This is horrible. It's hard to explain how much this place stands out among the stale, corporate offerings on Queen's campus. It feels like another blow to the soul of a place that is being ground down by the consultant-led homogenization of universities.

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Following last night's AGM, we're so sad to report that the Board informed members that The Grad Club at Queen's University is entering bankruptcy trusteeship and shuttering for good. Goodbye Grad Club. Gone but not forgotten. We will miss you so.

The Doug Ford gov't has passed its 2026 budget bill, which officially removes Ontario's right to know. How he governs, why decisions get made—we'll never know. The same bill consolidates conservation authorities. That's your democracy & your drinking water being impacted #onpoli

👀 Use eye-tracking methodology in ChemEd or DBER? #ChemEd #CER Join or working group! 🧪 @amandabongers.bsky.social @chemwithdrh.bsky.social urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Eye-tracking Working Group

Thank you for your interest in our eye-tracking working session. The plan is to hold one session 9am -1 pm EDT on Friday, May 1st with follow-up sessions to accommodate participants in time zones that...

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Very low on the list of concerns, but why are data centers so ugly? You are spending untold billions on these things, spend a bit more and at least make them vainglorious monuments to our tech oligarchy rather than drab rectangles. We used to be a society - do our elites have no pride!?!

This long weekend, consider the future of Wasaga Beach: a provincially protected environment, home to the endangered plovers, that the Doug Ford gov't wants to transfer to the town's ownership to boost tourism. It's a complicated and possibly precedent-setting tale. thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal

The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

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This podcast docuseries about the dark side of Canadian hockey is something I learned a lot from when it aired in 2023. It didn’t stop me from enjoying the game, but it helped me to contextualize the game within these awful cultural trappings that aren’t discussed nearly enough.

COMMONS: Hockey

From violence and racism on the ice, to corruption, cover-ups, and abuse off of it. Bringing you stories from inside the cult of hockey.

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I do not believe there are any fundraisers to raise funds for the victims and their families, but I understand they will be posted here when they are available: vanfilemergency.my.canva.site

1. False www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 2. False pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... 3. True! 4. False foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/15/l... 5. It has! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

As a part of the Akni’ho:gwa:s Collective artist residency Hart House @jeff.doctor and I are hosting Dwaihwaohe:s Tgaǫ́doʼgeh "We Are All Researching Toronto Together", an event reflecting on Haudenosaunee land tenure in Toronto. March 18 + 19 at Hart House harthouse.ca/events/unmap...

Many recommendation letters written by humans are subtly sexist. Letters written by AIs amplify and expose that sexism. In a new study, male candidates' words include "thinkers" "expert" "integrity" & female candidates' are "emotional" "grace" "delight" 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/chat...

ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters

A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in the workplace entrenches biased language based on gender

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