Choucri Bechir The second annual TEDxMcGill conference took place on Saturday, with Henry Mintzberg, the acclaimed McGill business professor and 15 others sharing their ideas. Themed “Relentless Curiosity,” the talks centred on rediscovering the creativity and imagination that is commonplace in children but often lost in adults. The diverse for[Read More…]
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McGill’s admin not the only one under fire
At Norman Bethune Square on October 27, the Concordia Student Union, Überculture, Free Education Montreal, Sustainable Concordia, and Tap Drinkers Against Privatization (TAPThirst) gathered to protest the Concordia administration’s decision to sign an exclusive PepsiCo contract without student consultation. TAPThirst, an organization that advocates against the bottled water industry, was[Read More…]
Quebec nurses’ union strikes historic deal
It was a banner day last weekend for the province’s largest nurses’ union, the Quebec Interpersonal Health Federation (FIQ). After a year of tense negotiations with the provincial government, the FIQ reached an agreement in principle, which will provide significant gains to the 58,000 members of the union. The agreement[Read More…]
Panelists urge greater actions to defend children’s rights
Holly Stewart How can it be that 250 million children under the age of five are alive right now and don’t have a birth certificate? How can there be 13 countries currently listed by the United Nations’ Security Council that are at war with children engaged as combatants, as cooks,[Read More…]
McGill Opens New Centralized Service Point for Administrative Needs
McGill opened a new integrated service point in the recently renovated basement of the McLennan Library, designed to centralize administrative services for students. After nearly five years of planning and development, the $4.9 million renovation has created a new space offering assistance with registration and Minerva, the issuing of McGill[Read More…]
J-Board dismisses petition against Newburgh
In a June 24 decision, the Students’ Society Judicial Board dismissed the petition put forward by the McGill chapter of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights against Zach Newburgh, the former speaker of SSMU Council. In the factum submitted last March, SPHR claimed that as chair of last winter’s General Assembly,[Read More…]
Tony Blair speaks to McGill on issues of religion and globalization
Holly Stewart Holly Stewart With his easy charm and boyish grin, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to scholars, students, religious leaders, and MPs at the Windsor Hotel on Friday. Blair’s visit was prompted by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s funding of teaching and research on religion and[Read More…]
Architecture students vote to stand under EUS’s umbrella
The Engineering Undergraduate Society passed a motion at their council meeting on November 9 finalizing the incorporation of the Architecture Students Association as their seventh departmental society. The ASA held a formal referendum on the potential incorporation, which ended the week before council. Sixty-five per cent of ASA students[Read More…]
Remembrance Day
Alice Walker At 11 a.m. last Thursday, veterans, soldiers, and the McGill community gathered to remember the victims of war. The solemn ceremony featured a 21-gun salute and pipes and drums from the Black Watch of Canada. It was the second year that McGill hosted the Royal Canadian Legion,[Read More…]
Cash registers and bartenders keeping busy at Gert’s
Sophie Silkes What was once considered one of the least popular spots on the McGill campus has experienced a resurgence this year. Over the past few months, Gert’s Bar has seen significant increases in sales, profits, and popularity. This September, Gert’s had $35,968 in sales and turned a $5,736 profit.[Read More…]
