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Hello Geographers,

i) Geography Clothing is NOW available!!! We will be selling zip-up hoodies, pull-over hoodies , T-shirts (Tri-blend, organic cotton and regular) AND totebags. Attached is a detailed list of styles and prices, as well as an order form. We will be collecting order forms all of this week in the MUGS lounge between 12pm and 2pm. We will also be collecting order forms the same time next week, until the deadline Wednesday, April 7th. If you are unable to make it during these times, you can drop off your order form and a check in the MUGS mailbox in the geography office on the 7th floor of Burnside (a.k.a. 45º 30' 16" N, 73º 34' 29" W for those with a GPS enabled device.

ii) Annual Photo Contest!- If you want to flaunt your geography related photography skills, our annual photo contest will be held this semester. The theme is GEOGRAPHY -as always. The deadline is April 2nd, so you still have some time to snap the perfect shot. We accept hard copies or digital submissions, and entries can be submitted in person to M.U.G.S. council members. Digital submissions can be emailed to mcgillgeography@gmail.com This year's prize will be geography clothing!

iii) Urban Systems Reception. Tuesday, March 30, 4-5:30 PM there will be a reception in the M.U.G.S lounge welcoming Prof.Domosh for her lecture on the 31st *please see following entry. The reception will be a great forum for discussion. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

iv) Lecture by Mona Domosh: 'The World was Never Flat: Early Global Encounters and the Messiness of Empire' will be taking place on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 4:00 pm in the Macdonald Harrington Building, Room G-10.

v) Professor of the year! The professors up for nomination this year will be; Natalie Oswin, Rene Sieber, George Wenzel, Bernhard Lehner and Lea Berrang-Ford. Take the time to vote at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z97KTN7 or by paper ballot in the MUGS lounge, responses will be due the first week of April on the 6th.

vi) HONOURS PRESENTATIONS!!!- Just a reminder that 'The second annual Honours Thesis poster presentations will be on April 1, from 2-5 PM, in room 426. Please come by during this time to
see the work of your fellow students! See the possibilities of what can be done in the honours geography program!

Cheers,
The M.U.G.S. executive council

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Hello Geographers,

i) Geography Clothing will be on sale soon! We will be selling zip-up hoodies, pull-over hoodies and T-shirts (Tri-blend, organic cotton and regular). Do not forget to put aside a few dollars of your spring budget! By Monday will be have order forms and detailed prices.

ii) Annual Photo Contest!- If you want to flaunt your geography related photography skills, our annual photo contest will be held this semester. The theme is GEOGRAPHY -as always. The deadline is April 2nd, so you still have a lot of time to snap the perfect shot. We accept hard copies or digital submissions, and entries can be submitted at coffee and cookies or to mcgillgeography@gmail.com This year's prize will be geography clothing!

iii) Urban Systems Reception. Tuesday, March 30, 4-5:30 PM there will be a reception in the M.U.G.S lounge welcoming Prof.Domosh for her lecture on the 31st *please see following entry. The reception will be a great forum for discussion. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

iv) Lecture by Mona Domosh: 'The World was Never Flat: Early Global Encounters and the Messiness of Empire' will be taking place on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 4:00 pm in the Macdonald Harrington Building, Room G-10.

v) HONOURS PRESENTATIONS!!!- Just a reminder that 'The second annual Honours Thesis poster presentations will be on April 1, from 2-5 PM, in room 426. Please come by during this time to
see the work of your fellow students!'
vi) Professor of the year! The professors up for nomination this year will be; Natalie Owin, Rene Sieber, George Wenzel, Bernhard Lehner and Lea Berrang-Ford. Take ther time to vote at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z97KTN7, responses will be due at the start of April.

vii) Participate in a GIS project!!! My name is Will Vanderbilt, As a part of a student project in GEOG 506: Advanced Geographic Information Science, I am holding three participatory workshops that will teach you how to use Google SketchUp to redesign a small area of campus according to your own ideas, and share those ideas with your fellow classmates. Your designs will be posted to a web site, and discussed by the other designers. The designs will allow me to evaluate if Sketchup can be used in participatory site design. The workshops will take place in the GIC, at the following times:
7-9 p.m. on Monday the 29th.

