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SSMU Council discusses children in care, birth control

Ellen Cools • November 21, 2016

Sustainability Projects Fund also discussed Read More

No quorum at GA

Ellen Cools • November 14, 2016

GA becomes a consultative forum Read More

Non-smoking proposal discussed

Ellen Cools • October 31, 2016

Students bring up security and stigmatization concerns at town hall Read More

SSMU Council debates discretionary funding

Ellen Cools • October 24, 2016

Council passes motions on menstrual hygiene policy, fee, and fund Read More

SSMU Council supports AMUSE bargaining efforts

Ellen Cools • October 17, 2016

Councilors also discuss Board of Governor’s inaccessibility Read More

Indigenous Awareness Week

Xavier Richer Vis • September 26, 2016

Week-long event series addresses oppression and reconciliation Read More

“No future” for Accountable Leadership Policy

Ellen Cools • September 19, 2016

SSMU Legislative Council holds first meeting of academic year Read More

SSMU collects testimony from students regarding academic accommodations

Ellen Cools • September 14, 2016

Testimony to be used to dispel university-wide inconsistencies Read More

What’s SSMU up to?

Marina Cupido • September 1, 2016

A look at what the SSMU executives did over the summer and their plans for the upcoming semester Read More

Meet the new Dean of Students

Ellen Cools • September 1, 2016

The Daily sits down with Christopher Buddle Read More

Medical student files lawsuit against McGill Faculty of Medicine

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

Faculty faces systemic issues of discrimination, says director of CRARR Read More

PGSS End of Year Reviews

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

The Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill (PGSS) has had a relatively relaxed year. Most of the problems the executives had to deal with were issues remaining unresolved from last year due to high rates of turnover. The disagreement over the severity of the budget deficit, for instance, is due to… Read More

SSMU End of Year Reviews

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

This year has been rough on the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) executives. Understaffed, underfunded, overworked, the SSMU executives nevertheless strove to fulfill their duties – though in dealing with day-to-day tasks, larger visions have languished. Mercifully, some of the troubles from the Fall semester have been resolved in… Read More

2016 PGSS elections and referenda

Ellen Cools • March 21, 2016

Candidates, referendum campaigners talk with The Daily Read More

VP Finance

Ellen Cools • March 14, 2016

The VP Finance and Operations position was split into two separate positions this year, VP Operations and VP Finance. The VP Finance portfolio includes ensuring the long-term financial stability of SSMU in cooperation with the General Manager, overseeing funding and operations management committees, providing the Executive Committee and Board of… Read More