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Reasons why you should study outside this spring
1. Sunlight is a proven mood enhancer. When you’re getting large doses of sunshine, your body creates vitamin D, which helps prevent osteoporosis, some forms of cancer, and depression, among other things. After months of winter cold and gloom, the sheer contrast of a warm, sunny day might be all[Read More…]
McGillLeaks are not worth a legal crusade
Last month the anonymous group “McGillLeaks” published confidential documents from McGill’s office of Development and Alumni Relations. The administration has been seriously investigating the leak, even bringing in the police to help. Their response has been aggressive and effective, and the “McGillLeaks” website was quickly taken down. The university’s lawyers[Read More…]
Special SSMU GA cancelled due to lack of strike motion
A Special SSMU General Assembly (GA) scheduled for this past Wednesday, March 28, was cancelled after the undersigned councillors withdrew their petition. The assembly was called with the knowledge that there might be a motion for a strike vote, but at the time of its cancellation no such motion had[Read More…]
U.S. university applications process is far from ideal
Four years ago I sat down in my living room with a middle-aged woman who upon first impressions seemed kind and respectful. It was my Yale entrance interview. Palms sweaty and nerves high, I plodded through the first 25 minutes before she stopped me and said, “You’re not being very[Read More…]
Joke Issue: The Crumpeteer’s Manifesto
Fighting for Internet freedom on two fronts
Never mind that public opposition shut down internet regulation laws SOPA and PIPA in the United States. Never mind that protestors in the European Union managed to delay the progress of their version, ACTA, through the courts so that (knowing European bureaucracy) the law may never in fact be enacted.[Read More…]