The days are getting warmer, clothes are getting lighter, and starting Wednesday, news junkies will no longer be able to catch Peter Mansbridge on their local CBC stations: the NHL playoffs are upon us. Eight teams from each conference and their fans begin their bearded quests, praying that they will[Read More…]
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McGill student protest rallies support for free education
Last Wednesday, students from McGill University, l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and several CEGEPs in the downtown Montreal area participated in a demonstration for free education. Organized by McGill students, Wednesday’s demonstration was one of many in the growing student movement against the Quebec provincial government’s proposed tuition increases,[Read More…]
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month both across the pond and south of the border, while International Women’s Day falls this Thursday worldwide. Canada’s own Women’s History Month is October, a month more frequently associated with essays and Halloween parties. And so, there’s no time like the present to remind[Read More…]
Protest against public service privatization turns violent
On the morning of Feb. 16, students and other activists gathered outside the Montreal Stock Exchange to protest the privatization of public services in Quebec, including issues such as rising Hydro Québec prices, healthcare costs, and tuition fees. The protest culminated with police pepper spraying some of the the activists.[Read More…]
Student demonstration disrupts Public Services Job Fair
Last Thursday afternoon, a crowd of approximately 100 demonstrators protesting against Quebec’s proposed tuition hikes entered the McGill campus. The demonstration, organized by an autonomous committee of students from four different campuses—Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Concordia University, and McGill University—began walking at 11:00 a.m.[Read More…]
Laughter is the best medicine
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune My mother, like many, used to stress the importance of good manners. But what happens when yours has none to spare? Well, something like Hay Fever, apparently. Set in the bohemian period of the roaring twenties, the play follows the eccentricities of the Bliss family[Read More…]
Top Ten Albums of 2011
Ryan’s Top Ten Albums of 2011: 10. Adele—21 This isn’t even a guilty pleasure. 21 is a collection of well-written and incredibly catchy, soulful pop songs with lyrics at once intensely personal yet universally relatable. Sometimes it’s just that simple. More pop music like this, please. 9. The Luyas—Too Beautiful to Work The Luyas exist[Read More…]
This month’s silver lining
In the last few weeks, stalwart European leaders have resigned, the predictions of a possible recession in Canada have been cast, riot police appeared on the McGill campus, a would-be American leader forgot the third point of his own platform, the Syrian regime brutally cracked down on its own people,[Read More…]
Two-dimensional plot, 3D action
Hollywood seems to be lacking in original ideas. If they can’t revamp an older movie and call it a prequel they turn to books for inspiration, to varying degrees of success. The remake of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers is one of the better efforts. It walks the fine line[Read More…]
The McGill Tribune’s NHL preview
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Pittsburgh Penguins: With Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh can beat anyone. Without him? Who knows. While Sidney Crosby’s health is vital, a good sign is that even without Crosby and Malkin for large chunks of last season and the playoffs, the Penguins finished fourth and pushed Tampa[Read More…]