Elijah Olise, a first-year Social Work student at McGill, has an extraordinary ability to connect with others. From the moment he entered The Tribune’s office, he made an impact—shaking hands with everyone in the room, making eye contact, and engaging in genuine conversation. His humility and kindness shone through in[Read More…]
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The NFL’s racist double standard
After the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys (30-24) on Oct. 27, the 49ers’ defensive end Nick Bosa videobombed his teammate and quarterback Brock Purdy’s postgame interview while proudly wearing and pointing to a Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat, indisputably endorsing presidential candidate Donald Trump. In 2016, the[Read More…]
McGill administration and students consider potential ramifications of federal government immigration restrictions
On Oct. 24, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Marc Miller announced the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan which aims to decrease the number of temporary residents in Canada from 6.2 per cent of the population in 2023 to 5 per cent by the end of 2026. To achieve this,[Read More…]
How did students celebrate Diwaloween?
This year, Diwali fell on Oct. 31—making the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain celebration fall on the same day as Halloween. For students who celebrate both Diwali and Halloween, this presented quite a conundrum. The Tribune talked to South Asian students to see how they commemorated the joint festivities. For Keya[Read More…]
Explore Montreal’s culinary milieu with MTLàTABLE
With Halloween behind us, there’s no need to fear surprise charges lurking at the end of a meal. MTLàTABLE’s set-price menus offer students a taste of the city’s vibrant culinary scene, spook-free, until Nov. 17. Each participating restaurant offers three or four-course set-price evening menus priced at $35, $50, $65,[Read More…]
“Kiki as Resistance” discusses ballroom culture, radical joy, and Black queer identity
A crowd of roughly 25 people gathered in Redpath Library on Oct. 28 for a talk entitled “Kiki as Resistance: Shaping Black Queer and Trans Identities” by Vincent Mousseau—a social worker, PhD student in Health at Dalhousie University, and member of the kiki scene in Montreal. Mousseau discussed the role[Read More…]
Northern Super League makes exciting new signings ahead of first-ever season
The Northern Super League (NSL), Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league, was officially announced in May 2024 and is set to launch in April 2025. This new league fills a major gap in Canadian sports by providing a top-tier platform for women athletes, previously missing in Canadian soccer. Spearheaded by[Read More…]
AM Kanngieser’s ‘Listening as Coming To’ transports you through time
This fall, the PHI Centre is hosting Habitat Sonore: A Kind of Harmony, a series of six sound exhibitions created by different artists. Each event comprises an in-depth interview with the artist, followed by a collective listening experience for the sound piece. Most recently, the centre welcomed audiences on Oct.[Read More…]
2024 Mallory Lecture interrogates Canada’s pro-immigration appearance
Irene Bloemraad, professor of Political Science and Sociology at the University of British Columbia, delivered the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada’s 2024 Mallory Lecture, titled “The Limits of Canadian Tolerance” on Oct. 30. She presented her recent research on Canadians’ attitudes towards out-of-status immigrants—temporary residents whose visas have[Read More…]
Jack Draper and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard claim ATP 500 titles in Vienna and Basel
On Oct. 27, Jack Draper and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard continued to set the stage for a new era of young tennis stars, claiming their maiden Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 500 titles in the Vienna Open and the Swiss Indoors Basel. Both players won their finals in narrow straight sets,[Read More…]
