The world’s attention focused on London this past summer, as athletes from around the globe competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad. These seven athletes, in particular, have ties to the McGill community: Jo-Annie Fortin McGill Connection: Currently studying psychology at McGill Event: Synchronized swimming Finish: Fourth in team[Read More…]
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Around the Water Cooler
In case you were catching up on some early readings or the last glimmers of OAP had you occupied, here’s what you missed this past weekend in the world of sports … PARALYMPICS — Two silver medals evidently weren’t enough for McGill swimmer Valerie Grand’Maison as she added to her[Read More…]
Through the Eyes of Children
Photos by McGill Tribune / Simon Poitrimolt, Alexandra Allaire, Sam Reynolds
Quebec elects PQ minority government
The Parti Québécois (PQ) won 54 seats last night in a tightly contested election called in August by the Parti Liberal de Québec (PLQ). The results were announced to an ecstatic crowd of supporters, gathered at the party’s election night rally at Metropolis in downtown Montreal. As the results rolled[Read More…]
McGill fruit salad breaks world record
With the help of around 300 volunteers, McGill set the new Guinness World Record for the largest fruit salad Aug. 28 on lower field. Weighing 11,197 lbs, the fruit salad surpassed the previous record of 10,440 lbs held by California State University in Fresno. The event, organized by Food and[Read More…]
Orientation Week features “À la carte” events
The orientation week makeover initiated by McGill in the fall of 2011 continued this year, with increased integration of Discover McGill, faculty frosh and events organized by the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Orientation week also featured a new component of non-alcoholic activities organized by student-run clubs and McGill[Read More…]
Bodybuilders have feelings too
Teddy Bear is a study in contrasts. The dissonance between a tattooed, muscle-bound hulk of a man and his utter domination by those thin and frail is a wonder to behold. This is the state in which Dennis, the titular character of Teddy Bear, is introduced: so nervous on his[Read More…]
Roman Holiday
Despite a longstanding love of film, I’ve never been drawn to Woody Allen’s neurotic charm. My review of To Rome With Love, therefore, should have been nothing more than another addition to the burgeoning disappointment of the majority of film critics. In fact, I was so taken aback by its[Read More…]
Life and death meet the quotidien
This September, the aesthetic of mortality is on display in Montreal for Life and Death, Expressions of Daily Activities in the Worldview of the Contemporary Indigenous Peoples, an exhibit at the Espacio Mexico exploring the spaces between the funeral and the festive. The intimate venue, showcasing roughly 40 arts and[Read More…]
Students’ issues missing from campaign rhetoric
On Tuesday, Quebeckers went to the polls in a historic election that seemed poised to change the future direction of the province. The election call came in August, amid the continually escalating student movement against tuition hikes that began early in January. One might have expected that the student issues[Read More…]