Meta Platforms, Inc. has signed an $18 billion USD settlement resolving claims brought forward by nearly every American state that the corporation violated the Federal Trade Commission’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The lawsuit alleges that the company built Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms, autoplay features, and notification systems to keep[Read More…]
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Remembering Oliver Jones
On Wednesday, July 22nd, Montreal-born jazz pianist Oliver Jones passed away at the age of 91. Jones’ start in jazz performance could be described as that of a late bloomer, yet his brilliance at the piano was evident from a young age. In 1940, he played in public for the[Read More…]
The Riffo Gómez brothers immerse audiences in a poignant exploration of belonging
Brothers Cristo Riffo and Francisco Riffo Gómez explore cultural roots, memories of family, and the nostalgia around having moved away from their home country of Chile in their audiovisual experience In the end, it’s all the same thing, projected at the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) from July 28 to[Read More…]
‘The Tribune’ Explains: How to vote in Quebec’s 2026 general election
The Quebec general election falls on Oct. 5 of this year, when voters will choose their representatives in the Quebec National Assembly. For many students and first-time voters, the voting registration process can be confusing. The Tribune breaks down what the Quebec general election is, who can vote, and how[Read More…]
DAT and MCAT preparation: Expectations, pressures, and balances
For many professions, undergraduate education is the final step before entering the job market. However, for the medical field, it is only the preface for an additional four to eight years of schooling. Prerequisites for dental and medical school include the Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) and Medical College Admission Test[Read More…]
You have the best taste in music, as long as it’s yours
I was probably the most obnoxious 12-year-old to exist. I listened to 3WK Undergroundradio and looked down upon my friends whose Liked Songs on Spotify spanned the short distance from Juice WRLD to XXXTENTACION. Instead, I was passionate about jazz piano. I would sooner listen to 10 minutes of pots[Read More…]
Global T20 cricket tournament returns to Canada, yet coverage lags behind
Following a year-long break due to a breach of contract between Cricket Canada and its former tournament host, the sole professional cricket league in the country has made its comeback on July 16 in Toronto with the fifth installment of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In many sports, bringing back[Read More…]
Ask the Trib: How do I survive summer in my hometown?
Dear Tribune, Since returning to my hometown from McGill a little over a month ago, I’ve been so extremely bored. I’m out of errands to run—other than bumping into someone from my high school every time I leave my house. If I have to have the, “How was your year?”[Read More…]
‘Kanga I, II, III’ brings Projections: SANKOFA’s afrofuturist vision to Trottier
Tanzanian-American-Canadian artist Shanna Strauss’s screenprint triad Kanga I, II, III joined the student-led digital art exhibition Projections: SANKOFA on Feb. 23. Displayed in the Lorne M. Trottier Building mezzanine, the Kanga series combines negative space with vibrant colour to assert the unifying power of shared cultural identity. Projections: SANKOFA is[Read More…]
Know Your Artist: Theodore A. Harris
American artist and poet Theodore A. Harris is a genius of the political collage. Born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harris brings an autobiographical focus to the subversive, polysemous medium of the collage, one shaped by his upbringing, mentors, and personal experiences with anti-Black discrimination and[Read More…]