When Ryan Taylor, U0 Science, logged onto Zoom for a job interview earlier this semester, he was unexpectedly met with the McGill Wi-Fi cutting out. He had been gunning for an internship with Scotiabank, and the interview would determine how he spent his summer. “I tried to log onto Zoom[Read More…]
Author: Eren Atac
Recap: McGill to lay off an estimated 99 people to help offset $45 million CAD deficit
On March 19, McGill announced it will lay off approximately 99 people as part of an effort to decrease its $45 million CAD operating deficit. The university will notify individuals affected by the layoffs by the end of April. At the university’s Feb. 7 Town Hall, Provost and Executive Vice-President[Read More…]
Recap: McGill allows SSMU VP University Affairs to remain in their position following disciplinary case
A precarious few weeks have come to an end as the Interim Dean of Students Tony Mittermaier communicated that Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Vice-President (VP) University Affairs Abe Berglas could remain in their position. The decision follows the Committee on Student Discipline’s finding that Berglas had violated the[Read More…]
The radiance and resilience of De Stiil Booksellers
De Stiil Booksellers, a small independent bookstore nestled in the Plateau, is caught in the crossfire of an international trade war. In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on Canadian goods, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to act “with force” by issuing counter-tariffs taxing American products. [Read More…]
Rethinking environmental risk assessment for Indigenous communities
Sheep are having a Pop Culture moment—and it’s unsettling
They’re baaaaaack—and not in a cute nursery rhyme kind of way. Sheep have tiptoed their way back into the cultural frame, not just as pastoral props but as full-blown characters, metaphors, and messengers. From a blood-streaked Icelandic hybrid in Lamb to the soft-eyed flocks in Bergers, the modern media sheep[Read More…]
Neurostructural correlates of obesity: Evidence for brain-body interactions
Illusion, reality, and the aesthetic diversity of perspective
Strolling down boul. St.-Laurent towards the McGill Fine Arts Commission (FAC) exhibition, I momentarily regretted never completing that Art History minor. Not being an educated scrutinizer of fine art, how could my perspective add anything to the artistic conversation? But as the bubbling atmosphere of jazz, artists, and gallery-goers swiftly[Read More…]
Exploring the etchings of women’s shame at ‘Bad Girls Only’
Their bodies are cast in stark black ink. Harsh cross-hatching carves out exaggerated forms featuring sagging breasts and bulging stomachs. The slight fingers of one of the women curve around a heart, pulling it to her mouth moments before taking a bite. Another’s hand grasps tightly around the hilt of[Read More…]
A&E on the most impactful novels they’ve encountered in the classroom
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (RUSS 223: Russian Literary Giants 1) – Isobel Bray, Contributor Eugene Onegin is a timeless novel-in-verse set in 19th-century Russia. It follows the titular aristocrat, who, after inheriting his uncle’s estate, retreats to the countryside. Eugene is bored with high society and indifferent to those[Read More…]