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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
News • April 2, 2011
2010 SEPTEMBER Frosh Frosh season never goes by without some flak, and this year was no exception. Management Undergraduate Society Frosh planned a tribal frosh that drew accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity for its overt thematization of indigineous culture: MUS president Céline Junke apologized online, and the theme was… Read More
Coalition rallying to close Quebec’s only nuclear plant
Henry Gass • April 2, 2011
Nuclear Safety Commission to review Hydro-Québec’s proposed refurbishments Read More
McGill professors fight sensationalizing of Japan disaster
Mari Galloway • April 2, 2011
Slow response, insufficient resources blamed for misrepresentations in Western media Read More
Abaki announces longer winter break
Maya Shoukri • April 2, 2011
The penultimate meeting of SSMU Legislative Council took place last Thursday, where VP University Affairs Joshua Abaki announced that the 2011-2012 winter break will be extended for McGill students. Students will not return to class until January 9. To allow for this, evening exams will be administered during the final… Read More
Quebec sovereigntist website condemned for anti-semitism
Vicky Tobianah • April 2, 2011
Vigile.net received over $1,000 in donations from PQ Read More
SUS criticized over treatment of candidates
News • April 2, 2011
Management of the recent Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) election has resulted in allegations of unfair treatment of candidates. Two current SUS executives, President Dara Djafarian and VP Academic Heather Johnson, acted as Chief Returning Officers (CROs) after the resignation of the appointed CRO, Andaleeb Shariff. Shariff resigned from her position… Read More
PGSS votes to increase health services fee
News • April 2, 2011
On March 25, McGill’s graduate students approved two referendum questions that will enact major changes to the PGSS health and dental plan and raise the student fee to improve service at McGill Mental Health Services (MMHS). The health plan costs will rise 14 per cent to a total of $413.50… Read More
Repairs, not reconstruction, for Champlain Bridge
Jordan Venton-Rublee • April 2, 2011
Project takes on new role as election campaign begins Read More
Student equity panel condemns “Too Asian?” article
Eric Wen • April 2, 2011
Maclean’s says incident is “all in the past” despite calls for funding cuts from community groups Read More
#ssmupocalypse
News • April 2, 2011
The Daily's News team reflects on this year's SSMU executive Read More
Carlos Fuentes: fighting drug cartels will not solve problems
Jane Gatensby • April 2, 2011
Nobel Prize nominee speaks to McGill about law and literature Read More
The 2011 campaign trail comes to Montreal
News • April 2, 2011
Election campaigning begins with action-packed first week Read More
McGill alumnus versus Héma-Québec
Henry Gass • April 2, 2011
Adrian Lomaga says Quebec blood bank’s deferral policy regarding homosexuals is discriminatory Read More
Concordia elections marred by controversy
Mari Galloway • April 2, 2011
Students allege that campaign violations were ignored, campus media was vandalized Read More