The clock struck midnight on the Redmen basketball season as third-seeded UQAM upset second-seeded McGill 75-72 on Wednesday night. Gregory St. Armand led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds, as the Citadins were able to overcome an early 10–2 deficit to advance to the RSEQ basketball finals against[Read More…]
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Martlets capture first RSEQ championship in 16 years
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune A team that shoots 29.4, 18.2, and 57.1 per cent from the field (three-point line and foul line respectively) isn’t usually very successful. But the McGill Martlet basketball team had something right this season. On Friday night, their whole season came together, overshadowing their poor[Read More…]
Shyam Patel
Raspberry Pi is a lot of computer for very little money
raspberrypi.org When the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced in the late 2000s that they intended to create a capable computer for only $25, most people said they were crazy. The idea of a desktop computer in the double-digit price range was unheard of back in 2006, and indeed it still seems[Read More…]
Raphael Uribe Arango
Genetic breakthrough made in childhood brain cancer
chemgapedia.de Dr. Nada Jabado, an associate professor of pediatrics at McGill, recently led an international cohort of scientists in search of the genetic factors behind the onset of childhood brain cancer. The study, published in Nature, uncovered two important mutations that affect the regulation of the genome. Glioblastoma multiforme, a[Read More…]
Montreal-based firm unveils new crowdsourcing app
echoer.com Have you ever wondered what others around you in public spaces are thinking? Ever wanted to let fellow mall-goers know just how terrible you found a meal at the food court? A Montreal-based startup has just launched an innovative new mobile application which hopes to forever change the face[Read More…]
Raging Grannies protest Quebec asbestos industry
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune On Feb. 15, a group of Montreal activists called the Raging Grannies staged a singing protest at the Roddick Gates to condemn the asbestos industry’s influence at McGill. The Grannies sang about the harmful effects of asbestos and criticized the use of Canadian taxes to[Read More…]
Martlets’ Cinderella season falls short in RSEQ finals Martlets’ Cinderella season falls short in R
Simon Poitrimolt / McGill Tribune For the third time in school history, the McGill Martlets volleyball team earned a chance to play in the RSEQ Championships. Playing the second game out of a best-of-three series, the Martlets took to the court having already lost the first game against the favoured[Read More…]
McGill swimmers capture three bronzes at nationals
Adam Scotti / Flickr As this year’s CIS swimming championships drew to a close on Saturday, it was clear that the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbirds had dominated. The three-day swim meet at the University of Montreal CEPSUM pool saw the T-Birds win both men’s and women’s banners as[Read More…]