The struggle between McGill and MUNACA over pensions, wages, and compensation has just entered its fifth week. Since Sept. 1, the parties have not come close to reaching a settlement on the core issues. However, there have been two major developments in the last few weeks: McGill was taken[Read More…]
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The McGill Tribune’s NHL preview
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Pittsburgh Penguins: With Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh can beat anyone. Without him? Who knows. While Sidney Crosby’s health is vital, a good sign is that even without Crosby and Malkin for large chunks of last season and the playoffs, the Penguins finished fourth and pushed Tampa[Read More…]
Developing story: Students and faculty rally in support of MUNACA
Several hundred McGill students and faculty met at the Y-intersection Wednesday, Sept. 29 for a rally in solidarity with MUNACA. This rally is a follow up to Monday’s, when members of the administration directly confronted students outside the James Administration Building. Wednesday’s protest began at 11:30 a.m. and was[Read More…]
MUNACA: strike update, week three
Sam Reynolds Sam Reynolds McGill was granted an injunction by Quebec courts Friday to control protesting at campus entrances. Striking MUNACA workers are now forced to stay four metres away from the university gates. The number of protestors will also be capped within the four metre boundary. Additionally, noise makers,[Read More…]
Morally driven serial killer is back for a sixth season
sho.com After spending time off battling cancer, Michael C. Hall is back for another season of Dexter. The show’s sixth season premiere is scheduled for Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. on Showtime. Dexter Morgan is a serial killer who hunts down and murders other serial killers. Dexter’s victims must satisfy[Read More…]
The statistical revolution caught on film
Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane had just witnessed one of his favourite prospects, catcher Jeremy Brown, pick himself up off the dirt and circle the bases after tripping over first base on a home run he didn’t realize he had just hit. “It’s hard not to be romantic about[Read More…]
Drive: In every sense of the word
pixwallpaper.com Drive is not an action movie. It’s not a superhero flick. It’s not grindhouse, gangster, or romance. Drive is all of these things, and it works. Set in some of the seedier parts of Los Angeles, Drive is pulled from the pages of James Salis’ 2005 novel of the[Read More…]
2011 Polaris Music Prize Preview
The Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length Canadian album released that year, independent of genre or commercial success. Loosely based on the UK’s Mercury Prize, the judges evaluate each year’s nominees based on their creativity, diversity, and artistic integrity. Past winners include Caribou, Fucked Up, and[Read More…]
Wake up for the cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is a love-driven addiction for fans and players alike around the world. Canadians and expats will be staving off sleep to watch games in New Zealand that start at ungodly hours over the next two months. Similar to the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World[Read More…]
Planet of the Apes
thegate.ca Director Rupert Wyatt rebuilt the Planet of the Apes series entirely from scratch, making the original series and a one-off Mark Wahlberg remake entirely non-canon. The first movie in a planned reboot series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes introduces the ape Caesar, whose heightened cognition is the[Read More…]
