McGill’s swimmers took to the Memorial Pool this past weekend in the second leg of the Coupe de Quebec. The Redmen and Martlets placed second overall, behind the juggernaut program from Université de Montreal. Senior Pierre-Alexandre Renaud, a captain for the Redmen, garnered male Swimmer-of-the-Meet honours to follow up on[Read More…]
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Lacrosse National Championships come to McGill
The Redmen have been the best team in the CUFLA this year. Following their Baggataway Cup victory last season, McGill has gone 10-0 against league opponents, winning games by an average margin of 10 points. The Tribune has prepared an overview of the Redmen lacrosse team in anticipation of this[Read More…]
Montreal mayoral candidates face off in debate at McGill
On Oct. 22, the four main candidates of the upcoming Montreal mayoral election participated in an English-language debate co-sponsored by McGill University and CBC Montreal. Hosted at McGill’s Tanna Schulich Hall, the debate was attended by over 150 members of both the McGill and Montreal community. The event featured Marcel[Read More…]
McGill Senate discusses need to reform structure and operations
The McGill Senate could face changes to its membership and operation following a discussion about its purpose at its Oct. 16 meeting. Principal Suzanne Fortier said a working group of senators will be formed to create recommendations about potential changes to Senate’s structure and operations, which will then be voted[Read More…]
Mixed bag for McGill at annual Redbird Classic
Martlets This past weekend at the annual Redbird Classic, the reigning CIS Rookie-of-the-Year, Miriam Sylla, showed why she has the talent to lead the McGill Martlets to another RSEQ title and a deep post-season run at the CIS National Championships. She led the team in scoring and rebounding over the[Read More…]
ATI process critical to accountability at McGill and nationwide
On Oct. 7, the province’s Commission d’accès à l’information handed down its ruling in McGill’s case against a group of 14 students who had made multiple Access to Information (ATI) requests to the university. The ruling rejected McGill’s petition for the discretionary power to deny ATI requests the school judged[Read More…]
Why McGill can’t “Pack the Stadium”
With nearly 40,000 students and an endowment that is upwards of $1 billion, McGill is no doubt a large and well-funded university. Despite this, attendance rates for sports games are low, and a general sense of apathy is palpable towards athletics at McGill. McGill’s athletic history, much like its academic[Read More…]
McGill Hackers battle it out in 30-hour MIT ‘hack-a-thon’
Thirty hours, more than 1,000 hackers and over $10,000 in prizes—this was HackMIT. Hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the picturesque town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, HackMIT brought programmers from every level to participate in a ‘hack-a-thon.’ The purpose of the event was to create a product or[Read More…]
Journalism 101: Workshops with the Tribune
Behind every article is a great story. Learn how to write one effectively. Interested in journalism? Want to get involved with campus media? The McGill Tribune is hosting a week of journalism workshops that are open to everyone—whether you’re interested in starting out or you’re an experienced writer wishing to brush[Read More…]
A campus conversation: Is McGill in decline?
Editor's Note In this week's edition of the Campus Conversation series, we convene voices from across McGill to answer the question: Is McGill in decline? The debate sparked on campus in the wake of McGill's noticeable drop in the QS World University Rankings in September left many wondering if the[Read More…]
