admin • September 15, 2008

Montreal activists join with demonstrators worldwide Read More

Courtney Graham • September 15, 2008

Eco-urinals save buckets of water, eradicate stinky pee smell Read More

Alison Withers • September 15, 2008

McGill withholds list of undergraduate student workers as organizers collect student worker signatures Read More

admin • September 15, 2008

North Korea Freedom Network documentary Thursday, Sept 18, 6:30 p.m. Bronfman Management Building Show up for an information session on the human rights crisis in the country and documentary screening on North Korea’s children. Or show up for the pizza, drinks and snacks. Free. Shave to Save fundraiser Wednesday, Sept… Read More

admin • September 15, 2008

Political and union rallies will likely no longer be granted access to campus space, according to a policy the McGill administration enacted in March. The controversial new guidelines claim to support an “overarching aim to promote vibrant campus life,” yet various student groups have voiced concerns that the administration will… Read More

Shannon Kiely • September 15, 2008

Montreal mentally ill still largely served according to their place of residence Read More

Alison Withers • September 11, 2008

The Canadian government’s overhaul of the federal student loan and bursary program is not adequately addressing student ability to repay their loans, some student groups say. The reform will not make education affordable to young Canadians, said Julian Benedict, co-founder of the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness, a Vancouver-based organization… Read More

James Albaugh • September 11, 2008

A private vigil planned by friends and family Tuesday to honour slain teenager Freddy Villanueva was disrupted by demonstrators who learned of the event through a press release from Mères et Grand-mères pour la Vie et la Justice. The Villaneuva family rejected the presence of the press and demonstrators at… Read More

Erin Hale • September 11, 2008

Montrealers this weekend will celebrate the history and culture of Griffintown – a neighbourhood awaiting demolition slated for next year. “Remember Griffintown,” a three-day festival organized by Concordia University Television (CUTV), will include a walking tour, a scavenger hunt, film screenings, art, and live music. Paul Alfalo, a coordinator of… Read More

Olga Redko • September 11, 2008

Bike protestors flow against traffic in support of prioritizing cyclists’ right to ride Read More

admin • September 11, 2008

A McGill professor’s broadcast last week of the University’s questionable exoneration of two students who he charged with plagiarism has ignited skepticism about McGill’s investment in academic integrity. Jeremy Cooperstock, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, accused two students in his 2007 Artificial Intelligence course of collaborating on two… Read More

Kartiga Thiyagarajah • September 11, 2008

Online database links community organizations with university students Read More

Shannon Kiely • September 8, 2008

Community one step further from justice with newly appointed crown prosecutor on Villanueva investigation, says activist Read More

Ali Withers • September 8, 2008

Convinced that water bottles are clogging landfills, Montreal is pushing for a deposit-based recycling system on plastic bottles instead of crusading alongside other Canadian cities against the presence of bottled water in the city all together. London, Ontario banned the sale of bottled water in city buildings and arenas on… Read More

Nikki Bozinoff • September 8, 2008

Students craving grassroots media may want to tune into CKUT 90.3 FM Friday when McGill’s community radio station produces this month’s edition of Groundwire – Canada’s only independent national news radio program. Courtney Kirkby, a volunteer at CKUT hopes that when students listen to GroundWire this Friday, they’ll hear something… Read More