By Neale McDevitt Like all Rhodes Scholars, Michèle Smith – McGill’s 131st entry to that exclusive club – has a daily To Do list as long as your arm. Currently pursuing an honours degree in history, with minor concentrations in political science and economics, Smith is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society; [...]
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McGill’s first black law grad and Quebec’s first black lawyer In 1956, Frederick Phillips became the first black person to graduate from McGill’s Faculty of Law and, once he passed the bar, the first black lawyer in Quebec. On the occasion of a recent conference of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada, McGill law [...]
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By Chris Chipello Sir Richard Branson brought his irreverent flair to McGill Feb. 16, as he shared his thoughts on leadership and corporate responsibility as the featured speaker in the Desautels Faculty of Management’s Peter Brojde Leadership Lecture series. The maverick entrepreneur, known for his Virgin Group of companies, told the nearly 900 people packed [...]
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By Jim Hynes The Macdonald Campus motto of “Mastery For Service” never seemed more appropriate or timely than it did last week, when students, faculty, alumni, staff and guests gathered to celebrate the birthday of Sir William C. Macdonald, the visionary who founded Macdonald College in 1907.
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In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the McGill Institute for Learning in Retirement is hosting a Festival of the Arts to showcase the stellar talent and creativity of its members. Highlights include an ongoing ten-day exhibition of artwork by MILR members, and daily special events like book talks, music recitals, poetry readings, storytelling, dramatic presentations, [...]
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By Earl Zukerman Freestyle skier Jennifer Heil, a McGill student from Spruce Grove, Alta., won a silver medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Saturday. It was Canada’s first medal of the Games.
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone at the Redpath Museum’s Darwin and Love Day. Cozy up for a presentation by the Redpath’s own David Green who will tell you everything you want to know about sexual selection and courtship. You can also browse the special Darwin Now! exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles [...]
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Three-year-old girl finally joins adoptive family By Neale McDevitt Amidst the tragedy and devastation of post-earthquake Haiti comes a story of hope. The Jan. 28 edition of The Reporter carried an article by Jim Engle-Warnick, a professor in the Department of Economics, in which he told readers about he and his wife’s frustrating attempts to [...]
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SSMU’s Players’ Theatre is proud to present an adaptation of Shakespeare’s trilogy Henry Part I, Part II, and Part III. Adapted by Stuart Wright and Fraser Dickson, this drama tells the story of the great king who learns the terrible cost of being good as his kingdom is undone by a lovely woman, an ugly [...]
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Students Heil, Labonté look to add to Olympic resumés By Jim Hynes Over the past century, 106 McGill students have participated in the Olympic Games, winning a total of 24 Olympic medals, including five gold, eight silver and 11 bronze, in the process. That medal count might grow as early as Saturday night when Desautels [...]