The role of children’s media in shaping identity and worldview has always been influential; however, in recent years, the line between education and blatant ideological propaganda has become increasingly blurred. As children’s programming faces cuts and closures across North America, conservative platforms like PragerU Kids fill the gap with content[Read More…]
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Dealing with political differences at the dinner table
The Canadian federal election is finally behind us, but you still might want to vote your outspoken cousin out of the family dinner table. Many people report that political disagreements continue to strain their relationships. A 2022 survey found that over 40 per cent of Canadians said they have reduced[Read More…]
Freshman science requirements got you down? We got you covered
CHEM 110. MATH 140. BIOL 111. PHYS 101. Every McGill science student will recognize these course codes in an instant; they are none other than the freshman science program course requirements. Whether it is your very first semester at McGill, or you are getting those last few credits of your[Read More…]
Investigating the link between sex-dependent gene expressions and major depressive disorder
Why do women experience major depressive disorder (MDD) at nearly twice the rate of men in the post-puberty stage? During this critical stage, MDD manifests in a sex-specific way in its prevalence, symptomatology, and treatment responses when comparing males and females. In a recent publication in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity,[Read More…]
McGill Faculty Associations challenge Quebec’s Bill 89 in effort to protect the right to strike
The Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM), a group of four McGill faculty unions, announced on Aug. 5 that they filed an application for judicial review in the Superior Court of Quebec to challenge the constitutionality of Quebec’s Bill 89. COFAM consists of the Association of McGill Academic Staff[Read More…]
Bad balance? Blame your concussion
Concussions: Either you have had one, or you know someone who has. These injuries are incredibly common—particularly in high-contact sports such as football, hockey, and rugby—and they can leave lasting, debilitating impacts. Yet, despite their dangers, concussions are hard to objectively identify by a third party, making them difficult for[Read More…]
Know Your Athlete: Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald
Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald, U3 Education (Physical & Health), has been a standout on the Redbirds football team from the moment he stepped on campus. After winning the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ)’s Most Outstanding Player award and being selected for Vanier College’s CEGEP Division 1 All-Star Team, Latendresse-Regimbald continued[Read More…]
Negotiations continue over QPIRG and McGill’s MoA
In January 2025, McGill Interim Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning) Angela Campbell issued a notice of default of McGill’s Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill. The university warned QPIRG that it will suspend the student funding that QPIRG receives if the[Read More…]
Montreal day camp fosters feelings of belonging among refugee children
Summer camp is a quintessential Canadian experience, whether you find yourself sleeping in a log cabin deep in the woods or roaming around the city visiting different museums and monuments. Camp allows individuals to build lifelong friendships and create lasting memories, all while immersing themselves in Canada’s natural and man-made[Read More…]
Rainy OAP performance rinses away pretenses
Despite the cold open that Montreal student band The Longest Year was supposed to deliver as the first act of the day, the audience who crowded around the tented Open Air Pub (OAP) stage on Thursday afternoon had seemingly already warmed. Even more surprisingly, their wet hair was plastered to[Read More…]
