Campus Eye Archives - The McGill Daily https://www.mcgilldaily.com/category/blogs/campuseye-blogs/ Montreal I Love since 1911 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:29:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mcgilldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cropped-logo2-32x32.jpg Campus Eye Archives - The McGill Daily https://www.mcgilldaily.com/category/blogs/campuseye-blogs/ 32 32 Labour rally outside of James building https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/03/labour-rally-outside-of-james-building/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:00:27 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=30250 Faculty, students, and staff gathered in front of the James Administration building yesterday to rally against recent administrative actions. The rally was held roughly two hours before Senate, where the administration’s new rules governing protests were to be put forward for information – though not officially voted on.  Union and student representatives also criticized the… Read More »Labour rally outside of James building

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]]> Faculty, students, and staff gathered in front of the James Administration building yesterday to rally against recent administrative actions. The rally was held roughly two hours before Senate, where the administration’s new rules governing protests were to be put forward for information – though not officially voted on.  Union and student representatives also criticized the administration for targeting jobs, and asking unions to reopen collective agreements in light of provincial budget cuts.

 

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]]> Divest McGill stages break-up with fossil fuels https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/02/divest-mcgill-stages-break-up-with-fossil-fuels/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:45 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=29240 On Valentine’s Day, 14 activists from Divest McGill – a student group responsible for orchestrating the fossil fuel and tar sands divestment campaign at McGill – gathered outside the Shatner building at 1 p.m. with large neon pink hearts and smaller hand-written humorous notes breaking up with unclean energy industries. They marched across campus, ending… Read More »Divest McGill stages break-up with fossil fuels

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]]> On Valentine’s Day, 14 activists from Divest McGill – a student group responsible for orchestrating the fossil fuel and tar sands divestment campaign at McGill – gathered outside the Shatner building at 1 p.m. with large neon pink hearts and smaller hand-written humorous notes breaking up with unclean energy industries. They marched across campus, ending their walk on the steps in James Square. At 1:30 p.m. short skits were performed and a dance party ensued. The demonstration dissolved at 1:45 p.m.

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]]> Sperm run https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/sperm-run/ Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:39:23 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=26055 The annual sperm run involves dressing up as sperm and racing toward a giant vagina – the Shag Shop. When participants reached the Shop, however, they found their paths blacked by a gargantuan “condom.”

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]]> The annual sperm run involves dressing up as sperm and racing toward a giant vagina – the Shag Shop. When participants reached the Shop, however, they found their paths blacked by a gargantuan “condom.”

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]]> Students share why they need feminism https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/students-share-why-they-need-feminism/ Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:26:56 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=26049 For Who Needs Feminism? Week at McGill, students around campus posed for photos completing the phrase “I need feminism because…”. According to the Facebook group, “all of us are directly impacted by society’s inequalities, and need feminism to dismantle them.” The photos have been uploaded to wnfmcgill.tumblr.com, and there will be an open discussion in the… Read More »Students share why they need feminism

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]]> For Who Needs Feminism? Week at McGill, students around campus posed for photos completing the phrase “I need feminism because…”. According to the Facebook group, “all of us are directly impacted by society’s inequalities, and need feminism to dismantle them.” The photos have been uploaded to wnfmcgill.tumblr.com, and there will be an open discussion in the Shatner Building on October 30 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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]]> Protesters gather for Global Day of Action https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/protesters-gather-for-global-day-of-action/ Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:21:55 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=26044 Around 200 demonstrators marched through downtown Montreal last Thursday as part of a Global Day of Action to reclaim education and promote direct democracy. Activists blocked the intersection of St. Denis and Maisonneuve for several minutes.

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]]> Around 200 demonstrators marched through downtown Montreal last Thursday as part of a Global Day of Action to reclaim education and promote direct democracy. Activists blocked the intersection of St. Denis and Maisonneuve for several minutes.

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]]> “Die-in” staged at Place des Artes https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/die-in-staged-at-place-des-artes-2/ Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:15:29 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=26037 Around fifty activists participated in a “die-in” yesterday at Place des Artes, which was organized by Amnesty International Montreal as part of the World Day Against the Death Penalty.

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]]> Around fifty activists participated in a “die-in” yesterday at Place des Artes, which was organized by Amnesty International Montreal as part of the World Day Against the Death Penalty.

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]]> McGill Pow Wow https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2012/10/mcgill-pow-wow/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:09:44 +0000 http://www.mcgilldaily.com/?p=25778 Drummers at McGill’s 11th Annual Pow Wow helped kick off Aboriginal Awareness Week last Friday on Lower Field. The events will continue through the week and include speakers and cultural celebrations.  

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]]> Drummers at McGill’s 11th Annual Pow Wow helped kick off Aboriginal Awareness Week last Friday on Lower Field. The events will continue through the week and include speakers and cultural celebrations.

 

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