An executive in the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) has apologized to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) for mocking an apology issued earlier this month by SSMU Vice-President Internal Brian Farnan. On Feb. 9, Vice-President Communications Luis Pombo sent a satirical apology through the EUS listserv, which mimicked the[Read More…]
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Mind-blowing baking with Betty, Duncan, and Mr. Christie
Triple threat brownies A classic dessert combining Oreos, chocolate chip cookies, and brownies to make a glutinous trifecta. Ingredients: 1 box brownie mix 1 roll cookie dough 1 box Oreos 2 eggs ¼ cup water ¾ cup oil 1 handful chocolate chips Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375[Read More…]
A nuanced approach to equity
Having spent much of my life growing up in the American South, I have experienced a number of events that have made me question my faith in human decency. In middle school, I was called a faggot, a fairy, and a queer—all in the derogatory sense. My classmates had parents[Read More…]
Student of the week: Clovis Rigout
Does spinach, oyster mushrooms, and feta raviolis with a red pepper coulis sound better than your normal frozen pizza with a side of Kraft Dinner? Of course it does—but those types of dinners only exist for most students in the realm of parent visits and graduation dinners. For Clovis Rigout,[Read More…]
Five last-minute things to do this Reading Week
Just because it’s called “Reading Week” doesn’t mean you should be spending seven days straight sitting in the library or finishing your term paper. If you weren’t able to make plans for the week and are looking for some entertaining ways to pass the time, look no further—here are five[Read More…]
Montréal en Lumière lights up the world like no city else
Cop lights, flash lights, spot lights, strobe lights, street lights: as if straight out of a Kanye West song, all save for one of these lights illuminated my experience at Montréal en Lumière. The annual winter festival converts the city’s Quartier des Spectacles into a free urban playground featuring a[Read More…]
PGSS Council approves four questions on fees for March referendum
Fees regarding graduate applications, the restructuring of Rutherford Park, the Midnight Kitchen, and the Health and Dental Plan will be voted on by graduate students during the upcoming Winter Referendum period for the Post-Graduate Students Society of McGill University (PGSS). The four referendum questions were approved in PGSS Council last[Read More…]
It isn’t easy being green, but why not try?
After finishing the last bite of an apple, it’s almost second nature to toss it into the trash can before heading off to class. But what happens then? Few people know the fate of their food waste. But for many McGill students, the matter wasn’t just a concern—it was the[Read More…]
House of Cards reshuffles its deck for a slightly inferior second season
The release of House of Cards Season 2 last Friday may have been the closest we’ve come as a species to matching the amount of spoiler-induced anxiety that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows generated when it first became available. For fans of the show who weren’t able to take[Read More…]
Student of the week: Rachel Simmons
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone at McGill who knows more about the inner workings of student politics than Rachel Simmons. As parliamentarian for the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), chief returning officer (CRO) for the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS), replacement speaker for the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of[Read More…]
