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Vol. 146, Issue 28
Since 1873
Thursday, April 4, 2019
YEAR IN REVIEW
The Journal captures the story of 2018-19 in a collection of Queen’s most important stories
A warm farewell to Principal Daniel Woolf After a decade, Principal Woolf prepares for his departure Read the Feature on Page 5
Principal Woolf in his office.
PHOTO BY CHRIS YAO
Residence dons required to perform room checks during exam period
Dons not consulted on decision, face extra stress during exams R aechel H uizinga Assistant News Editor
On Mar. 14, Residence Life informed students that Dons would be performing room checks throughout the exam period. The Dons were informed a day later. “It’s a little bit concerning,” Francine*, a current Don, told The Journal in an interview. “It shows you they rolled out this process
without even consulting us. Not only did they go ahead and do it, they actually announced it, and then realized they hadn’t even told us.” Throughout the exam period, residence Dons will be required to perform unscheduled room checks for their students, which could take anywhere from two to twenty minutes. Students will be given access to the Don on-call phone number to call dons individually and set up times for the checks. “You’re constantly getting disrupted to have to go check students out of their rooms,” Francine said. Genevieve*, a Don currently working in residence, told The Journal
in an interview this additional job requirement creates added stress for Dons during the exam period. She said because the room checks are unscheduled and can happen intermittently throughout the day, it will be difficult for Dons to settle into a focused study session. “You can’t actually get any studying done in 15 minutes,” she said. “It’s a complete waste of time.” Dons were not required to perform room checks before this term. “The initial process details were developed by Residence Life staff and communicated to Dons throughout
An interview with the ArtSci student who is a real life
Princess
See Page 13
See Residence on page 3
IN THIS ISSUE: Darts and Laurels, p. 6. Athletics is still a man’s world, p. 7. Kinky Boots to come to Kingston, p. 8. Men’s hockey goalie pens thank you letter to Queen’s, p. 10. Arguing about the year’s best TV show, p. 14. queensjournal.ca
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