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Sarah Sylvester

News, Politics

McGill Student-Run Consulting Firm Researches Student Perspectives on Basic Income

By Sarah Sylvester

On Thursday, McGill’s student-run consulting firm, JED Consulting published a 2022/23 report about students’ perspectives on Basic Income (BI) policy…

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Opinion

SSMU Executives Should Not be Paid for Jobs They Cannot Perform

By Sarah Sylvester

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the editorial stance of the…

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Opinion

Fending for Ourselves: The Case for Campus Drug Testing

By Alia Shaukat and Sarah Sylvester

The music is pounding, each beat pressing up against your throat. It’s frighteningly cold outside but oppressively hot inside this…

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Opinion

When It Comes To In-Person Exams, We Told You So, McGill

By Sarah Sylvester

On December 3, McGill confirmed that in-person exams would be held, despite the rise of the new COVID-19 omicron variant….

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Opinion

A Safe Return To Campus Should Involve a Vaccine Mandate

By Sarah Sylvester and Alia Shaukat

As the campus reopened for the first time in over a year this fall, I’m sure we all took note of…

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Opinion

The Rainbow Disconnection

By Sarah Sylvester

This article was published as part of the Bull & Bear’s Pride 2021 series. Pride Month is one of my…

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Opinion, Politics

A Facade of Morality: In the Event of a Biden Presidency

By Sarah Sylvester

As if 2020 couldn’t be more eventful, the year happens to withhold one of the most anticipated Presidential elections in…

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Opinion

The Personal Pain of Anonymous Posting

By Sarah Sylvester

It was always a nerve-wracking experience to check up on After School. Upon pulling it up on my iPod touch,…

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Opinion

Divestment Is Not Just a Symbolic Gesture

By Sarah Sylvester

On December 5th 2019, much to the disappointment of students and staff alike, McGill made the disheartening yet unsurprising decision…

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Commentary, Opinion

Let’s Aim For Normalization, Not Minimization

By Sarah Sylvester

We are in the throes of the fall term. The leaves on the ground are an array of crimson and…

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