A-: Redmen Lacrosse The McGill Redmen lacrosse team had high expectations for this season, considering that they managed to recruit freshman Alex Rohrbach and faceoff wizard J.J. Miller, to strengthen an already good core. The team didn’t disappoint, as they went on to finish the season with a 9-0-1 record while[Read More…]
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‘Exposing MUNACA’ stirs controversy
Ryan Reiset / McGill Tribune In the first week of November, two students created Exposing MUNACA, a blog aiming to denounce many of MUNACA’s claims and positions in the recent labour dispute. As stated on the blog, which has received over 40,000 hits to date, the students’ mission is to[Read More…]
Can you write 50,000 words in 30 days?
This month, men have been wearing their charitable aspirations on their upper lips, sporting Movember ‘staches of all sizes and descriptions. Meanwhile, across the globe, a vast cohort of people have been letting their imaginations, rather then their facial hair, run wild. Less visible than sporting a ‘stache, but no[Read More…]
Reforms to McGill’s structure discussed
Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune On Nov. 24, McGill’s Mob Squad held a communal assembly to discuss McGill’s governance and to propose changes to the way the university is run. Democracy and accountability were the major topics of the night, held at Café Alternative on Parc Ave., where the newly[Read More…]
Common ground comedy
Do you ever feel left out during the holiday season because you don’t celebrate Christmas? Why not cure this alienation with comedy? This was precisely the thought that sparked Kosher Jokes for the Halaladays, a comedy show intended as a Christmas present, if you will, for Jews and Muslims. Featuring[Read More…]
Why I love Tim Tebow
Ezra Shaw / Getty Images My love for Tim Tebow doesn’t make any sense. I don’t usually care for players whose success is credited to intangible skills; things like grit, toughness, or ability in the clutch. If a player is great, numbers should be able to prove it. I believe[Read More…]
SSMU Midterm reviews
Maggie Knight: President From renegotiating the MoA to leading the charge on GA reform to assisting pepper-sprayed students on Nov. 10, Maggie Knight has been the face of SSMU throughout the semester. Her clear vision, approachability, and determination have helped voice students’ concerns to administration in this politically-charged semester. The[Read More…]
The Tribune holiday wishlist
Everyone on campus is too busy these days to make holiday wishlists. The Tribune wants to make your exam and shopping season a little easier, so we’ve written your wishlist for you and suggested some ideas for other characters on campus. *The McGill football team wants a win in the[Read More…]
Kienzle@McGill – Research Profiles
Jörg Kienzle The term ‘video game’ means different things to different people. For some, it brings back suppressed high school memories. For others, it’s on the Friday night agenda. For a group of computer science and software engineering professors and students at McGill, however, a video game research project is[Read More…]
For a ruthless criticism of everything existing
I started writing Pinata Diplomacy three and a half years ago in the McGill Daily. I had included in my columnist application a few clips from high school, where I used my position as opinion editor of the student paper to complain about the many hypocrisies of my suburban New[Read More…]