For my first three years at McGill, I hand-wrote my notes in class. Every semester, I would restock my supply of coloured notebooks, labeling each with the proper course code. It worked well—I would go to class, write down everything the professor scrawled on the board, and then review it[Read More…]
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Give discourse a chance!
Last weekend, the McGill Daily and Le Délit hosted the Canadian University Press’s annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Montreal. The conference was a huge success, providing a unique opportunity for student journalists from across the country to meet one another and engage with professionals in the[Read More…]
Consultation forum held to enhance communication
Holly Stewart Last Friday, the Student Consultation and Communication Work Group held an open forum to encourage students to suggest ways of improving communication, and consultation between the McGill administration and student body. The Work Group was created in October 2010 in response to controversies over such administrative decisions as[Read More…]
Andrew Cohen says U.S.-Canada cultures converging
Anna Katycheva Last Tuesday, Andrew Cohen—one of Canada’s preeminent non-fiction writers and a McGill alum—delivered the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada’s 18th annual J.R. Mallory Lecture in Canadian Studies, discussing Canada’s cultural convergences with the United States. Although things have changed over the years, Cohen said that many[Read More…]
Newburgh authors motion to abolish General Assembly
Alice Walker Councillors were notified at Thursday’s Students’ Society Council meeting of a proposed referendum question that could abolish SSMU’s General Assembly, the once-a-semester forum for undergraduates to vote on issues of concern to them. The referendum question, authored by SSMU President Zach Newburgh, and moved by Newburgh, Vice-President[Read More…]
Tim Hortons’ CEO offers personal business history
Alissa Fingold Alissa Fingold Though the average Canadian may not know who Don Schroeder is, most will purchase at least one of his company’s products during their lifetime. Schroeder, the CEO of Tim Hortons, gave a talk about his life in business on Friday in the Bronfman Building. Describing how[Read More…]
Ryerson program to help NHLers
Ryerson University and the National Hockey League Alumni have teamed up to move coaching from the locker room to the classroom. The new “BreakAway Program” offers current and retired hockey players the opportunity to enhance their business education for success off the ice by covering topics of finance, leadership, privacy[Read More…]
Zamb on it, zamb on it
It’s often said that every Canadian kid grows up with hockey in their veins. We learn to skate before we can walk, have our first near-death experience playing street hockey, and know the (former) theme music to Hockey Night in Canada better than the “real” national anthem (that’s the song[Read More…]
Nurse-in draws crowd to support public breastfeeding
Alice Walker Alice Walker On January 5, Shannon Smith, mother of three, was told she was not allowed to breastfeed in Orchestra, a children’s store in the Complexe Les-Ailes on St. Catherine Street. In response, Genevieve Coulombe organized a “nurse-in” in front of the store on January 19th. Smith was[Read More…]
Study: Canadians mistaken about how healthy they are
Alice Walker A recent report on the health of Canadians commissioned by the CBC highlights some unpleasant truths about the country’s perception of health and wellness. Among the key findings of the report was the revelation that while 77 per cent of those surveyed believe that they generally live a[Read More…]