Talkin’ ’bout Love
Extra! Extra!A funny thing happened on our way to the special Love issue of the McGill Reporter we had planned for February 9, just prior to Valentine’s Day. We got preoccupied – or occupied, if you will – by last week’s shutdown of the James Administration Building by student protesters (see the front page for the full story). Without access to our offices, the issue had to be postponed by a week and, as a result, some of the love stories we had prepared got bumped to make room for coverage of last week’s events. But love’s labour has not been totally lost. Instead of a whole issue dedicated to affairs of the heart, we decided to spread the love around.
McGillians honoured during Black History Month
Other NewsA recent McGill Law graduate and a current Masters student in the Faculty of Law have been named Black History Month Laureates by the Quebec organizers of the annual event. Tamara Thermitus, who is pursuing an LLM, and Anthony Morgan, who graduated last December, have been honoured along with 10 other laureates for their contributions to the life and culture of Quebec’s Black community. Each is profiled in a calendar produced by The Roundtable on Black History Month.
Management Achievement Awards honour Montreal entrepreneurs
Other NewsBy McGill Reporter Staff Four prominent Montreal entrepreneurs were honoured at the 32nd annual Management Achievement Awards, presented by undergraduate students from the Desautels Faculty of Management on Jan. 27 at the Omni Hotel Mont-Royal. Ned Goodman (BSc’60), President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Corp., received the 2012 Lifetime Management Achievement Award for his [...]
Occupation shuts James Admin Building
Headline NewsIf the Nov. 10, 2011, occupation of the Principal’s office in the James Administration Building and protest outside felt like a volcanic eruption, the five-day occupation of sixth-floor offices in James that began last Tuesday, Feb. 7, seemed more a moderate earthquake with a series of aftershocks. Both events revealed fault lines in the McGill community on a number of issues, including what is and isn’t tolerable when it comes to expressions of dissent on campus.
Another day, another demonstration
NewsOne day after police escorted student protesters from the James Administration Building following their five-day occupation, the building was the rallying point for another demonstration. On Monday, a peaceful crowd of approximately 100 students, faculty and staff assembled in front of James to voice their displeasure on a host of issues.
Debate on asbestos marks Senate session
NewsBy McGill Reporter Staff The Senate’s Feb. 15 meeting was marked by a vigorous debate over a motion urging University officials to issue a public statement clarifying McGill’s position on asbestos research. While the resolution was ultimately tabled, pending the outcome of a preliminary review of the research, the animated debate underscored a dilemma raised [...]
Principal issues response to Jutras Report
NewsBy McGill Reporter Staff On Monday, Feb. 13, McGill Principal Heather Munroe-Blum issued her official response to Law Dean Daniel Jutras’s report on the events of Nov. 10, when a group of students occupied parts of the fifth floor of the James Administration building and tuition protesters clashed with police on campus. The 50-page report, [...]
New protocol sets protest guidelines
NewsJust hours after the resolution of the five-day occupation of the offices of the Deputy Provost by student protesters, McGill’s administration issued temporary ground rules for future demonstrations, protests and occupations. In an email to the University community, Anthony Masi, Provost, and Michael Di Grappa, Vice-Principal (Administration and Finances), wrote that despite the peaceful end to the protest, this “is not the way in which we would like to see differences of opinion expressed on our campuses.
Prof. Shaheen Shariff wins Facebook Digital Citizenship research grant
Other NewsMcGill Professor Shaheen Shariff has been named as one of four worldwide recipients of Facebook’s first Digital Citizenship research grants – a $50,000 (U.S.) award that will support her Define the Line project, designed to help reduce cyber-bullying and promote responsible digital citizenship.
Update on McGill Reporter publishing schedule
Headline NewsDue to the closing of the James Building brought about by the occupation of parts of it by a group of student protesters, we were unable to to produce this week’s issue of the McGill Reporter. We will have a new issue on newsstands Friday, Feb. 17.