McGill is notorious for its work-hard mindset. If you walk into Redpath or McLennan on any given day, including the weekend, you’re bound to see students studying, catching up on work, or desperately completing assignments that are due at midnight. Although many students flood the library to study in groups,[Read More…]
Campus Spotlight
Catching up with Mobilizing for Milton-Parc
What a difference a year—and a pandemic—can make. In the fall of 2020, during the months when COVID-19 raged, concern for unhoused neighbours in the area surrounding McGill prompted Sophie Hart to found Meals for Milton-Parc, a student-led meal-share initiative that provided food and care packages. The group recently shifted[Read More…]
‘On the Table Magazine’ paints a vivid portrait of Montreal’s culinary scene
There is no doubt that Montreal has one of the most diverse and exciting culinary scenes in the world. For Evelyne Eng, U4 Arts, the vibrant city served as inspiration for starting her own culinary magazine last summer. On the Table Magazine is an entirely student-run culinary magazine that aims[Read More…]
A feathered allure: Flocking to McGill’s birding community
The founders of the McGill Students’ Birding Club (MSBC) met six years ago while taking WILD 420, an ornithology course at McGill. Since the club’s creation, birders of the McGill community have had a place to congregate and share their love for our feathered friends. On the club’s Facebook group,[Read More…]
Investigating McGill’s mysterious Mafia Club
If you want to improve your poker face, teamwork skills, and strategic thinking, look no further than McGill’s Mafia Club. Known for its long nights of intense gameplay filled with lies and deception, this student club offers a unique sense of community centred on the beloved game of social deduction.[Read More…]
‘Lettuce eat’: McGill’s first lettuce-eating competition a success
Despite the stress of adjusting to a hybrid semester, McGill students ‘romaine’ committed to cultivating a vibrant campus culture. Case in point: The unbe-leaf-able turnout for McGill’s first-ever lettuce-eating competition, which took place at the lower field on Sept. 24. Upwards of 150 people, ranging from enthusiastic participants to bemused[Read More…]
McGill Farmers’ Market creates community for sustainable eating
The McGill Farmers’ Market has been a staple of the summer and fall seasons at McGill since 2008. It returns again to McTavish Street this year, open on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Multiple vendors selling their signature products offer students a variety of food and flavour options,[Read More…]
Spotlight: McGill’s non-faculty froshes
While most students are familiar with faculty froshes, like Arts Frosh and Science Frosh, there is an exciting, and often overlooked, non-faculty frosh scene to be explored. Outdoors Frosh Outdoors Frosh, hosted by the McGill Outdoors Club (MOC), offered climbing, hiking, and cycling options this year. The four-day orientation event[Read More…]
McGill clubs and student groups reflect on the 2020-2021 school year
The COVID-19 pandemic forced student organizations to redesign their events this year. Nevertheless, many of McGill’s student groups found ways to adapt to these challenges, even spinning some of them into positives—a testament to the strength and resilience of the McGill student body. McGill Students’ Chess Club During the pandemic,[Read More…]
Three student organizations take advantage of $11,000 from IRL Events
This year’s monumental shift to online learning has forced student clubs to adapt their event planning. As many clubs transitioned to virtual recruitment and meetings, the IRL (In Real Life) Events app kicked off its #irl11k contest in December 2020. The contest encouraged student organizations at universities across North America[Read More…]
