2008 Woodie Awards
After a few days of advance polling-a confusing term for online elections-the fall Students' Society referenda period begins today, and polls close at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The ballot consists largely of fee referenda, some of which are either obscure or confusing.
In 2006, the Shatner cafeteria lease was renewed-the Students' Society agreed to let the food court stay as is. The topic was barely discussed at SSMU Council, and the idea of a student-run food service wasn't even mentioned. That's unfortunate, because the signing of the cafeteria lease was far more significant than the fate of Shatner 108 (the current location of Liquid Nutrition), but it garnered significantly less discussion.
When I go to a doctor, I expect him (or her) to provide me with medical advice so I can make an informed decision. (My mother expects me to marry this doctor, but I'll leave that for a different column entitled "Jewish mother stereotypes.") What I don't expect, however, is for my doctor to make decisions about my health without my consent.
I have a confession to make: I was wrong. Last month, in a critique of theatre coverage at McGill I wrote, "Tuesday Night Café Theatre's The Attic, the Pearls, and Three Fine Girls, was completely ignored by the campus press (both the McGill Daily and the Tribune) during its two week run.
The lack of respect for Francophone students at McGill and the lack of accessibility to information in good French is not limited to Arts Undergratuate Society's ListServ-one of the issues raised by Justin Margolis in his letter to Adil Katrak, published last week ("An open letter on AUS bilingualism" 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the measures that came out of this past weekend's Group of 20 Summit didn't live up to the ambitious rhetoric that preceded it. The meeting of world leaders-billed by many as a "Bretton Woods II"-will not change the international economic landscape in the way that the original did following the Second World War.
In recent weeks, numerous individuals and organizations from across the country have called for the resignation of McGill's chancellor, Richard Pound. Pound is also a member of the International Olympic Committee, as well as the organizing committee for the Vancouver 2010 games.
Do I dislike Sarah Palin? You bet. She's anti-choice, anti-equality and anti-women. She charged residents in Wasilla, Alaska, for rape kits, doesn't support marriage equality or funding for low-income mothers, and opposes emergency contraception. The list of policies attached to her that I find violently offensive goes on.
The man upstairs reads our editorials! (He doesn't like them, though.) I wish that, in delivering its editorial on the controversy concerning McGill's travel guidelines ("Don't turn a deaf ear to Senate," 11.11.08), the Tribune had paid more careful attention to some key facts.
