Approximately 1,500 people gathered in front of the Palais des Congrès last Friday to show their solidarity with Canadian First Nations and Chief Theresa Spence, who has been on a hunger strike for the past month in protest of the federal government’s stance on Indigenous rights. Following a traditional round[Read More…]
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Students voice concerns about advising at Consultation Fair
Last Wednesday, students, advisors, and other members of the McGill community gathered in Redpath Hall for the third semi-annual Consultation Fair. The fair provided a forum for participants to discuss and voice concerns about advising and graduate supervision at McGill. The fair was a joint effort by the McGill administration,[Read More…]
Former MUHC director of human resources under investigation for fraud
Stella Lopreste, the former director of human resources for the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) super-hospital project, is under investigation by the Unité permanente anti-corruption Québec (UPAC) for allegedly defrauding the facility of $1.6 million. Last Tuesday morning, UPAC searched the downtown office of the MUHC for information on the[Read More…]
Panel debates Senate reform effects on linguistic minorites
Last Wednesday, in Chancellor Day Hall, Linguistic Rights McGill held their inaugural panel discussion on Canadian senate reform and its impact on linguistic minorities. The panel consisted of Stéphane Dion, former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada; Céline Hervieux-Payette, former Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate; and[Read More…]
SSMU may raise student fees to pay for Shatner utilities
Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Last Thursday, March 29, SSMU Council discussed the status of the lease on the Shatner Building. “We’ve been in negotiations about the lease since our mandate was not renewed some time in the first semester,” Emily Yee Clare, VP University Affairs, said. Last November, Council[Read More…]
SSMU Council discusses AUS GA
Last Thursday’s Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) legislative council opened with a discussion of the SSMU executives’ open letter to the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), which addressed the poor organization and communication before and during the AUS General Assembly (GA) last Tuesday. The letter, published online in the McGill[Read More…]
Lecture addresses benefits of grassroots education
Last Thursday, McGill’s Aboriginal Sustainability Program and the Sauvé Scholars Program hosted a talk by Louellyn White, who discussed her time studying the Akwesasne Freedom School as part of her PhD dissertation. White, who is part Mohawk, is an assistant professor in First People’s studies at Concordia University. In the[Read More…]
High-flying McGill student meets with Pakistan PM
Courtesy of Zohaib Asad In 2011, Pakistani student Zohaib Asad earned a record-breaking 28 ‘A’s in the University of Cambridge International O-Level Examinations, a high school examination program run by the University of Cambridge that’s taken in over 80 countries. This month, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani invited[Read More…]
