By Brian St-Luchon Around this time of year, as the semester approaches its bitter climax, all McGill students inevitably share in some way in the most natural of McGill feelings: that certain and inescapable mix of desperation, listlessness, and lack of motivation we each know all too well. Outside the sun is shining, and we…
If These Walls Could Talk
By Kenji Marshall I’ve been finding myself glancing at clocks a lot; lecture has become a waiting game, and evenings are coupled with the complex mental gymnastics of how long I can procrastinate, do some work, and still fit in five hours of sleep. I’m ready for this year to end, and I’ll tell you…
Peer Mental Health Support
By Jude Habib, with consultation from EUS Mental Health Committee Content warning: Suicide Available Resources: McGill Engineering Student Center (MESC) McGill Mental Health Hub McGill Health & Counseling Services Peer Support Center NightLine Ami Quebec MyInvolvement posts Crisis Intervention Workshops As I write this, I am in Trottier petting therapy dogs at…
Reading Weak
By Gareth Price Gareth is a U0 from Aurora, Ontario and in chemical Engineering. He is the U0 Representative on EUS Junior Council and sits on the EUS Board of Governors. Grandescunt Aucta Labore. By work, all things increase and grow. McGill’s motto is quite the noble phrase, isn’t it? Our mascot echoes these same…
Engineering Life and How To (almost) Cope
By Arman Izadi Fall 2014: A young student starts their first semester at McGill. Instantly drawn to the new social environment and extracurricular, he begins to rapidly make friends. Names and faces fly by. He feels like this is the beginning of a new stage of his life. He feels invincible, over confident and socially…