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Impact season saved
Michael Lee-Murphy • January 20, 2010
The Montreal Impact’s 2010 season has been rescued after an agreement was reached between the United Soccer League (USL) and the newly-formed North American Soccer League (NASL). The deal was brokered by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). The NASL was formed by USL breakaway teams Montreal, Rochester, and Vancouver… Read More
Molson Stadium expansion goes forward
Michael Lee-Murphy • January 20, 2010
Plans draw ire from local residents Read More
Worried workers at BMH
Michael Lee-Murphy • November 30, 2009
New policy reveals administration’s priorities for McGill Food Services Read More
Convicted cyber terrorist may get life
Michael Lee-Murphy • November 23, 2009
Montreal resident found guilty of distributing pro-jihad videos Read More
Sing it!
Michael Lee-Murphy • November 19, 2009
Re: “Queer faith” | Commentary | November 16 Read More
The sounds of solidarity
Michael Lee-Murphy • November 16, 2009
This past Wednesday, diaspora solidarity collective Tadamon!, in collaboration with the Suoni per il Popolo music festival and CKUT, hosted the eleventh edition of Artists Against Apartheid. The event, a musical contribution to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, was held at Sala Rossa and featured performers including Sam Shalabi… Read More
Going somewhere
Michael Lee-Murphy • November 3, 2009
The Ka’ wàhse Street Patrol helps homeless build futures for themselves Read More
Under the Olympian shadow
Michael Lee-Murphy • October 26, 2009
“So the shaping spirit of work / can make a town…” This sentiment, expressed by Montreal poet Louis Dudek about his hometown, is particularly evident in the eastern neighbourhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, or HoMa for short. Known by most McGill students (or at least myself before my bike tour) solely as… Read More
International agencies and their technocrats
Michael Lee-Murphy • October 8, 2009
Day two of the conference featured a lecture series and panel discussion focused on the roles and responses of international agencies to the ongoing food crisis. Among the high profile speakers were representatives of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the World Bank, speaking to an audience of… Read More
Politics in the pool
Michael Lee-Murphy • September 29, 2009
A Daily writer talks with his father about water polo, the Troubles, and solidarity through sports Read More
UQAM and TA Union Settle on New Contract
Michael Lee-Murphy • September 20, 2009
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and leaders of its student-workers union, Syndicat des étudiant-e-s employé-e-s (SÉTUE) have drawn up a new contract. SÉTUE workers at the school have been working without a contract since May 31, 2008, when the former contract expired. The settlement came after almost 15 months… Read More