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Montreal May Day protests end with at least ten arrests

Marina Cupido • May 19, 2016

Police harass students on McGill campus, two McGill students arrested Read More

Students rally in support of Sexual Assault Policy

Leila Fandoghi • May 8, 2016

Working group demands intersectional, pro-survivor approach to SAP Read More

Administrators withdraw support from Sexual Assault Policy draft

Leila Fandoghi • April 14, 2016

Student-led working group condemns University’s reluctance to include intersectionality Read More

Female SSMU executives decry tone-policing in student politics

Saima Desai • April 4, 2016

Women held to a “higher standard of diplomacy” than men Read More

Divest McGill organizes sit-in to demand revision of CAMSR report

Marina Cupido • April 4, 2016

Fossil fuel companies “for the most part” lawful, Fortier says Read More

Medical student files lawsuit against McGill Faculty of Medicine

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

Faculty faces systemic issues of discrimination, says director of CRARR Read More

McGill students, Montrealers debate and protest Ghomeshi verdict

Leila Fandoghi • April 4, 2016

Demonstrators decry lack of support for survivors of sexual assault Read More

The curious case of the peaceful anti-police brutality protest

Joseph Timan • April 4, 2016

Demonstrators and journalists reflect on Montreal police’s behaviour Read More

Fracking threatens Indigenous culture

Grace Macewan • April 4, 2016

Documentary premiere and discussion highlights structural injustice Read More

PGSS End of Year Reviews

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

The Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill (PGSS) has had a relatively relaxed year. Most of the problems the executives had to deal with were issues remaining unresolved from last year due to high rates of turnover. The disagreement over the severity of the budget deficit, for instance, is due to… Read More

SSMU End of Year Reviews

Ellen Cools • April 4, 2016

This year has been rough on the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) executives. Understaffed, underfunded, overworked, the SSMU executives nevertheless strove to fulfill their duties – though in dealing with day-to-day tasks, larger visions have languished. Mercifully, some of the troubles from the Fall semester have been resolved in… Read More

SSMU adopts Indigenous Solidarity Policy

Saima Desai • April 4, 2016

Supplementary Council meeting considers twelve notices of motion Read More

Montrealers demonstrate in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Toronto

Vincent Simboli • April 4, 2016

Organizers seek to disrupt the Canadian narrative of ‘multiculturalism’ Read More

Panel discusses Truth and Reconciliation report findings

Sonia Ionescu • April 4, 2016

“Incompleteness” of report poses challenges to implementation Read More

Marine Le Pen’s arrival in Montreal met with protests

Vincent Simboli • March 30, 2016

“Fascists are not welcome,” protesters tell Front National leader Read More