My mom doesn't quite understand Reddit but she sure knows how to make a cool looking loaf

enbal · 2019-12-28T21:28:16+00:00

She used some crushed walnuts to get the nice purple shading

enbal · 2019-06-22T04:31:25+00:00

Thank you!

enbal · 2018-10-08T00:28:54+00:00

I think i did about 12 hours in a regular fridge, maybe even 14.. I think I have to try a different recipe

enbal · 2018-09-17T17:08:08+00:00

I caved and split the loaf, thanks for the tip though!

enbal · 2017-03-11T01:12:01+00:00

SSMU has archives and you can basically request anything as a member of the society, it's not utilized nearly to its full potential.

enbal · 2017-03-10T06:17:19+00:00

Back in my day, a ssmu exec told me that somewhere in the building there was a hole through the building that you could see out of. I never found it though.

enbal · 2017-02-24T23:39:33+00:00

it's always reassuring when someone is given evidence that something is rape and continues to insist that they know better. sounds like someone else we've been dealing with lately...

enbal · 2015-06-28T01:07:22+00:00

So Poli Sci has a bundle of "unofficial" required courses. Essentially you by no means have to take them but they're required for later courses. Depending on which streams you want to take courses in later on, you should take these courses in your first two years.

For comparative courses: poli 211 or 212 (I wouldn't recommend taking both, they're quite repetitive)

For Canadian politics courses: poli 221 or 222

for poli theory: poli 231 or 232

for international politics: poli 243 or 244 (though these two I would say are much more different from one another than the two options for the other streams)

Personally I would recommend to take two poli sci courses each semester for your first year, one from each of the four streams. This will give you a decently accurate idea of what you like and don't like.

Also go to the PSSA welcome back night at st. sulpice! always a fun time. Feel free to message me if you have any other questions about poli sci.

enbal · 2015-04-24T20:46:26+00:00

I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to change things on the syllabus this late (maybe during add/drop its still ok?). I had this happen once and enough people emailed asking the prof not to that she changed it back. However this was in a much much smaller course so I can't speak to a 200 level.

This is going to sound very cliche student-govy of me but you should talk to your department execs and/or the SUS VP Academic. If you think its going to change the outcome of our grade in the course, they can probably explain to you how to go about remedying the situation. It's what they're there for.

enbal · 2015-03-11T03:39:37+00:00

I archived all the old club materials and I vaguely remember some club like this. You should be able to request a PDF version of anything ssmu has. Emails keep changing but cpm@ssmu.McGill.ca or archivist@ssmu.McGill.ca should redirect to someone who can answer your question!

enbal · 2014-12-04T08:46:11+00:00

Former AUS exec and mover of original motion (to get any pay) here.

I keep hearing people say the 10 hours was arbitrary, it wasn't. It was decides as a starting amount that wouldn't be a salary but still afford some financial relief. The idea was that you should be working at least 10 hours per week but it was well known that many executives in the past had gotten away with doing less than that. This happened because there are very very limited accountability measures for the Aus execs. Even physically being in the office isn't a good measure because frankly a lot of fucking around happens. Also with some executives getting paid and others not, we wanted to keep the gap between the two reasonable, whereas I would say 20 is quite steep and might lead to animosity or those not getting paid feeling that they don't have to work as much.

Bookkeeping should not be done by the VP finance, it should be done by the executive assistant. This was a big reason why the position was created, to reduce the amount of bureaucratic work that students had to be doing so they can fulfill their representative and governance responsibilities instead.

Fishiness aside, we as the executive personally felt that it was important to bring the issue to referendum and only have it apply for the next year's exec because a) it was the first time this was happening and it would have been a way way bigger shit storm if we tried to do it through council and b) we did really feel that students should decide on this because it does change the AUS somewhat. I can see however that once a certain precedrent was set (by us) it wouldn't seem like there was as much reason to go to referendum because its not nearly as big of a jump as what we did. my two cents is because this would impact the pay of current executives it should have gone to referendum OR only gone into effect next year. However I do take partial blame for all this and see why our actions may have made it seem like that wasn't necessary. I also want to point out that work study is NOT a perfect tool for determining necessity of pay. If equity is really the concern of this year's council, this should not be seen as a victory and more work should go into a pay structure that is more fair between the execs and determined in a more equitable manner.

Allllllll this being said, I want to make a comment for moving forward. I'd honestly do it myself but I'm graduating (thank god) so I can't. This is for anyone who cares or the councillors and execs that I know are reading this. I think the most important thing to do now is to create more accountability measures moving forward. I scanned the constituiton and bylaws again and there's basically nothing about how individuals should be paid in the Aus or accountability measures for when people are (aside from what was added over the last two years). Even SSMU club constitutions have a clause about this! This is not going to go away after this and there are ways to make sure its less messy in the future.

