Canada's Final Frontier

By KAREN BIRCHARD

McGill University is often billed as "Canada's Harvard." It also happens to be the alma mater of William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise.

Fifteen years ago, Trekkies at McGill voted to rename the student union for Mr. Shatner. The university refused to officially change the name, but the building is known...