As a heated U.S. midterm election campaign enters its final week, American students at McGill appear to be voting in fairly large numbers, despite the hassle of requesting absentee ballots and the lack of a presidential contest. When Barack Obama squared off against John McCain for the presidency two years[Read More…]
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Avey Tare – Down There
Often overshadowed by the overwhelming success of his bandmate Panda Bear, many are probably unaware that Avey Tare—one-fourth of Animal Collective—works as a solo artist as well. Down There, his solo debut, takes the listener on an adventure through the depths of murky swamps, riding distorted synths and bass-heavy sampling[Read More…]
Redmen’s 15-game winning streak ended by arch-rivals
Adam Scotti The McGill Redmen’s 15 game winning streak came to an end Sunday afternoon with an emotional loss to arch-rival Concordia. It was a tight game until the last 10 minutes, but Concordia made plays when it mattered most and defeated McGill 17-10. The first half was extremely slow[Read More…]
Bookworms in paradise at 40th annual McGill Book Fair
Sophie Silkes Redpath Hall was filled with book lovers searching for rubies in the dust at the 40th annual McGill Book Fair held late last week. Founded by the Women’s Association of McGill in 1971, the Book Fair is now run by an independent group of volunteers, mostly elderly women[Read More…]
PS I Love You – Meet Me At The Muster Station
Let’s be thankful that PS I Love You are better at writing songs than they are at picking band names. While the moniker is ripe for ridicule, the 10 tracks that make up Meet Me At The Muster Station demand far more respect. Hailing from Kingston, Ontario, vocalist/guitarist and bass[Read More…]
QPIRG abuses its mandate
McGill Tribune Walking through the Quebec Public Interest Research Group building is like stepping into a different world. Posters entitled “No Olympics on Stolen Land,” “No to Canada-U.S. Imperialism,” and Middle East maps without Israel deck the walls of their hallways. QPIRG is a student-funded organization that collects tens of[Read More…]
McGill Swim Team encouraged by promising results
Adam Scotti On Friday evening, McGill hosted the University of Montreal and the University of Ottawa for a lightning-quick three-team swim meet. The teams sped through the 28 events in just over two hours. This was the second event of the year for the Martlets and Redmen as they[Read More…]
Council puts off Arts & Science rep. decision
The Students’ Society Council defeated a proposed referendum question at their meeting on Thursday that would have asked students to establish an Arts and Sciences representative on Council. The issue was later revisited by SSMU President Zach Newburgh allowing the question to be reconsidered as a plebiscite, a consultative instrument[Read More…]
Council divided over coffee & tea
A motion was passed at last Thursday’s Students’ Society Council meeting to provide coffee and tea to student councillors at their bi-weekly meetings. This seemingly innocuous resolution met resistance when some councillors objected to the vague wording in the proposed resolution. The motion, which read, “Resolved, coffee and tea will[Read More…]
Obama harshing on my mellow
Reclining on my couch a few nights ago after a long day at the Trib office, I exhaled deeply upon reading the news that the Obama Administration will continue enforcing federal drug laws in the state of California even if its voters next month pass Proposition 19. If passed, this[Read More…]