The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2, the conclusion to the popular vampire franchise, is a good movie. Not great—this is Twilight we’re talking about—but good. Yes, I’m just as surprised as you are. The final Twilight film, directed by Bill Condon, is by far the best of the series. It’s[Read More…]
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Books on books: award-winning authors share their insights
In his youth, Julian Barnes’ bibliophilia took on near-pathological proportions. Much like the shoe-obsessed, 2011’s Man Booker prize winner would spend the vast share of his disposable income on books, driving from town to town in search of secondhand treasures. “I bought with a hunger which I recognize, looking back,[Read More…]
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 Official Soundtrack
The press release promised “an intriguing and irresistible line-up of artists” including Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, and Feist. But the soundtrack to Twilight—Breaking Dawn Part 2 could leave even the ‘Twihards’ disappointed. The mood of the album is—for the most part—mellow: the majority of tracks are the sort of slow-building,[Read More…]
Trottier Symposium serves up science to curious public
Last week, the McGill Office of Science and Society hosted the Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium, a lecture series that brings science to the public. Food: A Serving of Science featured four lectures on the science of diet and nutrition. The panelists explored topics ranging from fad diets to the[Read More…]
McGill hockey lab has high impact on gear
Your professor could be testing the hockey gear that you bought this season. Researchers in the McGill Ice Hockey Research Group perform tests for some of the biggest companies on the market, and are involved in numerous projects involving the safety and efficiency of ice hockey equipment. One of the[Read More…]
Follow your dreams: McGill students give back
McGill students Jared Saks, U3 General Management; Ari Soberano, U2 Marketing; and Daniel Viner, U2 Finance; spent November 16th leading a day of sports activities at St. Gabriel, a local Montreal elementary school. The Tribune caught up with these students to pick their brains about the event, specifically what went[Read More…]
Student of the Week
This student of the week was nominated for her active involvement within the McGill international development community. Q: Which Guinness World Record would you have the best shot at breaking? A: The most chocolate consumed during finals. Q: What’s your good luck charm? A: My watch. I wear [it] all[Read More…]
Serving the platter to Laval: Martlet mistakes costly
The McGill Martlets hit the court on Friday evening looking to take down the Laval Rouge-et-Or after losing to them earlier in the month. The Martlets dressed in pink in support of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation for McGill’s annual Dig for the Cure Night. They had an energetic, but[Read More…]
Exclusive interview with Alexis Pradié
After the conclusion of the Redmen’s 2012 outdoor season, the McGill Tribune met with graduating centre-back Alexis Pradié. Last week, the Marseille native earned CIS First Team All-Star status for the second time in two years. Pradié, who’s leaving McGill with a MBA in April, comments on soccer, school, and[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy devoting all your time to the latest instalment of Call of Duty, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … BASKETBALL — The Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA with eight straight victories, following their 94-87[Read More…]