Culture Briefs
All the school is a stage While most students are buckling down for term papers and finals right now, the actors, directors and theatre nerds… Read More »Culture Briefs
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Remembrance of times past: This is Montreal!
There’s something tragic about monuments built to an optimism that faded decades ago. The Soviet Union’s contribution to Expo ‘67, for instance: a large, concrete… Read More »Remembrance of times past: This is Montreal!
ReThink conference brews sustainable development plans
McGill’s seventh annual ReThink conference drew about 80 students, faculty, and administrators Friday, with topics ranging from the University’s past environmental initiatives to ways it… Read More »ReThink conference brews sustainable development plans
Council heats up over space
SSMU councillors and students in the gallery went on the attack against the SSMU executive for failing to prioritizing student space during the question period… Read More »Council heats up over space
From propaganda to Pokémon
Japan’s National Film Center is not afraid to air its dirty laundry in an anime retrospective at the Cinémathèque Québecoise
Course packs could go online, cut costs
Every semester, students are purchasing course packs full of material they have already paid for. Arts Senator Lynne Champoux-Williams recently released a report showing how… Read More »Course packs could go online, cut costs
Classical, kids, and Connolly
A jargon-y defense of jargon Re: “Activism’s jargon epidemic” | Commentary | March 27, 2008 I was troubled by the trajectory by which Floh Herra-Vega’s… Read More »Classical, kids, and Connolly
Guatemalan farm workers group speaks out against violence
Pro-Justice group demands answers for farmer’s unexplained disappearance, massacre
Wheat-killing fungus set to sweep the fertile crescent and beyond
Rust fungus threatens to push food prices even higher
What’s the haps
Indian Benefit Dinner Monday, March 31, 7 p.m. Breads of India, 2027 St. Laurent Warm up to a delicious Indian meal hosted by Ashraya Initiative… Read More »What’s the haps
Hyde Park: Support our Teaching Assistants
As many of you already know, McGill’s Teaching Assistants (TAs) will be gathering tonight for a General Assembly to determine if they should go on… Read More »Hyde Park: Support our Teaching Assistants
Hundreds to present Canada’s inconvenient truths
After a training session in Montreal next month, over 200 Canadians will start to give presentations aimed at changing Canada’s environmental practices. The presentation is… Read More »Hundreds to present Canada’s inconvenient truths
Under the Scope: Alternative medicine captures the North American imagination
Scientists question the validity of medicine lacking strong evidence
Seeds of worry
Charles Mostoller, a former Daily editor, reports from Mexico’s movement against genetically modified corn
Road Trippin’
Concordia part-time teachers on strike With just weeks left in the Winter semester, Concordia’s part-time teachers are going on strike. Roughly 20 classes will be… Read More »Road Trippin’