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Arts and Education societies fight over Frosh fee

Henry Gass • September 8, 2011

AUS president threatening legal action Read More

Changes imminent for Concordia governance

News • September 8, 2011

External committee criticizes BoG for lack of transparency and communication Read More

McGill still adapting after week of picketing

Queen Arsem-O'Malley • September 8, 2011

Talks between University and Non-Academic union resuming today Read More

Principal’s salary contract reveals details of perks

Queen Arsem-O'Malley • September 1, 2011

Principal Heather Munroe-Blum began her tenure at McGill with a $350,000 base salary and a list of perks, along with other compensations, worth tens of thousands of dollars, as her 2002 contract reveals. The document, which details the conditions of Munroe-Blum’s 2003-2008 term, was obtained in full by The Daily… Read More

Winter break extended

Jordan Venton-Rublee • September 1, 2011

A longer winter break will debut this January, lasting from December 22, 2011 to January 9, 2012. Evening exams have been added to accommodate the longer break. The decision for an extension started over two years ago with a proposal by then SSMU VP University Affairs Rebecca Dooley, who suggested… Read More

Administration leads Frosh revamp

Erin Hudson • September 1, 2011

Changes aim to accommodate local community and students Read More

Students mobilize against tuition hikes

Erin Hudson • September 1, 2011

FEUQ and FECQ camp out at Ministry of Education Read More

New pro-transit alliance warns of approaching traffic paralysis

Henry Gass • September 1, 2011

An alliance of 26 provincial organizations formed last week to lobby for increased government investment in public transit. The alliance, named Transit, has pointed to the several major roadwork projects taking place over the next few years as making the need for improved public transit infrastructure more urgent. Karel Mayrand,… Read More

Province backs down from fine on McGill’s self-funded model

Henry Gass • September 1, 2011

MBA tuition set to increase to $34,750 Read More

MUNACA declares strike

Queen Arsem-O'Malley • September 1, 2011

McGill’s non-academic workers picket for parity on first day of class Read More

Temporary housing for Rez overflows

Jessica Lukawiecki • September 1, 2011

McGill secures two floors at Quality Hotel for 74 students and two floor fellows Read More

Rue Frontenac shuts down

Lola Duffort • September 1, 2011

A search for ruefrontenac.com will no longer direct readers to the online French language newspaper, originally started by the locked-out journalists of the Journal de Montréal as a pressure tactic against their employer. The site has been stripped of all content by its own journalists. Only the logo… Read More

Four McGill students elected to parliament

Henry Gass • May 3, 2011

Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman and Laurin Liu were all NDP candidates in Quebec ridings Read More

Justin Trudeau on campus

Erin Hudson • April 29, 2011

Liberal MP watches the Habs game in Gert’s Read More

Tensions arise at last council following Queer McGill assembly

Features • April 8, 2011

ERIN HUDSON – THE MCGILL DAILY   Tensions arose Tuesday at Queer McGill’s (QM) general assembly as the group attempted to pass a constitutional amendment mandating them to boycott international bodies and institutions they consider to be oppressive. Many of those who opposed the amendment – which was voted down… Read More