Press freedom, often described as a cornerstone of democracy, is under visible strain in 2025. On battlefields, journalists are being killed for documenting conflicts. In democratic settings, ...

One-on-one mentoring? Networking events and research opportunities? For women and minorities in STEM, the Scientista mentorship program offers the chance to get your foot in the door to the world of ...

Montreal, 1990. What had started as a peaceful blockade in the community of Kanesatake, erected by the Kanien’kehà:ka (Mohawk) Nation to block the expansion of a golf course onto their land, became a ...

Student activism is a necessary function of the modern university. Though the history of student-led demonstrations can be traced all the way back to medieval universities in the 15th century, the ...

The history of the Olympic Games is inextricably tied to the global housing crisis. Beneath layers of economic value and tourism are the often-forgotten costs that unhoused populations and ...

Every year, McGill is required to submit an audit to the Quebec government detailing the university’s spending, the salaries of upper administration, and performance reports, among other things. From ...

For more than a century, Montreal’s Chinatown has served as a cultural hub, not just for the city’s Chinese community but other Asian communities as well. The neighbourhood is a gathering place rich ...

Coming to power after sixty years of the Assad family’s dictatorship in Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa and his interim government have a lot of work to do ...

“Is this testing whether I’m a replicant or a lesbian Mr. Deckard?” Rachel asks coyly as Rick administers the Voigt Comp test. Perhaps the answer should be…both! Ridly Scott’s classic sci-fi film ...

Inside one of Shane Dussault’s backpacks is a laptop, a small bag of tools, a bag of electronics, and an ultra-absorbent compressed towel the size of a washcloth. In the other is a kettle, food ...

Hunter S. Thompson once called his sensational 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a “failed experiment.” If creating a new form of journalism — one that continues to influence writers 50 years ...

It’s a Friday night at Gerts. The music is loud, drinks are cheap, and the air is thick with the kind of excitement that only comes when midterms are finally over. Two friends sit across from each ...