Kareem Ibrahim—SSMU President Due to the resignation both the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) general manager (GM) and the Daycare director, President Kareem Ibrahim was forced to assume many of both positions’ responsibilities. In acting as a caretaker, he has performed impressively in ensuring that SSMU[Read More…]
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PGSS explains Special Projects budget deficit
McGill’s graduate students will soon have an official policy outlining affiliation and disaffiliation procedures from student federations, as the result of a motion passed at the most recent Post Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Council meeting this past Wednesday. Council also discussed the cause of current budgetary imbalances. Academic initiatives Provost[Read More…]
Hockey: McGill once, McGill twice, McGill win 14th in a row in annual Carnival game
It’s hard to keep 1,663 hockey fans silent. It’s even harder at the annual Winter Carnival game held at McConnell Arena, which the McGill Redmen (18-3-1) have won 13 years in a row. But when the hosts, the No. 2 ranked team in the country, fell behind 1-0 to the[Read More…]
SSMU to bring question of seventh executive, membership fee increases to special referendum
The Students’ Society of McGill (SSMU) Council voted to hold a special referendum at the end of the month in which students will be able to vote on a proposed base fee increase as well a the creation of a seventh SSMU executive position, the vice-president (VP) Operations. As discussed[Read More…]
Basketball: No.2 ranked McGill grind past Laval 69-58
McGill Redmen 69 Laval Rouge et Or 58 With 30 seconds to go at Love Competition Hall on Thursday, junior swingman Michael Peterkin dunked on an outlet pass to sign off the McGill Redmen’s (5-0) 69-58 victory over the Laval Rouge et Or (3-4). The slam brought the crowd to[Read More…]
NFL Divisional matchups preview
Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers The first NFC divisional match will be a showdown of heavyweights: The 15-1 Carolina Panthers and the 2015 Super Bowl runner-up Seattle Seahawks face off. Although superstar signal callers Russell Wilson and Cam Newton are sure to provide entertainment, the key matchup will be between[Read More…]
The end of an era: New York City says goodbye to Tom Coughlin
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as head coach of the New York Football Giants,” the outgoing Tom Coughlin said after announcing his resignation as chief of the Giants’ coaching staff. “This is not a sad occasion for me.” The 69-year-old Coughlin, who has spent the[Read More…]
Trib Mix: Comeback / Clapback
January doesn't have to be all about New Year's Resolutions and turning yourself into a perfect being of health, holiness, and forgiveness. If anything, it's the perfect month for rising from the ashes and taking charge of everyone and everything around you. This month, the editors at the McGill Tribune have compiled their best[Read More…]
Anonymous Monsters: Players’ Theatre examines the legacy of evil in East of Berlin
Part of growing up is coming to the realization that your parents aren’t exactly who you thought they were when you were a child. They lived for a relatively long time before your birth, had their own careers, loves, and transgressions. Though that specific version of them is lost forever[Read More…]
SSMU appoints a new general manager
On Jan. 10 the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) announced that Ryan Hughes had been appointed the new general manager (GM). The announcement was released in a written statement from Vice-President (VP) Clubs and Services Kimber Bialik. The GM position had been vacant since August, when the previous manager[Read More…]