The Rad Sex Week workshop, Desires: A QT*POC Exploration, caused controversy on campus after organizers stated that the event was not open to white people. “This workshop is closed to folks who identify as LGBT*QIA and as a person of color,” the event description reads. “‘A’ here denotes asexual, not[Read More…]
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Floor fellow contract negotions resume following training boycott
Negotiations between the floor fellow bargaining unit of the Association of McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE) and the McGill administration continued on Jan. 30, following the floor fellow’s collective decision to boycott a training session on Jan. 24 and 25. AMUSE and the administration have been in the process of[Read More…]
McGill admin endorses international student tuition deregulation at Senate
Four Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Senators moved a question on the McGill’s stance on the deregulation of international tuition fees during the first Senate meeting of 2015 last Wednesday in order to better understand the future of tuition for international students in faculties where tuition is still regulated. The[Read More…]
Midnight Kitchen resumes normal operations following two months out of service
The Midnight Kitchen reopened on Monday after being closed for nearly two months. The pay-what-you-can vegan food collective initially closed last November after an incident when the kitchen and storage area were vandalized. The kitchen was expected to resume its operations within the first two weeks of this semester, but[Read More…]
McGill’s late course withdrawal policy passed by Senate
The McGill Senate passed a motion last Wednesday to make official a late withdrawal policy that would allow students facing extreme circumstances to withdraw from all the courses they are taking in their current semester without the withdrawal being marked on their academic transcripts. The revised University Policy on Late[Read More…]
SSMU general manager position in transition after Pauline Gervais’ retirement
At the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Council meeting on Jan. 15, SSMU President Courtney Ayukawa announced that SSMU General Manager Pauline Gervais, who has worked at SSMU since 2004, has retired. The new general manager will take over the position in early February. More details about the new[Read More…]
SSMU Council reviews budget, hears address from Principal Fortier
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Council met on Thursday to review executive reports from the past semester, including the SSMU budget, and to discuss the implementation of interim election regulations for this semester. Address by Principal Suzanne Fortier Principal Suzanne Fortier made an appearance at the meeting, giving[Read More…]
AUS council hosts Fortier during first meeting of the year
The Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) hosted Principal Suzanne Fortier as a guest speaker at its council meeting on Jan. 14. Fortier expressed her satisfaction with McGill’s prestige as a university and spoke to the role of teamwork and collaboration in continuing to improve McGill. “A great university is something we[Read More…]
McGill Administration, SSMU responds to University’s low ranking on journalistic freedoms index
In October 2014, McGill was placed poorly on the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms’ annual ranking of free expression at Canadian universities. The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) was also ranked as one of the 10 worst university unions.
Traditional Territory Acknowledgment policy in the works for McGill
The McGill Senate’s Subcommittee for Equity of First Peoples is currently writing a version of the Traditional Territory Acknowledgement policy that will eventually be presented to Senate.
