The McGill Redmen have played the UQAM Citadins three times this season, and each time, they’ve prevailed. McGill played host to the struggling Citadins at Love Competition Hall over the weekend, routing UQAM 83-68 in the final regular season meeting between the two teams. Second-year forward Nathan Joyal led the[Read More…]
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Sports Briefs
Swimming — RSEQ Championships: McGill claims 2nd, 3rd Place – 19 swimmers to attend CIS nationals in March Both swim teams took a dip over the weekend at the annual RSEQ Championships. Disappointed slightly by the teams’ results at the Quebec Cup IV, both squads rebounded, claiming second place in the[Read More…]
Redmen claim violent clash against Rams
In their final homestand of the 2012-2013 season, the McGill Redmen (17-7-4) ended on a high note, emerging victorious over the Ryerson Rams (12-16) by a score of 4-1 on Friday night. This final stretch marked the culmination of a relatively tumultuous season for the Redmen, who were inconsistent for[Read More…]
McGill releases new documents on how to deal with protests
McGill released the latest set of documents regarding protests and demonstrations on campus on Monday. Originally a draft protocol on demonstrations, these documents consist of a Statement of Values and Principles on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, and a set of Operating Procedures regarding demonstrations, protests, and occupations[Read More…]
Petitions call for divestment from fossil fuels, Plan Nord
On Friday afternoon, Divest McGill delivered two petitions to the university’s Secretary-General, Stephen Strople, calling for McGill to divest from the Plan Nord, the oil sands, and fossil fuel industries. According to administrative practice, the petitions will be passed on to the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility[Read More…]
Re: “Cuts and an inconsequential conversation” (Jan 29)
Abraham Moussako’s latest article “Cuts and an inconsequential conversation” is an example of the tired and monotonous intellectual sludge which has come to define his contributions to the McGill Tribune. In his article, Moussako claims he hoped this year would be free of past turmoil. He then goes on to[Read More…]
When good enough is not good enough
More than a decade after the first suspicions arose and categorical denials began, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean. Armstrong’s televised confession sheds light on more than just a sportsman with a tainted legacy. He claims that the win-at-all-costs attitude that helped him overcome cancer was what turned him into[Read More…]
Quantum teleportation: science straight from Star Trek
The words “quantum teleportation” bring forth the image of transporting a person from one location to another. Although it is applied very differently than its portrayal in science fiction movies, teleportation is possible, and has been carried out in laboratories around the world. In 2012, a team of scientists in[Read More…]
Black History Month in Montreal
High school textbooks of Canadian history have told, generation after generation, the tale of a settler colony besieged by territorial struggles between French pioneers and British conquerors— with a brief mention in between of the Indigenous peoples who had inhabited the vast territory for millennia before them. Canada’s popular culture[Read More…]
Student of the Week
Q: You were nominated for your success on the McGill chess team during the recent CUCC, can you talk about that? A: A bunch of schools [like] McMaster, University of Toronto, Waterloo, Queen’s, and a [few others] all came together to compete. There are four boards, and they’re ranked, so[Read More…]
