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CKUT holds referendum for $1 fee increase
Hillary Pasternak • November 5, 2012
CKUT, McGill’s campus-community radio station, begins its referendum period today regarding a $1 increase in its opt-outable student fee. CKUT has been operating on the same $4 fee since its launch in 1988. The radio station’s last referendum was held last year, in which a motion to make its student… Read More
SSMU fails to endorse CKUT in Fall referendum
Esther Lee • November 5, 2012
Council debates GA motions Read More
Principal sits down with student media
Juan Velasquez-Buritica • November 5, 2012
Asbestos, underfunding, and diversity discussed Read More
A-Branch seeks updates to University’s sexual harassment policy
L.G.H. • November 5, 2012
Grievances include Provost’s lack of training and lack of formal appeal process Read More
Blackface and other costumes stir controversy at 4Floors
Laurent Bastien Corbeil • November 1, 2012
SSMU issues apology for violation of safe space Read More
Mac campus graduate students seek to separate from student society
Annie Shiel • November 1, 2012
Stalled negotiations leave members paying “ridiculous amounts” in student fees Read More
Conservatives submit massive budget bill
Jordan Venton-Rublee • November 1, 2012
Parliament limits debate to five days Read More
Feminism week concludes with discussion
Carla Green • November 1, 2012
Some feel feminism diluted by initiative Read More
J-Board upholds referenda results despite bylaw violations
Juan Velasquez-Buritica • October 31, 2012
“Perfection is not the requisite standard,” judgement reads Read More
Quebec to create police oversight civilian group
Juan Velasquez-Buritica • October 29, 2012
PQ Public Security Minister Stéphane Bergeron announced last week the continuation of plans to create a civilian group that would oversee cases of deaths or severe injury involving police forces. “We are committed to setting up an independent mechanism of inquiry that will probe into incidents involving the police,” Bergeron… Read More
GA motions pass online ratification
Annie Shiel • October 29, 2012
The Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Fall General Assembly (GA) motions re: Renaming the SSMU Breakout Room and re: Installation of a Bouldering Wall – both of which passed with quorum in the GA before moving to online ratification – were ratified online and are thus officially adopted. Read More
Housing rights tribunal bogged down by inefficiencies
Laurent Bastien Corbeil • October 29, 2012
Activists say landlord complaints prioritized over tenants Read More
The Daily speaks to Quebec solidaire MNA Françoise David
Lola Duffort • October 29, 2012
“University funding should be reassesed” Read More
Two month delay expected for Redpath renovations
Michael Lee-Murphy • October 29, 2012
Project manager cites “unforeseen site conditions”, promises that construction will halt during finals Read More
Ex-engineer testifies at corruption probe
Laurent Bastien Corbeil • October 25, 2012
The Charbonneau Commission continued to send shockwaves through the Quebec political landscape as former city of Montreal engineer Gilles Surprenant testified yesterday that he had received around $706,000 in bribes from the Quebec construction industry. According to Surprenant’s testimony, the highest-paying entrepreneurs were Construction Garnier owner Joe Borsellino and Lino… Read More