When Martlet Lacrosse captain Megan Halbrook went to the McGill Varsity Athletics website last May and found her team’s webpage missing, she had no idea what it signified. “I called the web page administrator in Athletics because I assumed something had gone wrong in the computer code,” Halbrook says. “She[Read More…]
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Gause shines as Redmen top UQAM Citadins at home
Holly Stewart The McGill Redmen defeated the UQAM Citadins 78-67 at Love Competition Hall on Saturday night to improve to 3-1 on the season. The team now shares the QUBL division lead with Laval (3-0) and Concordia (3-1). Sophomore centre Greg Gause scored a career-high 24 points and standout freshman[Read More…]
Redmen Baseball – A+
Maxime Sawicki For the first time since 2006, a McGill Redmen team can call themselves National Champions. The meteoric rise of the Redmen baseball team from the brink of elimination to national prominence is the crowning achievement for McGill Athletics this semester. In October, the Redmen pulled off four wins[Read More…]
Stress and stars at Seventeen Magazine
Liz Perle graduated from McGill in 2008 with a degree in English and Political Science. She is now living the dream in New York City working as the assistant to the editor-in-chief at Seventeen Magazine. In an interview with the Tribune, she elaborates on the highs, lows, and craziness involved[Read More…]
Three’s a crowd
Student #1: In addressing this popular topic, I don’t intend to touch on the classic male fantasy involving two women simultaneously fulfilling his deepest desires. Such a situation is more fantasy than reality, and I find it rather disrespectful towards women. Keep in mind, respect is the golden rule when[Read More…]
Redmen Football – D
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…]
Poetic programming
What if you could talk to your computer and it actually did what you asked it to do? McGill’s Michael Wagner and Harvard’s Katherine McCurdy hope that their three-year study, published in Cognition magazine this November, will help you do just that. Poetry uses rhythm, syllable stressors, and speech[Read More…]
Divine designs for a grungy ghetto apartment
Class has started, your apartment is filled with Ikea boxes, and furniture is awkwardly pushed against walls. No one has time to keep their apartment feng shui, but some basic interior design tips can make any apartment feel less like an impersonal rented studio. Previous tenant catastrophes Vomit-stained carpets, holes[Read More…]
National Football Conference – North
Green Bay Packers: Expectations are high for the 2010 Packers, and they should be. Aaron Rodgers is a top-five quarterback in this league, and he will throw to one of the best receiving corps in the NFL. Protection is a concern, but the addition of first-round pick Bryan Bulaga should[Read More…]
Architecture Cafe shut down by McGill
The Architecture Café has served its last cup of fair-trade coffee, as McGill administration has decided to close the popular student hangout. Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Morton Mendelson cited financial losses and improper management as the primary reasons for the decision to close the café and begin plans[Read More…]