Last Thursday marked a significant event in the history of the Internet. While many people didn’t notice it, and it wasn’t nearly as publicized as Y2K, something happened that necessitates a major shift in the way the Internet functions: the Internet stopped growing. Internet protocol addresses, or IP addresses, are[Read More…]
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Martlets and Redmen send Rouge-et-Or packing
Ryan Reisert After 15 years, Donald Love Competition Hall has finally seen its first capacity crowd. It may have been a long time coming, but both the Redmen and Martlets gave the sell out crowd of 872 exactly what they came to see, with big wins over conference rival Laval.[Read More…]
The Tribune weighs in on 2011 Grammy picks
Best Pop Vocal Album: My World 2.0 — Justin Bieber I Dreamed a Dream — Susan Boyle The Fame Monster — Lady GaGa Battle Studies — John Mayer Teenage Dream — Katy Perry Pop music was everywhere this past year, whether you liked it or not. Although Perry’s nomination may[Read More…]
The King is back, the Cavs are not
I like to consider myself an expert when it comes to recognizing futility and hopelessness in sports. Each season, every team I cheer for seems determined to find a way to be increasingly awful. But despite my familiarity with last place finishes and double digit losing streaks, I have never[Read More…]
Rethinking hockey’s age-old prejudices
Sometimes sports are just sports. Like the Super Bowl this weekend, they can be fun to watch and don’t mean much. Sometimes though, sports serve as a platform for a greater cause. I’m reminded of this because the day before the Super Bowl, February 5, was the one-year anniversary of[Read More…]
Third year: the final countdown
McGill Tribune You know you’re in third-year when a) Most of your friends are caffeine addicts, and b) All your friends have anxiously started muttering phrases like “damn internships” and “admissions GPA” under their breath. Days of first-year bliss, when hitting the bib for 30 minutes on a Saturday would[Read More…]
Council votes to censure Newburgh
Matt Essert The Students’ Society Council voted to publicly censure President Zach Newburgh in the predawn hours of Friday morning for his role in pursuing a contract with Jobbook.com, a new social networking website designed to match students at elite universities with potential employers. The deliberations and the vote to censure, which[Read More…]
The Facebook generation
On January 25, the nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards were announced. A film about a website received eight nominations This wouldn’t have been possible five years ago. The Social Network is important because Mark Zuckerberg changed our lives. It is about how we communicate, how we share, and[Read More…]
Senator and poli sci professor discuss Senate reform
Ryan Reisert Ryan Reisert Canadian Senator Serge Joyal joined Richard Schultz, chair of McGill’s political science department, in a panel discussion on Thursday about the Canadian government’s plans for Senate reform. The Harper government has introduced two bills on the issue: one bill proposes an eight-year maximum term for[Read More…]
City of Montreal drops $2,500 fine to AUS
The Arts Undergraduate Society no longer has to pay the $2,500 fine that it was originally charged with due to the placement of an Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society poster on a lamppost. Due to financial constraints faced by the AUS this year, President Dave Marshall was ready to personally represent[Read More…]
