After weeks of OAP, McGill Frosh, working your way through Piknic Électronik’s 2025 lineup, and filling university friends in on your summer drama over drinks, your start to September may have been drenched with alcohol. Getting back to Montreal, it can be hard to escape the pressure to enjoy the[Read More…]
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‘Pounding the Pavement’ grapples with the ethics of representation in street photography
Montreal street photographer Gilbert Duclos and then–17 Pascale Claude Aubry engaged in a 10-year legal battle after he photographed her in public and published the image without her consent. As a result, in April 1998, the court ruled that although such photographs could still be legally taken in the public[Read More…]
New to Montreal? Here’s what to do in your first few weeks
Moving to a new place is scary—especially when it’s for school. All of a sudden, we’re thrust into an alien environment, surrounded by swaths of strangers and, at least for many anglophone McGillians, a new language. We’re expected to adapt to all of this while simultaneously managing the new pressure[Read More…]
The search for the perfect summer read
Soft gusts of breeze billow through loose hair as the sun reflects off bleached book pages. There is a prodding sharpness of salty seas and a deep odour of oak groves. A blow of wheat and pollen caresses overgrown fields; wind fights the fluttering pages of a book. The beginning[Read More…]
All ages aboard: Making public transport more accessible for older adults
A city’s public transit system should serve the needs of all its inhabitants and leave no citizen behind. However, many older adults living in Canadian cities are reluctant to use these services, relying on their cars instead. Meredith Alousi-Jones, a PhD candidate in McGill’s School of Urban Planning, and her[Read More…]
‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ shatters the Western liberal ethos
This is going to be a poor book review. It is impossible to adequately editorialize upon Omar El Akkad’s One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Every line demands that its readers confront the Western liberal enterprise’s absolute apathy towards human suffering. If I had not expected to[Read More…]
The Tribune Explains: Pregnancy care for McGill students
This article serves as an informational resource only and does not provide medical advice. Please consult a medical professional for more information on pregnancy care in your community. Following an exploration of childcare services on campus and a guide to abortion access for McGill students, The Tribune finds it vital[Read More…]
Montreal day camp fosters feelings of belonging among refugee children
Summer camp is a quintessential Canadian experience, whether you find yourself sleeping in a log cabin deep in the woods or roaming around the city visiting different museums and monuments. Camp allows individuals to build lifelong friendships and create lasting memories, all while immersing themselves in Canada’s natural and man-made[Read More…]
Rainy OAP performance rinses away pretenses
Despite the cold open that Montreal student band The Longest Year was supposed to deliver as the first act of the day, the audience who crowded around the tented Open Air Pub (OAP) stage on Thursday afternoon had seemingly already warmed. Even more surprisingly, their wet hair was plastered to[Read More…]
Don’t have A/C? Here are the best places in Montreal to cool down
The rays of an unforgiving sun have descended upon Montreal. The air, hot and heavy, depletes you of energy, sweat, and sanity. In an attempt to escape this stagnant summer heat, you duck into your apartment. But alas, what should be your sanctuary from the elements proves to be only[Read More…]