Midnight Kitchen re-launched its free prepared meal program on Sept. 15 after being forced to suspend its services for over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides 50 vegan and nut-free meals, distributed every second week, out of the University Centre cafeteria, located on the second floor. [Read More…]
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Tribune Explains: The Golden Key Honour Society
Every year, a select few top-performing students are contacted by the Dean of Students to join McGill’s chapter of The Golden Key Honour Society. With this year’s invitations having just been sent out, The McGill Tribune explains what joining the society entails. What is the Golden Key Honour Society? The[Read More…]
Bill 96 raises concerns for prospective and current international McGill community members
The strict provisions of Quebec’s new French language law, Bill 96, have raised concerns among international students and faculty members at McGill about the impacts the legislation will have on their lives. With the law making it harder to access public services in English, some non-French-speaking community members are worried[Read More…]
Library holdings to move off-island in 2023 ahead of proposed renovations
Two-point-three million items, including books and journals, will be transferred from McGill’s Humanities and Social Sciences Library to a new Collections Management Facility off the island of Montreal in mid-2023 to prepare for major renovations. The Fiat Lux project—a plan conceived in 2012 to renovate and modernize the McLennan-Redpath complex[Read More…]
Along Party Lines: Quebec’s major parties on Bill 96 and Bill 21
In this week’s segment of Along Party Lines, The McGill Tribune looks into the stances of the major political parties regarding Bill 96 and Bill 21. What are Bill 96 and Bill 21? An Act respecting French, or Bill 96, was adopted in the National Assembly of Quebec on May[Read More…]
McGill students, staff “stressed” about lack of COVID-19 guidelines in residences
For the first time since 2020, a semester has begun with nearly no pandemic restrictions in place at McGill. Mandatory masking and social distancing were dropped in May 2022 and campus activities, including all classes and Frosh, have resumed at full capacity. Those in residences, however, report feeling that COVID-19[Read More…]
McGill unions frustrated with ongoing delays in collective agreement negotiations
As of Sept. 13, only one of McGill’s 14 labour unions—the teaching assistant unit of the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM)—has an active collective agreement (CA) in place with the university, according to McGill’s Human Resources (HR). CAs govern salaries, hours, benefits, and working conditions of unionized[Read More…]
Governance 101
Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) What it is: The Students’ Society of McGill University is the undergraduate student union. SSMU supervises undergraduate clubs and student organizations, operates Gerts Bar & Café, and advocates on behalf of all undergraduates at the McGill Senate. SSMU is composed of six executive members,[Read More…]
Tribune Explains: Accessing healthcare as an international student
At the start of every academic year, the contract for the compulsory International Health Insurance (IHI) plan comes into effect for all registered international students at McGill. The McGill Tribune sought out common experiences among students to clarify the process of accessing healthcare as an international student in Montreal. What[Read More…]
Along Party Lines: Quebec’s provincial elections, explained
Introducing “Along Party Lines,” a new series at the The McGill Tribune aimed at unpacking Quebec and Canadian politics. Up first are the essential details you should know as Quebec’s provincial elections rapidly approach. Quebec provincial elections will take place in under a month on Oct. 3. In accordance with[Read More…]
