John Kelsey Entering 2010, expectations were high for the Redmen football team. By all measures, however, the season was a big disappointment. During the 2009 season, the Redmen made huge strides under Head Coach Sonny Wolfe and actually won a couple games. However, this year started off terribly, as sophomore[Read More…]
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SSMU Report Card
Zach Newburgh President With student consultation as one of the main themes of the semester, President Zach Newburgh has thus far done an exemplary job representing the students at McGill. Newburgh was an effective public face during the Arch Café saga and helped to mobilize students by speaking at[Read More…]
Ice ice baby: dancing and singing away the winter blues
Sara Traore Photography One of McGill’s dance crews, hip-hop group Urban Groove is hosting the university’s first ever winter performance showcasing many disciplines of the performing arts. From assorted dance styles to harmonic a cappella ensembles, the show will feature performances from Mosaica Dance Company, Inertia Dance Collective, Effusion, Tonal[Read More…]
Redmen Lacrosse – B-
Alice Walker The lacrosse team came into this season with little in the way of expectations and even less in continuity. The team lost 16 players from the 2009 squad to graduation and 2010 seemed destined to be a rebuilding season. However, early on, McGill looked primed for another year[Read More…]
University considers cutting semesters from 13 weeks to 12
The McGill administration is currently considering a number of changes to the university’s academic calendar, including a proposal to shorten the lengths of the fall and winter semesters by reducing the number of hours students are in contact with their professors. Standard McGill classes currently give students three hours of[Read More…]
Montreal’s Stars shine bright
youarestars.com Celebrating their 10th birthday, Canadian indie-pop act Stars are proving that their success hasn’t been a fluke. Currently based in Montreal, Stars—a four-man, one-woman act—recently released their fifth full-length album, The Five Ghosts, the band’s first release on its own label, Soft Revolution. After a summer-long tour testing and[Read More…]
City’s streak of firebombings continues
Montreal has seen more than 30 firebombings since last year. In November alone, there have been more than 10. The latest incident occurred last Wednesday at a Haitian grocery store, Marche Steve Anna on Belanger Street in Rosemont. According to media reports, at around 3:30 a.m., passers-by noticed smoke[Read More…]
Redmen Rugby – A-
Ada Sonnenfeld After winning four straight QURL Championship titles, expectations were high for the McGill Rugby Team in 2010. The beginning of their season started well, as they consistently dominated with 30 to 40 point blowouts against Bishop’s University and University of Sherbrooke. All seemed to be going well until[Read More…]
Chiddy Bang: The Preview
Chiddy Bang has been on the scene since February 2009, but they didn’t release their first single, “Opposite of Adults”—sampling MGMGMT‘s “Kids”—until a year later. Over that time Chiddy Bang has generated a lot of hype, becoming a widely played university favourite and lauded as everything from “a hipster’s wet[Read More…]
Redmen and Martlet hockey teams continue to dominate the competition
Both of McGill’s hockey teams’ incredible seasons continued this past weekend. The Martlets kept their undefeated season alive with two wins. They dominated the University of Montreal in a 4-0 win as Charline Labonté posted her third consecutive shutout. The Martlets jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the[Read More…]