Cover: Two medieval woodcuts, probably from the 15th century, coloured by hand. The woodcuts are possibly from a blockbook, a book printed entirely from woodcuts and usually of a religious nature. From the McGill Libraries' Division of Rare Books and Special Collections. | |||
Editor's Notebook Letters Newsbites
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Save the Planet The new McGill School of Environment is generating a lot of excitement. A sneak peek at a green education. BY ANDREW MULLINS |
Treasure Trove: From Newton to Napoleon The head of McGill's Rare Books and Special Collections invites the public to marvel at McGill's treasures, but check your pens at the door. BY DANIEL McCABE, BA'89 |
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L'euphorie du jeu La dépendance aux jeux de hasard et d'argent est, pour un nombre grandissant d'étudiants, aussi prenante -- et destructrice -- que le crack. PAR SYLVAIN COMEAU |
McGill, Mahler and Montreal What does Gustav Mahler have in common with McGill and Montreal? The McGill Symphony Orchestra is captured in splendid Mahlerian form for a new documentary film. BY ANDREW MULLINS |
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Seats on Campus Need a place to study, snooze, slouch or just plain sit? Grab a seat and we'll show you some of the best and worst around McGill. BY ANGELIE KIM, BA'98 |
McGill Alumni Association Honours and Awards, 1998 Without the help of volunteers like these, where would we be? A salute to this year's honorees. |
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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: Patrizia Gagliardi, BA'97; Angelie Kim, BA'98, Marina Mashaal
Advisory Board Joan Fraser, BA'65, Chairman Paul Austin; Marcel Couture, Dip(Agr)'65, BSc'72; Richard Latendresse, BA'85; Judy Mappin, BSc'50; Paul Mayer, LLB/BCL'83; Ann McCall, BA'64; Ian McLachlin, BEng'60; Ratna Ghosh; John Scott, BA'53; Antoinette von Hahn, BA'87, MBA'96 (ex-officio) Design: Patrice Atwell, ICC, McGill University Web Design: Eric Smith
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