Renovated classrooms encourage active learning, collaboration By Jim Hynes The classroom of the future is already here. BH-511, a high-tech “active learning” classroom in Burnside Hall, and the renovated Walter Hitschfeld Geographic Information Centre (See sidebar, Mapping the future) - the library the room is located within - were officially inaugurated on Oct. 27. Provost Anthony Masi, [...] ... [Read]

Prof finds career path - and courage - after failing a math exam By Jim Hynes When Krista Muis failed her first exam as a Math undergrad at the University of Waterloo, she was in a state of disbelief. A math whiz back in high school, she was shocked to find herself too paralyzed with fear about [...] ... [Read]

Rowing team wraps up stellar season with university championship gold By Jim Hynes Philip Hedrei can’t help referring to the McGill rowing team as “the club” from time to time. Old habits die hard. Back in 2001, when he was a medical student and both a rower and President of the then McGill Rowing Club, he was [...] ... [Read]

In a concert that coincides with the anniversary of Kristaalnacht and promises to be a fitting commemoration and celebration of the rich musical heritage of the Jews of Europe, internationally renowned pianist Jascha Nemtsov will be performing at Pollack Hall on Nov. 9. Nemtsov, a recording artist with 25 CDs to his name, has dedicated [...] ... [Read]

Lecture series aims to demystify cancer and arm public with knowledge By Neale McDevitt I pick up the phone to call Rosalind Goodman for a scheduled interview about the first installment of the inaugural lecture series at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre (GCC), and I hesitate. It isn’t the lecture series that makes me pause. The [...] ... [Read]

Editor’s Note: In October, Karron James not only successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis in microbiology and immunology in the James Coulton lab, she also was named Liz Paterson International Student of the Year by the Canadian Bureau for International Education. Candidates for the award had to offer their insights into the study-in-Canada experience by submitting [...] ... [Read]

By Will Straw “This is a song about AIDS and safe sex,” said the lead singer of Biest, one of East Germany’s leading heavy metal bands. “We’ve been doing it for a couple of years now, but with the opening of the wall we’re going to have to start worrying about these things.” Five days after the [...] ... [Read]

A lifetime of achievements earns Laurie Gottlieb nursing’s highest professional honour By Pascal Zamprelli When Laurie Gottlieb was about seven years old, she decided to appoint herself school nurse. She kept it a secret, but would stand guard watching the other children play, and rush to help them if anyone got hurt. “When somebody asks me “tell [...] ... [Read]

Canada’s best medical-doctoral university for fifth straight year By McGill Reporter Staff McGill is on the kind of roll that would make some of the great Montreal Canadiens dynasties jealous. For the fifth straight year, McGill has been named Canada’s top university in its class in the annual rankings produced by Maclean’s Magazine. McGill placed first in the [...] ... [Read]

Yesterday, the Internet was set ablaze with rumors that the custom Camaro pictured above (and below) was actually the ever-elusive, heavily-speculated Camaro Z28 making a surprise appearance. Of course, it wasn’t. The Camaro in question is actually one of five custom jobs debuting at Chevy’s SEMA booth this year, and this particular tuner was exclusively [...] ... [Read]

Purportedly inspired by the style of young, urban professionals, the Camaro Dusk is apparently intended to be an exercise in understated, relatively subtle aftermarket luxury. The bulk of the modifications are focused on refining the visual aesthetic and lending the Dusk an air of “recent business grad” rarely seen outside of a 3 Series. As [...] ... [Read]

We’re only three Camaros in and we’re already getting bored with Chevy’s SEMA festivities. This isn’t necessarily a reflection of the Camaro itself, but rather the relentless PR machine that has deadened our senses to any so-called “fantastic” Camaro news. Plus, the tuning circuit was never really our scene anyway (off-roading equipment specialists being the [...] ... [Read]

As is often demonstrated in the automotive industry, just because you didn’t have the idea first doesn’t mean you can’t still attempt to profit from it. Case in point: the Silverado ZR2. Not only is it heavily geared towards the SoCal Broskie, amateur Baja-rallier segment, Chevy’s design engineers didn’t even attempt to disguise the heavy [...] ... [Read]

Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Officer and Fiat CEO arrives to address executives and the news media at the Chrysler Technical Center November 4, 2009 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Marchionne laid out Chrysler’s new 5-year business plan to the media. At the Chrysler Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Chrysler is hosting a 6-hour [...] ... [Read]

We’ve yet to take a spin behind the wheel of the new Suzuki Kizashi, but that hasn’t stopped us from falling head over heels for the design (two words: dual exhaust). As a matter of fact, so enamored are we by one of the first 4-wheeled Suzuki products that doesn’t appear destined to suck, we’re [...] ... [Read]

Just when you thought your reputation at the track was safely ensconced within the custom leather interior of your M3, BMW releases the M3 GTS. Outfitted with a rollcage and a six-point racing harness, the M3 GTS is designed to separate the truly discerning motorsport enthusiasts from the wealthy housewives/heiresses/frat boys and – the audacity! [...] ... [Read]