Marie Leaf I almost feel disingenuous about my volunteer experience, as if my whole trip’s purpose was to answer the dreaded question: “So, how was your summer?” I keep my answer brief and superficial: “Great, yours?” A month hardly seems sufficient for what I had set out to do. I[Read More…]
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French to become a minority language in Montreal
A report published earlier this month by the Office Québécois de la Langue Française (OFQL) stated that in 20 years, French will be a minority language on the Island of Montreal. According to the report, only 47.4 per cent of those living in Montreal will speak French at home by[Read More…]
Engineers without borders
In 2000, two engineering undergraduates finished their studies and asked themselves “What do we do now?” But the most important question to them was, “how can we put ourselves to good use in order to serve society?” Out of these questions, and the burning desire to do something other than[Read More…]
Martlets’ title defence off to a fast start
Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds The defending champions are back. On Saturday afternoon at McConnell Arena, the McGill Martlets opened their exhibition slate against Queen’s University. The Martlets, coming off a national championship season where they finished 33-0 against CIS competition, got off to another great start, defeating Queen’s 2-1. For[Read More…]
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Symposium All the Mistakes You Can Make and How (Not) to Make Them Friday, Sept. 23 14:30-16:00 Location: L’ancienne École des beaux-arts de Montréal Even the indie music industry is still an industry requiring business sense and navigation. Those aspiring to be the next Arcade Fire can soak in the[Read More…]
How to humiliate yourself in forty minutes or less
hahastop.com Last Friday, at approximately 9 p.m., I endured the most humiliating forty minutes of my life: I played intramural soccer. As it turns out, I have all of the coordination of a drunk gorilla, and all of the soccer competitiveness of an MLS team. Co-Rec-C is too advanced for[Read More…]
Montreal’s fine arts
Imagine strolling through campus on your way to the studio for CERA 335, Introduction to Ceramics, in a blissful jaunt that stirs your creativity with each step, making you wish you were already sitting at the pottery wheel. You remark, “How wonderful it is that I can study fine art[Read More…]
Pay no attention
It was the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw who first compared writing a column to standing under a windmill: as soon as you’ve dodged one blade, another is rounding the bend and heading straight for you. As a writer, I find the comparison apt. As a reader, however, you should[Read More…]
The Tribune’s GA endorsements
McGill Tribune Resolution regarding democratic reform of the SSMU Board of Directors—YES The SSMU Board of Directors is the highest decision-making body at SSMU and must consist of only Canadian citizens or permanent residents. This motion would increase the Board of Directors from seven people to 16, and give[Read More…]
Council endorses MUNACA on behalf of students
Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds SSMU’s endorsement of MUNACA, Teaching Assistants’ contract negotiations, and a proposal to replace tenants of the Shatner cafeteria were on the agenda at the first SSMU legislative council of the year, held last Thursday. The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) presented on Teaching[Read More…]