For the first time in McGill history, students used clickers at the General Assembly (GA) held by the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) on Feb. 27. Although the GA did not reach quorum of 100 students, the gathering was a consultative forum that passed motions to support the Social[Read More…]
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The people behind the portfolios
Every year, six McGill students invest vast amounts of time and energy into the events and operations of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). For this special ‘Behind the Scenes’ issue, the Tribune brings you the personalities behind the portfolios. With elections for the 2013-2014 SSMU executive team just[Read More…]
McGill forced to cut another $19.1M by April 2014
In an email to the McGill community on Feb. 19, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum announced that on Feb. 8, she received word that the provincial government plans to impose more budgetary cuts on the Quebec university system for the next fiscal year. She stated that the Parti Québécois (PQ) will reduce[Read More…]
Behind the Scenes: The real experiences of an international student at McGill
I’ve been studying as an undergraduate international student at McGill for the past three years. Born and raised in Iran’s second largest city, Esfahan, I moved to Canada to acquire the best possible education I could afford. The trend among Iranian families is to send children abroad only for post-graduate[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…]
Campus Life of the Student Parent
Lllian Boctor is in her first year of legal studies at McGill. Selected from among 1,395 other aspiring lawyers who submitted their applications for the renowned B.C.L, LL.B program, this former freelance journalist and social activist’s future holds great promise. Even more admirable than her acceptance into one of the[Read More…]
Meet the main players at the Quebec Education Summit
On Feb. 25 and 26, the provincial government will hold a summit for members of civil society and the higher education community to discuss the future of the post-secondary education system in Quebec. Before the summit commences, the Tribune set out to give students a look at some of the[Read More…]
BoG discusses need for communication on budget cuts
Last Tuesday’s Board of Governors (BoG) meeting included updates on the provincial government’s $19.1 million budget cuts. The Board also discussed the damages from the flooding of the downtown campus that occurred Jan. 28, and the administration’s intention to replace the provisional protocol on protests with two documents: a Statement[Read More…]
Universities underfunded, PGSS declares at Council
The Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) of McGill University has publically taken the stance that Quebec universities are under-funded. Last Wednesday, PGSS Council passed a motion calling for the Society to take this position in preparation for the upcoming Quebec Education Summit scheduled for Feb. 25 and 26. According to the[Read More…]
