Living in a vibrant and multicultural city such as Montreal exposes us to a variety of languages each day. Montreal’s linguistic mélange encourages us to consider how these different languages impact our perception of one another’s languages, and the key factors in this process. In a study conducted in Montreal,[Read More…]
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Lettuce leaves falling: Who was crowned fourth Head of Lettuce?
While the leaves turned orange and red in the city, the Lower Field was filled with green on Sept. 27. Students enthusiastically gathered for the fourth annual lettuce eating contest, and this year, competition was more fierce than ever. Although midterm season was right around the corner, a dedicated crowd[Read More…]
Indigenous Ojibwe Anishinaabe art on campus fosters continuing conversations of reparations
McGill’s Indigenous Awareness Weeks kicked off with multiple Indigenous scholars and speakers offering students a chance to learn about the various intricacies of Indigenous culture, stories, and testimonies. On Sept. 24, a crowd gathered at the Redpath Library to listen to guest speakers Carmen Robertson and Robert Spade discuss Centering[Read More…]
Jewish students reckon with antisemitic incidents on campus
Content Warning: Mentions of antisemitism and violence Students and McGill community members have reported acts of antisemitism on campus in recent weeks. In an email sent to the McGill community on Sept. 20, Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi and Vice-President (Administration and Finance) Fabrice Labeau stated that the[Read More…]
Learning beyond the classroom with the Arts Internship Office
In 2002, responding to popular demand, Anne Turner inaugurated the Arts Internship Office (AIO) to provide services meant to prepare Arts undergraduate students for that daunting and amorphous next step: Life after a BA degree. Housed in the Leacock Building, the AIO helps returning Arts students access and apply to[Read More…]
Ask The Trib: Overcoming the fall season flu
Dear Tribune, I caught a cold a few days ago and as the days pass by, my runny nose and rusty cough keep getting worse. I don’t feel like I can skip classes because we’re in the middle of midterm season, and I badly need to study. How can I[Read More…]
As climate crises reach an unprecedented scale, Canada needs to rethink eco-justice
The climate crisis in Canada is worsening every year. In 2023, wildfires burned six times their historical average, polluting Montreal’s air quality to the lowest level in the world for two days. In 2024, 32,000 hectares of Jasper National Park burned down, rapidly eliminating critical local biodiversity and natural ecosystems.[Read More…]
The Illusion of Inclusion
As an American who came of age during the tumultuous Trump era, with the 2016 election marking my first real exposure to the complexities of national politics, I couldn’t wait to move to Canada. Amid the chaos of increased polarization, inflammatory rhetoric, and escalating tensions that defined U.S. politics, Canada[Read More…]
Hundreds rally at Montreal’s “Every Child Matters” march
Hundreds called out “Land back!” and “No justice, no peace!” at Montreal’s Every Child Matters March on Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The rally, which began at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument and ended at Place du Canada, honoured the children killed in and the survivors[Read More…]
Indigenous speakers discuss reconciliation at sixth annual We Will Walk Together event
McGill’s Faculty of Education held its sixth annual We Will Walk Together / Skátne Entewathahíta event at the McTavish Terrace on Sept. 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ceremony featured speeches from members of the Faculty of Education, Office of Indigenous Initiatives, and Indigenous[Read More…]