Miranda Whist To the tune of drums and cymbals, students held a second protest for the Architecture Café during Wednesday’s senate meeting. The protest took place near the entrance to the Leacock building, where senate meetings are held, and was led by Mobilization McGill, an ad-hoc group formed in response[Read More…]
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Trivial Pursuit: a McGill student competes on Jeopardy!
babble.com In 1856, John C. Fremont ran for President as the first candidate of the newly created Republican Party. He lost to James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States and the only lifelong bachelor to have ever occupied the White House. I relate these facts from memory. Anyone[Read More…]
New committee a victory for students
McGill Tribune There is a brand new committee at McGill: the Student Consultation and Communication Work Group. Created by Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson, the group’s mandate is to “broadly consider, and make recommendations about, the methods used to consult and communicate with our students.” At least[Read More…]
The show about writing a show
Something about musical theatre is inherently ridiculous. It has to do with the fact that, whenever you see people singing onstage, you can’t help but notice that you’re watching a performance. As Julien Silverman and Dane Stewart point out in their director’s note, there is a long-standing tradition of “self-reference[Read More…]
QPIRG abuses its mandate
McGill Tribune Walking through the Quebec Public Interest Research Group building is like stepping into a different world. Posters entitled “No Olympics on Stolen Land,” “No to Canada-U.S. Imperialism,” and Middle East maps without Israel deck the walls of their hallways. QPIRG is a student-funded organization that collects tens of[Read More…]
McGill Swim Team encouraged by promising results
Adam Scotti On Friday evening, McGill hosted the University of Montreal and the University of Ottawa for a lightning-quick three-team swim meet. The teams sped through the 28 events in just over two hours. This was the second event of the year for the Martlets and Redmen as they[Read More…]
Council puts off Arts & Science rep. decision
The Students’ Society Council defeated a proposed referendum question at their meeting on Thursday that would have asked students to establish an Arts and Sciences representative on Council. The issue was later revisited by SSMU President Zach Newburgh allowing the question to be reconsidered as a plebiscite, a consultative instrument[Read More…]
Council divided over coffee & tea
A motion was passed at last Thursday’s Students’ Society Council meeting to provide coffee and tea to student councillors at their bi-weekly meetings. This seemingly innocuous resolution met resistance when some councillors objected to the vague wording in the proposed resolution. The motion, which read, “Resolved, coffee and tea will[Read More…]
Fans and Redmen drop the ball in loss to Montreal
John Kelsey John Kelsey The McGill Redmen Football team is still looking for its first win of the season after losing to the Montreal Carabins 30-7 on Saturday. Carabins quarterback Alexandre Nadeau-Piuze threw to 14 different receivers, racking up 337 yards and two touchdowns while leading the Carabins to the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor
Last week, in the article “Councillors move to debate QPIRG’s fee,” it was printed that Matt Reid (Management Senator) and I (Management Rep to SSMU) endorsed a referendum question to cancel QPIRG McGill’s 3.75 per semester opt-outable fee. Matt and I believed that (as a democratic institution) students have a[Read More…]