February 10, 2005
February 10, 2005 McGill University
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Point guard Denburk Reid, a 25-year-old economics student with the basketball Redmen, tallied 39 points in two games and became the all-time leading scorer in McGill history. The 5-foot-7, 148-pound point guard, the second shortest in the country, currently has 2,162 points, surpassing the school record of 2,126, held since 1987 by forward Willie Hinz. Reid broke the record with a 24-point performance in McGill's 65-57 upset at Bishop's February 4, and added 15 more in the next day's 75-58 loss to fifth-ranked Laval.
Grant for dean of science
Physics professor Martin Grant will be the new Dean of the Faculty of
Science. He believes that McGill is where it is at in science in Montreal,
and he wants to get the word out.
Student group talks nukes
A new approach to student activism comes to McGill. The Student World
Assembly recently held their first conference on nuclear proliferation in the
Middle East.
Town Hall take two
Principal Heather Munroe-Blum took the floor for her second Town Hall meeting
with staff and students. Questions ranged from ethical pension funds to
lawnmower use.
Task force on student life
A new Principal's task force will look at all issues pertaining to student
life on campus, from academics to athletics, with an eye to improving the
overall experience for those who choose to study at McGill.
Coming up with small ideas (really small
ideas)
Bruce Lennox is a modern-day goldsmith. However, he works on a molecular
level, building tiny structures with big applications.
First person: Letter from Kyiv
Guillaume Couture describes the fear and hope in Kyiv at the height of the
Orange Revolution in the Ukraine.
Issa Boullata: 56 years of
teaching
Issa Boulata has been teaching for 56 years, 30 of them at McGill's Institute
of Islamic Studies. The Arabic language and literature professor was recently
honoured by the Middle East Studies Association for his mentoring of students
all over the world.
New gallery for old artefacts
The ethnology collection at McGill recently got a home to call its own in the
Redpath Museum. The Reporter presents some highlights from their exhibits.
Contemporary feminism meets ancient
philosophy
Philosophy professor Marguerite Deslauriers studies ancient philosophers for
models of a society where social roles are not determined by our sexual
organs.
Health care divided
Although the approaches to medical training and the delivery of medical
services in Canada and the U.S. are more or less the same, the two countries
have very different health care systems. Political science professor and
director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada Antonia Maioni tells
us how this came to be.
Senate: New software for space and
schedules
Space use, bathrooms, drug company sponsorship, and health and safety were
discussed at a relatively quiet Senate meeting.
In Focus
Erica Zelfand plans to walk the entire 3,500-km Appalachian Trail and help eradicate world hunger along the way. Jack Jedwab proves that a passion for hockey is not dead in this country, at least not in his class on sports in Canada.
Entre-Nous with Robin Geller
The Secretary-General on advisory committees.
McGill Matters
Kudos
Around campus
Examining Canada's place in the world, cello at the Yellow Door, extreme research in the outdoors, Joey Elias tickles our funny bones (but nothing else, he swears!), the Asclepius Project hosts a second lecture on humanistic medicine and Vallum gives a reality check: blank-verse style!
McGill student Cameron Wallace toodles on the clarinet for the Women Associates of McGill's Dixieland and Blues music and munchies event. WAM held their latest banishing blahs bash at the Royal Victoria College for Mardi Gras on February 8. Canapés and coffee were served at this New Orleans-themed event.
Owen Egan
Once more with feeling! Members of McGill Improv participated in a 24-hour improvisational madcap fundraising marathon in the Shatner Building, which started Friday, February 4, at 9 am. Miri Freidowitz, BSc '03, and Ken Stretch, political science undergrad, mug for the audience and the cause. Proceeds went to Montreal charity the Lamplighters Association, which is dedicated to supporting children under treatment for all types of cancer.
Owen Egan
The Opera McGill production of Louis Riel (1967, Harry Somers) won rave reviews from local media when it played January 27 and 28 at Theatre de Maisonneuve. The Gazette noted conductor Alexis Hauser oversaw a brilliant performance by students who rose splendidly to its challenge and that stage director François Racine combined symbolism with verismo to great effect. Set by Vincent Lefevre, costumes by Mireille Vachon, and lighting by Luc Prairie. Here we see (left to right) McGill music students and graduates: John Taylor as Bishop Taché, Christinel Ruse as Father André; Luc Lalonde as Louis Riel; and Sylvain Paré as François-Xavier Lemieux (Riel's lawyer).
Robert Etcheverry
