On March 14, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held the 4 Floors event to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Three floors in the University Centre Building, along with Gerts Bar in the basement of the building, were reserved for the event starting at 5 p.m., providing dancefloors, coat check[Read More…]
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SSMU BoD members debate hiring process for VP Finance and subscription to Bounce app
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU)’s Board of Directors (BoD) met on March 25 to discuss the hiring process for Vice-President (VP) Finance, whether the student union should pay for organization app Bounce, and possible renovations in the University Centre. The meeting began with a discussion on the new[Read More…]
AGSEM’s Academic Casuals unit holds first negotiation meeting with McGill
Representatives from Unit 3 of the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) sat down with the university on March 27 for the first time to negotiate a collective agreement (CA). Unit 3 represents Academic Casual workers such as tutors, graders, course assistants, and graduate teaching fellows. AGSEM’s Units[Read More…]
Students vote to make VP Finance a hired position, cut VP Sustainability and Operations role
After extending the voting period for two weeks, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) closed polls for the 2025 Winter Referendum and Executive Election on the evening of March 21 with a voter turnout of 15.7 per cent. Polls were originally slated to close on March 7, but SSMU[Read More…]
Divest McGill protests RBC’s fossil fuel investments
On March 20, Divest McGill, Climate Justice Montreal, and other local climate activist organizations held a protest as part of Change Course’s National Day of Action, demanding that Canada’s “Big Five” banks remove their presence on Canadian campuses until they meet several conditions. Among these are the cancellation of finances[Read More…]
‘Gaza as a Compass for Thinking’ talk explores Palestinian resistance amid targeted attacks
Content warning: Mentions of genocide, death, and dismemberment. The eighth event of Quebec Public International Research Group (QPIRG) McGill’s Spring into Action series, “Gaza as a Compass for Thinking,” took place on March 21. It explored the theme of “home” through accounts of Palestinians reclaiming their towns that had been[Read More…]
SSMU Legislative Council postpones Midnight Kitchen funding debate
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held its fifth Legislative Council meeting of the semester on March 20. The council discussed discretionary funding for the Midnight Kitchen, a SSMU food pantry initiative, and proposed amendments to the Policy on Harmful Military Technology. The first hour of the meeting was[Read More…]
Arts students will no longer be able to pursue certain Independent Study Aways this summer
Effective Summer 2025, BA, BTh, and BSW students at McGill will no longer be able to pursue Independent Study Away (ISA) programs outside of Canada. The change was initially announced by the Arts Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS) on Nov. 14, 2024, in response to an update[Read More…]
SSMU fights injunction against PAGIP in appeals court, demands anonymous plaintiff come forward
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) attended the Court of Appeal on March 11 to debate the plaintiff, currently referred to as X, in an ongoing lawsuit pertaining to an injunction against the Policy Against Genocide in Palestine (PAGIP). X v. SSMU calls for the student union to pay[Read More…]
“I have no idea what’s going to happen next”: SSMU VP University Affairs’ future uncertain following new agreement with McGill
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the administration signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Feb. 28, outlining the terms of their relationship. However, a newly added clause barring students with any disciplinary record at McGill from serving as executives at SSMU has put current Vice-President (VP)[Read More…]
