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      One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: McGill’s 9th Official Black History Month Celebration
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      McGill Joins in the Heat: How Heated Rivalry has Seeped into Campus Culture 
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      30 Years Later, Is Quebec Moving Towards a Third Referendum?
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    • The Price of Information: Prediction Markets
      The Price of Information: Prediction Markets
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      The Hidden Costs of a Cashless Society
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      What is the Financial Impact of Winter on Major Canadian Cities?
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    • Where is the PLUR? Inside a Sold-Out Night at Igloofest
      Where is the PLUR? Inside a Sold-Out Night at Igloofest
    • Charli XCX’s “The Moment”: Outgrowing Your Own Art
      Charli XCX’s “The Moment”: Outgrowing Your Own Art
    • “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812”: A Review
      “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812”: A Review
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    • Sticking the Landing: How Heated Rivalry Won Me Over
      Sticking the Landing: How Heated Rivalry Won Me Over
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      Tips for a Not-So-SAD Montreal Winter
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    • An Official Guide to Helping Your Child Become an Olympian
      An Official Guide to Helping Your Child Become an Olympian
    • 150 Years in the Making: How the historic Harvard vs McGill rugby game set the stage for the whole year
      150 Years in the Making: How the historic Harvard vs McGill rugby game set the stage for the whole year
    • Imane Khelif and Racism within Women’s Sports
      Imane Khelif and Racism within Women’s Sports
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    • Let’s go down a rabbit-hole of deps together!
      Let’s go down a rabbit-hole of deps together!
    • Reflections of Her
      Reflections of Her
    • MVSA: More Than Just a Club – A Bridging of Cultures, A Strengthening of Bonds
      MVSA: More Than Just a Club – A Bridging of Cultures, A Strengthening of Bonds

Niall Carolan

Arts & Culture, Culture

Christmas Time: Worldwide

By Niall Carolan

As our semester crescendos into a finale of cramming and frostbite, students can be left with little to hope for….

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Arts & Culture

The Frugal Traveler’s Guide

By Niall Carolan and Paulina Pędziwiatr

As the majority of my travels are limited to trips to campus, Madonna’s Pizza, or the local dep, I was…

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Arts & Culture

Tracking Accountability

By Niall Carolan

As a student voter, you’ve been badgered for signatures, had your Facebook timeline blanketed by words of endorsement, and at…

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Arts & Culture, Survey

The 5 Types of Partiers at McGill

By Niall Carolan

1. Gerts Die-Hard Whether you are dropping in for a pint between lectures or subjecting your liver to Sangria Wednesdays,…

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Arts & Culture, Survey

The Bull & Bear Party Survey Results

By Niall Carolan and Stéphanie Thomas

McGill’s reputation precedes itself, not only as one of the most prestigious universities in the country, but also as a…

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A McGill First Year's Worst-Case Scenario Survival Guide
Arts & Culture

A McGill First Year's Worst-Case Scenario Survival Guide

By Niall Carolan

I’ll start with the place you will likely be spending most of your time, Residence. “Rez” is the perfect intermediary…

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