Last week, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum released a statement on the economic downturn and the effects it will have on the University. Her observations paint a grim picture: McGill is underfunded, and has been since long before the downturn; its endowment
In my last column I introduced you to my friend Patrick* who, by the way, is a real person and not a figment of my… Read More »Aristotle’s Lackey: Patrick Part II – the secular fundamentalist
Sustainability is often regarded as a “buzzword,” which, according to some, tends to lose meaning with every additional utterance. But for my purposes, it remains… Read More »Hyde Park: The Sustainability Office’s story
Canadians tend to look south for black history, pointing fingers at the U.S. for slavery and segregation while ignoring blemishes on our own history. As… Read More »Editorial: Bringing Canadian black history to class
In “Police shootings connected to racial profiling” (News, January 25), Samir Shaheen-Hussain was quoted as saying “the day Anas was killed there was extra police… Read More »Errata
Students involved and interested in theatre at McGill have repeatedly told me that The Daily does not sufficiently cover campus productions, and that the coverage… Read More »Public Editor: So, you want The Daily to cover more theatre, do ya?
Divisive GAs should use clickers, not placards As I waited in line with hundreds of other students to enter Thursday’s General Assembly (GA), I was… Read More »Letters
Over the last week or two, I’ve been inundated with questions – “Why are you asking SSMU to take a position on such a divisive… Read More »Hyde Park: Palestinian human rights: indefinitely postponed
How to fix the Middle East crisis in two words
It’s rare that McGill and its students see eye-to-eye on innovations to improve the University. Students want more Architecture Cafés, more transparency from their administration,… Read More »Editorial: Sustainability Office first step to tangible change
“Le vrai science et la vrai étude de l’homme, c’est l’homme.” – Pierre Charon, Catholic theologian, 1601 Scuttlebutt is that the Faculty of Arts is… Read More »Piñata Diplomacy: In defence of Humanistic Studies
Alright, this is the one. My days of sentimental, inspirational-themed, hallmark-gift-card-esque columns are over. You thought I wouldn’t snap out of it, but I did.… Read More »Life Lines: Get in touch with your other side
What exactly did we accomplish at the General Assembly (GA) Thursday night? Perhaps if we hadn’t been dealing with a motion designed to polarize students,… Read More »Hyde Park: Talk to me, we’ll get beyond polarizing questions
It never occurred to me to consider the significance of the title of Ephraim Kishon’s 1953 play His Name Precedes Him until the SSMU General… Read More »Hyde Park: No gains in dividing McGill
Don’t let people tell you that democracy and free speech lost at Thursday’s General Assembly (GA). Sixty per cent of the attendance simply voted to… Read More »Hyde Park: Students prove SSMU shouldn’t condemn
