Following the release of their self-titled breakout album, pop outlet Walk The Moon (WTM) garnered quite the fan following, and toured around the U.S. festival circuit this past summer. After attracting festival-goers with their playful, sing-along inducing indie-pop, WTM briefly returned to the drawing board to throw together a follow-up[Read More…]
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Josh Groban: All that Echoes
Josh Groban has a new album ready to go, and it’s going to hit listeners like the opposite of a freight train. That’s not because All that Echoes is weak, nor because Groban’s voice is weak. Quite the contrary—his is the most majestically gentle voice in music today. Straddling the[Read More…]
Behind the scenes: theatre
A fatal thrust of the sword while your heart somersaults; the delightful ease with which a smile is teased from your lips. For many, such moments of passion and emotion epitomize the experience of live theatre. The sight of a performer, excelling in her craft before your very eyes, conveys[Read More…]
A role for chance?
Everyone who gets into an elite university, including our own, probably feels at one time or another that they were deserving of meriting acceptance into the school, and that the admissions committee did not reach this decision lightly. A highly revealing article published by Ron Unz in The American Conservative[Read More…]
How does our memory work?
The human brain, composed of over 100 billion cells, is a natural work of art. Groups of brain cells, called neurons, and their synapses—the gaps in between them—are the functional units of the brain that allow us to store memories. While these cells are responsible for what we remember, what[Read More…]
Editorial 101: The process behind an editorial
Every Friday, the Tribune’s editorial board meets to plan our editorial for the coming issue. We start with a range of ideas, and ultimately focus on the one that seems to us to be the most relevant, controversial, and interesting. We then discuss, each member bringing forward individual perspectives, but[Read More…]
Championship Recap
RSEQ Championship — Track & Field For the third time this season, McGill hosted the wealth of track teams from across Quebec in the RSEQ provincial championships. Battling hard throughout the weekend, the Martlets claimed their first conference title in the last six years—thanks in large part to an incredible[Read More…]
Martlets overcome Game 2 scare to sweep Ravens
When you win 28 games in a row, some inevitably will be close and others less so. That was the case in the Martlets’ RSEQ semifinal series against the Carleton Ravens last week, as they prevailed 9-0 and 3-1, en route to a two-game series sweep. While Game 1 was[Read More…]
Ken Dryden takes skills from the rink to the classroom
McGill Tribune (MT): Growing up, how did you balance the challenges of being a student, with your high expectations as an athlete? Ken Dryden (KD): All my life I played sports and all my life I was in school. I liked both. If you like something, you get absorbed by[Read More…]
Staying at home: McGill clinches first in conference
When Dave DeAveiro took over as McGill Redmen head coaching position in 2010, the program was in a bit of a rut. The Redmen couldn’t match up with division foes like Concordia, Laval, or UQAM, all of whom regarded McGill as an easy victory on the schedule. DeAveiro was determined[Read More…]