Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune Last Tuesday, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) held its first General Assembly in recent memory. In a crowded Shatner cafeteria, over 200 arts students gathered to debate and vote on motions, including two separate endorsements—one of QPRIG/CKUT and one of MUNACA—and a faculty-wide student strike[Read More…]
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McGill Four on politics
Last Thursday, Nov. 10, NDP McGill presented “What’s Up on the Hill?”, an evening with the four McGill undergraduates elected to parliament during the May 2011 federal election. Held at Concordia, the event featured NDP MPs Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, and Laurin Liu, who spoke about their recent[Read More…]
A-Side: the greatest loss of our university experience
Simon Poitrimolt McGill is a serious place, with serious students, who, I am very certain, have focus and determination unmatched by any neighbouring post-secondary institution. The nature of our student body ensures, however, that our school is also a place where taking yourself seriously is the must-have accessory for every[Read More…]
Penn State scandal bigger than football
Last Wednesday, the Penn State board of trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and President Graham Spanier in connection with the recently uncovered child abuse scandal. Shortly after the announcement, a few hundred Penn State students took to the streets in support of their beloved ‘JoePa,’ tipping over cars, knocking[Read More…]
A ’90s comeback through fashion, film, and music
For some years now, pop culture seems to have looked to the past for inspiration. As anyone who’s ever attended a “tight ‘n’ bright” themed party can attest, we’ve taken some of the best the ‘80s had to offer and brought it with us into the 21st century. Fashion-wise, clothing[Read More…]
This is what university looks like
It’s always been unclear to me on what grounds those T-shirts labeling Harvard “America’s McGill” seek to compare the two universities. Clearly, they’re a response to people labeling McGill “Canada’s Harvard,” but that doesn’t answer my question. The implication is that the two universities are comparable in things such as[Read More…]
Precise performance propels Martlets in opening meet
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune The McGill Martlets blew the other teams out of the water at the Martlet Synchronized Swimming Invitational at Memorial Pool this past Saturday, placing second or higher in all categories, with some of the most entertaining choreography in the pool. The duet category started the[Read More…]
Thousands of students protest provincial tuition increases
Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune Over 20,000 students from all over Quebec gathered on Thursday, Nov. 10 at Place Émile-Gamelin near UQAM to demonstrate against the provincial government’s proposed tuition increases. The Quebec government announced that it would be increasing university tuition for local students[Read More…]
Dvorak’s Rusalka makes a visual splash
Yves Renaud Opéra de Montréal calls Antonin DvoÅák’s Rusalka “the story of The Little Mermaid, enhanced by DvoÅák’s captivating
Homewreckers: McGill’s title run spoiled
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune As hosts of the 2011 CIS women’s soccer championship, the Martlets clinched a spot in the championship bracket well before the first kickoff of the season. However, that didn’t prevent the Martlets from exceeding expectations in their quarter-final matchup by defeating second-ranked Trinity Western 1-0 [Read More…]