After extending the voting period for two weeks, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) closed polls for the 2025 Winter Referendum and Executive Election on the evening of March 21 with a voter turnout of 15.7 per cent. Polls were originally slated to close on March 7, but SSMU[Read More…]
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Romancing Medievalism in the modern world
Candlelight contours and illuminates the deep reds of opalescent stained glass, the candle’s bearer traversing the vacuous shadows of the castle’s towering walls. Its gothic portals and stone arcades stand overgrown in twirling vinery and moss. Inside hangs a pastoral tapestry of enchanting animals: Unicorns, leopards, and quails. Dress fabric[Read More…]
SSMU Legislative Council postpones Midnight Kitchen funding debate
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held its fifth Legislative Council meeting of the semester on March 20. The council discussed discretionary funding for the Midnight Kitchen, a SSMU food pantry initiative, and proposed amendments to the Policy on Harmful Military Technology. The first hour of the meeting was[Read More…]
Arts students will no longer be able to pursue certain Independent Study Aways this summer
Effective Summer 2025, BA, BTh, and BSW students at McGill will no longer be able to pursue Independent Study Away (ISA) programs outside of Canada. The change was initially announced by the Arts Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS) on Nov. 14, 2024, in response to an update[Read More…]
The grassroots of change grow in the playground of conversation
An invitation to reinvigorate conversation On a hot evening in August, I found myself pacing my small kitchen with my roommate and her brother, yelling and brooding and gesticulating like the politicians at Bretton Woods deciding the new postwar world order. In a moment of spontaneous curiosity, my roommate had[Read More…]
Best and worst moments from the 2025 Oscars
Daniel Blumberg wins Best Score for The Brutalist – Annabella Lawlor, Staff Writer A stark clanging of percussive metal counts two eighth notes and one whole note. The plucked guts of the piano’s strings shudder in the stark wind, amongst a wave of tremendous brass. Softly grazed piano keys twinkle[Read More…]
Under the neon lights: The paradox of Montreal’s nightlife
Freedom or a culture of harm? Author: Malika Logossou, Student Life Editor Recently, the news of Muzique closing its doors sparked public outcry. The club cited the change in the party scene as the reason for its closure; John Gumbley, one of the club owners, told CTV news that young[Read More…]
Know Your Coach: Rachèle Béliveau
After 34 remarkable years at the helm of McGill’s Women’s Volleyball program, Coach Rachèle Béliveau has just completed her final season. Her journey from Olympic athlete to one of Canada’s most accomplished university coaches offers valuable lessons in dedication, adaptation, and passion for the sport. Béliveau’s volleyball career began in[Read More…]
AGSEM member still awaiting recourse for McGill security alleged assault in December
On Dec. 11, a member of the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) alleges security officers forcibly detained her in the McConnell Engineering Building for taking a picture of armed agents there. Reportedly, the member has yet to receive communication from McGill about recourse. In a written statement[Read More…]
Quebec’s budget cuts to sexual violence survey put students at risk
Quebec recently cancelled a survey investigating sexual violence on CEGEP and higher education campuses. This cancellation sets a damaging precedent for future policies on sexual violence and student protection, as well as for the salience of institutional accountability, creating a less regulated and more dangerous campus environment. Without data evidencing[Read More…]
