The last instalment of this season’s Neuro Movie Night is coming up. Get set for Stalag 17, the story of a group of American airmen held in a German World War II prisoner of war camp who come to suspect that one of their group is a traitor. The movie explores themes of jealousy and [...]
Research and Discovery
By William Raillant-Clark Although April is Parkinson’s month, Canadians were perhaps paying more attention to the disease earlier this year, when a clip of Michael J. Fox silently sliding across the ice in Vancouver was beamed repeatedly into our homes. Poetic, heroic, and also rather frightening, the Olympic advertisement subtly reminded us that Parkinson’s disease [...]
Other News
By Jill Barker When it comes to the environment, small initiatives can make a big impact – especially if everyone does their part. That’s exactly what McGill Athletics and Recreation had in mind when it teamed up with a group of McGill students from an environmental management class to implement a shoe recycling initiative. Working [...]
Entre Nous
Dinner, (lunch, breakfast and snacks) is served By Neale McDevitt Napoleon Bonaparte famously said “an army marches on its stomach.” Although hardly an army, the 40,000 students, staff and faculty that populate McGill appreciate a good meal just as much as the Little General’s overtaxed troops.
Point of View
By Wendy Thomson With its announcement of what will ultimately be a $200 per adult person health tax and plans to introduce user fees, the Quebec budget brought the financing of our health-care system roaring back onto the public agenda. Canada’s universal health-care system needs new ideas to face a confident future, on that we [...]
Athletics
By McGill Reporter Staff Hockey players Francis Verreault-Paul and Cathy Chartrand were named male and female athletes of the year, respectively, at the 33rd annual McGill Intercollegiate Sports Awards gala held at the AMC Forum on April 8.
Profile
By Jim Hynes Sportswriters and fans tend to exaggerate. In sports, when we talk about tragedy striking, we usually mean something more akin to adversity, serious misfortune, or just plain disappointment. It’s rarely about real-life, human calamity.
Around Campus
Evidence based medicine (EBM) and clinical practice guidelines (CPG’S) have assumed increasing authority as the standard for medical practice. Yet, both EBM and CPG’s have limitations that are often not acknowledged. For example, overreliance on RCT’s as the primary means of generating secure knowledge and the belief that medical knowledge can be hierarchically ordered diverts [...]
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Emphasis on increased participation among faculty and staff By Neale McDevitt On May 4, McGill is throwing a party – at both campuses – and everyone is invited. The celebration will mark the end of a yearlong series of events planned by the Campus Community Committee (CCC) designed to bring together faculty and staff in [...]
News
Three of five Canadians chosen have McGill ties By McGill Reporter Staff Three McGill students are part of a group of five Canadians who have been awarded prestigious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation scholarships to study at the University of Cambridge. Samuel Walker, Rachel Dokter and Yang Li are among 80 of the world’s leading [...]