If you are interested in participating, and learning the basics of SketchUp, please send an email to will.vanderbilt@mail.mcgill.ca with the workshop times that you are available.This research is being carried out for the GEOG 506 class, and is taking place under the supervision of Prof. Renee Sieber; she can be reached by email at re, nee.sieber@mcgill.ca.

Thanks for your help!

viii) Department of English - creative writing awards and prizes. The CHESTER MACNAGHTEN PRIZES IN CREATIVE WRITING (two prizes, one of estimated value $700 and another of estimated value $400) are open to undergraduate students of the University for the best piece of creative writing in English, i.e. a story, a play, a poem, an essay, etc. Printed compositions are ineligible if they have been published before April 15, 2010.The competition is restricted to students who have not previously won the First Prize. Forms to be completed are available in the Department of English General Office, Arts 155. Submissions must be IN TRIPLICATE. Deadline for submissions: Thursday, April 15, 2010.

Cheers,
M.U.G.S
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(MUGS) SUGAR SHACK| Clothing...

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Hello Geographers!

i) Sugar Shack!! Can you believe it? It's already time to tap the trees and Geography's glorious school bus excursion to the beautiful syrupy countryside will take place Friday March 19th from 6pm to 11:30pm. The bus will be loaded at 5:45 at the Roddick Gates -don't forget we depart at 6:00 pm sharp!!!. There will be food, fun and BYOB! Tickets will be on sale all of this week in the MUGS lounge from 11-2pm. Tickets are 15$ for geography students and 20$ for non-geographers. It is important to note however, that geographers have priority.

ii) Geography Clothing will be on sale soon! We will be selling zip-up hoodies, pull-over hoodies and T-shirts (Tri-blend, organic cotton and regular). Do not forget to put aside a few dollars of your spring budget! If you have any question, or last-minute logo requests, please email them to mcgillgeography@gmail.com this week.

iii) Participate in a GIS project!!! My name is Will Vanderbilt, As a part of a student project in GEOG 506: Advanced Geographic Information Science, I am holding three participatory workshops that will teach you how to use Google SketchUp to redesign a small area of campus according to your own ideas, and share those ideas with your fellow classmates. Your designs will be posted to a web site, and discussed by the other designers. The designs will allow me to evaluate if Sketchup can be used in participatory site design. The workshops will take place in the GIC, at the following times:
7-9 p.m. on Monday March 22nd, Thursday the 25th, and Monday the 29th.

If you are interested in participating, and learning the basics of SketchUp, please send an email to will.vanderbilt@mail.mcgill.ca with the workshop times that you are available.This research is being carried out for the GEOG 506 class, and is taking place under the supervision of Prof. Renee Sieber; she can be reached by email at re, nee.sieber@mcgill.ca.

Thanks for your help!

iv) Annual Photo Contest!- If you want to flaunt your geography related photography skills, our annual photo contest will be held this semester. The theme is GEOGRAPHY -as always. The deadline is April 2nd, so you still have a lot of time to snap the perfect shot. We accept hard copies or digital submissions, and entries can be submitted at coffee and cookies or to mcgillgeography@gmail.com This year's prize will be geography clothing!

v) PROF OF THE YEAR: Every year geography students vote for their favourite geography professor. It is time to nominate your favourite professor via email @ mcgillgeography@gmail.com, submission are due by March 26th. These professors will be entered into the final vote in April!

vi)Participants needed for a psychology study – Earn the chance to win one of three $100 prizes!

We [SUS] are looking for university students to participate in a study that investigates the factors that affect students' decision-making regarding health and sexuality and that explores the influence of informational interventions on individuals' health behaviour. As a participant you will be asked to complete two questionnaires and to read a short informational pamphlet or watch a short informational video. The study takes approximately one hour and is conducted at McGill University. In compensation for your participation your name will be entered into a draw to win one of three $100 prizes (approximate chance of winning is 3/200). If you are interested in participating please email us a projetpiccs.psychiatry@mcgill.ca. The study is titled "Decision-Making, Health-Risks and Sexuality." Those who have completed this study before (including those who have completed it through the Psychology Participant Pool) are not eligible to participate.

