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In The Scramble's premier episode, The Queen's Journal's Claudia Rupnik and Aysha Tabassum discuss the summer's two defining storylines: the COVID-19 pandemic (0:36) and the anti-racism movement (3:35), and the unique ways they affected the Queen's community. Later, Claudia sits down with Ashanthi Francis, ASUS Equity Commissioner, and Angela Sahi, AMS Social Issues Commissioner (9:45), to chat about what discussions have looked like with the University in putting together anti-racism initiatives and what students can expect in the coming months and years. Finally, Claudia and Aysha run through the latest headlines coming out of Queen's campus. (21:34)Background reading:COVID-19Will first-year students be remote in the winter term? Provost says yes, with some exceptionsUniversity expects just 6,600 students to be on campus in fall termClass of 2024 entering an untraditional SeptemberAnti-Racism‘Stolen by Smith’ Instagram account details systemic violence at Queen’s business schoolInstagram removes ‘Smith White Business’ account which claimed to provide safe space for white Commerce students How ‘Erased by FEAS’ is uniting the voices of BIPOC Engineering studentsAt virtual town hall, executive director of Commerce says she has “no plans” to step down following calls for resignationOther headlines:‘[W]e do not have jobs to formally offer as of now’: Queen’s reopening plan doesn’t account for AMS service staffA look inside a new COVID-19 ready ARCHosts: Claudia Rupnik & Aysha TabassumGuests: Ashanthi Francis, ASUS Equity Commissioner & Angela Sahi, AMS Social Issues CommissionerProducer: Lauren ThomasExecutive Producers: Raechel Huizinga & Matt Scace