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Women’s History Month Book Recommendations
Editorial Board • March 20, 2023
The McGill Daily editorial board recommends… Read More
Navigating mental health at McGill
Jiawen Wang • September 2, 2018
I came into my first year at McGill with wide eyes, sweaty palms, and a bad case of undiagnosed depression. When I walked into the Brown building seeking help the second month of school, after McGill’s shininess had worn off, I heard words like “depression”, “severe”, and “medication”. Riddled with… Read More
McGill’s 1926 Jewish ban
NDP McGill • September 2, 2018
Anti-semitism is a hostility or hatred of Jewish people. While this “hatred” is often understood to express itself violently—as it did during the Holocaust and the pogroms—anti-semitism has also expressed itself in subtle ways, including at McGill. The McGill administration’s anti-semitic practices During the early 20th century, the United States… Read More
McGill: a colonial institution
NDP McGill • September 2, 2018
Since its inception, McGill University has been, and continues to be, a colonial institution. The University’s colonial roots reach back to James McGill, the University’s namesake, who bequeathed much of his wealth to the founding of the school upon his passing. The University’s website describes McGill as an ambitious Scottish… Read More
Dining Halls, Drive-Ins, and Dives
Simone Cambridge • September 2, 2018
Bishop Mountain Dining Hall Hours: Mon to Fri: 7:30 AM – 9:30 PM; Sat and Sun: Brunch 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Dinner 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Features: Home-style meals, salad bar, pastries Writer’s Pick: Falafel special days Vegetarian and vegan options… Read More
From the archives
Compendium! • September 2, 2018
Sex over the airwaves
Anonymous • November 20, 2017
Reimagining sex, gender, and the body through technology Read More
…Sounds pretty gay to me
Florence Ashley • November 20, 2017
Sleeping with trans women doesn't affect your queerness Read More
On faggotry
Arno Pedram • November 20, 2017
Travis Alabanza turns their diary into an artistic and political manifesto Read More
Children in drag? Oh baby!
Quinn Lazenby • November 20, 2017
Conservatives should realize everyone is a drag queen Read More
VP Finance
Ellen Cools • March 14, 2016
The VP Finance and Operations position was split into two separate positions this year, VP Operations and VP Finance. The VP Finance portfolio includes ensuring the long-term financial stability of SSMU in cooperation with the General Manager, overseeing funding and operations management committees, providing the Executive Committee and Board of… Read More
VP Internal
Saima Desai • March 14, 2016
The VP Internal is responsible for communication between SSMU and students and sends out the SSMU listserv. Responsibilities also include the Old McGill Yearbook and various events, including the 4Floors Halloween party, Frosh events, and Faculty Olympics. Daniel Lawrie Lawrie is a U1 Materials Engineering student… Read More
VP University Affairs
Saima Desai • March 14, 2016
The VP University Affairs plays a pivotal role in student advocacy, sitting on Senate and representing SSMU and its constituents to the McGill administration. This coming year will see some responsibilities removed from the University Affairs portfolio, such as mental health and student services, leaving the VP University Affairs to… Read More
Introduction
Saima Desai • March 14, 2016
In recent years, a series of increasingly vitriolic electoral campaigns and a rising tide of student apathy have deepened the divide between the leadership of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and its members. As an unfortunate result, many now regard SSMU as an inefficient organization, marginal to the… Read More