In an email sent to the student body on March 24, McGill’s Deputy Provost Fabrice Labeau condemned the adoption of the Palestinian Solidarity Policy, a question that was approved in the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Winter 2022 Referendum with a 71.1 per cent majority. Labeau announced that McGill[Read More…]
Ghazal Azizi
Ghazal Azizi is an Iranian student journalist focused on labour relations and legal battles at McGill. She joined The Tribune in 2021 as a Contributor and later served as a News Editor from 2022-2023. Ghazal has worked on investigative pieces about donor interference on campus, produced multimedia stories about the Montreal Experiments, and inaugurated Along Party Lines—a column dedicated to unpacking local politics for young voters.
She studies political science, philosophy, and communications, and is active as a Youth Volunteer with the End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Canada Network. Get in touch with her at [email protected].
Posts by Ghazal Azizi
McGill threatens to terminate MoA with SSMU over the approval of Palestine Solidarity Policy
On March 21, the Palestine Solidarity Policy question on the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Winter 2022 Referendum passed with a 71.1 per cent majority. The following day, however, Deputy Provost Fabrice Labeau informed SSMU that the university found the policy to be in violation of SSMU’s constitution and[Read More…]
Sudden removal of Palestinian Solidarity Policy from SSMU Referendum causes controversy
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Winter 2022 Referendum spurred confusion and outrage among students after the Palestinian Solidarity Policy question did not appear on the ballot. Elections SSMU had previously approved the question, but when the polls opened on March 14, the question was not on there. After[Read More…]
Student experiences of the ongoing invasion in Ukraine from Montreal
Content warning: Mentions of war and violence On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine after months of military buildup along its border. Since then, Russian forces have been invading and bombing major cities in Ukraine, claiming 636 civilian lives and forcing 2.8 million[Read More…]
Law professors continue to push for a union, a first in McGill’s history
For the first time at McGill, a group of professors are seeking a union to represent them in their relations with the McGill administration. On Nov. 7, 2021, professors at the Faculty of Law submitted their union membership cards to the Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT), Quebec’s labour relations tribunal,[Read More…]
Tribune Explains: The loosening of COVID-19 restrictions on campus
On Feb. 8, Premier François Legault announced the Quebec government’s plans to ease most pandemic measures in the province, with the exception of the vaccine passport and mask rules, by March 14. As the province reopens, McGill’s COVID-19 protocols will evolve accordingly. In university-wide emails sent out on Feb. 4[Read More…]
Anti-Black racism has no place in Nowruz celebrations
Every year, Persians meticulously celebrate the exact second that the sun passes the celestial equator, as the spring equinox marks the start of a new year, Nowruz. Nowruz, and most of the traditions that accompany it, have direct roots in Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest religions in the world. Yet,[Read More…]
AUS General Assembly fails to reach quorum, blocking motion to strike for hybrid learning
On Feb. 2, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) convened for a General Assembly (GA) to discuss a motion to strike in opposition to McGill’s current reopening plans. The GA was scheduled after a petition organized by former Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) President Bryan Buraga received the required 200[Read More…]
#McGillOnStrike gains momentum as Law Students Association votes to strike
The Social Work Student Association (SWSA) passed a motion to strike on Jan. 17 after McGill denied the faculty’s decision to continue online learning until Feb. 25. Since then, many other faculty student associations have followed suit, joining forces under the hashtag #McGillOnStrike to protest the timing of McGill’s reopening[Read More…]
Wellness Hub staff drawn to overwhelmed Quebec hospitals amid COVID-19 surge, leaving limited student appointments
The week of Jan. 3, Charlie*, U1 Medicine, said they contacted the Student Wellness Hub’s phone line every day of the week in an attempt to book an appointment for their partner, who was suffering from a concussion. Instead of receiving support at the Wellness Hub, which would be fully[Read More…]
