus Merry [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/angus-merry/], Aysha Tabassum [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/aysha-tabassum/], and Shelby Talbot [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/shelby-talbot/] The Queen’s Journal podcasts feature original music created by the Queen’s Music Production Collective, QWave, provided to us in February, 2021. This episode features the song ‘Bouncy1’ by Hypercubed,

Vol. 149 | 2. Journal Sessions with nana.

The Queen's Journal's Podcast Coordinator Lauren Thomas sat down with local artist and fifth-year Queen's student nana. to talk about his latest EP and artistic process.  To watch nana. perform two songs—"How the West Was Won" from his EP of the same title and the unreleased "I Cannot Run So I Stayed"—check out the latest video from The Journal's Video team.  Host and Producer: Lauren Thomas [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/lauren-thomas/] Executive Producers: Aysha Tabassum [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/aysha-tabassum/] and Shelby Talbot [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/shelby-talbot/] This episode of The Scramble podcast features original music by nana. [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MXrb13yC3lbjim4rYqaOt], including the tracks "How the West Was Won" and "I Cannot Run So I Stayed."

Vol. 149 | 1. May News Recap: Queen's and the UPP, the Math Proficiency Test, and more

In The Scramble's first episode of Volume 149, The Queen's Journal's Sydney Ko, Asbah Ahmad, and Rida Chaudhry round up news stories from our May coverage. The editors discuss student fundraising for India COVID-19 relief (0:34), Queen's move to join the University Pension Plan (2:31), ConEd students' perspectives the Ontario Math Proficiency Test (4:14), and a student-led drive-by protest in downtown Kingston (5:06). Background reading: Queen’s students mobilize to raise funds for grassroots organizations in India [https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2021-05-31/news/queens-students-mobilize-to-raise-funds-for-grassroots-organizations-in-india/] Queen’s to join University Pension Plan on July 1 [https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2021-05-31/news/queens-to-join-university-pension-plan-on-july-1/] The Math Proficiency Test is ‘a slap in the face’ for student teachers [https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2021-05-31/news/the-math-proficiency-test-is-a-slap-in-the-face-for-student-teachers/] Student demonstrators host drive-by protest in Kingston Market Square [https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2021-05-31/news/student-demonstrators-host-drive-by-protest-in-kingston-market-square/] Hosts: Sydney Ko [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/sydney-ko-0/], Asbah Ahmad [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/asbah-ahmad/], and Rida Chaudhry [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/rida-chaudhry/] Producer: Lauren Thomas [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/lauren-thomas/] Executive Producers: Aysha Tabassum [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/aysha-tabassum/] and Shelby Talbot [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/shelby-talbot/] The Queen’s Journal podcasts feature original music created by the Queen’s Music Production Collective, QWave, provided to us in February, 2021. This episode featured the songs “QJ Intro” by Beksinski and “No Name Band” by AKATA 龍虎.

13. The Attempt to Bring Back the Student Choice Initiative

In November 2019, the Divisional Court of Ontario struck down the Ford government's Student Choice Initiative (SCI). Next week, on March 23 and 24, his government will be back in court to appeal the decision. This week, The Journal's Editor in Chief Raechel Huizinga and Assistant News Editor Cassidy McMackon discuss the attempt to bring back the initiative, which had a significant impact on funding for countless groups on Ontario campuses. They look at the history of the SCI, the impact it had on the student experience, and Queen's role in next week's proceedings. Today's podcast features original music provided by The Queen's Music Production Collective, QWAVE. Both songs, Collective and Taia were created by the producer thenheturnedaround Hosts: Raechel Huizinga & Cassidy McMackon Producers: Lauren Thomas & Francesca Lim Executive Producers: Raechel Huizinga & Matt Scace

12. A Conversation with Robin Worling, Queen’s Ice Dunker

Two weeks ago, on a small lake 30 minutes outside of Ottawa, something special happened. Robin Worling, Econ ’19, and a few of his buddies had been doing their usual bit of training on their homemade ice track when they decided to film a stunt they came up with just a few days before: dunking on a basketball net after jumping a 25-foot gap. “I’d done that line a million times,” Worling told The Journal. “I’d [jumped that gap] multiple times.” On this week's episode of The Scramble, Worling sits down with Angus Merry, The Journal's assistant sports editor, to chat about the dunk that went viral, the sport of ice cross, and his athletic background. Read the full story, published last week, here. [https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2021-03-04/sports/meet-robin-worling-queens-ice-dunker-and-crashed-ice-extraordinaire/] Featuring original music by the artist IbDaGib, a member of The Queen's Music Production Collective, QWave. Host: Angus Merry [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/angus-merry/] Producers: Francesca Lim [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/francesca-lim/] & Lauren Thomas [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/lauren-thomas/] Executive Producers: Raechel Huizinga [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/raechel-huizinga/] & Matt Scace [https://www.queensjournal.ca/author/matt-scace/]