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Re: “After 25 years on the bench, The Daily is back in the game” | Commentary | September 14

The New York state Senate is currently trying to pass a Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights. Though parties within the legislature have stalled it from… Read More »Protecting our most vulnerable workers

Re: Compendium! | September 17

Correction appended When I was looking at universities, I considered many different engineering programs across the country. McGill’s Faculty of Engineering was particularly attractive because… Read More »The problem with engineering is non-engineers’ misinformation

Re: “Everything you always wanted to know about SSMU” | News | September 3

Re: “Engineering Frosh is not sexist” | Commentary | September 14

In our postmodern world, it is unsurprising that many cling to a few “facts” that science offers in investigating crimes. DNA profiles can help solve… Read More »Counterpoint: Our DNA is too valuable for the government to own it

Counterpoint: Our DNA is too valuable for the government to own it

Last December, McGill consolidated its self-run Upper Residence dining services and dining services at New Rez and Carrefour Sherbrooke under the umbrella of McGill Food… Read More »Editorial: Why you should worry about food services

Re: “Landry for mandatory French in CEGEP” | News | September 14

Since I wrote about Caster Semenya (“Transcending sex and gender binaries,” Commentary, August 31), the South African runner and gold medallist forced to undergo sex… Read More »Let Caster Semenya choose how to live

A merican sci-fi writer David Brin once said, “When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter… Read More »Point: The U.S. should establish a universal DNA database

With Afghan citizens fresh from the polls on August 20, Stephen Harper was quick to call the election in the war-torn nation “remarkable.” South of… Read More »Owning up to the reality of the Afghan election