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Arts Undergraduate Society VP Events resigns

Jordan Venton-Rublee • November 15, 2012

During last Wednesday’s Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) Council meeting, VP Events Josh Greenberg was notably absent. Speaking with The Daily following the closed session, AUS President Devon LaBuik stated that Greenberg resigned from his position for “personal reasons.” Greenberg’s resignation took place last week according to LaBuik. As of Wednesday… Read More

Leaked 2011 study questions university underfunding

Laurent Bastien Corbeil • November 12, 2012

McGill administration claims methodology is flawed Read More

PGSS prepares for education summit

Lola Duffort • November 12, 2012

Dean’s appointment discussed Read More

News brief: SSMU consultations on higher education summit

Lola Duffort • November 12, 2012

SSMU has begun a campus-wide consultation process in preparation of the upcoming summit on higher education, planned by the provincial government for the spring. SSMU VP External Robin Reid-Fraser has been meeting informally with faculty association executives, and plans to hold a series of strategic summits open to the entire… Read More

News brief: Mac campus grads pass referendum

Annie Shiel • November 12, 2012

On Friday, the Macdonald Campus Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) voted to separate from the Macdonald campus’ undergraduate society and remain only a member of the downtown Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). The referendum passed with 176 in favour, four against, and four abstaining. 184 out of 563 Macdonald campus graduate… Read More

Panel addresses cuts to refugee healthcare

Cem Ertekin • November 12, 2012

Bill C-31 eliminates coverage for certain refugee categories Read More

Examining the state of animal rights in Montreal

Carla Green • November 12, 2012

City seeks to strengthen animal protection laws Read More

Overthrow or adjust: which can save the planet?

Lucile Smith • November 8, 2012

Midnight Kitchen hosts anti-capitalism and environmental organizing workshop Read More

Faculty of Law holds panel on Syrian conflict

Nastasha Sartore • November 8, 2012

More than 100 people attended a panel last Friday at Moot Court, Chancellor Day Hall, presented by the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) at McGill to discuss the civil war in Syria. Panellists included two political science professors and a Syrian-Canadian imprisoned and tortured for two years under the Assad… Read More

Syrian-Canadian student embedded with Free Syrian Army

Karel Asha • November 8, 2012

Survives government bombing and witnesses massacre in Binnish Read More

Philosophy students’ general meeting sees fierce debate

Annie Shiel • November 8, 2012

Disagreements arise over when to sign statement on accessible education Read More

Former disciplinary officer, anarchist appointed new Dean of Students

Michael Lee-Murphy • November 8, 2012

“Except for a little blip after World War II until approximately now, universities have been institutions that at least maintain, if not accentuate, inequality in society.”  Student radical? Nope.  McGill Daily editorial? Not that either.  It’s a statement that would make sense coming out of the mouth of self-identified anarchist,… Read More

The Daily speaks to activist Micah Grzywnowicz about the state of trans* rights

Dana Wray • November 8, 2012

Recent legislation is progress, but not enough Read More

AUS strips East Asian Student Association of funding

Jordan Venton-Rublee • November 5, 2012

Association’s seat reinstated, funding will remain suspended Read More

American students at McGill navigate absentee voting

Hannah Besseau • November 5, 2012

Democrats Abroad McGill offers assistance Read More