This week, students will have the opportunity to vote for the continuation of student funding of the McGill chapter of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) and CKUT, the campus radio station. The referendum questions have each demanded a change to the current opt-out system so that students will[Read More…]
Author: Admin
Border hopping, beer, and Buffalo Bills
panoramio.com ORCHARD PARK, NY — For the home-grown New York Jets fans concentrated across the Empire State, a trip to their divisional and cross-state rivals, the Buffalo Bills, involves a mundane and often lengthy commute across forest-rich, upstate New York. However, for the avid Canadian fan located in Montreal, the[Read More…]
Students and alumnus honoured for humanitarian work
Zareen Ali / McGill Tribune On a visit to India in 2004, three sisters were struck by the inequality of the country’s education system and were inspired to do something about it. In a joint venture, Zareen Ali, U3 management, and her sisters Maria and Amena, a McGill alum[Read More…]
A midterm adventure
Sometimes, during the middle of midterms when one’s diet consists of a problematic number of Tim Horton’s bagels and too much coffee, and the dirty laundry pile is functioning as a chest of drawers, one decides to take a small adventure. A small midterm adventure, to be precise. The small[Read More…]
AUS revamps Bar des Arts
Simon Poitrimolt / McGill Tribune Over the last year, Bar des Arts (BdA), run by the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), has seen a series of changes in policy that have frustrated many students. Founded in 2007, BdA is a staple service of the AUS, open Thursdays from 4:00 to 9:00[Read More…]
Confusing questions and unclear mandates
On Thursday morning voting in the Fall Referendum period closes, and in all likelihood the QPIRG-McGill and CKUT referendum questions will pass—as long as quorum is reached. It’s rare for a fee renewal question to fail, as these referenda are more a test of whether a group can mobilize enough[Read More…]
From James McGill’s crest to Molson stadium
During the national soul-search last week surrounding the dire question of “beaver or polar bear,” I felt left out. National symbols embody the spirit of a distinct people, and despite three glorious years now spent in Canada, I am still indubitably and irrevocably American. Thus, forgoing the right to soliloquize[Read More…]
2011 CIS Women’s Soccer Championship preview
Alberta Pandas Conference: Canada West Why they’re here: Conference runners-up Regular season record: 9-4-1, 3rd place National championships won (last): 3 (2001) Leading scorer: Heather Lund, 11 goals Head coach: Liz Jepsen Fun Fact: The University of Alberta has won more national championships in all sports combined than any other[Read More…]
Capolungo caps successful season for McGill
Sam Reynolds While McGill and Percival Molson Stadium play host to the CIS Women’s Soccer national championship tournament, another team of red-and-white-clad soccer players will be gunning for glory on the other side of the continent. A late goal from Yohann Capolungo made the difference as the Redmen secured their[Read More…]
Montreal addresses the scrapping of the long-gun registry
On Oct. 25 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government introduced Bill C-19 to the House of Commons. This bill, known as the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, seeks to abolish the current long-gun registry. If passed, gun owners will no longer be required by law to register rifles[Read More…]