Sixty-five years and four Nobel Prize nominations after Dr. Thomas Chang invented the first artificial cell in his McGill dorm room, the invention is still improving lives in countless new ways. From blood transfusions to cancer suppression and, most recently, COVID-19 treatments, Chang’s invention continues to push the boundaries of[Read More…]
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Montreal shelters lead the city in second annual Every Child Matters March
On Sept. 30, hundreds of people gathered in front of the George-Étienne Cartier monument at the foot of Mount Royal before marching through Montreal to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—also known as Orange Shirt Day. Since 2021, Sept. 30 has marked a federal statutory holiday, although the[Read More…]
Honey, I shrunk the brains!
Aging is one of the few truly universal experiences, yet it is one of those things that no one really looks forward to. Along with visible signs like wrinkles and grey hair, however, comes a more insidious and harder-to-combat symptom: The decline of brain function. But according to a new[Read More…]
Along Party Lines: Quebec’s provincial election results
This article was last updated at 12 p.m. on Oct. 4. Voters streamed into polling stations to cast ballots in Quebec’s provincial election on Oct. 3. Polls closed at 8 p.m., concluding five weeks of campaigning dominated by issues such as language and minority rights, Indigenous issues and separatism, and[Read More…]
Students weigh in on new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre
On the heels of Pierre Poilievre’s victory in the Conservative Party of Canada’s (CPC) leadership election, polling and party data indicates that huge waves of voters are purchasing political party memberships and supporting the Conservatives under his leadership. On campus, the Conservative Students’ Association (CPC McGill) is also reporting a[Read More…]
Internal dispute over by-law destabilizes AMUSE
Only one member remains on the executive team of the Association of the McGill University Support Employees (AMUSE), the union that represents McGill’s casual and temporary workers. Due to the short-term nature of these workers’ positions, article 5.2 of the AMUSE by-laws states that “an employee whose contract or working[Read More…]
“Woman, Life, Freedom” echoes through streets as Montreal rallies in support of Iranian protests
Content Warning: Mentions of misogyny, police brutality, and violence Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the streets of downtown Montreal on Sept. 27 and Oct. 1, rallying in solidarity with the protests in Iran against the country’s current Islamic regime. The ongoing protests were sparked by the murder of Jina (Mahsa)[Read More…]
Gerts Café reopens for its second year of business, hopes to make live music a weekly feature
Gerts Café opened for its second year of business on Sept. 20 after being closed since May. The café, the daytime counterpart of Gerts Campus Bar, is located in the basement of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) University Centre at 3480 McTavish Street. Ben Hack, BA ’21 and[Read More…]
Fashionably local: An investigation into Montreal’s jewelry scene
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government has encouraged consumers to support local businesses. With the return to an in-person business model, the Shop Local movement is here to stay—consumers are purchasing goods from their neighbourhood businesses more than ever before. In particular, the growth of the[Read More…]
Redbirds soccer prevails 2-0 against Sherbrooke’s Vert et Or on home turf
On Sept. 25, the beautiful sunny sky and warm breeze made it a perfect day for the McGill men’s soccer team to defeat Sherbrooke’s Vert et Or (0–6). Through passionate play, the Redbirds (2–3–3) snatched a 2-0 victory on home turf. Sherbrooke got the opening ball and McGill’s offensive game[Read More…]