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admin • February 16, 2009

An Inside View of the Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday, February 16, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall, Stephen Scott Seminar Room, 3644 Peel Listen to Paul Skolnik, who defended General Gratien Kabiligi, former Chief of Military Operations in the Rwandan Armed Forces, on the military case before… Read More

Horse owners and Côte-des-Neiges oppose casino project

admin • February 16, 2009

Plans to bailout bankrupt Hippodrome in conflict with community centre proposals for 2,500 social housing units Read More

City investing in the black community

Niko Block • February 16, 2009

Federal infrastructure money to help refurbish cultural centre and NDG theatre Read More

Haitian speaker challenges white supremacy

admin • February 16, 2009

Jean Saint-Vil’s audience of 60 buckled over in laughter Thursday, during his speech “Black History Now,” the centerpiece of 2009 Black History Month at McGill, organized by Black Students Network (BSN). Provocative and frank, the Haitian-born Canadian exposed distortions of black history that remain mainstream today. He dispelled the myth… Read More

Rapid HIV testing pilots for Valentine’s

Nadja Popovich • February 12, 2009

Health staff look to students for feedback on possibility of a permanent future for rapid HIV testing at McGill Read More

Staff concerns brought to forefront at Town Hall

Courtney Graham • February 12, 2009

Once-a-semester forum fills to capacity Read More

Filipino community centre suspends activity

Erin Hale • February 12, 2009

Working out of a new residential address, the group is no longer considered non-profit Read More

VP pockets $760,000 in wages, severance

admin • February 12, 2009

Munroe-Blum defends top wages for top people Read More

Students ring in on Zimbabwean cholera epidemic

Hayley Lapalme • February 12, 2009

A booming voice at the Roddick Gates Tuesday announced that 80,000 lobsters had been ordered to celebrate President Robert Mugabe’s 85th birthday, while his people die of cholera. The voice came from one of 50 students organized by Students Taking a Stand for Medicine and Peace, (STAMP) a grassroots organization… Read More

Sustainability Office opens its doors

Max Halparin • February 12, 2009

Showcasing student-administration collaboration, Office is many years in the making Read More

Analyzing disability through culture

admin • February 9, 2009

Interdisciplinary approach is “greater than the sum of its parts” Read More

Symposium panelists redefine disability

admin • February 9, 2009

New perspectives on Culture, Medicine, & Law Read More

Sustainable McGill: within reach

Amelia Schonbek • February 9, 2009

New office will coordinate research, projects, and best practices on campus Read More

Budget stingy on broadband expansion

Nicholas Smith • February 9, 2009

The Canadian Government announced it would allot $225-million over three years in January’s budget to help expand broadband Internet access to rural areas, but critics are saying that Canada’s plans fall behind other countries and that more money is needed. On the same day the budget was released, University of… Read More

Literal divisions over Gaza flare GA tensions

admin • February 9, 2009

Motion to condemn bombings of educational institutions in Gaza postponed indefinitely; bottled water ban passes Read More