Cover: Marc Mounicot, MSc'98, former captain of the national champion Redmen and recipient of this year's Forbes trophy for outstanding male athlete, has been named coach of the women's soccer team at McGill. Photo by Claudio Calligaris. | |||
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Reconstructive Surgery: The New Face of the MUHC While the new superhospital is scheduled to open in 2004, the McGill University Health Centre is up and running. A look at health care in the new millennium. BY ANDREW MULLINS |
The Very Popular Scientist Evolutionary psychologist, MIT whiz kid and McGill graduate Steven Pinker on olive pitters, naughty presidents and the way our minds evolved. BY MARY SODERSTROM |
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Getting Up to Speed A department rich in history, Athletics has taken a sharp turn to the future as outdated facilities are replaced by a spanking new, full-service sports complex. BY DIANA GRIER AYTON |
Under the Microscope: Researchers in the Media What happens when you make a discovery so compelling the international media beat a path to your door? We put the question to some prominent McGill professors. BY ELLYN KERR, BSc'94, MSc'98 |
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Les Matchs de sa vie Marc Mounicot, ancien capitaine des Redmen, gagnant du trophée D.S. Forbes accordé au meilleur athlète masculin, et récent diplômé, est nommé entraîneur de l'équipe de soccer feminin à McGill. PAR HÉLÈNA KATZ, BA'87 |
Admission Accomplished Forms, fees, essays, resumés, letters, interviews and a pound of flesh: gaining admission to McGill can be tough -- but offers significant rewards. A recent survivor tells his tale. BY CHRISTOPHER KEENAN, BCL'02, LLB'02 |
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Volume 78 Number 2 Summer 1998 Editor: Diana Grier Ayton [dianaga@martlet1.lan.mcgill.ca] Assistant Editor: Andrew Mullins [andrewm@martlet1.lan.mcgill.ca] Advertising Manager: Donna Henchey [donnah@martlet1.lan.mcgill.ca] Editorial Assistants: Christopher Keenan, BCL'02, LLB'02 Advisory Board Joan Fraser, BA'65, Chairman Paul Austin; Deborah Buszard; Richard Latendresse, BA'85; Judy Mappin, BSc'50; Paul Mayer, LLB/BCL'83; Ann McCall, BA'64; Ratna Ghosh; John Scott, BA'53; Antoinette von Hahn, BA'87, MBA'96 (ex-officio) Design: Carmen Jensen, ICC, McGill University Web Design: Eric Smith
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