On Jan. 17, the Ontario government announced multiple financial changes for university students, including the cutting of the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). For many students, this means that they might not be pursue or complete a degree, as financial changes will be applied this September. The cost of cutting[Read More…]
Author: The McGill Tribune Editorial Board
Campus art for the busy student
Visual Arts Collection tours make sites accessible to students.
The Tribune Explains: Deputy Provost, Student Life and Learning
In a message to the McGill community, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Christopher Manfredi announced the selection of a new Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) by Summer 2019. The candidate, who will lead the Office for Student Life and Learning (OSLL) over a five-year mandate, will be selected by an[Read More…]
AUS Councillors debate electoral systems
The Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) held a Legislative Council meeting on Jan. 16 to address recurring electoral issues, some of which were noticeable sources of tension among movers. Punitive electoral measures When running for office, AUS candidates currently have a ‘three-strike process’ for infractions of the electoral bylaws and[Read More…]
The power of tidying up
Exploring the practical impacts of Marie Kondo’s new hit show
Politicized care: Indigenous ways of knowing in healthcare
McGill Nurses for Global Health hosted a panel of indigenous healthcare professionals and community members on Jan. 17 to discuss the importance of integrating indigenous understandings of health into care. Megan Eaker, a McGill Nursing master’s student and woman of mixed Cree and European ancestry, opened the event by offering[Read More…]
Students report sexual harassment on campus at night
CW: Sexual harassment With midterm exams approaching, McGill libraries will soon be open for 24 hours, meaning that more students will be out late studying. Several students have reported seeing people masturbating on campus during the past year, often at night, and have been disappointed in the precautionary efforts. The[Read More…]
SEDE to be replanted in new offices
The McGill Reporter announced on Aug. 9 that McGill’s Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office is being restructured to prioritize equity issues on campus. Toward the end of the 2017-18 academic year, students responded to these changes negatively and criticized the administration for proceeding without consulting the student body, prompting[Read More…]
McMUN 2019 – Are you LinkedIn or LinkedOut?
