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Almas Jiwani on Gender Equality
On January 27, the newly formed McGill Students Club of UN Women Canada National Committee hosted their first ever event, featuring guest speaker, Almas Jiwani. Jiwani is the president of the United Nations entity of Gender Equality & Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Canada National Committee and the President and CEO of Frontier Canada Inc. [...]
McGill Student Represents Montreal in Miss Chinese International Pageant
Amanda Chung will be representing Montreal in the Miss Chinese International Pageant in Hong Kong on January 15th. A third year Management student, Amanda is a relative newcomer to the world of pageantry, but nonetheless was crowned Miss Chinese Montreal in October 2011. She explains, “It is a big surprise when you win, but I [...]
Factory Bar: High Class with No Pretensions
Factory Bar, a relative newcomer to the St. Laurent bar and club scene, has quickly distinguished itself as a popular destination for students and professionals alike. Launched in October 2010, the modernly decorated Factory Bar embodies a certain level of class without the level of pretension present in other establishments. “We need a level of [...]
A Look at L’Académie’s Business Model
L’Académie – Crescent George Cagianos, owner and founder of L’Académie, one of Montreal’s most popular restaurants, shares his success story with The Bull & Bear. Over the years, L’Académie has become firmly embedded in Montreal’s culture, expanding to serve avid diners at eight locations across the city and its outskirts. Cagianos’ road to success was [...]
Dean Jutras Speaks of his Internal Investigation
Dean of Law Daniel Jutras Following the events of November 10th, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum sent out an email to the McGill community announcing that Daniel Jutras, Dean of Law, would undertake an independent investigation with the aim of “review[ing] what happened” and “mak[ing] appropriate recommendations regarding practices, processes and policies within McGill University’s control and [...]
The Hot Plate: Getting Steamy in the Kitchen
The Hot Plate, a cooking show website launched by McGill students in 2009, provides delicious, fresh and cost effective meal ideas for students. Their goal? “To inspire culinary confidence.” The Hot Plate was first created and produced as a show on TVMcGill by April Engelberg and Amanda Garbutt. Engelberg admits, “I was not very good [...]
Golden Ticket to Success
McGill alumnus and VP investment advisor at CIBC Wood Grundy Robert Bonsant, Vice President Investment Advisor of CIBC Wood Gundy, recently spoke with the Bull & Bear to offer McGill management students some advice and insights about the financial industry. According to the McGill alumn, “life is not a sprint, but a marathon.” It took [...]
A Word with a “McGill MP”
On May 2, the New Democratic Party made Canadian political history by winning 58 seats in Quebec on their way to forming the Official Opposition for the first time in the party’s history. The stunning victory involved dozens of newcomers to politics, one of which was McGill’s own Lauren Liu, who is now the representative [...]
Wise Words for the Business World
Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management, discussed with me his views on the modern management practice and how students can prepare to be effective managers in their future careers. You’ve observed that a manager’s job entails several roles, so you’ve labelled them as either interpersonal, [...]
The Yuan Evolves: China Adopts a New Currency Regime
In June of 2010, shortly before the G20 summit in Toronto, China announced their monumental move of de-pegging the Yuan from the dollar. Dr. Francesca Carrieri, a professor of international finance, shares her insights on the process and the economic implications of this currency regime change. Carrieri has been with the Desautels faculty since 1998 [...]