McGill’s Plurilingual Lab resumed its Grad Talks series on Jan. 15 as part of an initiative to highlight graduate students’ research on language education while also allowing them to receive constructive feedback from other researchers. The first talk of the year was led by Tiffany Tam, a University of Toronto[Read More…]
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‘People We Meet on Vacation’: Best friends, right?
Warning: This piece contains spoilers. The highly anticipated movie adaptation of Emily Henry’s beloved second adult book, People We Meet on Vacation, directed by Brett Haley, premiered on Netflix on Jan. 9. The number one New York Times bestselling story follows Poppy and Alex, two best friends who meet every[Read More…]
PGSS votes to dissolve several committees
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) met in the Thomson House ballroom for its first meeting of the semester, commencing with an announcement advertising seven new positions that are open for election, including Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, and External Affairs. They also mentioned the annual referendum,[Read More…]
The Golden Globes: A party while the world burns
Scrolling online on Sunday, Jan. 11, meant watching red carpet roundups bleed into footage of war crimes unfolding in real time. Headlines about Gaza, Iran, and the escalation in Venezuela nestled neatly between Golden Globes outfits, acceptance speech clips, and comedy bits. Somewhere between the fringe, fur, and feathers, the[Read More…]
McGill Senate discusses identification policy, election rules, and budget outlook
On Jan. 14, the McGill Senate convened for its first meeting of the Winter 2026 Semester, discussing a proposed codification of the Senate’s electoral procedures, a draft identification policy governing access to university spaces, and McGill’s budget outlook for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The meeting began with McGill’s President and[Read More…]
Controversy in the cold: Katie Uhlaender makes accusations of Olympic sabotage
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has denied the allegations of Olympic ‘sabotage’ involving the Canadian national team and cleared the coaching staff of any wrongdoing. The controversy stems from American skeleton veteran Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Olympian whose hopes of competing at a sixth Winter Games Milano Cortina[Read More…]
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is not serious about fighting homelessness
This past week, Montreal’s new mayor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, announced her first budget, in which she plans to triple spending on homelessness initiatives. Her new Tactical Intervention Group on Homelessness (GITI) commits $29.9 million CAD to policing infrastructure, surveillance in public places, and social workers. Despite the increase in allocated[Read More…]
Meet your prof: Nikolas Provatas
Despite being friends with several physics majors, when discussions of gravity and inertia inevitably shift into abstract theory, I can’t help but wonder, what is physics all about, anyway? If you’re studying science or engineering here at McGill—or just interested in the mysterious inner workings of physics overall—there’s a pretty[Read More…]
Welcome back, 2016
Today’s agenda: Perfecting your duck face, finding the rarest Pokémon on PokemonGo, and blasting Zara Larsson‘s “Lush Life” from your iPod touch. Bliss. History may not repeat itself, but trends do—and right now, nostalgia is staging a dramatic return. According to the BBC, TikTok searches for ‘2016’ have risen by[Read More…]
Making the most of your final semester
Your final semester is a liminal space: A mere 13 weeks in which past, present, and future warp relentlessly into one another. The library that sheltered you in your darkest hour no longer feels like home, but it is not yet a memory either. You half-listen to a lecture by[Read More…]
