Alice Walker Alice Walker On January 5, Shannon Smith, mother of three, was told she was not allowed to breastfeed in Orchestra, a children’s store in the Complexe Les-Ailes on St. Catherine Street. In response, Genevieve Coulombe organized a “nurse-in” in front of the store on January 19th. Smith was[Read More…]
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Andrew Cohen says U.S.-Canada cultures converging
Anna Katycheva Last Tuesday, Andrew Cohen—one of Canada’s preeminent non-fiction writers and a McGill alum—delivered the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada’s 18th annual J.R. Mallory Lecture in Canadian Studies, discussing Canada’s cultural convergences with the United States. Although things have changed over the years, Cohen said that many[Read More…]
Montreal experiences six attacks on various Jewish establishments
There has recently been a series of six rock-throwing attacks on synagogues and Jewish schools in Montreal. Targeted in the attacks were the Beth Rambam, Tifereth, Beth Zion, and Beth Davis synagogues and Academie Yavne in Côte St.-Luc; the Dorshei Emet synagogue in Hampstead; and Congregation Shaare Zedek in Notre-Dame-de-Grace.[Read More…]
Influenza outbreak in Montreal worries area hospitals
An influenza and gastroenteritis outbreak has stretched Montreal emergency rooms to 150 per cent capacity. According to the Montreal Health Agency, the worst hit hospitals are the Lakeshore, Royal Victoria, Montreal General, and the Santa Cabrini. “Flu outbreaks are predictable, and what we are seeing this post-holiday is no[Read More…]
In pivotal week for South Sudan, experts discuss future
Matt Essert Matt Essert On Thursday evening, a group of experts debated the possibility of an independent South Sudan on a panel discussion in the Lev Bukhman Room of the Shatner Building. South Sudan, after six years of democratic self-governance, is seeking to gain its full independence from the rest[Read More…]
New conservative student news source launched Monday
The year in campus media took perhaps its most interesting turn last Monday with the launch of the Prince Arthur Herald, a new online conservative student newspaper based at McGill. The website’s political positions, which tend to be libertarian, are articulated in a 25-point Statement of Principles. “Our paper supports[Read More…]
City councillor donates own body
Former City Councillor Michael Fainstat donated his body to McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in a program that gives students hands-on experience with real bodies. Fainstat, who died at 87 on December 29, was known for his many contributions to the community and decided to make his body the[Read More…]
Harvard student found to have fabricated stellar career
Holly Stewart, The Harvard Crimson In December, a virtuosic liar narrowly missed fooling one of the best and most rigorous universities in the world. After fraudulently making his way through Harvard University as a phony literary critic, Adam Wheeler, 24, pleaded guilty on December 16 to charges of fraud, identity[Read More…]
Seven students rebel against uOttawa’s U-Pass
The Student Union at the University of Ottawa might be regretting the referendum it put forth in February 2010. The referendum, which passed, required all students to pay for an OC Transpo (Ottawa’s transit system) semester pass as a part of their fees, in the process reducing the passes’ cost[Read More…]
SSMU to give opt-outable groups chance to speak out
The Students’ Society is gearing up to help opt-outable groups and services to protect their revenues. SSMU Vice-President Clubs and Services Anushay Khan announced at SSMU Council this week that roundtable discussions with several such groups—which include several SSMU services, the Quebec Public Interest Research Group, and CKUT Radio—led Khan[Read More…]
