Anna Katycheva Anna Katycheva Students’ Society Councillor Maggie Knight was elected SSMU president Friday night, beating opponent Cathal Rooney-Céspedes with 67.2 per cent of the 4,172 votes cast. Chief Electoral Officer Tais McNeil made the announcement in a two-thirds full Gert’s, which erupted in celebration at the announcement. A number[Read More…]
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Spring break: wooo!!!
Until about 5 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, I’d never seen the ocean. I’d seen pictures of it, of course, and I went to Cancun when I was eight years old, but neither really counts. My apprehension towards tropical places was amplified by the hordes of inexcusable “douchebags” I had[Read More…]
Canada wins bronze in British global immigration study
On February 28, the British Council and the Migration Policy Group published a study that ranked Canada third in the world for its policies on immigrant integration. The study compared Canada to 29 other countries, including all European Union member states as well as Norway, Switzerland, and the United States.[Read More…]
The magic of Melo and the majesty of MSG
When you spend too long in one place, it tends to get to you. Therefore, it makes sense to use Reading Week to escape a dreary Montreal February for warmer climes. Yes, your faithful writer sought to escape the aggression of constant snow and biting wind and went to the[Read More…]
Martlets win sixth consecutive QUHL championship
Elisha Lerner Elisha Lerner The McGill Martlets are champions of Quebec once again. The top ranked Martlets continued to utterly dominate their provincial opponents as they captured their sixth consecutive Quebec University Hockey League championship this past week. McGill swept the Montreal Carabins with wins on Thursday and Friday night[Read More…]
Christina Sfeir – VP Internal
Frosh is going to be significantly different next year. How much do you know about the changes that have been proposed or have already gone through and do you support them? I’m worried that the change of a Frosh leader is going to have an effect on people who want[Read More…]
Facebook and what it offers
Every morning when I wake up, I reach down for my laptop, which sits beside my bed on the floor, and I check Facebook. I have already checked Facebook immediately before falling asleep—that’s why my laptop is so close. But as each day brings new possibilities, so I hope Facebook[Read More…]
Maggie Knight – President
How will your experience with SSMU influence your approach if you are elected? I’m very aware of the fact that many students don’t understand SSMU. We need to be making ourselves much more accessible in a variety of ways to reach a variety of audiences. I think there’s a big[Read More…]
Carol Fraser – VP Clubs & Services
What do you think the VP clubs and services relationship should be towards independent student groups that aren’t clubs or services, such as QPIRG? The way I see it is that campus is a place for intellectual growth and intellectual discussion and groups like QPIRG or campus publications. Even though[Read More…]
A response to the critics
In my last column, I expressed some of my thoughts on the Egyptian revolution. I was initially surprised by the comments and letters which seemed primarily to be personal attacks on me, my religion, and my political beliefs. But as I read through them, I also found many that were[Read More…]