The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)—the primary reference tool for psychologists and psychiatrists—is undergoing a makeover. The DSM-5, set to be released in May 2013, may include a newer, more exclusive definition of autism, and the inclusion of the soon-to-be-defined absexuality and relational disorders. However, one of[Read More…]
Author: Admin
Rose Cousins: We Have Made a Spark
Part of what makes Rose Cousins’ music so touching is its deeply personal nature. While her slow and folky strumming might be a far cry from Adele’s upbeat pop ballads, the two songstresses’ music have one thing in common: raw emotion. Like Adele, Cousins grants her listeners an all-access pass[Read More…]
Shyam Patel
Ecologist speaks about need to conserve canopies
On Thursday, March 8, the McGill school of environment hosted a lecture by Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, a renowned forest ecologist and professor at the Evergreen State College in Washington. The event, which took place in New Residence Hall, was preceded by a round table with Nadkarni and students from the[Read More…]
Sahil Chaini
Nature Medicine editor talks science journalism
Last Wednesday, Elie Dolgin (BSc ’03), the associate news editor at the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, returned to McGill to speak about science journalism and reflect on his time at McGill. “I did my undergrad in this very building. If you go upstairs, you’ll see one of the window boxes-I[Read More…]
Endorsement: Shyam Patel
Is art moral?
Though crooked celebrities are in no short supply, controversy shook the Grammys last month when Chris Brown won Best R&B Album for his latest release, F.A.M.E. He may be a good R&B artist, but many were outraged—how could the music industry endorse someone who physically abused his girlfriend (in his[Read More…]
Endorsement: Allison Cooper
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy getting mentally prepared for the debauch of the year, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … FOOTBALL — The football world was shaken twice over the last week as two major stories dominated NFL headlines. First, the New[Read More…]