The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, published on June 8, listed McGill as the number-one university in Canada and the 31st in the world for the 2022-2023 academic year. In last year’s publication, McGill ranked close behind the University of Toronto (UofT) as the second-best university in Canada. The[Read More…]
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Contract negotiations between McGill and MUNACA at impasse
Negotiations between McGill University’s Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA)—a union that represents nearly 2,000 support staff employees—and the university’s administration have reached a standstill after McGill’s most recent contract offer left MUNACA representatives unsatisfied. The contract between the two has not been updated since it expired late November 2018. In an[Read More…]
McGill Board of Governors member resigns in protest of the board’s refusal to table a motion on equity
Former McGill University Board of Governors (BoG) member Ehab Lotayef has resigned from his position as governor over the BoG’s refusal to table a motion that would mandate McGill to create and display an equity statement on campus. Lotayef wrote about his resignation and his experience sitting on the board[Read More…]
Montreal’s will to swing
The story of Montreal’s jazz scene began in spectacular fashion. As a host to many iconic musicians still revered today, the city’s nightclubs oozed with excitement and creativity centred around jazz improvisation, and the demanding after-hours environments allowed emerging musicians to blossom. Additionally, rooted in and around Montreal’s largest Black[Read More…]
Must-try Black owned restaurants in Montreal
As we celebrate Black History Month, it is important to recognize the vast ways to support and uplift the Black community in Montreal, not just in February, but year-round. One way is to explore the cuisine of Montreal’s many fantastic, diverse, Black-owned restaurants. With this in mind, The Tribune has[Read More…]
Why we forgive holiday movies
When winter arrives and snow piles up outside, a strong, familiar urge tends to overtake us: The desire to curl up with a good holiday movie. Whether with family, friends, or snuggled up alone, the act feels mandatory. Even solitary viewings feel like a communal experience, one grounded in shared[Read More…]
The Tribune explains: Symposiamania
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single student in possession of good research must be in want of a symposium in which to present it. Publishing and presenting research as an undergraduate is one of the most enriching opportunities students can pursue. Not only do they demand a[Read More…]
It can be hard to love thy (conference) neighbour
As I snake through the eerie Education Building in search of my POLI 244 conference, my stomach rumbles. I root through my slightly too small but impossibly stylish purse for a granola bar, and I wonder if Severance inspired this building design. A few minutes early, I wait for my[Read More…]
Messy mothers in the movies
The 2025 Oscars season features the struggles of parenthood throughout many of its award-nominated films. One Battle After Another, the frontrunner for Best Picture, follows aging stoner revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he races to save his daughter from his nemesis. And yet, the lead performances that stuck with me[Read More…]
Good things come in artisanal, handcrafted packages
‘Tis that jolly season once again. The days are shorter, the nights colder. Chestnuts are beginning to roast upon open fires across the world, and Jack Frost, in his unrelenting power, nips at all of our noses, having just blessed Montreal with 20cm of early snowfall this past week. As[Read More…]
