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Conforming has for good reason painted an ugly picture for itself. It’s sad when the beauty of rainbow-like individuality falters into a stagnant monochrome field.… Read More »Life Lines: Obama’s echoes will be louder than you think

“Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!” “That’s not enough, madam, we need a majority!” – Sen. Adlai Stevenson, running for President in… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: The only prescription for U.S. politics is more Canada

Editorial

Love for dead animals Re: “Greater risk with every bite” | Commentary | Oct. 27 I would rather add meat to my life than life… Read More »Letters

A major shift in U.S. political culture took place almost three decades ago, according to McGill Professor Gil Troy, author of Morning in America: How… Read More »Comment: On Sarah Palin’s use of language

I would like to introduce to you That Islamic Studies Guy – a PhD student at the Institute of Islamic Studies. I’ve been seeing him… Read More »Aristotle’s Lackey: Breaking the ice with That Islamic Studies Guy

The Daily incorrectly attributed articles in the Oct. 27 Culture section. “Smoked meat salvation” was written by April Engelberg; “Mind over meat?” was written by… Read More »Errata

Editorial

When I began to run for a SSMU exec position in March, I was appalled by the amount of red tape surrounding the Students’ Society… Read More »Hyde Park: Finding solutions to red tape

You know that thing they tell us about “needing” to go to class? That spiel about how “actually being present” tends to make a difference?… Read More »Life lines: Running to class for a reason

How Newton, Pythagoras, and morality come to dinner

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55 There was an article in The New York Times… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Death is not a failure

On Saturday, October 18, McGill hosted the remarkable environmentalist James Speth, Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, as guest… Read More »Hyde Park: Improving campus sustainability

In “Quebec dismisses fired TAs’ grievances” (News, Oct. 23), The Daily reported that some teaching assistants (TAs) were unionized in their secondary positions; in fact,… Read More »Errata