Holly Stewart Holly Stewart Matt & Kim’s performance on Saturday night at Le National left little to be desired and provided more than enough justification to skip any Halloween party or pre-drink. The duo brought their contagious energy to the stage, and the crowd mirrored their liveliness all night long.[Read More…]
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Release health records, not identities
McGill Tribune The Supreme Court of British Columbia is currently deciding whether Olivia Pratten’s inability to access the identity and medical records of her unwitting biological father—a sperm donor 28 years ago—violates her constitutional rights to “life, liberty, and security of person.” Pratten, a reporter for the Canadian Press, sued[Read More…]
Top-ranked Martlets peck Ravens
Maxime Sawicki The McGill Martlets returned to Quebec University Hockey League competition after a two-game sojourn to the United States and blew out the Carleton Ravens 6-0 on Saturday. With the win, McGill regained the top spot in the conference rankings from Concordia by tying them with six points. Buoyed[Read More…]
Rowers finish strong
This past weekend, the McGill rowing team competed at the Ontario University Association Championships. Despite a rocky season, the team performed well at the regatta and six McGill boats made it to the OUA finals. The women’s lightweight four was McGill’s only boat to qualify for the Canadian Championships. Their[Read More…]
NBA Preview – Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics: They looked like world-beaters for the first 12 minutes of the season, holding the Heat to a paltry nine points (prorated, that’d be 36 a game, a point more than Kobe averaged in 05-06). Then they were underwhelming against the Knicks and the Cavs. This team is too[Read More…]
In Concert: Halloween – The Besnard Lakes
Along with Wintersleep and Rah Rah, the Besnard Lakes performed at Cabaret Mile-End on Saturday night as part of a rocking Halloween concert. The Montreal-based indie band, which is composed of husband-and-wife team Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, drummer Kevin Laing and guitarist Richard White, entranced the audience with[Read More…]
WebCT Stupidity of the Week
Political Science I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to send me any notes they’ve taken starting from the point after our first midterm. I always take notes but I don’t believe I’m doing it very efficiently because they did not help me very well for the first[Read More…]
A close call with plagiarism
Last week, I submitted an article to the McGill Daily. (Just broadening my horizons, not switching turfs.) When the editor told me that I had used too many of another’s words and as a result, the article could not be published, I was shocked. Had I really crossed the line[Read More…]
In Concert: Halloween – Diamond Rings
Miranda Whist Miranda Whist You know you’re onto something when people decide to dress up as you for your Halloween concert, which was exactly the case with John O’Regan’s androgynous, glam rock alter ego Diamond Rings at his show on Sunday. Taking the stage in a relatively subdued matching vintage[Read More…]
The GA should go away
Two weeks ago, the Students’ Society held its annual General Assembly. The whole thing was depressing. I went at precisely the time it was to begin, and the first thing that struck me was the line. Remember the GA last semester? If you weren’t there at least an hour early,[Read More…]