McGill’s downtown campus suffered severe flooding after a 48-inch water main burst under Doctor Penfield Ave. in front of the McTavish Reservoir on Monday. Campus buildings were evacuated and all evening classes were cancelled. The flooded area stretched from Dr. Penfield Ave. to Ste. Catherine Street, and from Union Street[Read More…]
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McGill seeks to bar students from filing Access to Information Requests
McGill is seeking to prevent its students from filing Access to Information requests (ATIs) through a motion submitted to the Commission d’accès à l’information, the organization responsible for ensuring that public institutions comply with Quebec’s ATI laws. The motion targets 14 individual McGill students and alumni, but also asks that[Read More…]
Super bowl recipes
If you’re feeling traditional: The classic ‘seven layer nacho dip’ Ingredients: 1 oz. taco seasoning 16 oz. refried beans 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 16 oz. sour cream 1 cup guacamole 16 oz. salsa 1 large tomato, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 stalk chopped green onions ½ red[Read More…]
Newly opened Indian restaurant does it right
There are few places in Montreal that will satisfy your cravings for wholesome Indian food, and fewer still that are competitively priced, and right in your own backyard. Namaste Montreal – a new Indian restaurant on Milton – meets all three of these requirements. Healthy recipes: All of Namaste’s[Read More…]
Fear of vaccination breathes new life into virus
Poliovirus has been eliminated in most of the developing world. Its eradication has been primarily due to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a multilateral proposal passed by the World Health Assembly in 1988. However, three countries—Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan—stand between the GPEI and its goal of making polio the[Read More…]
Zero Dark Torture?
In an Academy Award season mostly bereft of controversy, Zero Dark Thirty has filled the void with its brutal and frank depiction of torture. The film, a dramatization of the American military operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, was written based on conversations with people who had first hand knowledge[Read More…]
Alzheimer’s diagnosis could be found in the blood
Until recently, a postmortem analysis of brain tissue was the only method capable of confirming that a patient suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, as opposed to another mental illness. Despite the many real-time medical assessments available, such as blood tests, brain scans and neuropsychological tests, none of these results are definitive.[Read More…]
Matt & Kim ride the lightning
When we get on the topic of Montreal, Matt winces. “Do people just not get us there?” We’re discussing Matt & Kim’s last Montreal appearance, a show that Matt remembers had a painfully low turnout. Immediately, however, he regains his characteristic ebullience. “We were looking for a chance to get[Read More…]
Beat the cold with the coolest beats
After a week of chilly weather, Montreal crowds knew what they signed up for when they headed to Igloofest. Vieux-Port is hosting the annual music festival, which is now halfway over after a second weekend of survival dancing in neon snowsuits. I volunteered to join the crowds and report back,[Read More…]
Jesus Christ, superstars
Beautiful City Theatre’s production of Godspell, the hit broadway musical, promises to be a unique experience. It presents the life of Jesus through a series of parables from the Gospel of Matthew. However, this shouldn’t discourage the non-believers—the company holds humanistic values and asserts that many different themes can be[Read More…]
