One side of these planets sits at temperatures hot enough not only to melt, but to vaporize their solid rocky surface, creating oceans of molten lava and an atmosphere of vaporized rock. On the other side, the cold is unrelenting—temperatures reach well below -200 degrees Celsius, allowing its surface to[Read More…]
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‘The Missing Image Is: Gaza’ counter-screening calls attention to absence
“To omit Palestine is a political act.” These words, drawn from a public statement by Montreal-based film collective Regards Palestiniens, call out the 2025 edition of the Biennale d’art contemporain, In Praise of the Missing Image. On its website, the Biennale boasts that its diverse programming, which seeks to “amplify[Read More…]
Make libraries cool again
On Monday, as I was parting ways with a friend, she casually mentioned, “I’m going to the library to pick up a book for my research.” This phrase stuck with me—not because of what she said, but because of how rare it is to hear someone, especially a student, talk[Read More…]
True nation-building is rooted in our environment
A wave of reinvigorated commitment to infrastructural expansion is sweeping the uppermost echelons of Canadian government. On Sept. 10, as an extension of the Building Canada Act, Prime Minister Mark Carney released a list of five major ‘nation-building’ projects aiming to “turbo-charge” the Canadian economy and create jobs. Meanwhile, Quebec[Read More…]
Bills, borders, and breaches
Subhead: An investigation into the militarization, surveillance, and foreign influence behind Canada’s ‘Strong Borders Act’ Author: Helene Saleska, News Editor In December 2024, the Government of Canada announced a $1.3 billion CAD plan to expand militarization and surveillance along the U.S.-Canada border. The plan includes the deployment of drones, helicopters,[Read More…]
Unraveling the painful mysteries of dyskinetic cerebral palsy
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is the second most common subtype of cerebral palsy (CP). Children with DCP usually experience serious motor impairments along with comorbidities such as cognitive deficits, communication challenges, seizure disorders, and sensory impairments. Despite its severity, very little is understood about DCP. McGill MD student Victoria D’Amours and[Read More…]
Shop talk: We need to have a word about jargon
A 2020 study on jargon published in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology found that not only did using more jargon harm levels of understanding among lay people, but it also decreased their engagement with the material and their subjective sense of identification with the scientific community at large.[Read More…]
Refreshing third spaces in Montreal that decenter alcohol
After weeks of OAP, McGill Frosh, working your way through Piknic Électronik’s 2025 lineup, and filling university friends in on your summer drama over drinks, your start to September may have been drenched with alcohol. Getting back to Montreal, it can be hard to escape the pressure to enjoy the[Read More…]
McGill community considers transportation alternatives in the face of upcoming STM strike
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has announced a workers’ strike starting on Sept. 22. During the strike, city buses and the metro will be running on restricted schedules Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays until either Oct. 5, or when the STM and the Syndicat du transport de Montréal—a union[Read More…]
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer!
They walk among us, disguised as men. They whisper in accents you don’t recognize and laugh at jokes no one finds funny. Rumour has it that McGill students have superior, bigger ears for listening, while Concordia students have pointier elbows indicative of too much time spent doing studio art. McGill[Read More…]
