This past week, McGill hosted its first Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), which consisted of a series of panels and workshops with the purpose of increasing awareness for mental health issues on campus. According to Access Services Advisor Gordon Dionne, the idea for MHAW originated when McGill’s Ombudsperson, Dr. Spencer[Read More…]
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SEDE promotes community involvement
On Oct. 5, McGill’s Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office held their first annual Community Engagement Day (CED). The event featured approximately 20 different activities in which students had the opportunity to engage with Montreal community organizations, participate in volunteer activities around the city, and become involved in discussions[Read More…]
Indigenous Studies Program Still In The Works
The status of the McGill Indigenous Studies Program has been clarifed following a miscommunication between the relevant parties. In her last report to Council, SSMU Vice-President University Affairs Haley Dinel wrote that Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi had approved a new Indigenous Studies Program. Although the project is in development,[Read More…]
Student of the Week: Kelly S.
Q: What is your motto? A: YOLO. Q: If you could be anywhere else in the world right now, where would you be? A: The Caribbean. Q: Who is your hero? A: Ellen Degeneres. Big fan. Q: Denim jackets or leather jackets? A: Both. Like a mix of the two[Read More…]
First Board of Governors discusses enrollment, innovation
On Sept. 27, McGill’s Board of Governors (BoG) convened for the first time this fall to discuss the university’s goals this academic year. Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum opened the meeting with some remarks regarding enrollment strategies at the university. “We got the year off to a good start,” Munroe-Blum[Read More…]
Student of the Week: Alex Gershanov
Q: What is your motto? A: “Energy.” Q: Which fictional character would you most like to date? A: Rihanna. Q: Who is your hero? A: That guy with the golden voice—this guy who was homeless but he has this amazing radio voice. Q: Batman or Superman? A: Batman. Q: What[Read More…]
The Boston Pizza Bruins? Not for my kid.
In parenthood, our primary concern will be raising our children properly, from ensuring their happiness and well-being to familiarizing them with the colours of division rivals. The proudest occasion of any sport-loving parent will be the purchase of his or her child’s first jersey. Picture the joy on their faces[Read More…]
Where’s representation when you need it? In defence of a student-run café on campus
Last year, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) hurried to finalize plans for a student-run café project, both in response to the closure of the Architecture Café and due to high student interest. The Student-Run Café (SRC) has been highly discussed and anticipated in recent years. It first gained[Read More…]
Moral Superiority and Student Politics: on the sanctimoniousness of student radicalism
As this term progresses, many of the usual routines of the year are fast returning to focus. Due dates are beginning their slow, inexorable evolution from abstractions printed on syllabi to concrete time commitments and nights of lost sleep. Libraries are, again, beginning to fill with students, and class schedules[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Eliyahu Freedman
As a former SSMU Councillor, two-time meal plan holder, and frequent visitor of the Shatner Building, I was extremely disappointed to read of the current SSMU executives’ plan to delay the creation of a Student-Run Café in the Shatner building. A Student-Run Café is about social and environmental sustainability; it’s[Read More…]