The Tribune

Ryan Reiset / McGill Tribune  In the first week of November, two students created Exposing MUNACA, a blog aiming to denounce many of MUNACA’s claims and positions in the recent labour dispute. As stated on the blog, which has received over 40,000 hits to date, the students’ mission is to[Read More…]

Marri Knadle / McGill Tribune When the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) began striking on Sept. 1, many members of the community were unsure of how the strike would affect them.  Almost three months later, after numerous staff shortages and contingency plans, community members have felt the effects of[Read More…]

Amid the many varied accounts of Nov. 10 offered by occupiers and administrators over the past two weeks, many have forgotten past successful, peaceful occupations. The events of April 2, 1997 juxtapose this month’s occupation, and offer a shining example of a peaceful student protest done correctly. Beginning on a[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune The McGill student body is large and diverse, with a multitude of different interests that infrequently overlap. Rarely does an event on campus carry enough weight and importance to unite the entire school in  discussion. Thursday, Nov. 10 is an[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune On Nov. 24, McGill’s Mob Squad held a communal assembly to discuss McGill’s governance and to propose changes to the way the university is run.  Democracy and accountability were the major topics of the night, held at Café Alternative on Parc Ave., where the newly[Read More…]

Maggie Knight: President From renegotiating the MoA to leading the charge on GA reform to assisting pepper-sprayed students on Nov. 10, Maggie Knight has been the face of SSMU throughout the semester. Her clear vision, approachability, and determination have helped voice students’ concerns to administration in this politically-charged semester.  The[Read More…]

McGill University’s libraries are ranked among the best in Canada, according to a recent Globe and Mail student satisfaction survey. In their report, McGill’s libraries received an ‘A-,’ the second highest possible score. The newspaper published various lists, evaluating different aspects of Canadian universities as part of the Canadian University[Read More…]

  West Coast Canada: B.C. and Alberta’s ski hills opened early this year as the West Coast was hit by a huge snowfall this past week. Whistler opened its slopes to the public on Friday, Nov. 18, joining Cypress Mountain, which opened the previous week. Skiers camped out overnight to[Read More…]

The beginning of Wednesday’s Senate meeting focused heavily on the events of Nov. 10. In a departure from Senate’s tradition of a closed-door assembly, the first hour was streamed live over the Internet to the McGill community. In her opening remarks, Senate Chair and Principal Heather Munroe-Blum apologized for the[Read More…]

This past Thursday and Friday, the McGill Institute for the Study of International Development held an international conference titled “The Challenge of Respecting Indigenous People’s Rights: Comparing Experiences from Africa, Latin America and North future.” Ronald Niezen, Canada Research Chair in the comparative study of indigenous rights and identity, noted[Read More…]