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McGill student newspaper drops ‘McGill’ from name due to ‘violent, colonial and racist origins’

Saying that McGill University has exhibited “continued indifference toward its violent, colonial and racist origins,” the Tribune has dropped the name of McGill from its masthead.

The publication’s decision is based on the fact that James McGill (1744-1813) was a slave owner and profited in part from the international slave trade.

I think the students should do the honorable thing and quit McGill university.

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