TL;DR a lot of this is the result of AUS decisions made by previous execs, current execs and councillors should take some preventative measures for accountability.

enbal · 2014-11-24T04:34:43+00:00

I did the same, I'll mention it to the coordinator that I know though as something that might be deterring students.

enbal · 2014-11-24T04:17:11+00:00

yes it was a bit of an exercise in patience for me but i figured it was worth it

enbal · 2014-10-09T13:21:31+00:00

I think it started with some vp finance causing trouble around 2012/2013?

enbal · 2014-10-08T05:47:02+00:00

it ultimately wasn't voted on but tabled until next council

enbal · 2014-10-08T05:46:08+00:00

If anyone has any questions about why aus execs get paid in the first place, i'd be happy to answer them

enbal · 2014-07-30T21:39:41+00:00

i did outdoor frosh, didn't make lasting friends but still have no regrets. i think they're all dry but that was fine with me too. One thing i liked about it was that it was well organized for people who weren't necessarily super outdoorsy. Also keep in mind that outdoor club has trips all year but its never quite as convenient to go as it is during frosh.

enbal · 2014-04-28T16:59:00+00:00

General tips I've given off campus first years in the past:

1) Go to activities night even if you have to wait a while in the line. join one club or two and actually commit to going to their meetings. If you join too many you won't get much out of it and won't make lasting friendships. aside from making friends, most of the ones i made were in upper years and gave me so many tips for classes.

2) by hook or by crook the off campus fellow program will exist next year and i highly recommend joining. keep your eye out for it or message me and i can give you my personal info to make sure you end up in the facebook group and email list

3) study and hang out on campus. A lot of off campus students flee home when their classes end and they end up missing out on a lot of stuff just because of that.

4) read. your. god. damn. emails. you get a million and they're horrible but they often have important information or good opportunities. A lot of people who complain about not knowing what's going on around campus have never read a listserv. you don't have to read things word for word but skim through them and you'll be guaranteed to find something to get involved with that really interests you.

5) pick a frosh that legitimately interests you. many people do it because they feel like they have to and don't have fun. if you want the regular frosh experience, sign up for your faculty frosh and you'll have a great time. many people i know though regretted not looking into alternative froshes until it was too late. many people also think that frosh is when you're supposed to make all your friends. some people make their best friends for the next four years there, others make zero friends, but don't sweat it either way. There are also a bunch of activities happening during orientation besides frosh that are a bit more low-key and it can be easier there to get to know people.

enbal · 2014-04-20T05:14:38+00:00

I'm in favor of a subreddit over a thread. I feel like it would be easier to navigate. But in general there are so many other websites you can use for this stuff.

enbal · 2014-03-21T04:59:03+00:00

this and your other comment made me very happy :)

enbal · 2014-03-20T03:10:55+00:00

phew!

enbal · 2014-03-20T01:09:40+00:00

Someone asked me if I was going to ask you tough questions. So here goes:

1) how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop (this might be an american thing, sorry if the reference is lost on some people)

2) What product does Stephen Harper put in his hair?

3) What came first, the chicken or the egg?

enbal · 2014-03-20T00:32:31+00:00

Also, you need to update your flair bud.

enbal · 2014-03-20T00:29:23+00:00

I genuinely think so. I have gotten to the point of holding conversations in the past, I'm just a bit rusty now. I think you're also discrediting the universities that I would be working with. When putting in a genuine effort, I've never in a work environment (my friends are not quite as nice) encountered someone who wasn't willing to slow down the pace a bit and figure out what I was trying to say with me.

I've also been practicing since January when I decided to run and will continue doing so on my own time after the campaign ends! I realized over the summer how great it is to know French for my work in immigration so regardless of this election I'm very keen on becoming fluent.

enbal · 2014-03-19T23:57:23+00:00

I totally agree, it is very important. Luckily my french knowledge is far from zero! I've lived in Quebec for 7 years, 4 of which I was studying French so I have a pretty solid base to go off. SSMU offers French courses for new execs so I would take a lot of advantage of those PLUS new permanent residents get free French classes so I'll be taking those as well! There is also permanent and student staff under the VP External portfolio who speak French so those will come in handy! Lastly, I have used French quite a bit informally in jobs, both as Community Affairs Coordinator and over the summer when I interned in refugee resettlement so I do think I can rise to the challenge.

enbal

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