In this episode, we read statements available to us for campus and community groups on the ballot for the AMS Fall 2025 referendum. Students can learn more about the referendum by visiting myams.org, your student government website, and follow the AMS on instagram @queens_ams.

In this special episode of Campus Beat, host Dinah Jansensits down with 5 of the 6 2025 Queen’s University Distinguished Service Award Recipients.   Inaugurated by the University Council in 1974, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals who have made the University a better place through their extraordinary contributions. Queen’s faculty, staff, students, retirees, and members of University Council, the Queen’s Alumni Association, and the Board of Trustees are invited each year to nominate candidates for a Queen’s Distinguished Service Award.   This years’ recipients include faculty, staff, and volunteers who’ve helped shape Queen’s through years of leadership, mentorship, and behind-the-scenes support. Of the winners, Principal and Vice Chancellor Patrick Deane said that is  “an incredibly inspiring group of people we’re celebrating with this year’s Distinguished Service Awards,” and “Their passion, commitment, and generosity have made a lasting mark at Queen’s, and we’re all better for it. Principal Deane extended his gratitude and went on to add that the winners “represent the best of our community, and their work is inspiring.” This years’ winners, Dr. Stephen Archer, Heather Black, Tianna Edwards, Professor Takis Katsabanis, Sandra Murray, and Ann Tierney will soon be honoured at a special reception at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on November 7th.  Registration for the event is still open via queensu.ca/alumni. Unfortunately, we were not able to connect with Distinguished Service Award Winner Sandra Murray. Sandra dedicated 37 years of extraordinary service to Queen’s, becoming a cornerstone of the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Starting as a receptionist and progressing to impactful leadership, she played a vital role in supporting faculty and staff, advancing teaching excellence, and fostering a rich academic environment benefitting generations of educators and learners alike. She leaves an enduring legacy defined by steadfast dedication, generosity, and an unparalleled support network vital to Queen’s academic community. Congratulations to Sandra alongside her Distinguish Service Award Winning peers on their tremendous accomplishments!

Ring! Ring! Wanna see something super HOT before the summer? Queen’s Musical Theatre brought Heathers to Kingston! In this episode, CFRC’s Nathan Zhe chatted with QMT’s Vocal Director Ryan Killoran about QMT and their upcoming production hitting the Baby Grand April 10th-17th!  Details below! Queen’s Musical Theatre is proud to announce “HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL” as our Winter 2025 Production. Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy. Based on the film written by Daniel Waters, “HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL” was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Marguerite Derricks. “HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com. “HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL” follows the story of Veronica Sawyer as she navigates the usual trials of high school: friends, popularity, love and murder. With music, book, and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy, the musical adapts the 1989 cult classic dark comedy movie of the same name. The musical shows Veronica’s relationship with the popular mean girls at her high school, all named Heather, and her romance with the new mysterious boy in town Jason “J.D.” Dean. But things begin to escalate as J.D. shows his darker side and soon people start to die. Veronica must deal with the school’s believing the deceased to be complex, tragic heroes who took their own lives, instead of bad people who were murdered. Heathers: The Musical knows what to poke fun at and what to take seriously. This is evident in its equal-part satirical and serious exploration of the musical’s many topics, including high school, cycles of abuse, bullying, violence, mental health, and suicide. Queen’s Musical Theatre’s “HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL” directed by Sarena Abramson, and produced by Nathan Zhe, will be running from April 10th – 17th, 2025 at Baby Grand Theatre, Kingston Grand Theatre. Enjoy the conversation!

In today’s extended episode, we feature conversations with four of the five MP Candidates for Kingston and the Islands who responded to our invitations for interviews about their campaigns.  We chatted with Mark Gerretsen, incumbent MP for the Liberal Party seeking re-election, alongside Daria Juüdi-Hope, candidate for the NDP; Bryan Paterson, candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, as well as Fintan Hartnett, candidate for the Kingston and Islands Green Party.  We reached out on four separate occasions to the local People’s Party of Canada campaign team for Ronald Perry but received no response by the time of broadcast.  All candidates were interviewed separately due to their busy schedules and asked the same questions.  In this program, we present each candidates’ responses for the benefit of the Queen’s and Kingston and the Islands community members.  To learn more about the federal election occurring on April 28th, you can visit elections.ca for information on how to register and how to vote.  Thank you for joining us here on CFRC 101.9 FM and we hope you enjoy our conversations with the 2025 federal MP candidates for Kingston and the Islands!

