How Montreal perfected hockey
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 4:14 pmTake a dash of McGill ingenuity, add a pinch of French-Canadian flair and sprinkle liberally with Irish grit. According to bestselling author Adam Gopnik, that’s the recipe that has made hockey “the greatest of all games.”
The oldest rabble-rouser on campus
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 12:35 pmFor 100 years, the McGill Daily (also known as the “McGill School of Journalism”) has trained some of the country’s best reporters, while giving senior McGill administrators frequent cause to reach for the antacids.
Moments that changed McGill
Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 2:29 pmAs McGill celebrates its 190th anniversary, we take stock of some of the moments that helped shape the University’s identity.
Judge Judy n’a qu’à bien se tenir
Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 5:34 pmLe moins que l’on puisse dire au sujet d’Anne-France Goldwater, c’est qu’elle ne passe pas inaperçue, que ce soit par son franc-parler ou par les causes qu’elle défend.
Are your genes your destiny? (Not if your mom has anything to say about it)
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 3:15 pmWhat if your ability to pay the rent, to buy groceries or the nature of your relationships set up your children for cardiovascular problems, diabetes or even mental health issues? Although it’s not a far-fetched idea, researchers struggled for years to find biological explanations that linked socioeconomic status or trauma to health. And then, beginning in 2004, scientists at McGill began to untangle some of those connections.
The adventurous virtuoso
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 2:06 pmMatt Haimovitz has a knack for the unexpected. One of the most widely admired cellists of his generation, Haimovitz takes a certain delight in performing in places where classical musicians of his stature simply aren’t expected to turn up. Like pizza parlours and punk rock clubs, for instance.
From McGillians to MNAs
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 4:06 pmOne of Amir Khadir’s earliest memories of his new life in Canada, after arriving here with his mother from his native Iran, involved watching a romance rekindled at McGill. “My father was waiting for us at the Student Union Building, and that’s where I saw my parents kiss for the first time.”
Who are the Greatest McGillians?
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 3:59 pmTo help celebrate McGill’s 190th anniversary, the McGill Alumni Association recently posed a question to the University’s worldwide contingent of graduates and friends: Which McGill figure—professor, benefactor, administrator, staff member or graduate—had the greatest impact? The MAA received more than 700 nominations and while most participants singled out pioneers whose influence was felt far and wide, many opted to nominate individuals who had made a crucial difference in their own lives.
De la rue Sherbrooke à la Grande-Allée
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 2:57 pmNée à Joliette, Véronique Hivon a grandi à Québec. En 1989, elle a 19 ans lorsqu’elle choisit la Faculté de droit de McGill « pour découvrir une autre réalité », raconte-t-elle. Elle sera servie : diplômée du cégep, elle sera entourée d’étudiants dont la moyenne d’âge est de 25 ans, d’origines et de formations très diversifiées. « Je n’avais absolument pas idée de la vitalité de la communauté juive. »
Arrestingly antiquated
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 2:16 pmMatt Haimovitz and Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, BA’01, weren’t the only McGillians recently in the running for Grammys. Darcy James Argue, BMus’97, and his group Secret Society (which includes trombonist Mike Fahie, BMus’98) were nominated in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble album category.
