As the haze of summer subsides and the anticipation of cold, isolating midterms and finals ensue, maintaining and nurturing one’s mental health becomes both harder and ever more critical. On Sept. 6, McGill informed the student body via email that the popular student services once provided through the Students’ Society[Read More…]
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Budgeting tips for McGill students
Montreal is a unique and vibrant city filled with countless activities, events, and festivals occurring all year round. The city also contains an abundance of aesthetically pleasing cafés and restaurants, with exciting ambiances and delicious food. It is tempting, when surrounded by energetic city life, to go out and take[Read More…]
Spicing up college cooking
After a taxing day of conquering marathon lectures and navigating dense readings, you return to your apartment with a quiet sense of accomplishment. Unfortunately, the relief of your homecoming is short-lived. Student life has yet another trial in store for you: Dinner. For many university students, the never-ending to-do list[Read More…]
Solidarity must supersede suppression at McGill
In the past week, Israel has intensified its military actions in Lebanon, killing over 700 civilians and displacing over 90,000 people. Destructive Israeli airstrikes have destroyed densely populated residential areas, including a massive bombing that flattened four buildings in Southern Beirut. Lebanon’s health minister, Dr. Firass Abiad, reported that Israel’s[Read More…]
Fiat Lux library project suspended due to funding cuts
Following changes to funding structures imposed by the Quebec government, McGill has decided to suspend work on the Fiat Lux library project. The project aimed to transform the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex to provide students with an expanded study space and modern facilities. McGill President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini publicly announced[Read More…]
Candace Brunette-Debassige gives talk on Indigenous women’s leadership in Canadian universities
McGill staff and students convened at Donald E. Armstrong Building on Sept. 25 for a talk presented by Candace Brunette-Debassige, assistant professor and Director of Indigenous Education at Western University. Her talk, entitled “Indigenous Women’s Leadership in Canadian Universities,” was organized by McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) as part[Read More…]
Indigenous performers and vendors shine at 23rd annual Pow Wow
On Friday, Sept. 20, the First Peoples’ House and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosted McGill’s 23rd annual Pow Wow at the Tomlinson Fieldhouse. The six-and-a-half-hour event saw Métis Jigging, Inuit throat singing, Haudenosaunee social dancing, and multiple Intertribals, with drumming from the RedTail Spirit Singers, Ottawa River Singers, SpiritWind,[Read More…]
Office of Indigenous Initiatives kicks off 13th annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks
McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) commenced its 13th annual Indigenous Awareness Weeks with an opening talk given by Laara Fitznor, formerly with the University of Manitoba, on Sept. 19. The event, held in the Faculty Club, was titled “Engaging Indigenous Philosophies and Practices for Mutual Respect and Leadership across[Read More…]
Beyond the McGill bubble
The McGill bubble is a perpetual plight. When a semester ends and the most recent round of exams is behind us, we often come up for air only to realize that we’ve seldom escaped the same few blocks between Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Sherbrooke. Despite living in a lively, ever-evolving[Read More…]
Putting down roots: An introduction to Little Forests McGill
The lush canopies of Mount Royal may be the most quintessential of Montreal’s renowned green—and soon to be red and orange—spaces; but thanks to one McGill club, students and city residents alike may soon have new woods to admire in their downtown backyard. Little Forests McGill, a student association founded[Read More…]
