Wrecked: Papers, not pillaging
Few stories of people marooned on islands end well. Robinson Crusoe had his run-in with cannibals and Tom Hanks wound up talking to a volleyball.… Read More »Wrecked: Papers, not pillaging
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Made for the rich, tested on the poor
Subjects in the developing world face exploitation during clinical trials
Hyde Park: Holy crap, the BC Human Rights Tribunal is way over the line
Journalists, comedians, and pastors, among others, have been brought before the British Colombia Human Rights Tribunal for exercising their human right to free speech. This… Read More »Hyde Park: Holy crap, the BC Human Rights Tribunal is way over the line
Wrecked: Castaway cuisine
Roasted jungle rat and coconut milk just not cutting it anymore? Well, if you’re looking for some new culinary experiences to wash that memory out… Read More »Wrecked: Castaway cuisine
Wrecked: This ship’s-a-sinkin’
[Correction appended] When your on-board first aid kit leaves you high and dry, there are a boatload of professionals ready to answer any distress signal.… Read More »Wrecked: This ship’s-a-sinkin’
Wrecked: Mutiny?
The island of Montreal is divided along more fronts than just the biguns and the littluns. A plethora of activist bands offer opportunities for you… Read More »Wrecked: Mutiny?
Wrecked: Tunes and tomes
Forgot to pack adequate reading material before you set out on the high seas? Agonizing over which CDs you’d bring if you were stranded on… Read More »Wrecked: Tunes and tomes
Wrecked: Defeat scurvy by eating green
Off Campus Frigo Vert Frigo Vert is a collectively-run, non-profit, anti-capitalist health food store near Concordia that sells relatively inexpensive and frequently local and organic… Read More »Wrecked: Defeat scurvy by eating green
McGill students arrested on 4/20
Security calls police to handle campus “criminal activities”
SSMU accuses police of mishandling assault cases in Milton-Parc area
Montreal police insist community is safe, incidents unrelated
SSMU approves corporate food service for Shatner 103
Students decry flawed tender process, lack of consultation
McGill Teaching Assistants on strike
McGill’s 2,000 teaching assistants (TAs) began striking today following the breakdown of negotiations at two final meetings during which the University continued to resist a… Read More »McGill Teaching Assistants on strike
Off-Campus eye
Smoke blanketed the Plateau last Wednesday when a fire erupted in a four-storey 60-unit apartment building. 100 people were relocated from the building on Pins… Read More »Off-Campus eye
Acclaimed SSMU VP Finance & Operations Tobias Silverstein speaks out
Next year’s Finance & Operations portfolio is one of the least-contested SSMU positions in recent memory – it’s been like the hot potato of exec… Read More »Acclaimed SSMU VP Finance & Operations Tobias Silverstein speaks out
A torturous wait
Zimbabwe is in turmoil. The delayed release of presidential election results has spread fears that incumbent Robert Mugabe, a dictator who has ruled the country… Read More »A torturous wait