Dear Principal Munroe-Blum, On behalf of more than 8,000 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, I would like to express the concerns that were raised since the beginning of the MUNACA strike on Sept. 1, 2011. It is certainly true that it is not “business as usual” at the university. Our[Read More…]
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Queen’s U. was right to stamp out profanity
McGill Tribune Queen’s University made a strong statement last Thursday. The university and its student society, the Alma Mater Society (AMS), jointly suspended the century-old Queen’s Bands from performances for the remainder of the semester after the administration discovered that the band had distributed offensive material to its members. Queen’s[Read More…]
This month’s silver lining
In the last few weeks, stalwart European leaders have resigned, the predictions of a possible recession in Canada have been cast, riot police appeared on the McGill campus, a would-be American leader forgot the third point of his own platform, the Syrian regime brutally cracked down on its own people,[Read More…]
Helicoptering in a bit of student solidarity
Everyone and their imaginary friend are writing about the events of this past two weeks. I don’t want to be left out, so I’ll throw in my two cents as well. Although I wasn’t at the tuition hikes march, I did emerge from the SSMU building to a lot of[Read More…]
This week across Canada
West Coast Canada: B.C. and Alberta’s ski hills opened early this year as the West Coast was hit by a huge snowfall this past week. Whistler opened its slopes to the public on Friday, Nov. 18, joining Cypress Mountain, which opened the previous week. Skiers camped out overnight to[Read More…]
McGill libraries top national ranking of student satisfaction
McGill University’s libraries are ranked among the best in Canada, according to a recent Globe and Mail student satisfaction survey. In their report, McGill’s libraries received an ‘A-,’ the second highest possible score. The newspaper published various lists, evaluating different aspects of Canadian universities as part of the Canadian University[Read More…]
McGill’s Goodman Centre dances for cancer research
Earlier this year, researchers at McGill’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre were looking for funding. Getting creative, they combined a serious message with hip-hop music, dancing, and lip-syncing tenured faculty in a YouTube video titled “McGill Dances for Cancer
BioConnect summit
McGill held its second annual interdisciplinary biotechnology symposium last Tuesday. The symposium, held at New Residence Hall, focused on bridging the gap between industry and academia. and included presentations by speakers from both fields, a student poster competition, and a networking session. The event was organized by the BioConnect 2011[Read More…]
McGill coders take home silver
Three McGill students won silver in the second Great Canadian Appathon earlier this month. Resistor5, a team of U4 engineering students, developed the second-best mobile video game in a 48-hour long competition that included over 400 students from across Canada. Mike Hoffman, Mike Darwish, and Stephane Beniak’s game, titled Ludicrous[Read More…]
SSMU Council discusses co-signing letter with MUNACA
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune Councillor resignation The session began with an announcement that Fenimore Love, the representative to SSMU Council from the faculty of religious studies, was resigning from his position. He did so without any explanation; the council expects a replacement. Libraries Colleen Cook, Trenholme Dean of Libraries,[Read More…]