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Victims seek reparations from Oratory
Erin Hudson • November 4, 2010
On October 30, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium hosted a celebratory mass in honour of André Bessette, the eleventh Canadian saint. Known as Brother André, he was the porter for St. Joseph’s Oratory and member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, and died in 1937. Pope Benedict XVI declared Brother André… Read More
Sonnet
admin • November 4, 2010
To me nothing of the pigeon is alien: Not the dowdy-frocked provisioning of crumbs from squabbles of anywhere-asphalt, Nor the grate-huddled pub-going with its warm updraft and the disappearance of wings, Nor the chimerical walk, at once cocky and sheepish, Of one not sure whether to wait at tables or… Read More
Sustainability initiatives in store for SSMU
Alexander Weisler • November 4, 2010
Fourth year Management student Ari Jaffe has big plans for sustainability at McGill, and thanks to a diverse group of allies, it looks like something is actually going to happen. Last Wednesday, Jaffe presented recommendations about Council’s Green Projects to SSMU Council based on research conducted over the summer as… Read More
Debt = Delirium
Shaina Agbayani • November 3, 2010
Debt. A humble $40,000 quantifies my undergraduate education by its dusk. Economists prognosticate that by 2012, U.S. debt will eclipse its GDP. $3 trillion represents the appraisal of the Third World’s indebtedness to the West. Deleterious spending patterns Irreverent to student debt, I relapsed into hyper-consumerist product dependency last week,… Read More
More money, more problems
Ben Makuch • November 1, 2010
Ben Makuch examines how fame, glamour, and money affect young professional athletes Read More
Their democracy and ours
Ted Sprague • October 31, 2010
Canada's freedom leaves much to be desired Read More
And the way-out-of-line prize goes to…Ted Sprague
admin • October 28, 2010
Re: “And the peace prize goes to...a warmonger” | Commentary | October 25 Read More
Shale gas drilling stalled
Emily Meikle • October 21, 2010
Two major energy companies have postponed plans for the completion of two exploratory shale gas wells in Quebec for six months in the face of mounting public opposition to their role in the controversial energy extraction method. Talisman Energy Inc. and Questerre Energy Corporation announced the decision last Thursday, only… Read More
AUS hosts Town Hall
Nick Kandel • October 21, 2010
Students had an opportunity to express their concerns to an administrative panel at the Arts Town Hall on Tuesday. The panel, comprised of the Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi, as well as three associate deans, fielded questions ranging from tuition hikes to TA accountability. The event, hosted by the AUS,… Read More
Others are not tools of the self
Shaina Agbayani • October 20, 2010
Our society’s way of viewing relationships leaves us painfully alone Read More
New mental health fee for post-graduates
Steve Eldon • October 15, 2010
Last Wednesday, the Post-Graduate Student Society of McGill University (PGSS) Council approved a referendum question that will that will ask postgrads to accept a McGill Mental Health Service fee increase to postgrads. The referendum question will ask postgraduate students whether they wish to accept fee increases of $7.50 per semester… Read More
Let us eat cake!
admin • October 14, 2010
Arch Café mobilization will help us get more back than just food Read More
My Café, my memories
admin • October 14, 2010
I was sitting in front of the Redpath Library between classes, listening in on a conversation between two indignant girls, when a man – looking to be in his thirties – walked into my sun. “Excuse me,” he said, “do you know how to pay tuition?” I thought about this… Read More