Throughout the campaign, the media focused on the voter turnout for one particular demographic: Youth. A Nanos vote study of the 2011 election found that if more than 38 per cent of youth had voted in 2011, the Canadian government would have been completely different. Clearly youth have the power[Read More…]
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Student of the Week: Martin Mei
Martin Mei’s path to becoming deeply immersed in campus life stems from his desire to meet people and fully engage in the McGill community. His involvement covers all areas of campus life—from working at the McGill Bookstore and Dave’s Store in the basement of the Bronfman Building, holding the position[Read More…]
No representation without unification for Canada’s progressive parties
Currently, there is no definitive left-wing political leader in Canada, unlike in some other Western democracies. In the United States, there is growing popular support for Bernie Sanders, who is mobilizing for cheaper education and affordable healthcare. In the United Kingdom, where there is a strong socialist tradition and inequality continues to[Read More…]
Leaked documents reveal critical information regarding U.S. drone programs
On Oct. 15, The Intercept released a number of articles based on leaked documents about the U.S. drone program. The articles showcased the processes by which objective enemies are tracked, targeted, and then neutralized by a drone strike. This information was acquired by The Intercept via an anonymous source and[Read More…]
Album Review: Documentary 2 – The Game
2015 has, thus far, been a ridiculously good year for hip-hop. Almost every current popular artist—looking at you, Kanye—has put out some kind of project within the past 10 months, and there is still more to come. There has been such a flood of stellar music that projects like Kendrick[Read More…]
Soccer: Coughlan comes through in the clutch to sink Concordia
McGill Martlets 2 Concordia Stingers 1 I t has become routine, almost inevitable. She slips through defenders like a spectre, haunting the opposing 18-yard-box with her[Read More…]
Behind the Bench: Ladies in the locker room
Misogyny is alive and thriving in the boys clubs of sports and sports journalism. Three female reporters were temporarily barred from entering the Jacksonville Jaguars’ locker room after the team’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts by an usher who, according to Graham Watson of Yahoo Sports, was unsure whether women[Read More…]
Election 2015: Parties struggle to stay focused on youth issues
Last week, as federal parties continued to court the youth vote, students at the University of Calgary got a strange surprise. Photos quickly surfaced online of a controversial Conservative pamphlet being handed out on campus: “Let the lefties run your campus. Help the Conservatives run the country,” boasted one side.[Read More…]
Thrift shopping on Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Rue Sainte-Catherine is Montreal’s shopping Mecca—a Fifth Avenue of sorts that boasts mega brands like H&M, Zara, and American Eagle; however, often overlooked is Boulevard Saint-Laurent, a street that has more to offer than just Frappe, Biftek, and the ghost of Korova. With Urban Outfitter’s hipster energy and Forever XXI’s cheap[Read More…]
Election 2015: Horse race or federal election?
Major Canadian news outlets pay extensive attention to who is currently winning the election. Either through the use of extensive polling data detailing which party is in the lead (sometimes by a fraction of a per cent) on any given day or by analyzing which federal leader won the most[Read More…]