Enjoy these beautiful days,
M.U.G.S.
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Hello Geographers!

i) Sugar Shack!! Can you believe that sugar shack is TOMORROW! It's already time to tap the trees and Geography's glorious school bus excursion to the beautiful syrupy countryside will take place TOMORROW Friday March 19th from 6pm to 11:30pm. The bus will be loaded at 5:45 at the Roddick Gates -don't forget we depart at 6:00 pm sharp!!!. There will be food, fun and BYOB! Tickets will be on sale all of this week in the MUGS lounge from 11-2pm. Tickets are 15$ for geography students and 20$ for non-geographers. If you have already bought a ticket, consider wearing plaid -it could be fun.

ii) HONOURS PRESENTATIONS!!!- Just a reminder that 'The second annual Honours Thesis poster presentations will be on April 1, from 2-5 PM, in room 426. Please come by during this time to
see the work of your fellow students!'

Allux, Sarah (Kalacska) Hyperspectral remote sensing of peatland
vegetation at multiple spatial scales

Cray, Heather (Pollard) An investigation of the perennial springs of
Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut

Gannes, Nina (Forest) The Critical Geopolitics of the Post-9/11
United States Foreign Policy Discourse

Halparin, Max (Ross) On the move: Neighborhood walkability and
diabetes in Montreal

Lavoie, Mitchell (Ross) Anthropogenic Drivers of Neighbourhood-Level
Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Montréal

Ridge, Stephanie (Forest) Scale and Stakeholders in Alberta's
Regional Planning

Cheers,
M.U.G.S.

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Hello Geographers!

As always, it feels as if the Winter semester is flying by! There are TON of events coming up in the horizon. I promise that reading through to the end will be worth your while.

i) Sugar Shack!! Can you believe it? It's already time to tap the trees and Geography's glorious school bus excursion to the beautiful syrupy countryside will take place Friday March 19th from 6pm to 11:30pm. There will be food, fun and BYOB! Tickets will be on sale all of this week in the MUGS lounge from 12-2pm. Tickets will also be on sale next week in the lounge -stay tuned for more detailed drop-in hours. Tickets are 15$ for geography students. Since MUGS is subsidizing the tickets, priority will be given to geography students.

ii) Geography Clothing will be on sale soon, so do not forget to put aside a few dollars of your spring budget! Stay tuned for details on styles and pricing.

iii)A message from GEOASSASSINS MASTER:Congratulations to Mr Elan Spitzberg... this young one managed to collect the most life beads (through his own or his targets kills), and therefore is declared victorious!!!!!! An honourable mention must go to Chloe McMillan, who herself snapped NINE PEOPLE, before her unfortunate demise. Good job Chloe! Thank you to all who participated.

iv)Candy Count winner: Congratulations Sulin (Khing) Lin, please come the MUGS lounge to claim your prize.

v)IMPORTANT:MUGS would like to remind and encourage all geography students to respond to the e-mail they each recently received from the Chair himself, Prof. Moore. It's a short, 3-question survey (answers are kept confidential) asking students to share their opinions on professor-student advising and mentoring at the department level (think of our advisor, Prof. Akman, and all the geog profs who are available to meet with us outside class time...this is mentoring!). It's important that students give their feedback because if it ever came down to the wire in terms of budget cuts to move funding towards faculty level advising (yikes!) and away from departmental advising, we need to be able to tell the Big McGill Cats exactly how geography students feel about the work our profs do in these areas so that any big decisions like this will reflect OUR best interest. In terms of these two very important aspects of university education, advising and mentoring, here's your chance to gauge how well geography is performing. As of now, only about 13% of all geography students have responded to the questionnaire... pffffft, we can do better than that! Let's go geographers, this is for us! Please take a minute, check your inbox, and have your voice heard! MUGS thanks you.

vi)Midnight Kitchen and People's Potato Present: PUT YOUR POLITICS WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS! +March 15 - 19, 2010+
Tired of green-washed capitalism, frustrated with rhetoric around sustainable consumerism, and bored with documentaries that only talk about Monsanto, "Put Your Politics Where Your Mouth Is!" aims to radicalize the politics around what ends up on your plate (and what gets left behind.) What are the links between food and environmental and social justice? How is food implicated in capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and the gendered division of labour? What is food sovereignty, and what does it look like? How will we shut down capitalist food production for good?

