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Learning how to read again

Some months ago Alexandra wrote about how she had to ‘re-learn’ writing for a blog after spending most of her time writing for academic publications. I am faced with the converse: re-learning how to read academic publications after spending most of my time reading laymen’s writings.

December 31, 2013April 2, 2017 vigerguillaume1 Comment

Three Hidden Gems Near Campus

McGill is home to a great number of international students. 38% of graduate students at McGill are non-Canadian citizens. It can be hard for newcomers (or old timers!) to discover and experience those great activities that are sometimes only known to the locals. Add to that research and classes, and sometimes one can completely miss… Read More Three Hidden Gems Near Campus

November 30, 2013April 2, 2017 vigerguillaume2 Comments

Grad-ee-er-uate Student

I don’t know how to pronounce that either. As a graduate student, I had the eye-opening experience to be on both sides of the fence: gradee and grader. In graduate school, you take classes and you grade classes. To be frank it often felt this way:

November 17, 2013April 2, 2017 vigerguillaume1 Comment

Autumn Blues?

Fall is a much maligned season. It is the messenger of cold things to come; the dead leaves seem to say in a Starkian voice: “Winter is coming”! If literary works about the season are any indicator (Blake’s “To Autumn”, Keats’ “To Autumn”, Dickinson’s -shorter- “Autumn”), it is the most melancholic time of year. The… Read More Autumn Blues?

November 1, 2013April 2, 2017 vigerguillaume1 Comment

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