A recent report from the Dean of Arts’ Working Group has suggested the removal of the mandatory minor from the current Faculty of Arts program. As it stands now, McGill Arts students are required to have at least one major and one minor. From both personal experience and a simple[Read More…]
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Students’ stress levels increase as April exams approach
McGill Counselling Services is currently experiencing an unprecedented wait period of five to six weeks for appointments. While all students can be seen during intake–the first visit–follow-up appointments are being delayed by over a month. “We can’t take a lot of second or follow-up appointments for about six weeks now[Read More…]
The Final Water Cooler
It was, as usual, a great year in sports. On the home front, the Redbirds won the national baseball championships, the Redmen hockey team made it all the way to the final, and the Martlet hockey team went undefeated in CIS competition to win another National Championship. On the professional[Read More…]
Diversify the strategy against higher tuition
McGill Tribune The Quebec government’s recently tabled proposal to gradually increase in-province university tuition from $2,168 to $3,793—which would still make it 30 per cent lower than the present Canadian average—has predictably raised the ire of activists who favour free education for all, and engendered promises of walk-outs, demonstrations, and[Read More…]
An ode to the now sickly sweet science
Though ESPN is now my homepage and I regularly have 15-20 different tabs of sporting-related articles open at a time, I didn’t like the majority of sports when I was young. My family never gathered around the TV for Hockey Night In Canada, and the only sports programming my dad[Read More…]
Job market shows some promise for graduating students
Does the slowly rising Canadian economy indicate better job prospects for university students and recent graduates? A recent New York Times article on the unprecedented number of unpaid and often illegal internships held by college students might be of concern for Americans, but things up here seem to be in[Read More…]
This summer, don’t miss out on these releases
blogs.commercialappeal.com celebritywonder.ugo.com Right now you’re probably at a crossroads. On the one hand, you’re excited about the upcoming summer’s entertainment possibilities, but on the other you’re worried that the Tribune won’t be here to guide your entertainment selection process. Unfortunately there’s nothing we can do about that, so you’ll just[Read More…]
Getting dressed
The Tribune has published a number of articles in the how-to series this year. They have all been very helpful and for that you are welcome. One problem, however, with a lot of these articles is that they require wearing clothes. But, how do you get dressed? Here’s how: First,[Read More…]
Babes in skimpy attire fight for freedom
koolcampus.wordpress.com Sucker Punch is the kind of movie that will satisfy only the most hardcore action-fantasy film buffs, and alienate almost all others. The film was written, directed, and produced by Zack Snyder, who is best known for directing such graphic novel hits as 300 and Watchmen. Sucker Punch seems[Read More…]
