I have mixed feelings about the discourse that inevitably surrounds election seasons. Though I enjoy a good Scheer-centric takedown as much as the next person, I find myself unnerved by the surface level engagement on social media where stan culture intermingles with politics. Stan is shorthand for ‘stalker fan’ and[Read More…]
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McGill Men’s Hockey drops tight affair to Ottawa
The McGill Men’s hockey team (0–1–0) opened their OUA regular season at home on Oct. 3 against the Ottawa Gee–Gees (1–0–0). Despite the enthusiastic crowd, the home team came up short, losing 3–2. The game started at a fast pace, with good puck movement and checking from both sides. McGill[Read More…]
Montreal Climate March | September 2019
On September 27, as part of a series of worldwide climate protests, Montreal held its second march for climate justice. The McGill contingent was organised by Climate Justice Action McGill (C-JAM), garnering around 3,000 students. 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the greater Montreal rally, addressing a crowd of[Read More…]
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19th Annual McGill Pow Wow
On September 20, members of the McGill and Montreal community gathered on Lower Field to participate in the 19th Annual Pow Wow hosted by the First Peoples’ House. The celebration was part of the 9th Annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks which was organized by the McGill Indigenous Education Program. Video by[Read More…]
It’s time for equal treatment of female athletes and their sports
I joined McGill Varsity Artistic Swimming (AS) in 2018 after 11 years of practicing the sport on a national and international level. McGill AS’s 2018-19 season was one of the most successful in the team’s history. We won Nationals after an undefeated season and brought home the coveted Geraldine Dubrule[Read More…]
Across the generations
When I first met Denyse Robertson, she was peering out from behind the barely-open front door to her home with a quizzical look on her face. I could not help but worry that, even with the best of intentions, my volunteering endeavours would meet a dead end if the woman[Read More…]
McGill OSD replaces note-takers’ financial compensation with volunteer hours
Each semester, McGill’s Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) recruits approximately 300 students to take notes for McGill courses and share them on MyCourses as a service to 600 other students with disabilities that hinder their ability to take notes for themselves. In Winter 2019, peer note-takers were paid $50[Read More…]
“It Takes All of Us” needs more
On Sept. 23, McGill released “It Takes All of Us”, its new mandatory sexual violence prevention training program. Those who do not complete the program—which features modules on sexual violence, consent, bystander intervention, and survivor support—will be unable to register for academic courses in the Winter 2020 semester. “It Takes[Read More…]
McGill football tops Sherbrooke at Homecoming game
On Sept. 28, two weeks after suffering a heartbreaking defeat at Sherbrooke (1–4–0), the McGill football team (2–3–0) took their revenge on home turf. With a lively Homecoming crowd in attendance, the home side fought their way to a 20–13 victory. McGill’s offence was off to a quick start with[Read More…]
