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…]
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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…]
More face-time with profs not so bad
McGill Tribune At council this week, VP (University Affairs) Josh Abaki discussed his goal of limiting “contact hours”—lectures, conferences, and other face time between professors and students. He hopes to reduce contact hours from the current 39 hours per course per semester to 36, an amount more standard across Canadian[Read More…]
University considers cutting semesters from 13 weeks to 12
The McGill administration is currently considering a number of changes to the university’s academic calendar, including a proposal to shorten the lengths of the fall and winter semesters by reducing the number of hours students are in contact with their professors. Standard McGill classes currently give students three hours of[Read More…]
Gifts of $3 million fund new Chair in Medical Education
McGill’s Faculty of Medicine is set to establish a new Chair in Medical Education following gifts of $1 million each from Herbert Black, Deirdre Stevenson and Dr. Robert Stevenson, and the Molson Foundation, totaling $3 million in donations. The donation came on the heels of a $2.4 million donation in[Read More…]
Undergrad’s thesis makes unlikely trip around the world
lisburncity.gov.uk When you write an impressive term paper, maybe a couple of people will know about it. Your parents might read it, but you wouldn’t dream that it would make you famous. Frank Kachanoff, a U3 psychology student at McGill, probably didn’t either, but his undergraduate thesis has inadvertently gone[Read More…]
City’s streak of firebombings continues
Montreal has seen more than 30 firebombings since last year. In November alone, there have been more than 10. The latest incident occurred last Wednesday at a Haitian grocery store, Marche Steve Anna on Belanger Street in Rosemont. According to media reports, at around 3:30 a.m., passers-by noticed smoke[Read More…]
SSMU Report Card
Zach Newburgh President With student consultation as one of the main themes of the semester, President Zach Newburgh has thus far done an exemplary job representing the students at McGill. Newburgh was an effective public face during the Arch Café saga and helped to mobilize students by speaking at[Read More…]
Libraries to have extended hours
McLennan Library will begin offering 24-hour access as early as October 4 this year, after the Students’ Society’s decision to allocate an additional $80,000 towards extending the library’s hours.. The Students Society’s Library Improvement Fund Committee will be allocating roughly $200,000 towards extended hours, as compared to $120,000 allocated last[Read More…]
Landlord abuse prevalent
Demands for illegal deposits, unlawful refusals of leases, collection of private information, and harassment and intimidation are among the many complaints that university housing offices have been receiving from international students in Montreal. In response, Concordia’s Student Union is urging the Quebec’s Human Rights Commission to look into the allegations.[Read More…]