The provincial government fined McGill more than $2 million last week in response to the university’s controversial tuition hike for its MBA program, which raised to tuition to $29,500 per year. The massive increase in tuition—which had previously been $2,068 for Quebec students and $5,668 for students from other provinces—was[Read More…]
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Quebec raises tuition, fines McGill for same
McGill Tribune According to a recent survery released by McGill’s MBA Student Association, 70 per cent of MBA students believe the cost of their program is at or below a reasonable level. When even students are standing up for tuition hikes, that’s when the province needs to stand down. It’s[Read More…]
Renowned scholar talks on Yiddish and political power
Matt Essert Dovid Katz, a world-renowned scholar of Yiddish and self-described “charismatic lunatic,” delivered a lecture in the Ferrier Building on March 14 called “Yiddish and Power.” In a room filled with mostly Jewish studies professors and elderly civilians, Katz explored how the development of the Yiddish language has been[Read More…]
The Mac vs. PC debate
Over the years there have been a number of lively computer debates, many of which remain unsettled. There’s Vim versus Emacs, C++ versus Java, and whether or not P is equal to NP. All of these arguments pale in comparison to the most disputed topic in both geek and non-geek[Read More…]
The basics of good performances
When a performance of his favourite Mozart concerto failed to hit the spot, McGill psychology Professor Daniel Levitin decided to find out why. “I love the piece,” Levitin said. “He’s playing all the notes, but I found myself thinking, ‘Why is it that some recordings and performances move us to[Read More…]
The idea of drugs
I’ve never considered myself a psychonaut. The prospect of taking any drug usually frightens me more than it excites me. I’ve dabbled, though. In my first few years of high school, I smoked pot semi-regularly—partly because I wanted to and partly because I thought I should. I grew out[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
The first week of the NCAA tournament is behind us—and what a week it was. The Big Dance was in full force as buzzer beaters, last minute comebacks, questionable officiating, and countless upsets led the Tribune sports editors and many others to tear-up their brackets in shock, awe, and disgust.[Read More…]
McGill’s Barbados campus: Bellairs Research Institute
Matt Essert McGill is a terrible tundra of frigidness and despair. You can’t go to class without having your nose hairs freeze off or your feet succumbing to terrible frost bite … unless of course, you’re spending a semester at the McGill Bellairs Research Institute in beautiful Barbados. The Bellairs[Read More…]
New Canadian university gossip blog launched by UBCer
Whether justified or not, Canada and Canadians have a reputation for their pleasant, kind demeanour. Syrup Trap, a recently launched website that aims to cover “news, gossip, sex, and scandal” at some of Canada’s top universities, will test whether the gossip blog format popular on some American campuses can thrive[Read More…]
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Subject: Assigned Readings Author: Student 1 Will we require calculators for our midterm tomorrow? Author: Student 2 You might, I won’t Author: Student 3 Douche.