Recent McGill research may have brought scientists one step closer to finding an early marker for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is one of the most menacing chronic illnesses, one which attacks the brain by degrading the neural tissue necessary for thoughts and normal brain function. The disease manifests by erasing the[Read More…]
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The true mystery behind a Canadian icon
creations-gallery.com West Wind: the Vision of Tom Thomson by Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont, isn’t a documentary so much as a detective story. Yes, there is a love triangle, and an unexplained death that may or may not be a murder, but these aren’t the mysteries Hozer and Raymont are[Read More…]
Community? Community. Community!
Sitting in on the Department of English Students Association’s General Assembly, where its members debated whether they should continue to strike, I came to a realization: the discussion centred around something far greater than the issues themselves. The debate was really about how to discover and maintain a sense of[Read More…]
MAUT releases report on implications of Nov. 10
The McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT) released to the public its report “Governance, Protest and Security: Report of the MAUT Committee to Examine the Implications of the Events of Nov. 10, 2011″ on March 22. MAUT is an organization of academic staff that aims to foster academic freedom, to[Read More…]
Senate discusses future of education
Last Wednesday’s Senate meeting featured much discussion on improving teaching and learning at McGill, as well as a report from enrolment services on recruitment and retention. While the meeting was closed to outside observers other than members of the campus media and incoming senators, the proceedings were made available to[Read More…]
Speakers discuss green careers
On Wednesday, March 14, three professionals in environment-related fields offered career advice to students interested in pursuing similar careers after graduation. The professional panel session was part of the Career Planning Services’ (CaPS) Green Careers Week, a three-day event featuring over 15 different non-government organizations and a dozen speakers from[Read More…]
Why I don’t speak French
I wish I spoke French. I really do. Back home in Ontario, everyone laughs when I tell them I’m studying English and German in Montreal, but yet can’t speak French and I have to be honest-I really don’t have a good reason for my apparent resistance to my country’s second[Read More…]
Redmen win first CIS Championship in school history
Riots in Sports History
Heysel Stadium Disaster -Belgium, May 29, 1985 Soccer hooliganism has plagued the sport from its birth, but arguably no individual event has left a darker mark than the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985, often referred to as the “darkest hour in the history of Disco.” The 90,000 fans present, a[Read More…]
Student leaders discuss role of Deputy Provost with Masi
Provost Anthony Masi held a retreat with some McGill student leaders on Feb. 27, to discuss the portfolio of the Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) (DP-SLL). Student leaders identified their ideas and concerns for the position, which were briefly addressed in the Board of Governors meeting on March 13.[Read More…]