Quebec’s government is moving toward securing unbarred executive control over 8 million hectares of the province’s forests for the forestry industry’s industrial logging agenda. This legislation—Bill 97—pads the pockets of industrial logging companies, while bulldozing constitutional and humanitarian obligations to the Indigenous communities who steward much of the targeted land. [Read More…]
Author: Lulu Calame
Four eco-friendly practices for Montreal apartment living
As summer winds down and a new academic year approaches, many students are moving into—or back into—their Montreal apartments for the fall semester. Whether you’re settling into your first off-campus space or returning to a familiar rental, it’s the perfect time to establish habits that are good for the planet[Read More…]
The blurry lines between poor sportsmanship and racism in women’s professional tennis
On June 7, American tennis star Coco Gauff fell to the ground in pure emotion upon winning the 2025 Roland-Garros (French Open) final. The 21-year-old shone in the match’s second and third sets to beat renowned Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked number one in the world by the Women’s[Read More…]
Back to the roots: Investigating how soil influences root traits
Plant roots may be out of sight, but they are not out of mind for McGill researchers. While it is known that fine roots—those less than two mm in diametre—possess highly variable physiological and morphological properties, the reasons behind this variation remain unknown. Caroline Dallstream, a PhD student in McGill’s[Read More…]
The Bear is back and breaking cycles, not plates
I worked as a server in high school, and I can attest to the chaos that takes place within a restaurant kitchen. Notorious melting pots of large personalities, kitchens are often home to screaming matches and shattered plates. This conflict remains hidden from customers, tucked away behind the facade of[Read More…]
Students protest for Palestine at Parliament, in photos
~DIGITAL~ ~FILM~
Faith in art over profit with ‘Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde’
In a corner of the exhibition’s second room, Émilie Charmy’s Still Life with Pomegranates sits beside Jacqueline Marval’s self-portrait Minerva. The scenes in oil are classical: Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, condemned to the underworld for six months for eating six pomegranate seeds, resurfacing in the spring only to descend[Read More…]
SPHR commemorates student movement victories, including PAGIP’s ratification, one year after Palestine Solidarity Encampment
On May 4, Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR) at McGill hosted a community gathering and fundraiser for Gaza on McGill’s Lower Field. These eight hours of programming marked the anniversary of the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment, established by student protestors on the Lower Field one year prior. In an[Read More…]
Mohawk Mothers accuse McGill of concealing new evidence of human remains at the New Vic site
At a press conference on April 30, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) alleged that McGill University and the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI) found new evidence of human remains earlier this month at the site of the New Vic Project, where an ongoing investigation into possible unmarked graves is underway.[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: The symbolic student voice
At McGill, the main conduit for student input in decision-making is committees, working groups, advisory councils, and other bodies that meet and deliberate. When decisions that impact students are made, students must have a role, as provided by both Quebec’s Act respecting the accreditation and financing of student associations and[Read More…]
