Commentary

Critiques on CFS shouldn’t devolve into mud slinging

Former president Bush’s visit exposes rifts in the Left

Freedom to express a wide range of ideas – a privilege of our democracy – is essential in a modern university. Sharing ideas is indispensible… Read More »Freedom of expression is integral to education

T he discussion we’ve seen so far regarding the “Echoes of the Holocaust” event needs some clarification. In particular, I’d like to examine Morton Mendelson’s… Read More »Mendelson misunderstands free expression

Volunteer groups do legitimate, necessary work

The article “Mining Latin America” (News, October 21) was wrongly attributed to Kallee Lins. The story was written by Eduardo Doryan. In the article, “PGSS… Read More »Errata

Every great truth is fought with a great resistance. When we were told that we couldn’t fall off the Earth, we insisted that we could;… Read More »Running out of time on climate change

You might know that George Bush is coming to town today – but while you’re in the shoe-throwing mood, there’s someone else you might want… Read More »Question time with the Minister of Immigration

Held once a semester, general assemblies (GAs) are an important opportunity for undergraduates to make proposals directly to the student body and to have their… Read More »SSMU dropped the ball

Is premarital sex deviant? While I was taken aback when this was recently proposed as a discussion question in my sociology class, I quickly realized… Read More »Sex before marriage: what’s the deal?

In the past year, McGill released a number of statements about how the financial crisis would affect the University. They were preparing us for what… Read More »TAs shall not pay for this crisis

Re: “Something’s fishy about IDS internships” | Commentary | October 8

Re: “Something’s fishy about IDS internships” | Commentary | October 8

Re: “Something’s fishy about IDS internships” | Commentary | October 8