A Voice to Reckon With

Baritone Sanford Sylvan recently earned his fourth Grammy nomination. Awards are nice and all, says Sylvan, but his main focus is on developing the vocal talents of opera’s next generation.

BY SHELLEY POMERANCE

Taking the Pulse of the North

McGill was recently handed the responsibility of overseeing much of the health care needs of Quebec’s northern native communities—not to mention much of the province. Thankfully, the Faculty of Medicine has been building links to aboriginal communities for quite some time.

BY MARK ABLEY

Packing a Literary Punch

From the cineplex to the Louvre to bestseller lists, comic books have become a cultural juggernaut. Meet a fantastic foursome of McGill grads who are flying high in the comic world.

BY BRAD MACKAY

McGill en français ? Plus que jamais !

Près de 6 000 étudiants francophones choisissent McGill. Voyons les facteurs qui ont motivé leur choix et comment ils y perçoivent la vie étudiante.

PAR JEAN-BENOÎT NADEAU (B.A. 1992)

Long-Winded Story Tellers Need Not Apply

McGill issued a challenge to one and all to compose stories using only six words. Hundreds picked up the gauntlet. Now learn the stories behind some of those fascinating micro-stories.

BY JOEL YANOFSKY, BA’77, MA’81, JULIE MASIS, BA’04 AND DANIEL MCCABE, BA’89

Adventures in Antarctica

Parka? Check. Deep-fried bacon? Check. iPod? Check. For veteran adventurer Kevin Vallely, BSc(Arch’87), BArch’88, breaking the record for fastest unassisted trek across Antarctica means being really prepared.

BY MAEVE HALDANE

The North Becomes Her

A city slicker reflects on her new life in the Northwest Territories, hungry bears and all.

By HÉLÈNA KATZ, BA’87