So a devil, a nun and an angel walk into a bar - it's the stuff of a thousand punch-lines, and one costume party. The demonic arts student Courtney Kaiser, computer science student Sister Tas Macropoulos and the cherubic kinesiology master's student Tammy Wickwire were three of a few hundred revellers at Gert's pub this Hallowe'en.
Photo: Owen Egan
University at sea
McGill's latest research facility is currently in downtown Montreal - but over the next year it could be anywhere between here and Newfoundland. Welcome aboard the Coriolis II.
Rugged Rugby
The McGill women's rugby team struck bronze nationally and scrums at the top of the charts in Quebec. Learn about the grunts, thumps and feel-good community of this fastest-growing sport for women.
(A not so) bird-brained idea
Feather-brained, bird brained - usually these are epithets describing a lack of intellectual ability. McGill biology professor Louis Lefebvre said that in fact, our feathered friends are quite a bit smarter than we think.
Student AIDS outreach
Aaron Levenstadt is a globe-trotter - the McGill student has been from Barcelona to Bartica. Where? The small town in Guyana was where the McGill Global Aids Coalition, founded by Levenstadt, worked last year to raise awareness of AIDS prevention.
Educating globalizers
Hallowe'en saw thousands of chanting students march through downtown Montreal to show their displeasure with the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement being negotiated in Ecuador. They say the agreement could affect public education in Canada.
Globalizing educators
Globalization is everywhere - international trade, the internet and mass immigration are all part of the phenomenon. The Education Graduate Students Society has organized a two-day conference to examine how and why educators should deal with the inevitable globalization.
Muzzles, megaphones, media
Freedom of speech and academic freedom go hand in hand. But in times of crisis, these principles come under pressure from all sides. What is a university's role in protecting the free exchange of ideas?
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