December 11, 2003
December 11, 2003 McGill University
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Owen Egan
Jocelyne Younan, director of the career centre in the Faculty of Management, mashes up some fieldberries with the "Bike Blender" — a stationary bike that powers a blender to make fresh fruit drinks. Younan was attending a fundraiser for Santropol Roulant, a meals on wheels program. The event, sponsored by Mountain Equipment Co-op and organized by MBA student Adrienne Rosenswig, raised $1,000 for the not-for-profit organization.
MUNACA votes for action
The union representing McGill's clerical staff has rejected the university's
latest offer tabled on November 26. At the same time they mandated a possible
strike. The administration and the union are now entering conciliation talks.
Daycare subsidy woes
The parents and staff of the McGill daycare have drafted an open letter to
the provincial government protesting new regulations for subsidized
childcare.
Vinet's term as Provost renewed
Provost Luc Vinet has been appointed to a second five-year term. Hey, what
happened to vice-principal (academic)?
The business of world hunger
An American cow earns three dollars a day in subsidies, but half the world's
farmers earn less than two dollars a day. Indian food and trade policy
analyst Devinder Sharma spoke at Macdonald campus about the inequities of the
global trade system.
Computing weather
Welcome to the new math: Martin Gander hopes to improve the number crunching
behind the science of weather forecasting.
Waste into want: rural innovations come to
the city
Suzelle Barrington has developed a way to reduce the odour of farm waste, and
she wants to bring her composting techniques to the city.
New solutions crystallize for malaria
research
Chemistry professor Scott Bohle has helped solve a medical mystery — how
exactly anti-malaria drugs work. The breakthrough could help develop better
treatments for a disease that infects 300-million people a year.
Cool times at the McConnell Arena
Winter's here, so you might as well enjoy it, and where better than at the
McConnell Winter Arena, where you can observe the art of driving a Zamboni.
Kudos
In Focus
Barbara Lawson is the curator of the Redpath's ethnology collection, with everyone from cavemen to mummies in her care. The University of Calgary has wall-to-wall carpeting with the donation of $2 million of Persian rugs, and the CMAJ says don't look to nursery rhymes for medical advice.
Policy Matters
Senate report: Senate discussed reducing the size of the Board of Governors.
Town hall meeting: Managers vented their concerns at the annual MForum Town Hall.
On Campus
Learn about McGill's first Nobel Prize winner, pick up some winter clothing or entertain the kiddies — there're all sorts of activities for your brain or your frozen posterior this month.
Off Campus
You can get your holiday shopping done without having to brave the malls — campus offers a number of shopping opportunities, and better yet, you won't hear Jingle Bell Rock on the PA system once. Also, get your roasted chestnuts at Phillips Square, or serendipity in box with Distroboto.
