Founded in 1912 as the McGill Women’s Union, the Union for Gender Empowerment (UGE) was established as the university’s only female social club. It provided a space for women to gather since the Alma Mater Society, the precursor to the Student’s Society of McGill University, was a men’s-only club until[Read More…]
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You’ll never walk alone (again?)
Even if the weather is getting slightly more bearable as the days go on, walking to campus every day can take a toll. Thanks to an unfortunate sprained ankle, I’ll be avoiding the trek, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know the frustrating feeling of being so bored of your[Read More…]
Behind the Montreal deli beef
As an avid, please forgive my use of the word, foodie, I managed to live in Montreal for two whole years without trying the fare on offer at Schwartz’s. Being one to root for the underdog, I took the comments by seasoned smoked meat enthusiasts—that Le Main is actually where[Read More…]
Meet your perfect match: Freely Sex Toys
In 2020, four McGill engineering students—Nina Martinez (U2), Pierre-Luc Leboeuf (U2), Ben Lusterio-Adler (U3), and Alex Moreau (U4)— were on a Zoom call after a particularly difficult exam. The conversation broached the topic of self-care routines, which eventually led to a discussion of masturbation. Sex toys came up, and after[Read More…]
Junk on Earth: A fun premise gone wrong
If you are chronically online, odds are you have seen clips over the past few months of Diane Morgan’s character Philomena Cunk from the Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth. The most notable of these soundbites went viral on TikTok and features Morgan’s character asking Oxford art history professor Martin Kemp,[Read More…]
A holy site steps away from campus
In the late summer of 1912, a highly anticipated visit to the Montreal Baha’i Shrine, formerly the Maxwell home, located at 1548 Avenue des Pins, made anglophone and francophone headlines all across Montreal. Articles titled “Persian Teacher to Preach Peace” and “Apostle of Peace Meet Socialists” could be found across[Read More…]
The super family behind Super Sandwich
If you are a McGill student, odds are you have heard of Super Sandwich. Or, if you are my roommate, you have eaten it every single day you have been on campus for the past year without fail. Wherever you fall on this spectrum, you can agree that Super Sandwich[Read More…]
Cinéma L’Amour: Beyond the merch
If you have walked around campus for more than five minutes, odds are you have seen someone sporting a “Cinéma L’Amour” tote bag. But what exactly is the Cinéma L’Amour? Are these people avid viewers of the erotic films played by the cinema or are they just posers? I decided[Read More…]
