Summer 2024 was great fun for pop music fans: Between Charli XCX’s groundbreaking album brat, the feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and new releases from artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, it is undeniable that this summer has seen a resurgence of excitement in pop music[Read More…]
Author: KC Carder
16th annual McGill Global Health Night: Advancing global health equity
What does it take to achieve health equity in a world marked by systemic inequities and global crises? The McGill Department of Global and Public Health held its 16th annual McGill Global Health Night on Nov. 21 to help explore this question. Students, professors, and global health workers presented their[Read More…]
Theatre needs political engagement, not escapism
“Why theatre?” Friends, acquaintances, extended family members, and even artists in other mediums ask me this question regularly. Most times, it’s accompanied by a puzzled smile and a furrowed brow, a friendly face that communicates the rest of their unfinished question: “Why theatre now?” Why pursue a career in theatre,[Read More…]
McGill uproots tree planted during Haudenosaunee peace ceremony in solidarity with Palestine Solidarity Encampment
On Nov. 17, approximately 200 individuals gathered for a Haudenosaunee peace ceremony in which Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) women planted a white pine tree. The organizers then decorated it with white and purple rocks and a wooden placard commemorating the site where the Palestine Solidarity Encampment stood on the Lower Field for[Read More…]
A Minor Is Not Enough
I have a major headache. Literally: I have a headache because of my major—or lack thereof, I suppose. Most people are shocked to hear that there is no Indigenous Studies major at McGill—fellow students, my family back home, and even this university’s professors. In 2024, the Center for World University[Read More…]
Montreal’s unhoused population deserves care, not cruelty
The Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) recent decision to close a major entrance to the Atwater metro station until April 2025 exemplifies Montreal’s unempathetic approach toward its most vulnerable residents. This entrance has long served as a crucial warming space for unhoused individuals during Quebec’s harsh winters. The STM’s[Read More…]
Whoopi scores big with new all-women sports network
You might know Whoopi Goldberg from her witty hosting on The View or her iconic role as a nun in Sister Act. What you might not know is for the past 16 years, Goldberg has been planning something entirely new: The first 24/7 all-women’s sports network in the U.S., straight-forwardly[Read More…]
SSMU VP Sustainability and Operations resigns, second executive departure this semester
The Vice-President (VP) Sustainability and Operations of the Students’ Society of McGill (SSMU), Meg Baltes, announced her resignation at a Legislative Council meeting on Nov. 7. This follows the resignation of the former VP Student Life, Chloe Muñoz, who left the position on Oct. 29. Baltes will be staying on[Read More…]
How to host a hassle-free dinner party
Between the whirlwind of assignments and the weight of impending deadlines, opportunities to gather with friends can feel like a rare luxury. Why wait for a special occasion when you can create it yourself? This was the epiphany that prompted my first foray into hosting. While I can’t promise perfection,[Read More…]
The light is always greener on the other side
It’s the neverending question lingering in the back of everyone’s mind, the eternal darling in the dark of Montreal urban legend—the unspoken elephant in the room, if that elephant were green and also floating a hundred metres in the air. For decades, there have been reported sightings of an ominous[Read More…]
