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Hyde Park: Beyond the dichotomous debate
admin • January 22, 2009
War is a terrible thing. It comes with tears, deaths, devastation and raging fires. It comes with aghast civilians caught in fighting, dying children, rubble, shells, rockets, and fear. Some think there is not enough horror there and would like to add smear and lies. In light of the crisis… Read More
Letters
admin • January 15, 2009
Concerns with pro-private Couillard’s place at McGill It has come to our attention that McGill has recently cross-appointed Dr. Philippe Couillard to the faculties of law and medicine (McGill Reporter, “Philippe Couillard Joins McGill Ranks,” January 8, 2009). This is an issue of significant concern, as Dr. Couillard is currently… Read More
Aristotle’s lackey: The shifting discourse on Gaza
Sana Saeed • January 15, 2009
A cosmic motherly-sounding voice has always told me that even the darkest of clouds have silver linings. The past two weeks have forced me to now wonder if the same idea of a silver lining applies to clouds of white phosphorous. In an arbitrary 15 years from now, the past… Read More
Comment: Israel’s opaque politics
Aaron Vansintjan • January 15, 2009
And the expulsion of UN Rapporteur Richard Falk Read More
Piñata Diplomacy: Tadamon! is no paragon
Ricky Kreitner • January 12, 2009
“Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents.” – Turkish PM Recep Erdogan I did not closely follow the debate in these pages a few months ago over the QPIRG funding of Tadamon!, the Montreal artists “activist” collective whose name means “solidarity” in Arabic. Apparently… Read More
CUPE boycott brings bigotry to academia
admin • January 12, 2009
Meet Sid Ryan, the firecracker leader of the Ontario wing of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). He has used this role as a bully pulpit to rant and roar not just about labour issues, but also about his native Ireland, and, for some reason, Israel. Through his activism,… Read More
Tell SSMU what you want
admin • January 12, 2009
In the past, McGill has seen many heated debates about the issues facing students and society. So far this year, campus has been quieter than it has been for the past few years. As a whole, last semester was marked by disappointingly low political participation among McGill students. The SSMU… Read More
Life Lines: This year, read beyond the bearded cover
Johanu Botha • January 12, 2009
“In the course of history, men with facial hair have been ascribed various attributes such as wisdom and knowledge, sexual virility, or high social status…” The above is taken from one of today’s most popular, most approachable, and most widely circulated sources (Wikipedia) and thus should be given its due… Read More