Alice Walker Alice Walker When trying to describe the underlying message of TNC Theatre’s newest production, Attempts on Her Life, the odds are stacked against you. Attempts on Her Life, directed by Laura Freitag, is the best-known work by modern British playwright Martin Crimp. Divided into 16 episodic segments, the[Read More…]
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Photos from the Egypt rallies
McGill looks toward playoffs after disappointing finale
Robert Smith Robert Smith The McGill Martlets (10-10) let lead after lead slip as they fell 3-0 (21-25, 20-25, 22-25) to the fifth ranked University of Laval Rouge-et-Or (17-3) on Saturday night at Love Competition Hall. The Martlets held early leads in each of the three sets but were unable[Read More…]
Endorsements for Thursday’s GA motions
McGill Tribune Resolution Re: The Society’s Invesments – YES This resolution would amend the Students’ Society’s bylaws to include information regarding its investments in corporate shares and government bonds. As SSMU’s counsel has advised, this is necessary in order to bring the corporation in line with Quebec law. Resolution Re:[Read More…]
The Tribune weighs in on 2011 Grammy picks
Best Pop Vocal Album: My World 2.0 — Justin Bieber I Dreamed a Dream — Susan Boyle The Fame Monster — Lady GaGa Battle Studies — John Mayer Teenage Dream — Katy Perry Pop music was everywhere this past year, whether you liked it or not. Although Perry’s nomination may[Read More…]
Stuffed mushrooms
Holly Stewart Holly Stewart This weekend we had a guest stay with us, and wanted to impress them with a delicious dinner. We decided to make maple and spice glazed carrots and parsnips, three cheese mashed potatoes, and stuffed mushrooms. The stuffed mushrooms are a particularly good option if you’re[Read More…]
Meaningful dialogue at McGill
McGill Tribune OMEQ is a student club that seeks to provide an on-campus forum for dialogue on Israel and Palestine. This brief description, however, does not tell the full story, nor does it address the critical issues that must be raised: what does dialogue mean? How do we do it?[Read More…]
Newburgh should apologize, but not resign
McGill Tribune The Students’ Society Council voted in confidential session on Thursday to publicly censure President Zach Newburgh. While this limited information was all that was initially offered to students, it is now known that the censure was the result of Newburgh’s involvement with a new company, Jobbook. Debate on[Read More…]
Harper right to force reversal of ISP decision
McGill Tribune Last week, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled to allow a usage-based billing system for Internet Service Providers. The decision is anti-competitive and a disservice to technological advancement, and the federal government is right to force the CRTC to review its decision. In Canada, there are a[Read More…]
A letter to Egypt’s presidential hopefuls
McGill Tribune Dear Presidential Candidate, I promise you, even though we seem angry and persistent and uncompromising in our demand for national change today, you will find us to be a people who will gratefully settle for some pocket change tomorrow. The fact is, we are still recovering from a[Read More…]