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McGill receives $103 million from federal stimulus
admin • September 19, 2009
Quebec Education Minister Michelle Courchesne and Senator David Angus announced last Monday at McGill’s Otto Maass Chemistry Building that the University would be receiving a grant of $103 million from the federal and provincial governments. The grant, which comes through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, a part of January’s $12 billion… Read More
Campus Eye: Café Supreme opens
admin • September 3, 2009
It’s a shame a student-run food service didn’t get priority from SSMU to take over the former tenant’s lease last year, but at least we can get panini now. Right?
Blue-Collars strike for new contract
Niko Block • September 3, 2009
City of Montreal workers fight against subcontracting Read More
Blame Canada?
Humera Jabir • September 3, 2009
McGill expert speaks on the United States’ portrayal of our universal health care Read More
Graduates vote to join student federation
Erin Hale • September 3, 2009
Referendum held before resumption of classes Read More
Everything you always wanted to know about SSMU*
admin • September 3, 2009
Accessibility is the operative word of this year’s SSMU executive. In their interviews with The Daily, each exec emphasized the importance of making SSMU’s politics transparent, its services reliable, its operations efficient, and its events engaging. While there is something to be said for setting goals that students are bound… Read More
New residence opens
Henry Gass • September 3, 2009
McGill’s newest residence, Carrefour Sherbrooke, recently opened its doors to students. Formerly the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, the new facility will house 250 undergraduates and is intended to solve problems of congestion that have frustrated incoming first-years in the past. Executive Director of Residences and Student Housing, Michael Porritt, said… Read More
News Briefs
admin • August 17, 2009
Quebecers to lead in demos this weekend Over a dozen Quebec cities are joining groups around the world this Saturday in alter-globalization demonstrations called by the World Social Forum. Instead of a meeting of the World Social Forum this year, international groups have called for a day of action to… Read More