Simon Poitrimolt A talk by Dr. Tom Palmer on tyranny and oppression in North Korea on Feb. 7 was met with mixed reactions. Hosted by Libertarian McGill and the Institute for Liberal Studies, the speech focused on the nature and principles of freedom. Palmer, a senior fellow at Washington’s[Read More…]
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Martlets brush with elimination but win thrilling upset
Sam Reynolds This weekend’s faceoff agains Laval’s Rouge et Or in the RSEQ semi-finals was undoubtedly the greatest challenge the Martlet volleyball team faced this season. Coming off a 5-10 season and sporting a minus 11 set differential, the team barely edged out a weak Sherbrooke team to qualify[Read More…]
First SUS GA on record will discuss tuition increases
The Science Undergraduate Society will hold its first General Assembly on Feb. 29. The list of motions, while not yet finalized, will include one motion opposing tuition increases and another concerning the formation of a strike committee similar to the motion presented at the AUS GA on Jan. 31.[Read More…]
The new pipeline offers little but a sticky situation
McGill Tribune Why should we, as global citizens, be concerned about a new $5.5-billion pipeline flowing from the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta to Kitimat, a coastal port in north-western British Columbia? First, we are consumers of oil. Second, we need to move from fossil fuels to clean[Read More…]
Day 2 of occupation: sixth floor occupiers remain
The protesters staging a sit-in in the lobby of James Administration left the building at around 11:20 a.m today, following a night inside without access to washrooms, food, or Internet. Over 20 occupiers remain in the sixth floor of the building, and half a dozen students spent the night in sleeping bags outside[Read More…]
Students occupy James Admin, call for Mendelson’s resignation
This is a developing story and the Tribune continues to monitor the situation. Developments will be added as they occur. Around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday Jan. 7, a group of about 20 students occupied the office of Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson on the sixth floor of the James Administration[Read More…]
Judicial Board reinstated despite legal concerns
Last Thursday, the SSMU Board of Directors (BoD) voted to immediately reinstate the Judicial Board (J-Board) in order to conclude the J-Board’s upcoming hearing as soon as possible. SSMU will also draft a student referendum question that will bring the J-Board into compliance with Quebec Law. The meeting followed the[Read More…]
Day 2 of occupation: sixth floor occupiers remain
Carolina Millán Ronchetti The protesters staging a sit-in in the lobby of James Administration left the building at around 11:20 a.m today, following a night inside without access to washrooms, food, or Internet. Over 20 occupiers remain in the sixth floor of the building, and half a dozen students spent[Read More…]
Students occupy James Admin, call for Mendelson’s resignation
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune This is a developing story and the Tribune continues to monitor the situation. Developments will be added as they occur. Around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday Jan. 7, a group of about 20 students occupied the office of Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson[Read More…]
Student Democracy: The agency of the few
The SSMU General Assembly last week was the latest installment of an institution at McGill showcasing both the theoretical promise of direct democracy and the reality of its own illegitimacy. The theoretical promise comes from the reasonable idea that the student body of a university should have a say in[Read More…]