Event deteriorates into a shouting match between Turks and Armenians
Turkish university professor and prominent Armenian Genocide denier Türkkaya Ataöv spoke on Friday, February 20, to a packed, yet ideologically divided audience in Leacock 26. A large number of Armenian students attended the contentious lecture in protest, and questioned the McGill's decision to allow a genocide denier to speak on campus under the auspices of freedom of speech.
Three positions draw only one candidate, resulting in likely acclamations
The Students' Society's election period is off to a quiet start, with three executive candidates running unopposed and no major controversies gripping the McGill campus. Three of the SSMU vice-presidential portfolios received applications from only one candidate.
Binnie discusses relationship between counter-terrorism and the law
The Supreme Court of Canada Justice W. Ian Binnie gave a lecture entitled, "Counter Terrorism, Civil Liberties, and the Legacy of F.R. Scott" yesterday as part of the F.R. Scott Memorial Lecture series. The event and reception were held at the Moot Court in New Chancellor Day Hall, and were co-sponsoured by the Class of 1975 and the Friends of the Library.
Israel's policies divide campus groups
Israeli Apartheid Week, a controversial nine-day event combining lectures, workshops, and film screenings, kicked off on Sunday at McGill and Concordia. The event, which began at the University of Toronto in 2005, is being held on university campuses across Canada and around the world.
Six of the seven instruments later recovered and returned to owners
Between January 14 and February 9, thieves stole seven instruments valued at tens of thousands of dollars from McGill's Strathcona Music Building. Although most of the instruments have since been returned to their owners, the recent string of thefts has led McGill to reexamine campus security.
Berkeley undergrads study videogame
Thanks to two ambitious student gamers, University of California Berkeley students can now take a course in the popular videogame StarCraft for university credit. Under the supervision of the Haas School of Business, course facilitators Alan Feng and Sherwin Mahbod teach weekly classes to gamers eager to hone their StarCraft skills.
Daniel Robert Woolf talks funding and the future of his alma mater
In late January, Daniel Robert Woolf was announced as Queen's University's 20th principal, a job he will take over on September 1, 2009. Woolf, a Queen's alumnus and former Queen's professor, is currenly the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.
Humanistic Studies at risk
McGill's humanistic studies program could be on its last legs-its survival now lies in the hands of the university's Curriculum Committee, which is considering axing the major. The Curriculum Committee, composed of 10 professors and seven students, is expected to decide whether to keep humanistic studies by April.
Journalist criticizes coverage of Middle East
Robert Fisk, a Middle East correspondent for London's Independent newspaper, gave a lecture on February 19 at Concordia entitled "Obama, Us, and the Middle East." Fisk addressed the changing face of journalism and the worries about its portrayal of the Middle East.