University fails to live up to promises made last year
Private food service provider Chartwells has added another campus eatery to its ever-expanding ranks. On September 1, the company assumed operation of the McGill Bookstore's second-floor café from the university's Department of Food Services. "Chartwells is a nationwide food service provider that is better equipped to manage the café," said Manager Jackie Mersereau.
Absentee ballot request must be mailed by tomorrow
As varying deadlines for registering to vote absentee approach, the 1,500-plus Americans at McGill must decide whether they will have their say in the November presidential election. According to Democrats Abroad, an organization of Democratic Party members living outside the United States, Americans residing in foreign countries should mail in their Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) by tomorrow.
"Hey! I have that poster in my room!" Well, if it's the same reprint of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" that you bought from Inaginus, what do you expect? Traveling poster distributor Imaginus held its bi-annual poster sale in the Shatner ballroom for three days last week.
Lack of evacuation procedure in Shatner may endanger students with physical disabilities
One afternoon last semester, students were lunching on the usual cafeteria fare of spring rolls and club sandwiches on the second floor of the Shatner University Centre when a fire alarm went off. A student who uses a motorized wheelchair tried to evacuate by crossing into the Brown building from Shatner.
... okay, maybe not. Gert's isn't exactly Montreal's hotspot, but proposed changes could liven it up
On Thursday nights, students line up outside Gert's Pub in the basement of the Shatner University Centre, jockeying for a spot on the crowded guest list. Most other nights, however, students have no trouble finding a table. In Montreal, a city known for its nightlife, most McGill students choose to venture off campus and enjoy the best the city has to offer.
SSMU sets up sandwich service
A new student-run catering service will fill the void left in students' stomachs by Pita Pit's departure from the basement of the Shatner University Centre. Pita Pit occupied a space in Gert's Pub for two years, during which time the Students' Society collected a commission.
Information, please The Students' Society has set up an information kiosk in the lobby of the Shatner University Centre. Former SSMU President Alam Alli campaigned on the idea as a way to help students navigate bureaucracy at SSMU, university and city levels.
New bike-share program in the works
The Students' Society and the McGill Environmental Office are collaborating on a plan to provide a bike-share system on the downtown campus. Once bicycle stations are set up at various locations on campus, students and staff will be able to sign a bicycle out for a certain period of time so that they can get around in an easy and environmentally-friendly way.
Ottawa - Federal officials have slapped down a new provincial request for health-care cash that would cost Ottawa $13-billion a year to shore up Medicare. The request came just two days before premiers meet with Prime Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa to negotiate what Mr.
The Students' Society legislative council will discuss whether to hold a presidential by-election at its September 23 meeting. l A World Cup qualifying match was interrupted in India when a rat trapped in an electric substation caused a 30-minute power outage.
"How do you get elected to all these committees? It's in Section 1.4.2.8 of the councillor handbook." -Students' Society Vice-President University Affairs and acting President Andrew Bryan, addressing councillors Thursday during a presentation on the various SSMU committees.