Administration tries to force student association to integrate
Students may soon have to say goodbye to the famous café and hangout spot on campus. Possibly the result of a grand scheme to integrate the Architecture Students' Society into one of the larger student groups like the Engineering Undergraduate Society or McGill's Students' Society, Ancillary Services has announced that the café will either be taken over by Ancillary Services or turned into a student lounge.
SSMU store goe heat-to-head against McGill's buyback system
Textbooks are infamous for emptying your wallet, but Haven Books, SSMU's recently purchased consignment bookstore, may leave you with a few extra dollars to start the school year. Located at 2070 Aylmer Street, their mandate is to provide students with cheaper used books than those sold through the McGill bookstore's buyback system.
Greater accoutnability required by new executive
After last year's Science Frosh scandal involving a $20,000 discrepancy, the Science Undergraduate Society has entirely revised its internal procedure for this year's Frosh. The shortfall has previously been blamed on poor record keeping and undocumented cash paid to vendors and bars on the spot, as well as poor fiscal judgment on the part of Frosh coordinators.
Referendum results unsealed but declared null and void
After a year of debate and controversy, the Students' Society Judicial Board has ruled that blood drives will continue to be prohibited in the Shatner Building. The ruling, which came on June 27, is in stark opposition to the outcome of last March's non-binding referendum.
Administration orders CKUT to drop "McGill" from its name before handing over Fall semester funds
Last spring's referendum saw the student body voting against increasing the CKUT Radio fee to $6.04, opting instead to maintain the radio station's long-standing fee of $4 per semester. However, McGill administration has decided to withhold CKUT's fall 2007 funding.
Despite the massive student exodus from Montreal for the hot and humid summer months
July 3, 2007: Doctors at the McGill Reproductive Centre announce the birth of the first baby created from an egg matured in a test tube, and frozen for later use. Women with certain cancers or ovarian failure now have the option to conceive and have children.
Rekindling your love affair with SSMU
After a summer of training and hard work, the new Students' Society executives are ready to take up their portfolios and make McGill and the surrounding community a better place. In addition to their own unique goals, all six execs focus on one theme for this year: making SSMU relevant to campus and community.
What are you looking forward to most this year?
"Since I'm here as an exchange student, I'm looking forward to seeing the city, meeting new people, and the parties since I'm here for the whole year" -Olly Burke U2, mechanical engineering "Seeing all my friends." -Nicole Persad U2, management "I'm excited to see everyone - I'm starting a new program-I'm moving from biology to kinesiology so I'm excited about that.