Unmasking racism
Unmasking racism
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Bursting the bubble: Where everyone knows your name
Thinking twice about the Outremont microcosm
Piñata diplomacy: Righting our wrongs over Iraq
“We might test judgement by asking, on the issue of Iraq, who best anticipated how events turned out.” – Michael Ignatieff, in his 2007 essay… Read More »Piñata diplomacy: Righting our wrongs over Iraq
What’s the haps
An Inside View of the Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Monday, February 16, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chancellor Day Hall, Stephen Scott Seminar Room, 3644… Read More »What’s the haps
Darwin, DNA and, “many more details”
While evolution has formed the core foundation of biology, 150 years since Darwin’s theory of evolution, was published, it remains as controversial as ever. According… Read More »Darwin, DNA and, “many more details”
Comment: Martha’s hotness isn’t news
As Cultural Studies buzzwords dance flippantly over my head, I abandon my lecture for sanity in the form of online news reports. First, BBC tells… Read More »Comment: Martha’s hotness isn’t news
Horse owners and Côte-des-Neiges oppose casino project
Plans to bailout bankrupt Hippodrome in conflict with community centre proposals for 2,500 social housing units
News Brief: Council authorizes, refuses fees, approves referendum questions
Council approved a combined $20.40 a year increase to ancillary fees Thursday, allowing the administration to increase the Student Services Fee, the Athletics Fee, and… Read More »News Brief: Council authorizes, refuses fees, approves referendum questions
Editorial: Hitting the economic books
Last week, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum released a statement on the economic downturn and the effects it will have on the University. Her observations paint a grim picture: McGill is underfunded, and has been since long before the downturn; its endowment
Lost In Transcription: Confessions of a hypochondriac
Considering online symptom searching and digital self-diagnosing
More than just a specimen
Diane Obomsawin illustrates the mysterious case of Kaspar Hauser with child-like sensitivity
Choose Life becomes full-status club
Students debate whether “pro-life” is oppressive
Hyde Park: Higher learning or higher-tech weapons?
Weapons, to state the obvious, are extremely complicated. High-tech explosives are not something your average McGill student understands particularly well. This may be one reason… Read More »Hyde Park: Higher learning or higher-tech weapons?
Pushing for research that reaches
New licensing for McGill’s health technologies could benefit many
Hyde Park: Separating politics from human rights
Last Thursday, 450 students voted against debating the motion to condemn the bombings of educational institutions in Gaza. A question that I thought would reach… Read More »Hyde Park: Separating politics from human rights