Alice Walker A few swindlers promise gullible investors a huge rate of return for modest investments. Sound familiar? Actually, these kinds of schemes were going on long before the 21st century, and Ben Jonson’s 1610 comedy, The Alchemist, is a testament to that. Currently being performed by the McGill Department[Read More…]
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No room for brocism
The Brobune wants to talk about some of the stizzle in Deputy Brovost (Student Life and Ballin’) Gorton Pendelson’s recent Diversity Survey. One thing that sucks is that whole thing about the “underrepresentation of and discrimination towards the bro community at McGill.” Dude, what the frick, guy? Even though there[Read More…]
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This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were real content. If you want to read, I might suggest a good[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…]
Martlets soar in shootout while Redmen stumble
Martlets Game Even indoors, McGill’s women’s soccer team dominated their Quebec competitors. The McGill Martlets are heading to the Indoor Soccer Provincial Championships after defeating the University of Sherbrooke in a nail-biting game that was finally decided by penalty kicks. Entering the semifinal undefeated, McGill came to play. They scored[Read More…]
Contemporary China waves its red flag
Gao Brothers Beautiful women stare out, lost in a bleak industrial landscape. Naked bodies are crammed into tiny wooden compartments. The sound of barking echoes in the room—a short film portraying office workers as a pack of rabid dogs. These are just a few of the works that confront you[Read More…]
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Munroe-Blum talks tuition hikes, McKinsey controversy
Holly Stewart Principal Heather Munroe-Blum sat down with reporters from the McGill Daily, Le Délit, and the Tribune earlier this month to answer questions about the upcoming tuition hikes, the ratio of graduate students to undergraduates, and McGill’s Strategic Reframing Initiative. In response to questions about provincial tuition increases, which[Read More…]
Fokusing on film as a form of self-expression
Natalia Evdokimova Natalia Evdokimova “A camera is a megaphone through which you can express yourself,” says Sophie Dab, TVMcGill’s vice-president external, on why it is important to celebrate amateur filmmaking. The Fokus Film Festival, an annual event held by TVMcGill since 2006, has grown from humble beginnings to a legitimate[Read More…]
Pacioretty hit ignites reaction in classic Habs style
Steve Chamberlain Steve Chamberlain A sparsely-attended “anti-headshot” demonstration held outside of the Bell Centre on Tuesday, March 15 demonstrated little aside from pettiness and partisan fanhood. The rally, held before a game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals was organized in response to the year’s rash of head[Read More…]