From Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and Concordia Student Union (CSU) led a student strike against the Quebec government’s tuition hikes first proposed in October 2023. On Nov. 29, the provincial government announced that Canadian students from outside of Quebec will have to[Read More…]
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Cutting corners in higher education must be avoided at all costs
Higher education is not immune to the consequences of economic instability in Canada and around the world. Staff, faculty, and students at Queen’s University are all too aware of this, following The Queen’s Journal’s reporting on leaked documents that reveal a drastic budget deficit and the school’s plan to cut[Read More…]
The Trib Explains: McGill Intramural Sports
While many students arrive at McGill having retired from their sport at the end of high school, intramural sports provide an exciting way to relive their athletic glory days. As it says on the intramural website––for those who claim they could have gone pro (if only that knee injury had[Read More…]
Discovery of asbestos in Arts building disrupts ‘Legally Blonde’ production, worries students who frequent the space
On Sunday, Jan. 21, students in the Department of English received an email from their chair, Professor Erin Hurley, who shared a Jan. 19 announcement from Facilities Management and Ancillary Services (FMAS). The announcement explained that plaster debris found at the back of the stage in Moyse Hall had tested[Read More…]
McGill reduces students’ OneDrive storage from 1 TB to 20 GB
On Jan. 15, McGill announced it would reduce the amount of Microsoft OneDrive cloud file storage space for each student from one terabyte (TB) of general storage—or 1,000 gigabytes (GB)—to 20 GB of general storage and 20 GB of Outlook email storage. The storage limit will come into effect on[Read More…]
You Reddit here first: January winter wonderances
We’ve scrolled through the r/mcgill subreddit for you, McGillians, and here are the notable submissions. So sit back, relax, and guffaw at the silly (and occasionally sweet) text people post on our own little corner of the internet. where do ppl put their coats before class – u/Certain_Clothes_2480 It’s true—first-timers[Read More…]
Along Party Lines: Quebec prevents the nomination of a professor specializing in multiculturalism, systemic racism, and Islamophobia
Denise Helly, a full professor at the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)—a branch of the University of Quebec (UQ)—focuses her research on multiculturalism, Islamophobia, systemic racism, and the anti-woke movement. On Dec. 20, Helly received word that Quebec’s Minister of Higher Education, Pascale Déry, had struck down her candidature[Read More…]
Divestment from fossil fuels was the first step; divestment from genocide is the next
Following 12 years of mobilization from students and faculty, the Board of Governors (BoG) voted on Dec. 14 to divest from all direct holdings in Carbon Underground (CU) 200 fossil fuel companies. This is a significant step toward greater environmental justice and a well-deserved victory for Divest McGill, an organization[Read More…]
Lecture recordings are a necessary step for greater accessibility
Finding mental health support as a McGill student has been a challenge for quite some time, with the university’s meagre efforts to offer services—like animal therapy and peer supporters—falling short. The Student Wellness Hub is inadequate for the majority of the student population; however, the jarring lack of mental health[Read More…]
Legault’s populism will not address the opioid crisis
Quebec’s opioid crisis is worsening. In 2023, paramedics administered more naloxone to treat acute overdoses than ever before, and death from opioid toxicity is set to reach its highest levels yet, continuing an upward trend since 2019. Novel synthetic opioids, such as isotonitazene, which can be deadly even in minute[Read More…]