Over the past four weeks, Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian students, community members and allies have demonstrated on the McGill campus. On Oct. 7, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack killing over 1,400 Israelis and taking over 200 hostages. In a brutal response consisting of airstrikes, ground incursions, and a siege on[Read More…]
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Candlelit vigil at McGill honours victims in Gaza
Content Warning: Mentions of violence, death, and mourning The McGill Palestinian and pro-Palestine community members stood in collective grief by the Arts Building on the evening of Nov. 2, as hundreds gathered for a vigil to mourn the Israeli government’s killings of Palestinians in Gaza. The vigil was organized by[Read More…]
Know Your Athlete: Elizabeth Ling
Currently a senior in civil engineering, Elizabeth Ling has been making waves in the McGill Swim Team since her freshman year. Although The Tribune had already sat down and interviewed Ling in 2021, her recent achievements compelled an encore, reflecting on her experience and motivation as a senior. Growing up[Read More…]
McGill disputes Associate Deans’ membership in law faculty union
On Nov. 3, McGill and the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) gathered once again at Quebec’s labour tribunal office for a hearing to discuss whether the faculty’s Associate Deans belong in the union. Since November 2022, AMPL has been the certified bargaining unit for the Faculty of Law’s[Read More…]
Protesters demand university action and ceasefire in Gaza amidst growing global movement for Palestine
Content Warning: Mentions of violence, death, antisemitism, and Islamophobia Students flooded out of class at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 to join a growing crowd at the Y-intersection, many donning keffiyehs, waving Palestinian flags, and holding signs in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. The protest eventually moved to the[Read More…]
Where have the queer men gone?
In the Feature of the week: We’re queer, but are you here? In his search for a community of queer men, Copy Editor Matt Adelberg delves into queer life on campus—its promises, failures, and futures.
The McGill Book Fair teaches us a lesson in institutional apathy 
Despite being heard by few students during the fall of 2022, a death knell sounded marking the end of the McGill Book Fair. Started in 1972 by the Women’s Associates of McGill and the McGill Women’s Alumnae Association, the Book Fair is yet another victim of the McLennan-Redpath complex renovation.[Read More…]
Students decry tuition hikes during SSMU town hall
On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 25, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held a town hall to discuss the Quebec government’s proposed tuition increases for out-of-province students. Students and organizers voiced concerns over the policy’s impacts on access to education and quality of learning and discussed ways to[Read More…]
McGill celebrates sixth annual Queer History Month themed “Other Worlds”
Throughout October, the McGill Administration’s Equity Department hosted its sixth-annual Queer History Month, which consisted of panels, meetings and networking events—both online and in-person—for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and allies. The theme of this year’s Queer History Month at McGill was “Other Worlds,” a concept that examined the role and integration of[Read More…]
Support workers against the collapse of the public sector
Since the end of September, public-sector employees unionized under the Centrale des syndicats du Québec, Confédération des syndicats nationaux, the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux and the Fédération travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, in Quebec have been marching to demand better pay[Read More…]