On May 15, the Superior Court of Québec rejected an injunction request put forth by McGill University to dismantle the encampment on the lower field of campus. The encampment—which has been in place since April 27—was established by students from McGill, Concordia University, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)[Read More…]
Search Results for "ET Wu"
McGill, Concordia, and UQÀM students begin encampment on McGill lower field, urging universities to disclose and divest from Israeli investments
In the late afternoon of April 27, protesters led by students from McGill, Concordia University, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) set up an encampment of around 20 tents on the lower field of McGill’s downtown campus to protest the universities’ complicity in the Israeli state’s genocide of Palestinians.[Read More…]
Solidarity with BDS for the future of our campus
On March 21, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAÀM) became the first Canadian university to have all of its student unions adopt Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) mandates. This final vote follows more than six years of tireless activism from Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights UQAAM (SDHPP). In comparison,[Read More…]
When walls talk: Graffiti and stickering for mobilization, resource-sharing, and expression
In the Feature of the Week: News Editor Eliza Lee investigates the purposes that graffiti and stickering serve for students and groups at McGill.
Making a splash is no big deal for McGill’s Artistic Swimming team
On Mar. 12, McGill’s artistic swimming team took the stage for their watershow––the final send-off before the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League (CUASL) National Championship in Winnipeg. With 13 routines developed by their seven coaches, the McGill artistic swimming squad has been incredibly successful this season. After dominating the 2023-2024[Read More…]
McGill Grad Students for Palestine call on donors to withhold gifts to university over complicity in Israeli siege on Gaza
On March 13, McGill held its annual McGill24 day, during which McGill students, alumni, and supporters give money to the university. Days prior, on March 9, McGill Grad Students for Palestine created an Instagram post compelling alumni and students not to donate any money to the university while it remains[Read More…]
Home runs in a circular motion
As a kid with a penchant for playing house, I was always concerned by the ideal setup for community living. After much thought, around the age of eight, I decided that acquiring a barren piece of desert and erecting a flower-shaped cul-de-sac, with each petal boasting one house, would be[Read More…]
Writer and filmmaker asinnajaq explores art, technology, and perspective in virtual talk
On Feb. 29, artist, writer, curator, and filmmaker asinnajaq took to Zoom to give a talk on their artistic practice and works. The talk was organized as part of the Disrupting Disruptions: Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies speaker and workshop series in collaboration with the Indigenous Futures Research[Read More…]
Yes, football has a misogyny problem.
On Feb. 22, the former Brazil, Juventus, and Barcelona footballer Dani Alves was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub. This is a welcome step forward for Spain in the aftermath of the “la manada” assault case that[Read More…]
Podcasting with BSN’s Soul Talks
Just over a year ago, McGill students Pamela Fankem, U2 Science, and Zoë Anum, U1 Arts, helped launch McGill’s Black Students Network’s (BSN) podcast Soul Talks. By engaging in deep chats on topics like mental health, relationships, and media, Soul Talks has become a space that centres Black discourse and[Read More…]