Join the Midnight Kitchen and People's Potato for a week of workshops, discussions and speakers to fill your hearts, minds and bellies. (MK and the Potato also serve by-donation, vegan lunches every day of the week!) -- For the full schedule, please visit the Midnight Kitchen's blog: http://www.themidnightkitchen.blogspot.com

vii) Annual Photo Contest!- If you want to flaunt your geography related photography skills, our annual photo contest will be held this semester. The deadline will be in the end of March, so you still have a lot of time to snap the perfect shot. We accept hard copies or digital submissions, and entries can be submitted at coffee and cookies or to mcgillgeography@gmail.com This year's prize will be geography clothing!

viii) MUGS and CAPS are coming together to help you get a job! In late March MUGS will be hosting a CAPS CV workshop where students can drop by and have their CVs reviewed by professionals! If your CV looks good, you look good! MUGS is also working on generating a list of companies who have hired or are interested in hiring geography students and grads (this golden ticket will be handed out during the workshop, so come benefit from our research efforts!). Date and location to be announced....refreshments will be served.

Thank you for your time,
M.U.G.S.
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(MUGS) - Sugar Shack|MSE semi-formal|clothing|photos...and more!

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Hello Geographers!

i) Sugar Shack!! Can you believe it? It's already time to tap the trees and Geography's glorious school bus excursion to the beautiful syrupy countryside will take place Friday March 19th from 6pm to 11:30pm. There will be food, fun and BYOB! Tickets on sale soon. Spots fill fast so stay tuned and get psyched for the event of the year!!!

ii) McGill School of Environment Semi-Formal! You guys could easily have 50 tickets, room capacity is 150 and we've sold about 70 so far. Tickets are 15$ and include one drink and food. Check out the facebook event for more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=300013290027&ref=ts

iii) Geography Clothing will be on sale soon, so do not forget to put aside a few dollars of your spring budget! It is time for you -and potentially everyone you know, to represent the department of Geography. MUGS can't wait to show you what we will be offering this year.

iv) Annual Photo Contest!- If you want to flaunt your geography related photography skills, our annual photo contest will be held this semester. The deadline will be in the end of March, so you still have a lot of time to snap the perfect shot. We accept hard copies or digital submissions, and entries can be submitted at coffee and cookies or to mcgillgeography@gmail.com This year's prize is a MYSTERY, so it will be more exciting to win -everyone in the department will be asking about it!

v) MUGS and CAPS are coming together to help you get a job! In late March MUGS will be hosting a CAPS CV workshop where students can drop by and have their CVs reviewed by professionals! If your CV looks good, you look good! MUGS is also working on generating a list of companies who have hired or are interested in hiring geography students and grads (this golden ticket will be handed out during the workshop, so come benefit from our research efforts!). Date and location to be announced....refreshments will be served.

vi) Dobson Cup: Last year's inaugural effort was most successful as 25 groups of over 65 McGill students from the faculties of law, music, engineering, science and management competed in this business plan start-up competition judged by expert entrepreneurs (see Dobson Centre website: www.dobson.mcgill.ca for complete details of last year's winners etc.). Participants will be competing for 5 prizes totaling $15,000 along with the opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of successful judges.

Many of our students, faculty and alumni have the potential and ideas brewing to compete, and would greatly benefit by actually doing so. The Dobson Cup is an iterative process and a growing number of highly experienced serial entrepreneurs will be judges/mentors this year. Details attached. Complete details on our website http://dobson.mcgill.ca/. First deadline for 2 page submissions is March 30, 2010.

Cheers,
M.U.G.S.
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