Quilt is Queen’s University’s undergraduate literary publication. It was established by members of the English Department Student Council in 2020, with the goal of providing writers across disciplines at Queen’s University a platform to share their brilliant work and to collaborate with those who might not share their same program of study, but do share a passion for the written word. Quilt strives to bridge the gap between creative and academic writing and foster a space where the intersection between formality and imagination can exist. In this CFRC takeover, the Quilt team chats about Quilt, its upcoming launch event ahead of the upcoming issue’s title, NOSTOS.  Enjoy!

In this Club Takeover special, we chat with Greg Hicks and Laura Bernier of the Queen’s Swing Dance Club.  This club is a swing dance community active at Queen’s in Kingston ratified by the Alma Mater Society in 1999 and celebrating its jubilee this year.  Each Monday, the group offers beginner lessons followed by social dancing at The Spire open to students and community members. Join the Queen’s Swing Dance Club in celebrating their Silver Jubilee On March 28th at St. Mark’s Lutherat at 6:45 PM for a blues dj-ed social dance.  On Saturday the 29th, the club will be at St. George’s Great Hall at 1 PM for a Balboa lesson and a DJ’d social dance followed by a Lindy Hop Lesson and Live Band social dance featuring Ed Thompson’s 6+1 starting at 6:30 PM. Learn more and join the club by following the club’s instagram @queenssdc or visiting their website at www.queenssdc.ca.

Step into the ever-evolving world of the Internet—where reality blurs between a show and a podcast! For this special club takeover, we welcomed Iulia Rus, Assistant Director of the DAN School of Drama and Music’s Winter 2025 Major Love and Information, along with Charlie Hensel, who plays “Z” in the production. Recorded in the cozy CFRC studio, our conversation delves into the creative process behind this unique show, currently running at the Studio Theatre in the Isabel Bader Centre from March 5–16. Join us as we go behind the scenes, exploring the stories of the dedicated drama students bringing Love and Information to life at Theological Hall!   This episode is hosted and produced by Nathan Zhe

Coming up in this special Queen’s Club Takeover of CFRC’s Campus Beat airwaves, we’re chatting with folks from the group Let’s Get Revved Up. The Let’s Get Revved Up club was formed in 2023 with the mission of raising funds and awareness for the Revved Up program. Revved Up is a not-for-profit organization at Queen’s that supports physical activity opportunities for individuals living with physical and developmental disabilities. In light of recent and ongoing budget cuts to the program, the team’s ultimate goal is to work towards improving the functioning of Revved Up. They are also running a big event on March 22nd to support their club’s initiatives. Here with us in this episode to chat about Let’s Get Revved Up are the club’s co-chairs Amy Anderson and Erin Moskovic. The full broadcast version of this episode also contained a great playlist of songs curated by Revved Up participants but are not included in this podcast due to copyright. Thank you for joining us!

Hello and welcome to another episode of Campus Beat! In this installment, we’re thrilled to sit down with Queen’s University Rector Niki Boytchuk-Hale, along with this year’s Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award winners: Hannah Burrows, Ore Maxwell, and Zaid Kasim. The Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award (ABTA)—named in honor of Dr. Agnes Benidickson, Queen’s University Chancellor from 1980 to 1996—is the highest honor a Queen’s student can receive. It recognizes exceptional leadership, character, community impact, and distinguished service during their time at Queen’s. Induction into the Tricolour Society is a testament to the profound contributions these individuals have made to the university and its culture. Queen’s Rector Niki Boytchuk-Hale, herself a Tricolour Award recipient last year, has announced that this year’s Tricolour Awards and Induction Gala will take place on April 4th. As always, CFRC will proudly broadcast the event live from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. To learn more about the awards, register for the ceremony, or explore the legacy of the Tricolour Society, visit queensu.ca/alumni or the Office of the Rector’s website at queensu.ca/rector. Join us as we dive into a conversation with Rector Niki Boytchuk-Hale and this year’s award winners to discuss their incredible achievements, their impact on Queen’s University life, and what this honor means to them. Tune in for an inspiring episode you won’t want to miss!

In this special edition of Campus Beat, we’re pleased to welcome members of the Queen’s Royal Canadian Moon Patrol Team, a design team of multidisciplinary engineering students at Queen’s University getting ready to compete in NASA’s 2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge in Huntville, Alabama this spring. We chatted with team members about their group and its formation, the competition and the work each are doing individually and together as a team to be ready for Alabama. We get many insights about the collaborative work engineering students undertake on campus where they can mobilize their own expertise while developing new skillsets as well. We also learn more about what the future holds for this group, and ways listeners can support their endeavour. We hope you enjoy the episode.