On Jan. 23, the Institute for Liberal Studies and the McGill Political Science Students Association hosted “Drug Addicts Are Human Beings,” a talk to examine the negative impacts of the war on drugs and the ways in which drug addicts are dehumanized. The talk featured keynote speaker Trevor Burrus, a[Read More…]
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McGill mourns victims of the plane crash in Iran
On Jan. 16, McGill held a memorial on the Macdonald campus for Negar Borghei, an Iranian master’s student and a victim of the plane crash near Tehran. The Jan. 8 incident claimed the lives of 176 people on the plane, including two members of the McGill community. Borghei obtained her[Read More…]
Talk explores the intersection of video games and education
McGill’s Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art, and Archives (ROAAr) hosted “The Ludic Generation: Harnessing the Potential of Interactive Learning in Higher Ed” on Jan. 16 to generate discussions among educators about how to embrace the growing presence of technology in the world. The panel featured York University PhD candidate[Read More…]
Hundreds protest against Bill 21 at the Ministry of Immigration
Despite the extreme cold on Jan. 17, hundreds marched from McTavish Street to the Ministry of Immigration in protest of Bill 21—a law passed by the Quebec government, prohibiting public servants from wearing religious symbols at work. Organized by student unions, including the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) External[Read More…]
McGill students discuss animal protection in Canadian legislation
Content warning: Mentions of animal abuse The Herbivore Society for Peace and Justice and Animal Justice McGill hosted, “A Talk on Animal Protection in the Canadian Legal System” on Jan. 17 to discuss whether the law in Canada and Quebec adequately protects animals. The guest speaker was Alanna Devine, former[Read More…]
ILADA hosts talk on effects of climate change on Indigenous refugees
The Indigenous Law Association de Droit Autochtone (ILADA) hosted a forum to examine how climate change affects Indigenous refugees in a legal context. On Jan. 15, keynote speaker Me Karina Kesserwan presented the talk to law students and other members of the McGill community. ILADA is a student group that[Read More…]
PGSS Legislative Council discusses long-term plans
The Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Legislative Council reconvened on Jan. 15 to propose a graduate student zone in the planned Fiat Lux Building Project. Further discussion involved the creation of a University Affairs Officer and health insurance coverage for PGSS students. PGSS Secretary-General Dakota Rogers addressed a recent demand from[Read More…]
SSMU plans for affordable student housing enters consultation phase
Since 2015, the partnership between the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and L’Unité de travail pour l’implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE) has worked to maintain affordable rent and educated students on real-estate practices and tenants’ rights. A 2018 report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows that Montreal’s[Read More…]
DriveSafe extending services to Kahnawake Mohawk territory
As of the beginning of the Winter 2020 semester, Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) DriveSafe has extended its services to the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, south of the island of Montreal. The initiative, set up in collaboration with SSMU Indigenous Affairs and in consultation with Mohawk students at McGill,[Read More…]
Education Undergraduate Society misses quorum to strike
The Education Undergraduate Society of McGill (EdUS) and the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held a General Assembly (GA) on Jan. 10 where they condemned Bill 21. During the GA, students in the Faculty of Education voted on the possibility of striking for two days on Jan. 17 and[Read More…]
