oharahale.com Passovah is growing up and throwing a party at Il Motore this Friday to celebrate. Founded by Noah Bick, a U2 English student, the music promotion and production company began organizing shows in late 2007 at the now-defunct Griffintown venue, the Friendship Cove. What initially began as monthly loft[Read More…]
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Man vs Cave
I’ve been through the heart of darkness: I’ve sat through an entire New England Patriots game with my dad and his buddies. I’ve seen Tostitos get double-dipped, heard grown men refer to the Patriots as Brady’s Bunch, and witnessed 50-year-olds go for high fives only to whiff completely, attempt a[Read More…]
Google and I are calling it quits
The new year dawned on me along with a hangover that made me wish it hadn’t. I was uninspired to write any new year’s resolutions while still stuffing my face with Christmas cookies and eggnog in the days leading up to no-longer-2011. Instead, I had planned to debauch all I[Read More…]
CEOs leave RIM as company struggles to regain position
financialpost.com The Canadian technology firm Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the Blackberry smartphone, lost its two top executives on Jan. 22, amid the company’s continuing efforts to restructure in light of recent struggles. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazardis acted as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of RIM for more than two[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy building a moon colony, here’s what you missed this week in the world of sports … TENNIS — The Australian Open wrapped up this past Sunday. The men’s semifinals consisted of the four top-ranked players (Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray).[Read More…]
McGill teams sweep UQAM in playoff push
Alexandra Allaire and Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune Martlets On Thursday Jan. 26, the annual ‘Pack the House’ basketball double-header took place at McGill’s Love Competition Hall, with both the Martlets and the Redmen emerging victorious over UQAM, with scores of 77-52 and 71-61, respectively. Lately the Martlets have been[Read More…]
Neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne speaks at McGill
mskcc.org World-renowned neuroscientist and McGill alumnus Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne spoke to an audience of science undergraduates on Friday evening. Tessier-Lavigne was formerly executive vice president of research for the biotechnology firm Genentech, and is now president of The Rockefeller University, a prestigious university in Manhattan devoted to research in the[Read More…]
SSMU suspends Judicial Board, citing legal concerns
Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune Last Thursday, the SSMU Board of Directors (BoD) suspended the Judicial Board indefinitely due to legal issues arising from its current structure. The structure of the J-Board was reviewed by the Bylaw Committee Jan. 30, and the committee’s findings will be discussed in a meeting[Read More…]
Heigl flick proves it’s all for the money
thelastreel.blogspot.com There are few pleasures in life that come close to seeing a good film. At its best, cinema can elicit profound sentiments, change one’s view of the world, or simply get one through a crappy day. This makes it all the more disheartening when one has the misfortune of[Read More…]
The chaos, it seems, has passed
Last semester I remember walking by countless campus tours, the huddled crowds of eager high schoolers and their skeptical but silent parents, and thinking to myself, “God, they came to visit at the wrong campus.” Considering that one of the main concerns of protesters last fall was the lack of[Read More…]