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“This is what I remember when I remember McGill.”
Jennifer Markowitz • March 21, 2010
McGill alumni discuss what the paper taught them and its place at McGill Read More
Students occupy government office
Jennifer Markowitz • August 17, 2009
ASSÉ demonstrators form blockade at economic institute for free tuition Read More
Why I like The Daily
Jennifer Markowitz • April 6, 2009
It’s all over – both my time at McGill and at The Daily. While the usual feelings of uncertainty and fear that most soon-to-be graduates enjoy have gripped me, I have a more profound worry – that I will never again be a part of an organization as honest and… Read More
National Post judges freedom of expression at McGill
Jennifer Markowitz • March 30, 2009
Students booted by associate dean for silent protest Read More
Seniors: Late life on air
Jennifer Markowitz • February 9, 2009
A group of older women are reclaiming their community’s voice, one broadcast at a time Read More
Douglas Hospital’s care reaches beyond its doors
Jennifer Markowitz • November 10, 2008
Mental institution helps patients see they have a productive role to play in society Read More
A new perspective on bone marrow transplant
Jennifer Markowitz • October 30, 2008
Four months ago, Sabrina Leblond-Murphy didn’t know much about bone marrow transplants; most 27-year-olds don’t. It was only after she was diagnosed with acute myloid luekemia (AML) in July that Quebec’s system for bone marrow donation became central to her fight for life. In her search for a donor, the… Read More
Fire alarm prevents MUNACA strike vote
Jennifer Markowitz • September 2, 2008
McGill security denies hundreds of workers access to meeting, workers blame administration Read More
McGill Teaching Assistants on strike
Jennifer Markowitz • April 8, 2008
McGill’s 2,000 teaching assistants (TAs) began striking today following the breakdown of negotiations at two final meetings during which the University continued to resist a compromise. “We didn’t want this to happen, but we were pushed to make this decision,” said Nasser Al-Jundi, Information Research Officer for… Read More
Teaching assistants prepare to strike
Jennifer Markowitz • April 7, 2008
Union decries lack of progress in negotiations with administration Read More
Hundreds to present Canada’s inconvenient truths
Jennifer Markowitz • March 31, 2008
After a training session in Montreal next month, over 200 Canadians will start to give presentations aimed at changing Canada’s environmental practices. The presentation is a Canadian version of the one featured in former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. The Climate Project (TCP)-Canada, a non-profit organization, will manage… Read More
TAs to vote on strike motion
Jennifer Markowitz • March 27, 2008
Unproductive contract negotiations are inciting the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) to call for a strike vote at a special meeting Monday. Most union members – over 2,000 teaching assistants (TAs) – have agreed that a strike is the only viable response to the University’s refusal to… Read More
SSMU calls by-election
Jennifer Markowitz • March 20, 2008
Newly-acclaimed SSMU VP Finance & Operations Peter Newhook declared his resignation Monday, triggering a by-election to fill the position. Newhook claimed his resignation was motivated by personal issues. “I was learning fast, and I felt ready [for the position], but it didn’t make sense for me to delay [graduating for]… Read More