The Queen's Journal, Volume 147, Issue 27

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Volume 147, issue 27

Friday, March 27, 2020

Situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples.

since 1873

A century after Spanish Flu, Queen’s grapples with a new pandemic

The intersection of University Ave. and Union St. lies empty on March 26.

The Journal’s coverage of two pandemics a century apart shows similarities, important differences I ain S herriff -S cott Managing Editor On March 16, when Principal Patrick Deane ordered undergraduate classes suspended, it was the first time in more than 100 years Queen’s ceased academic operations because of a public health crisis, and only the second time in the University’s history. Today’s pandemic of COVID-19, caused

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by the new coronavirus, has halted most University operations, cleared Kingston’s streets of pedestrians, and caused an early exodus of students from campus. The last time a disease outbreak caused so much disruption on campus was during the pandemic of Spanish Influenza in 1918, almost 102 years ago, which killed at least 50 million people around the world. At the time, Queen’s closed its doors to students for more than two weeks in October of the fall semester of 1918 when the flu pandemic was at its height in the region. When the dust settled, Kingston recorded the most deaths per capita from the illness than any other city in the country. In the pages of this newspaper, descriptions of campus life grinding to See pandemic on page 5

Shoshannah Bennett Dwara elected next undergraduate trustee R aechel H uizinga News Editor Shoshannah Bennett Dwara was elected the next undergraduate trustee on Wednesday night, beating three other candidates. “I am incredibly grateful to have the responsibility of advocating for the interests of undergraduate students,” Dwara wrote in a statement to The Journal following the release of the results. The ranked election was held from March

24 to 25. Bennett Dwara was elected over three other candidates—Aidan Turnbull, Michael Zhang, and Michael Fraser. Zhang was eliminated in the first round of voting, earning 211 votes. Fraser, with 361 votes, was eliminated in the second round. Turnbull fell behind Bennett Dwara with 527 votes. Bennett Dwara was elected with 738 votes in her favour. In total, 2,481 students voted in See trustee on page 3

IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial: the highs and lows of the year p. 6, The Journal’s athletes of the year p. 8, Looking back at the best arts events of the year, p. 9, Co-editors say goodbye to The Journal p. 12. queensjournal.ca

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