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Montreal’s municipal government must take action to end homelessness

Commentary • October 16, 2017

As Montreal’s municipal election draws closer, incumbent candidate Denis Coderre has made a point of addressing the topic of homelessness at length. While Coderre’s emphasis on the topic is laudable, his political posturing must be backed up by transparent and concrete policies to improve existing shelters and eliminate law enforcement’s… Read More

The NGO-ization of resistance

Y P • October 16, 2017

On McGill's saviour complex Read More

Ollivier Dyens has failed you

Commentary • October 3, 2017

Content warning: mental illness, eating disorders, sexual assault Ollivier Dyens was appointed as McGill’s Deputy Provost for Student Life and Learning (DPSLL) in September 2013 for a five-year term, ending in July 2018. The DPSLL plays a crucial role in university affairs, from enrolment to athletics, with… Read More

Back to my roots

Yuqing Yang • October 2, 2017

A venture of exploring East Asian studies Read More

A woman’s body

Florence Ashley • October 2, 2017

I have a woman’s body. My woman’s body comes with breasts and a penis. It didn’t used to have breasts. It was still a woman’s body. One day it will have a vulva and a vagina. But it’s already a woman’s body. Often I’m told that I don’t… Read More

Border speakers

Sydney Sheedy • September 27, 2017

A reflection on belonging on Community Engagement Day Read More

BDS statement on SSMU Judicial Board Decision

McGill BDS Action Network • September 25, 2017

Last weekend, as we mourned the 35th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres, the SSMU Board of Directors (BoD) ratified a 2016 decision made by the SSMU Judicial Board (J-Board) declaring the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement at McGill unconstitutional according to the SSMU Constitution. We would like… Read More

Hurricane Irma and the Western media

Tuviere Okome • September 25, 2017

Hurricane Irma was a category five tropical storm that formed on August 30 and quickly turned into a hurricane, eventually coming to an end on September 12. It originated in the eastern Atlantic, near the island nation of Cape Verde and traveled through a series of countries in the Caribbean,… Read More

The SSMU Board’s BDS decision is a disgrace

Marina Cupido • September 23, 2017

Why this vote was unconstitutional, non-transparent, and ill-informed Read More

No, pronouns won’t send you to jail

Florence Ashley • September 18, 2017

The misunderstood scope of Bill C-16 Read More

Why we need Marxism

Kian Kenyon-Dean • September 10, 2017

A student's perspective on the "immortal science" Read More

The rise of Hindu fundamentalism

Y P • September 10, 2017

Why hashtags are not enough Read More

Reflections on La Journee de Reflexion

Connor Spencer • April 3, 2017

Criticizing the mishandling of campus sexual assault forums Read More

Waiting in waiting rooms

Alainah Aamir • April 3, 2017

Contemplating the efficiency of McGill’s mental health resources Read More