The Martlets entered McConnell Arena Saturday afternoon looking to defend their No.1 ranking in Canada and their conference-best 6-0 start to the season. In the end, the Concordia Stingers proved to be no contest for McGill, as the Martlets prevailed 3-1. McGill jumped out to a quick 1-0 start, thanks[Read More…]
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Sports Briefs
Swimming — RSEQ CUP 3: Bielby, Renaud, Benoit, De Broux win: four medals each Steven Bielby and Valerie De Broux swam past the competition on Saturday afternoon, as the Redmen and Martlets competed in the third RSEQ Cup at the Université de Montreal’s CEPSUM pool. The Redmen placed third out of six teams,[Read More…]
McGill soars to top; no magic needed at Queen’s
Despite what you might think about Quidditch from the fantasy world of Harry Potter, it’s real, and it’s full-contact. The McGill Tribune catches up with McGill Quidditch President Jon Cohen, and first-year chaser Robyn Fortune, fresh off their championship win at Queen’s University this past Sunday. McGill Tribune: How did[Read More…]
Student of the Week
Q: If you could be anywhere else in the world right now, where would it be? A: My cabin in the Alberta Foothills. Q: What’s the one quality you admire most in others? A: Being assertive. Q: What’s your good luck charm? A: Well, I did my undergrad at McGill,[Read More…]
Point Counterpoint
The NBA has recently seen an emergence of ‘superteams’ that feature small groups of incredibly talented players. As larger markets, such as Los Angeles and Miami, continue to attract these stars, the league loses parity. This begs the question of whether or not this strategy is necessary to win an[Read More…]
Goliath prevails: Laval ends Redmen season
Occasionally, David beats Goliath, but usually the bigger, stronger, better force has its way. Such was the case on Saturday afternoon as the Redmen saw their season come to an end in a 46-9 loss to the Laval Rouge-et-Or. Playing in its first playoff game since 2006, with only a[Read More…]
McGill Principal hosts campus media round table
On Nov. 2, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum spoke with the McGill Tribune, the McGill Daily, and Le Délit about the Fall semester and her expectations for her last year as principal. McGill Daily: A lot of people have described the report [on past McGill asbestos research] as being self-serving and without[Read More…]
Time for academia to embrace Wikipedia
As the years go by and Wikipedia continues to grow in scope and size, it has emerged as a great paradox of the digital age. Although the site, which turns 12 years old in January, is far and away the most expansive reference work in the world and is available[Read More…]
Safe Spaces on campus do not repress free speech
Last week, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) issued a report on the state of campus free speech in 2012, in which the Calgary-based libertarian think-tank examined the degree and limits to free speech at Canadian universities. The overwhelming majority of schools in the report received failing grades. McGill’s[Read More…]
The Tribune’s stance on the November referenda
Question regarding the CKUT Fee Increase — YES This question proposes a $1 increase in the opt-outable student fee of McGill’s campus-community radio station, CKUT. CKUT’s $4 fee has not increased since 1988. An increase indexed to inflation would bring their fee to $7. As a student-run media outlet that[Read More…]