Alice Walker Alice Walker Lieutenant-General and Senator Roméo Dallaire has seen a lot. In fact, he has seen more than most people can possibly imagine. This was made clear during a lecture delivered by Dallaire at Concordia University last Thursday. The talk and accompanying book signing were part of a[Read More…]
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WebCT quotation of the week
Subject: Environment Author: Student How can oceans be oxygen free if water is H20? Were they talking about the atmosphere? I’m so confused! Subject: Physics Author: Student Dear professor, or any other students, I have a question: if I fail this exam, can I still pass?
Redmen return to winning ways with blowout victory
Alice Walker Alice Walker Coming off of their first loss in 16 games, the Redmen rugby team responded with an authoritative 69-10 victory over the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or in the Quebec University Rugby League men’s semifinal on Friday afternoon. It was a dominant performance by the entire McGill team, who scored[Read More…]
McGill shocked to miss nationals
Holly Stewart Holly Stewart The Martlets’ impressive, undefeated season ended in heartbreak on Friday night at Molson Stadium. McGill was ranked third in the country before the visiting underdogs from Laval ruined the Martlets hopes of completing their undefeated season with a Conference and National Championship. The Rouge-et-Or won the[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
For those of you who don’t keep TSN as your home page or Sports Illustrated as your bedtime reading, we know sports can be hard to understand, this section is for you. In case you’ve been living under a sporting rock… Baseball: The San Francisco Giants won the Major[Read More…]
Genius Bumblebees
paulandscruffy.wordpress.org One of the most challenging problems in theoretical computer science has been solved. Kind of. It was solved, moreover, not by researchers at MIT, Cal Tech, or Carnegie Mellon, but by bumblebees. Scientists researching the critters at Queen Mary and Royal Holloway of the University of London noticed that[Read More…]
Comeback win keeps undefeated season alive
Alice Walker Holly Stewart The McGill Redmen hockey team (10-0-0) kept their perfect season alive as they came from behind to beat a pesky Nipissing Lakers (4-4-2) 5-3 on Saturday night at McConnell Arena. Francis Verreault-Paul led the gritty McGill comeback with his fourth hat trick and 16th-18th goals of[Read More…]
Animals go feral in Sedaris’s latest
There’s a clear reason why Ian Falconer, who illustrated David Sedaris’s latest book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, only uses shades of red and black in his illustrations. It’s because the stories, which tersely detail single events in the lives of animals, are often bloody and bleak. But it’s[Read More…]
STM recognized as North America’s best transit service
Miranda Whist Last month, the Montreal Transport Corporation (STM) received the prestigious honour of Outstanding Public Transportation System in North America, bestowed by the American Public Transportation Association, as part of the 2010 Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. The accolade was awarded by a committee of peers throughout North America.[Read More…]
QUHL win streak now 86 games
Alice Walker Alice Walker In Sunday’s matchup between the McGill Martlets and the Carleton Ravens, captain Cathy Chartrand carried McGill, scoring twice en route to a 6-1 victory. The win extended McGill’s undefeated streak against QUHL opponents to an impressive 86 games and improved their all-time head-to-head record against Carleton[Read More…]