Over the past few years, there has been an intensifying debate over the role of university education—whether universities are institutions of pure learning, or simply a place to acquire a credential after completing a certain amount of coursework. Though the topic has generated a fair amount of discussion about what[Read More…]
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Student of the Week: Sophia Dhalla
Q: What is your motto? A: Everything happens for a reason. Q: If you could be anywhere else in the world right now, where would it be? A: Australia. I would love to go so badly. Q: Who is your hero? A: Probably my grandfather, actually. My mom’s whole family[Read More…]
Carrot Parsnip
A brightly coloured and easy-to-make soup to warm you up when the weather and midterms are getting you down… Ingredients 2 cups chopped carrots (about 4 medium) 2 chopped medium parsnips 1 small onion 1 medium potato 3 cups vegetable stock 1 ½ cups milk Instructions 1) Sauté the vegetables[Read More…]
Two new colourful concoctions
Tropic Thunder Ingredients Approx. 1 cup Orange Juice 2 ½ oz Blue Curaçao Dash of triple sec (optional) This is a simple and sweet drink for those of us who are feeling nostalgic for summertime. It is served on the rocks in a tall glass. Start by pouring the juice[Read More…]
Satay Brothers serve up taste of tradition
In the summer of 2011, Alex and Mat Winnicki opened up a quaint seasonal food stand called Satay Brothers at the Atwater Market. The brothers were astonished with the extraordinary response to their traditional Singaporean street food. Customers quickly began flocking back to their humble shack due to the exceptional[Read More…]
McGill beats Concordia; wins $1,000 for Right to Play
This past Saturday afternoon, McGill’s chapter of Right to Play—an organization devoted to promoting and funding youth athletics in Africa and Northern Ontario—prevailed in a poutine-eating contest over students representing Concordia’s John Molson School of Business. McGill’s Andrew “Junger” Jung, Nicholas “Big Cheese” Norkser, John “Dirty Mike” Hopkins-Hill, and Doug[Read More…]
Capital bound: Redmen set eyes on Nationals
Head coaches want nothing more than their teams to come together at the right time, so first-year McGill Redmen baseball Head Coach Jason Starr must feel like the luckiest guy on the field. Fresh off qualifying for Nationals, the Redmen swept the Carleton Ravens to claim the Northern Conference title[Read More…]
McGill wins bronze at preseason tournament
The McGill Martlet volleyball team enters its 2012-2013 campaign following an unexpected bronze medal at the CIS Championships last season. The team surged to another bronze medal finish this weekend in the 22nd annual Martlet Invitational at Love Competition Hall. Five teams from across Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritimes joined[Read More…]
2012 MLB Awards
With playoff baseball underway, the MLB’s best individual performances from the season will be awarded in the coming weeks. A Tribune contributor predicts who he thinks will take home the hardware. National League MVP: Buster Posey The San Francisco Giants finished last season with a disappointing 86-76 record, having lost[Read More…]
Sports Briefs
Martlet Hockey: McGill opens Regular Season with a Win, Daoust Records Five Points in Victory Ranked as the number two team in Canada in the inaugural CIS Women’s Hockey Top 10, McGill opened its RSEQ schedule with an authoritative 8-1 away victory against Concordia last Saturday. Second-year centre Mélodie Daoust led the[Read More…]