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Leacock staff suffer sick building syndrome
Kelly Ebbels • November 3, 2008
Employees move out of sixth floor complaining of chest pains, numbness, and vomiting; two remain out of work Read More
What’s the haps
admin • November 3, 2008
Music For Change Monday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. Petit Cafe Campus, 57 Prince Arthur E. Groove to Tara Hall, Soulstice and Francois Graham from Surface of Atlantic to support homes for street kids in Pune, India. $5 pre-sale; $7 at the door. Film screening: torture and terror Friday, 7 November,… Read More
Culture Shock 2008: Quebec central in history of alt media
admin • November 3, 2008
To kick-off CKUT’s Media Democracy Days last week, writer, radio host, and McGill alumna Anna Leventhal presented a history of the rise of alternative media in Quebec. A wide collection of publications were showcased from the social and political movements of Quebec in the 1960s and 1970s. They were generally… Read More
Culture Shock 2008: Migrant worker exposes farm exploitation
admin • November 3, 2008
Canada’s 20,000 foreign migrant workers’ rights were highlighted Tuesday as part of QPIRG’s Culture Shock week, exposing some of the exploitation that local agriculture workers face. Roberto Rodriguez, a former seasonal worker who participated in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) for 18 years , addressed the attendees and stated… Read More
Culture Shock 2008: Charkaoui condemns racist immigration laws
Max Halparin • November 3, 2008
The growing trend in national security to inflict high consequences with low legal standards is extremely disturbing, said members of the Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui in a Culture Shock event Monday. “We have very racist – and I’m using the word racist – mentality inside government, inside CSIS [Canadian… Read More
Subway moves into Arts building
Jeff Bishku-Aykul • October 30, 2008
Foot-long sandwiches will be pumped out of Arts basement within a week, as a Subway franchise prepares to take over from the McGill Arts Cafe. According to Bill Pageau, McGill Food & Dining Services administrator, Subway’s popularity amongst students was the principle reason for inviting in a franchise. Subway ranked… Read More
Culture Shock 2008
admin • October 30, 2008
Caribbean writer asseses West Indian Revolution “Reggae music was revolution music,” explained professor and author Brian Meeks, as he described the history of the Caribbean political revolution’s abysmal failure in the 1960s and 1970s at Culture Shock Tuesday. His talk marked the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Congress of Black… Read More
Migrant farm workers seek collective bargaining rights
admin • October 30, 2008
Seasonal worker status doesn’t guarantee full employee benefits Read More
SSMU approves pro-life club
admin • October 30, 2008
Choose Life’s status to be reviewed in three months Read More
What’s the haps
admin • October 30, 2008
Let your Stream of Consciousness Flow Thursday October 30, 12 – 2 p.m. Y-intersection on lower campus. Come out to the centre of campus and free-style to raise funds for the McGill student comedy magazine The Red Herring. Lacrosse Saturday, November 1, 7 p.m. Forbes Field, 3883 University The men’s… Read More
HMB statue is a hoax
Lendon Ebbels • October 30, 2008
Two giant signs outlining a plan to erect a statue of McGill’s current principal tacked to the fence surrounding an on-campus construction site are part of a prank, administrators claim. Hanging in front of the James Administration building, the signs contained a large computerized image and descriptions in both English… Read More
Sustainable seafood swims into Chartwells
admin • October 27, 2008
As of this month, McGill’s food service provider, Chartwells will offer a fully-sustainable seafood menu through its partnership with SeaChoice, a Canadian organization that helps people select ocean-friendly seafood. Tazim Mohamed, general manager of Chartwells for McGill, said the University and its students are paying more attention to the sustainability… Read More
Campus eye
admin • October 27, 2008
Fed up with drawn-out negotiations, about 150 of McGill’s non-academic workers picketed outside the Roddick Gates Thursday, shouting, “solidarity” and “What do we want? A fair contract.” McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) has been negotiating a new contract with the University since December, and rejected the most recent offer… Read More
Immigrants drawn to rural meat-packing
Shannon Kiely • October 27, 2008
Brooks, Alberta is a slaughterhouse town. The town’s largest employer, Lakeside Packers – a meat processing plant acquired by American multinational Tyson Foods in 2001 – staffs about 2,400 employees, including many of Dinka origin from southern Sudan. Because Dinka society is centred on cattle in bride wealth exchanges and… Read More