The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held its first Legislative Council meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 18. The meeting began with a brief review of the councillors’ holiday activities which, among other things, included knitting a sweater and cat-sitting. The session also included an announcement from the[Read More…]
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Why do we refuse to protect our athletes?
In the Feature of the week: The truth of the harsh coaching environment faced by varsity athletes.
Reconceptualizing free speech on an unequal campus
The debate over free speech in higher education has attracted significant attention in recent months. Elite universities, such as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have received international attention as raging conservative movements take down administrations while these same administrators stumble over institutional oppression. Recent right-wing backlash against[Read More…]
McGill appeals reinstatement of archaeological panel overseeing work on New Vic site
Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi emailed all students and staff on Dec. 20, providing an update on McGill’s New Vic Project and a “clarification of salient facts.” This came as the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera’s (Mohawk Mothers) ongoing investigation into the New Vic Project site, where they fear that there[Read More…]
McGill divests direct holdings from Carbon Underground 200 fossil fuel companies
On Dec. 14, the McGill Board of Governors (BoG) voted to divest from all direct holdings in Carbon Underground (CU) 200 fossil fuel companies, which currently constitute 0.5 per cent of total McGill Investment Pool (MIP) holdings as of December 2022. CU 200 companies include the world’s top 200 coal,[Read More…]
SSMU BoD ratifies motion to support UBC Trans Coalition Letter to StudentCare
The Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors (BoD) met on Jan. 11 to discuss the Executive Committee Report and Nominating Committee Report—tasked with evaluating candidates for the International Student Representative position—as well as a confidential session. Chair Jonathan Dong conducted the meeting, bringing attendants through the agenda[Read More…]
Dozens of students rally, call on McGill to divest from companies supporting the Israeli regime
On Dec. 14, dozens of students gathered in front of the Arts Building and demanded that the university end its investments in companies supporting or operating in the state of Israel, amounting to around 20 million dollars in total. The Divestment From Genocide rally—organized by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights[Read More…]
We who ran The McGill Daily
Uncovering McGill’s history of Black student activism and journalism in the ‘90s.
Students take to the streets to oppose Quebec government’s proposed tuition hikes
Red felt squares dappled McGill’s Y-intersection on Nov. 30, as students gathered to once again protest the Quebec government’s proposed tuition hikes for English-speaking universities. The hikes, announced on Oct. 13, would nearly double fees for out-of-province students at schools like McGill and Concordia from around $9,000 to $17,000 annually.[Read More…]
McGill’s evolving faithscape: Exploring religion on campus
At twelve years old, I became acutely aware of how my family’s approach to religion diverged from that of my peers at my Christian school and church. The defining moment was when a Catholic friend visited and remarked on a unique feature in our home: A photo of Jesus facing[Read More…]
