Growing up, Ann-Sophie Bettez idolized both the women on Canada’s Olympic hockey team and the men playing in the National Hockey League. The existence of a perennial women’s hockey league at the professional level was uncertain. As such, Bettez earned a Bachelor of Commerce at McGill in 2011 and became[Read More…]
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Point-Counterpoint: Fighting in hockey
Anti-fighting Tillie Burlock, Managing Editor Given the decline of fighting in hockey over the past decade, some may argue that there is no need to institute a formal ban. While it is enjoyable to watch the occasional bout between two tough guys, we must ask—at what cost? Fighting leads to[Read More…]
Know Your Team: Squash Club 
Still riding high from their season results in the 2023-24 Ontario Jesters University Squash League, members of the squash team made their way to The Tribune office to give some insight on one of McGill’s lesser-known teams. Although they still do not have varsity status, the McGill squash team has[Read More…]
Yes, football has a misogyny problem.
On Feb. 22, the former Brazil, Juventus, and Barcelona footballer Dani Alves was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub. This is a welcome step forward for Spain in the aftermath of the “la manada” assault case that[Read More…]
Black Ice: The absented presence of Black Canadians in hockey
Who invented the slapshot? If you answered Bernard Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s, you are mistaken. The correct answer is Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eureka in 1906. Who was the first goalie to drop to a knee in order to stop a puck? If you thought[Read More…]
Varsity Round-Up: Feb. 14-18
Swimming After dominating all season long, McGill Swimming excelled again this weekend at the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Provincial championship. Earning over 1,100 points and 33 medals combined, including 19 gold, Redbirds and Martlets left little for their competitors. In 2023, McGill became the first team to[Read More…]
Kansas City and the NFL’s ongoing hypocrisy in addressing racism
The Super Bowl is 2024’s biggest marketing event. As the most watched U.S. program ever, each image shown influences droves of North Americans. Luckily, the Kansas City Chiefs avoided propagating racism. Sure, their name, history, and mascot are all offensive, but that’s not what they stand for! In fact, they’ve[Read More…]
Martlets hockey clinch first home-game victory in thriller match against Ottawa Gee-Gees
Coming back after a disappointing loss against third-in-the-standings Université de Montréal’s Carabins (13–9–2) on Feb. 9, the Martlets returned to the ice against the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees (7–12–5) on Feb. 11. The physical game was also the senior salute, which gave graduating students a thrill going into their final[Read More…]
To all the sports I’ve loved before: McGill athletes and sports fans share love letters to the sports they love most
Tillie Burlock, Managing Editor Dear baseball, My bat mitzvah was a week away. As my soft spoken tutor, Aaron, desperately tried to get me to focus on my D’var Torah, the speech I would be delivering before an audience of family members and bored preteens, Jose Bautista stepped up to[Read More…]
A costly renovation of the Olympic Stadium benefits nobody
If Quebecers thought a $7 million handout for the Los Angeles Kings to play some preseason games in Quebec City was insulting, here comes the latest public sports subsidy fiasco. In an announcement on Feb. 5, Quebec tourism minister Caroline Proulx handed taxpayers an $870 million bill for the replacement[Read More…]
