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Piñata diplomacy: Sittin’ and hopin’ for change
Ricky Kreitner • September 29, 2008
“We’re going to wait a few minutes for stragglers.” My seat neighbour and I exchanged a few quips about the “fierce urgency” of the next five minutes. At the first McGill for Obama meeting of the year, there was an overabundance of Clark Kent-style English teacher glasses. A full three… Read More
Life lines: A car-taunting, French-talking primer to Montreal
Johanu Botha • September 29, 2008
There are two things newcomers immediately notice as they take their first steps into the heart of Montreal: the speaking of French and the honking of horns. Now naturally, being a newcomer, it took me a while to differentiate between the two. But as I did, I realized that Montrealers… Read More
Without policy changes, blood drives threaten campus space
admin • September 25, 2008
The blood drive debate has burned hot on our campus for the last couple years. Over much dispute, in November 2006 SSMU Council banned blood drives from the Shatner Building based on the belief that Health Canada’s policies for donor qualification were discriminatory. In 2007, a referendum regarding the… Read More
Hyde Park: Save the world’s CEOs!
Duong Pham • September 25, 2008
For the last three years, The Daily has opened my eyes to the plight of the forgotten and downtrodden. From the struggles of indie musicians trying to promote their shitty – um, unique – musical stylings to the gritty lives of the legions of Montreal cyclists whose commutes are so… Read More
Letters: Love. From a frosh leader; to a U3 science student.
admin • September 25, 2008
Overall incompetence from a random frosh leader RE: “Doing justice to the new New Rez” | Commentary | Sept. 18 Oh hi. Allow me to introduce myself: I am the fabled Roland Lindala-Haumont that the four fine floor fellows of 515 Ste. Catherine felt necessary to single out as having… Read More
The conversationalist: Designing intelligent education
Rosie Aiello • September 25, 2008
Of course, people are entitled to their own beliefs, but those beliefs shouldn’t hurt anyone. While the Republicans have their charm, and the Conservatives have their fiscal strengths, I just can’t allow some of their members to keep on believing that teaching Intelligent Design in schools doesn’t hurt anyone. Recently,… Read More
Letter
admin • September 22, 2008
Daily outed as copyrighted hypocrite RE: “Copyright this” | Commentary; “Creative Commons: some rights reserved” | Culture | Sept. 15, 2008 Despite two pieces in last Monday’s Daily about the evils of the current copyright regime, including an editorial slamming the very notion of it, what does one find at… Read More
Hyde Park: Picketing is nice, but use your brain first
admin • September 22, 2008
Today, it seems everyone has to have an opinion on everything. But that’s not a bad thing. New media has resulted in a communicative democracy unimagineable even 20 years ago. But in terms of democracy and campus politics, the slightest action on the part of either student leaders or the… Read More
Editorial: We like AMUSE, with qualifications
admin • September 22, 2008
The Daily is pro-union, and pro-student initiatives that recognize flawed systems and seek to fix them. But we’re holding back on the praise for AMUSE, the proposed union for McGill’s undergraduate employees, until they explain how they plan to work and what they hope to do. The nascent Association of… Read More
Hyde Park: Must doctors perform procedures they deem immoral?
admin • September 21, 2008
Christopher Leo Point A debate has arisen in Ontario that cuts to the core of staunchly held conceptions of morality and individual rights. This summer, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) – the licensing body for doctors in the province – released a draft policy entitled Physicians… Read More
Editorial: Another ban that shouldn’t be
admin • September 18, 2008
Concordia University recently banned Facebook on campus computers with wired connections, citing security concerns including spam, viruses, phishing (soliciting confidential information under false pretenses), and leaks of confidential information. The university hasn’t banned any other web sites – not even porn – but Concordia spokesperson Chris Mota admitted that Concordia’s… Read More
Letters: Piss, tuition, and the many faces of Manosij
admin • September 18, 2008
Smelling pee vs. saving the environment Re: “McGill takes first steps in male washrooms toward a sustainable campus” | News | Sept. 15, 2008 It is admirable, sustainable, and hopefully cost-effective for McGill to attempt to reduce the amount of water its bathrooms consume. However, I remember many an afternoon… Read More