On Wednesday, March 14, three professionals in environment-related fields offered career advice to students interested in pursuing similar careers after graduation. The professional panel session was part of the Career Planning Services’ (CaPS) Green Careers Week, a three-day event featuring over 15 different non-government organizations and a dozen speakers from[Read More…]
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Why I don’t speak French
I wish I spoke French. I really do. Back home in Ontario, everyone laughs when I tell them I’m studying English and German in Montreal, but yet can’t speak French and I have to be honest-I really don’t have a good reason for my apparent resistance to my country’s second[Read More…]
Hundreds of thousands protest tuition hikes
Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Over 200,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Montreal on March 22 to demonstrate against provincial tuition increases. The protest, the largest in Quebec history, came two days after the Quebec government released its annual budget, confirming that university[Read More…]
Redmen win first CIS Championship in school history
Riots in Sports History
Heysel Stadium Disaster -Belgium, May 29, 1985 Soccer hooliganism has plagued the sport from its birth, but arguably no individual event has left a darker mark than the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985, often referred to as the “darkest hour in the history of Disco.” The 90,000 fans present, a[Read More…]
Man-ning overboard
Being a sports fan has its pros and cons. When I think about all the time I have spent over the past years diligently following sports, not to mention the energy and sanity invested in the diehard zealousness associated with being a sports fan, I can’t help but wonder if[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy camping out for the Hunger Games premiere, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … NCAA BASKETBALL – The madness is growing and thousands of brackets were torn apart in the college basketball world, as the remaining teams competed[Read More…]
Student assemblies discuss possibility of strike
French Literature (one day strike) Thirty-one students from the French literature department gathered in the Arts Building on Tuesday, March 20, and voted on a one-day strike for the province-wide protest on Thursday, March 22. The motion passed with a near unanimous majority-30 students for, and one against. This[Read More…]
A farewell meal to winter
Everything about summer is great. Sunshine, the lack of school, the revitalization of your bank account through a summer job, patios, lake breezes, boating, and of course, delectable fresh summer food. I have been blessed to live in a community where my food comes straight from the backyard of my[Read More…]
Departmental GAs contravene the AUS constitution
On March 13, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) held a highly-attended General Assembly (GA) in the SSMU building. Over 1,100 students voted on whether arts undergraduates should go on strike in opposition to the Quebec government’s proposed tuition fee increases. The result was close; but the attendees ultimately voted against[Read More…]