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IRSAM holds eventful Model UN

  The International Relations Students’ Association of McGill (IRSAM) held its second annual International Relations Simulation (IRSim) Model United Nations conference last weekend. In contrast to IRSAM’s larger conferences, which host delegates  from high schools or other universities, IRSim is the only annual Model United Nations conference at McGill that[Read More…]

Montreal-area hospital hit by antibiotic-resistant bug

  The Montreal Jewish General Hospital has been working over the last year to contain Canada’s first large hospital outbreak of a drug- resistant strain of bacteria. While Klebsiella pneumonia Carbapensemase-producing Klebsiella pneumonia (KPC-Kp) is new in Canada, some American hospitals in New York, Baltimore, and North Carolina have been[Read More…]

BC student tragically killed in mysterious shooting

  Maple Batalia, a 19-year-old Simon Fraser University student, was shot and killed in a parking garage early Wednesday morning. An outpouring of emotion across Canada followed her unexpected and mysterious death. “On Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011 at 1:10 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to several 911 calls regarding multiple shots[Read More…]

Trudeau talks change at International Day of Democracy

Sam Reynolds Justin Trudeau, MP for Montreal’s Papineau riding, spoke Thursday at a Liberal McGill event held for the UN-sanctioned International Day of Democracy. The international observance, held each year on Sept. 15, aims to encourage governments to strengthen programs that promote democracy. The event, attended by roughly 100 students,[Read More…]

Council endorses MUNACA on behalf of students

Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds SSMU’s endorsement of MUNACA, Teaching Assistants’ contract negotiations, and a proposal to replace tenants of the Shatner cafeteria were on the agenda at the  first SSMU legislative council of the year, held last Thursday. The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) presented on Teaching[Read More…]

Brian Topp vies for NDP leadership

ipolitics.ca On September 12, NDP President Brian Topp launched his campaign for leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada.  Topp’s announcement kick-started the leadership race to select a Leader of the Opposition, who will be elected at a leadership convention in March 2012. Topp graduated with a BA from[Read More…]

Mob squad, MFLAG mobilize at union rally

Students and faculty members grabbed placards and joined MUNACA at the intersection of McGill College and Sherbrooke on Friday morning in what was the largest and loudest rally to date.  The protesters, who occupied half a block of McGill College, chanted and cheered while speakers addressed the crowd from a[Read More…]

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