Programming There are several ways to learn programming and plenty of languages to choose from. The good news is that even though they are not the same, they are often analogous; once you learn one programming language, most others follow easily. Codecademy.com provides practical knowledge and lets you program interactively[Read More…]
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A night at the opera
As part of their 2014-2015 season, l’Opéra de Montréal produced Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah, a biblical tale of lovers’ deceit and the might of God. Sung entirely in French, Samson and Delilah tells the story of the Hebrew Samson (Endrik Wottrich), who used his God-given strength to free[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: January 27th
Athletes of the week Samuel Labrecque Labrecque led the Redmen over the Queen’s Gaels this past weekend with a spectacular three-goal night, becoming the first McGill defenceman to score a hat trick in 19 years. In his first year with the Redmen, Labrecque has had an immediate impact, leading all[Read More…]
The peculiar ethics of The Bachelor
In light of both the show’s season premiere just two weeks ago and former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman’s recent split from her reality TV lover, Josh Murray, I think it’s time that the Tribune take a deep, fleshy bite out of one of the most peculiar, borderline tragic, and simultaneously popular[Read More…]
Diss Tracks Outside of Rap
How Do You Sleep? Artist: John Lennon Target: Paul McCartney Album: Imagine Released: September 9, 1971 Although Lennon denied the song’s malicious intent several years later, there is little doubt that in the context of 1971, “How Do You Sleep?” was a cold-blooded verbal attack on the former Beatle’s ex-partner-in-crime,[Read More…]
Commentary: On the path towards equal access to education
Earlier this month, The White House released a short video on its Facebook and Twitter pages in which President Barack Obama made a proposal to make community college free for two years of each students’ education. As long as students attend half of the required classes and maintain a 2.5[Read More…]
Commentary: Who is Charlie?
Charlie is the hero of the freedom of the press. Charlie has, rightfully, taken freedom of speech to its very limits, pushing past the boundaries of political correctness. Charlie is a martyr. This has been the prevailing narrative since the shooting at Charlie Hebdo. But Charlie is not a supporter[Read More…]
Nurse shares experience in combating stigma against Ebola at McGill lecture
Kaci Hickox, a Maine nurse who has worked with non-profit medical humanitarian organization Médecins sans frontières (MSF) to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, spoke to members of the McGill community on Thursday about the circumstances of the current Ebola outbreak and the challenges that need to be overcome in[Read More…]
Basketball: Bourque leads Redmen past Rouge et Or
McGill Redmen 73 Laval Rouge et Or 42 “Going into the game you always think you’re going to win—you have to be confident,” sophomore wing Michael Peterkin said. “We beat [Laval] two days ago, and we had a tough game when we won that so we thought if we stick[Read More…]
The Yellow Wallpaper puts on clinic in simple, eerie brilliance
Oftentimes it is the sheer surface simplicity of art that enables it to strike a resonant tone within the audience. Tuesday Night Theater (TNC)’s production of the The Yellow Wallpaper, based off of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s haunting 1892 short story, brilliantly demonstrates this phenomenon. On the surface, TNC’s rather frugal[Read More…]
