I thought I had it all figured out coming into university. Despite life constantly changing, I thought my career choices wouldn’t. However, two years into my bachelor’s degree, I realized that my career plans weren’t exactly what I wanted or could achieve. I originally had two paths: Becoming a published[Read More…]
Author: Areni Nicoghosian
Album Review: Bon Iver – 22, A Million
Saving Gerts: McGill’s drinking prowess can be harnessed for good
McGill’s binge-drinking culture has often, correctly, been cast in a negative light. It’s unhealthy, it hinders discretion, and events like Power Hour aren’t exactly resumé friendly. However, there may be a way to harness McGill’s drinking prowess for good. When it comes to the campus bar, Gerts, students may be[Read More…]
Deflategate: Gone but not forgotten.
After almost two years of federal court cases, independent investigations, and general media sensationalism, the Deflategate controversy is finally over. Tom Brady, the New England Patriots’ star quarterback, has completed his four-game suspension and will return to the field to take out months of pent up anger on the helpless Cleveland Browns.
McGill Redmen suffers one-sided loss at Laval
Three minutes into the game, the final outcome was already clear. On their first three possessions, the Laval Rouge et Or (4-1) scored a touchdown and picked off the McGill Redmen (2-3) twice, leading to three scores in two and a half minutes.
Rate My Bot: Robots the solution to exasperated, over-worked professors
At a time when educators are finding ways to integrate technology into almost every aspect of learning, McGill would be wise to follow the example set by one high school school in central Maine and implement robotic instructors. After failing to attract a single applicant for a vacant French and[Read More…]
A walk through Auschwitz
I had gone out the night before, enjoying Krakow’s nightlife and the cheap vodka that came with it. With about three hours of sleep, I awoke to get on a bus for Auschwitz-Birkenau, the head extermination concentration camp from the Second World War. Falling into a deep sleep on my[Read More…]
The case for eradicating malaria with gene-editing technologies
What if we could rid the world of any species that we didn’t like: The annoying ones, the dangerous ones, and the disease-spreading ones? This seems like a tall order and one that carries a number of ethical quandaries. With the advent of CRISPR/Cas9 gene technologies, the once theoretical bioethics[Read More…]
McGill appoints new Associate Provost (International)
On Aug. 21, Philip Oxhorn, a professor in McGill’s Political Science Department and the former director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, was appointed McGill’s first Associate Provost (International). The portfolio of Associate Provost (International) includes strengthening international partnerships and overseeing international outreach and research. Oxhorn plans[Read More…]
Political clubs on campus: The secret to improving voter turnout in the US election
Due to McGill’s large population of American students, discussions about the looming US presidential election have become a familiar part of life for many students this year. An unprecedented level of polarization between the candidates makes such conversations particularly lively. However, for many American citizens studying at McGill, this election[Read More…]
