And as long as I'm on the nostalgia kick -
McGill purchases Renaissance-Montreal Hotel for residences. That's about 600 new much needed spaces for McGill housing, according to the article. Plus, on the corner of Prince-Arthur and Ave Du Parc, it's about the best location you can get (read: one block from the Brass! read: a two minute stumble to your favourite drunkerrie. read: equal distance from campus and st. laurent. read: across the street from groceries, movie rental, bottomless cup of coffee cafe, 2 for 99 cent hotdog joint, produce stand, and Cinema Du Parc movie theatre!)