Shani Laskin

Shani Laskin is a student journalist with a particular interest in environmental reporting. She currently serves as the managing editor of news and sports at The Tribune. Reach out to her on X @shanilaskinn and over email at [email protected].

Posts by Shani Laskin

Farewell to The Tribune: The last words from our graduating editors

Drea Garcia Avila, Creative Director: During my first year of university in November 2021, my friend off-handedly mentioned that The McGill Tribune was looking for illustrators. What started as a creative outlet led to me becoming a Staff Creative for two weeks, Design Editor for the next three semesters, and,[Read More…]

McGill announces intent to end contractual agreement with SSMU, taking parties to mediation

On the afternoon of April 7, the McGill community received an email on behalf of Interim Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) Angela Campbell with the subject line “Termination of the SSMU-McGill Memorandum of Agreement.” The email—which condemned the Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) student strike the week before—outlined[Read More…]

“I have no idea what’s going to happen next”: SSMU VP University Affairs’ future uncertain following new agreement with McGill

The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the administration signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Feb. 28, outlining the terms of their relationship. However, a newly added clause barring students with any disciplinary record at McGill from serving as executives at SSMU has put current Vice-President (VP)[Read More…]

McGill athletes strive for victory in playoffs

Last week was a milestone for McGill Athletics as several teams competed in playoff games and meets, striving to move onto future playoff rounds or to surpass their season bests. McGill Swim RSEQ conference championship:  The men’s and women’s swim teams dominated their respective competitions on Sunday, Feb. 16, both[Read More…]

Eleven years of eco-resistance

The anatomy of Divest McGill’s successful student movement Written by Shani Laskin, Managing Editor & Designed by Mia Helfrich, Design Editor For over a decade, Divest McGill ignited defiance against institutional apathy. The student-led activist group, founded in 2012, took on the task of convincing McGill’s Board of Governors (BoG) to withdraw[Read More…]

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