At the end of each semester, the Tribune assesses SSMU executives based on their progress, engagement at SSMU Council, and presence at public events. Overall, we have found this year’s executives generally uncommunicative with the media. Additionally, SSMU Council documents are not often made publicly available in a timely fashion. [Read More…]
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Undergrads in limbo: divided TA protection
Students typically understand education at McGill at two levels—graduate and undergraduate studies. However, not every faculty at McGill is as clear-cut as this system appears; in the Faculties of Law and Medicine, students are considered undergraduates even though most applicants have already completed an undergraduate degree. Students in law and[Read More…]
Professors and students debate state-mandated secularism
Professors and students tackled issues of secularism in the public sphere in a Canadian parliamentary-style debate on Nov. 14. The event was hosted by the McGill Interfaith Students’ Council (MISC), in collaboration with the McGill Debating Union, the Political Bouillon, and the Political Science Students’ Association (PSSA). Law professor Robert[Read More…]
Students plan to promote safer spaces in Faculty of Engineering
Members of the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) are looking to integrate social equity and sustainability into the Engineering curriculum. An open discussion held on Nov. 10 addressed the creation of safer spaces for Engineering students. EUS Equity Commissioner Christopher Tegho led the discussion on possible methods for promoting awareness of[Read More…]
Updated version of Leacock restructuring plan presented at AUS Council
The latest version of the People, Processes, and Partnerships (PPP) restructuring plan for McGill’s Leacock Building features two additional administrative hubs and more teaching assistant (TA) cubicles. Faculty of Arts Associate Dean Gillian Lane-Mercier announced the changes to the plan at the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) Council meeting last Wednesday.[Read More…]
Special GA addresses $21,000 frosh deficit, seeks input for Student-Run Café
A $21,000 deficit from frosh and the opening of the student-run café were at the forefront of discussion at last Wednesday’s special General Assembly (GA) of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Reasons for the special GA The special GA took place following the Oct. 9 GA, which failed[Read More…]
Malcom Gladwell talks university “prestige“ factor, newest book
Last Thursday’s Seagram Lecture featured Canadian author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell, who spoke on the drawbacks of attending elite institutions, the place of the underdog in society, and his controversial stance on performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Gladwell is the award-winning author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. The event[Read More…]
Provost Masi explores effect of course digitization on university learning
The effect that new technologies such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have on the way universities operate was the subject of a lecture by Provost Anthony Masi on Nov. 14. MOOCs are free, online courses, which provide traditional class content and are open to the public. In addition, individual[Read More…]
Students vote “yes” to Midnight Kitchen, SSMU Daycare fee increases
Undergraduate students voted “yes” to all four questions in the Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Fall 2013 Referendum. As a result, SSMU has adopted their revised constitution; the Midnight Kitchen will remain in existence and raise their opt-outable student fee by $1 to $3.25 per semester; and the non-optoutable[Read More…]
BoG and Senate tackle prevalence of mental health issues
Mental health at McGill was the subject of the joint Board of Governors (BoG) and Senate meeting last Tuesday. Provost Anthony Masi spoke on the impact of mental health issues at McGill and the reason for the theme of the discussion. “Many members of the McGill community, whether directly or[Read More…]
