Author: Admin
Claire Michela
Endorsement: Zhi Zhen Qin
Irish lace cookie recipe
For many McGill students, St. Patrick’s day means green beer and an excuse for a little Irish mischief. It’s the one day a year that everybody and their dog claims ancestry from the Emerald Isle, because being Irish means one heck of a good time come March 17. But think[Read More…]
From sainthood to St. Sulpice
While most people find an excuse to get out and party on St. Patrick’s day, such as “my great uncle was Irish,” or “Liam Neeson is my favourite actor,” or “I just really, really love Lucky Charms,” many don’t really know why they’re celebrating, or even who Saint Patrick was.[Read More…]
When normal experiences become pathological
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…]
Summit focuses on the needs of international students
On March 9, the SSMU hosted a strategic summit on the needs of international students in the SSMU Building. The event included a discussion of Juhi Sujan’s research on international student services at McGill, followed by a student-only discussion about the problems facing international students at McGill. Sujan, the president[Read More…]
MCSS and PGSS vote to go on limited strike
Last week, the Macdonald Campus Students’ Society (MCSS) voted to go on a one-day strike on March 22. The Post Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) also voted to go on a three-day strike from March 20 to March 22. March 22 is the National Day of Action against tuition increases, when[Read More…]
Manfredi’s second Open Forum addresses student space
On March 12, McGill students, staff, faculty, and other community members assembled to discuss the issues surrounding the events of Nov. 10, in Christopher Manfredi’s (Dean of Arts) second Open Forum meeting. Around 30 people attended the event, including Principal Heather Munroe-Blum and Provost Anthony Masi. Mandated by Munroe-Blum, the[Read More…]
MUNACA rallies in front of James Admin Building
Carolina Millán Ronchetti / McGill Tribune On March 9, approximately 250 members of the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) demonstrated in front of the James Administration Building to protest about a delay in finalizing and signing a collective agreement with the McGill administration. The agreement, ratified by MUNACA’s members[Read More…]