By Yash Khapre Personally, rez life was an incredible experience to remember. There were several ups and downs, but overall it was really enjoyable. Initially, it was really tough as no one knew each other and, for many, including myself, it was a nerve-racking time: new school, new city, new environment. However, after a few…
Montreal And Its (Not-So-Secret) Hidden Gems
By Mithusha Sellathurai Starting off your first semester at McGill, whether you’ve been raised 500 meters from the campus, just moved halfway across the world, or anything in between can be quite overwhelming. Many of the students you will encounter in your classes will be in the same position as you because it’s a new environment…
15 Things to Know Before Starting McGill Engineering
By Marie Mansour I’m gonna get straight to the point here – McGill engineering is HARD. There is no way to sugarcoat it. It doesn’t matter what type of engineering you’re pursuing, every single field is challenging in its own way. Since I am in electrical engineering, I can’t speak for everyone but my goal…
Welcome to Reality
By Abhimukth Chaudhuri Congratulations and welcome to the Faculty of Engineering at McGill university! Securing a spot in an institution as an engineering student is a rigorous task and requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Getting accepted at a world-renowned university with demanding requirements and a need for consistency is another challenge in itself.…
McGill TechFair: An Honest Review
By Marie-Lynn Mansour On February 6th and 7th, a variety of companies, both big and small, set up their booths for the McGill TechFair. Hundreds of students attended, dressed their best, resumes in hand, waiting in line to talk to one of the dozens of company representatives present at the semi-annual event. Every semester at…
Things to do over spring break & all year round
Things to do in Montreal over spring break … and all year round! Spring break is right around the corner, but who has time to plan when trying to pass midterms? The Ledger’s team of fantastic procrastinators has got your back! Instead of studying for our midterms, we’ve put together some fun events and…
E-WEEK 2019 and My Experience in the ECSESS E-Week Team
by Dafne Culha As you may or may not have noticed, E-Week definitely happened! After months of hard work, the E-Week Committee members made the first week of school full of hype, warm BEvERages and low class attendance. E-Week this year was between January 8-12, and the theme was SPACE! It was my…
EUS Common Room: New and Improved
By Arman Izadi What lurks beneath the floors of the EUS office? In the dark decrepit corners of McConnell basement, there lies a fantastic secret, allowed only to students of the Engineering Faculty. Behind the great wooden double doors of MC 030 lies the Engineering Common Room. Mistakenly called “Blues Pub” due to the namesake…
Indigineering
By Kelly Ma Indigenous perspectives in STEM? Indigenous engineers? Indigineering? These terms may sound awkward and unusual for the typical engineering student at McGill, but they form a part of a broader problem that affects our faculty. McGill University, like many top-tier schools in Canada, lacks diversity in the makeup our student population. While 29.4%…
EUS Debates in Review
By Arman Izadi If you didn’t get the chance to attend the EUS Executive Committee Debates that happened this past Thursday, fret not! The Ledger had a chance to go and summarize some crucial points of the candidates responses. As the uncontested positions mainly consisted of their platforms, we skipped them, but read our condensed versions…