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Residence Life

How Is My Residence Room Assigned?

You Asked: “How do they determine which residence room I get? How is my rez room assigned? How does Queen’s decide which dorm room I get? etc, etc!”
We Answered: The short and sweet answer is: by lottery. However, it does get slightly more complicated than this. For all of you control freaks, read on [...]

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What should I pack for first year at Queen’s?

You Asked: “What should I pack for the next 8 months in residence at Queen’s? What do I need to bring for first year? What can I leave behind at home?”
We Answered: If you haven’t thought about these questions ad nauseum, you are a rare breed of chill.
Thankfully, with a strong pre college packing list [...]

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Queen’s University Residences: As Hotels?

When friends and family would come visit me in the summer during my time at Queen’s, this meant one of two things:
1) Having them camp out uncomfortably on couches, futons, housemates beds … or spoon with me.
2) Having them cough up big bucks for a hotel or B&B in Kingston, which is a pricey place [...]

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Guest Post: Chown Hall, The Poshest Place On Campus

Recently one of our readers, Sarah, shared this amazing post about Chown Hall. Read on, for the inside scoop on the poshest residence on campus:
If you’re living in Chown, you’re in for a treat. Sure there are going to be guys that you meet in frosh week who give you the dumb-founded “you live with [...]

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West Campus Residence

Most people consider themselves cursed if they end up on West Campus. But I really beg to differ.

It’s a hell of a walk from main campus, is in the middle of nowehere, is neighboured by a prison, and looks like a crappy old elementary school.

Other ideas:

However, Westies are a close knit group. They have their [...]

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Waldron Tower

As the ghettotees crew so aptly puts it, “Got Sinks”. Wally is one of the furthest residences from campus, but it’s the closest to downtown Kingston.
So if you get some early morning Pan Chancho cravings, or are in need of a little Princess Street action, Wally is a good fit for you (not that you [...]

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Victoria Hall

Vic is the biggest rez on campus. With six floors of non-stop debauchery you are likely to make friends and floormates fast here.

Most rooms are doubles, with some singles, economy doubles, and triples. Bathrooms are private and across the hall from the rooms, and there is laundy on every floor. Additionally, there is a convenience [...]

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Morris Hall

During my first year, all the cool cats lived in Morris, as the Arts and Science floor was located there. This rez is right down by the shore of Lake Ontario and has some incredibly huge double rooms, if you are so lucky.

McNeil, Morris, Leonard and Gordon Brockington are situated in a U-shape around a [...]

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McNeil Hall

McNeil is located on the northeast corner of Leonard Field, at the intersection of Stuart and Lower Albert Streets.

Other ideas:

It was built in 1955 and certainly has an interesting history. It was originally an all male dorm for 33 years before become an all girls house in 1988. Then, it became co-ed .. and the [...]

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Adelaide Hall

Ban Righ, Adelaide, and Chown are three gorgeous all-girl dorms that most people (most girls that is) dread ending up in for some reason or another. Rooms are less congruent than in other buildings, and the character of the building really shines through. Huge singles have been known to be found in these rezes.
While much [...]

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