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Trigger warning: the following communication discusses sexualized violence and a criminal charge of sexual assault. Dear King’s community, Earlier today, President Lahey announced that the university has procured the services of Toronto lawyer, Janice Rubin, and her firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP to conduct an independent review for King’s. This is in response to retired professor…
Read MoreTrigger warning: the following communication discusses sexualized violence and a criminal charge of sexual assault. Dear King’s community, It has been four weeks since Dr. Wayne Hankey has been charged with sexual assault in a King’s residence in 1988. I promised a third-party independent review to determine the facts and an appropriate response, conducted in…
Read MoreA University of King's College student has obtained a prestigious Shastri Research Student Fellowship (SRSF), a grant from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Arden Rogalsky is a fourth-year student with a combined honours in History of Science and Technology and classics at King's. "It's a remarkable recognition for a student at this stage of their career…
King's Women's Volleyball have completed the signing of Outside Hitter, Amelia Jardine of Spryfield, NS. Jardine presently attends for JL Ilsley High School, where she serves as a team Co-Captain, and competes outside of school with Sonic's Volleyball Club. A regular in the Provincial circuit, Amelia has represented Nova Scotia consistently across her career, and…
Dear readers, Last month, it was reported that one of the ravens kept at the Tower of London is missing, presumed dead. There are, fortunately, seven remaining ravens. Legend has it if the number of ravens falls below six, then the kingdom will fall. Although the legends surrounding the Tower of London ravens refer to…
We knew that this year’s Conference of the Contemporary was going to be different—challenging, even. We wouldn’t, for example, be able to celebrate the end of the conference by gathering together in The Wardroom, chatting about the day while gorging on cheese and bread. We wouldn’t be able to hug each other, shake hands, or…
King's Men's Basketball have completed the signing of Halifax based Shooting Guard, Alp Ozgoren. Ozgoren, who currently plays for the C.P. Allen Cheetahs, has been a regular fixture in the Basketball Nova Scotia Provincial program, most recently on the provinces U-17 Team in 2019. A standout in the Metro, Ozgoren regularly posts double-digit scoring for…
The UKing’s Literary Society (KLS) held its third Live Poets! reading of the 2020-21 academic year on February 18. With Valentine’s Day still in the air, this installment was focused on the theme of love as attendees engaged in a virtual symposium on Zoom. This was the first Live Poets! event to include three special…
Jennifer Bain, MFA’20, is pleased to announce that her first travel book, 111 Places in Calgary That You Must Not Miss, has been published by Emons Verlag. It is part of a global series of insider guides, which are not your typical travel guides. The chapters revolve around quirky things like abandoned places, cemeteries, haunted…
