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Ski team cash-strapped under tiered system

Alison Withers • March 19, 2009

Intercollegiate structural review process could redefine club-team funding criteria Read More

Canada ignores missing aboriginal women

Braden Goyette • March 19, 2009

Colonial policies leave communities susceptible to violence Read More

News Brief: Humanistic studies continues

admin • March 19, 2009

McGill’s Humanistic studies undergraduate degree will likely continue as a fixture of the University’s curriculum, but Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi is planning major changes to the program. Members of the Humanistic Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) and the program’s director learned last week from a series of meetings that Manfredi… Read More

Neilson takes presidency

Erin Hale • March 16, 2009

Students pass QPIRG’s 75-cent fee increase Read More

What’s the haps

admin • March 16, 2009

Talks on racialized violence Monday, March 16, 7 p.m. McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke O. Tuesday, March 17, 6 p.m. Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave Beverley Jacobs, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, will speak on the violence inflicted upon aboriginal women and girls in Canada. She will also… Read More

Plateau counts steps to effective transport

Sam Neylon • March 16, 2009

49-step plan aims to increase bike and pedestrian activity in the long term Read More

McGill bubble bursts

Humera Jabir • March 16, 2009

Campaign engages students with nearby neighbourhoods Read More

Google Earth raises Darfur-IPR concerns

Ethan Feldman • March 16, 2009

When Lisa Parks clicks on photos of victims of the Darfur genocide on Google Earth, she worries that Google’s corporate agenda may skew the software’s potential to revolutionize global awareness. “Every technology has the potential to be used in really progressive ways and really negative ways, except for the nuclear… Read More

Canadians disobey terror law

admin • March 16, 2009

Supporters raise $997 for fellow citizen stranded in Sudan Read More

Happiness trumps consumption

Kartiga Thiyagarajah • March 16, 2009

Green Week speaker pushes for simple living Read More

News Brief: McGill hikes international tuition

admin • March 16, 2009

Correction appended International tuition hikes for students in four faculties were outlined in an email sent late Wednesday to all students that linked to the financial aid web site. Students Currently enrolled in Science, Engineering, Law, and Management can expect an eight per cent increase by Fall 2009 and a… Read More

Pay equity bill hurts women’s rights

Alison Withers • March 12, 2009

Unions to face fines if representing their members on pay equity disputes Read More

Medical staff don’t wash hands, audit shows

Jeff Bishku-Aykul • March 12, 2009

Lack of cleanliness has contributed to bacterial outbreaks in some McGill hospitals Read More

Fire and explosion ignite Leacock and Otto Maass

admin • March 12, 2009

Students evacuate safely, one student injured Read More

Montreal engineer crosses Egypt-Palestine border

Humera Jabir • March 12, 2009

Recent conflict closes the border, restricting aid workers and goods from reaching Gaza Read More