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Campus governing bodies

McGill Senate The Senate of McGill University is tasked with controling and supervising policies and guidelines on academic matters of the university. The Senate is composed of 107 members representing various actors of the McGill community at large, including 13 elected undergraduate student representatives, three post-graduate student representatives, 55 elected[Read More…]

Winston Pool anchored McGill’s midfield. (Alexandra Allaire / McGill Tribune)

Redmen survive defensive battle; shutout Citadins

Looking to improve upon their preseason success, McGill entered Molson Stadium on Thursday night for their season opener against the UQAM Citadins. Ultimately, the Redmen’s confidence led them to a victory, coming away with a pleasing 1-0 result. Although this was not a dominating performance on the scoreline, McGill (1-1-0)[Read More…]

Can the NHL recover from another lockout?

When the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association negotiated a new Collective Bargaining Agreement eight years ago, the failure on the part of both parties to reach a new deal resulted in the cancellation of the entire 2004-2005 season. As was well documented, the negative impact[Read More…]

McGill Olympic & Paralympic Athlete Recap

The world’s attention focused on London this past summer, as athletes from around the globe competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad.  These seven athletes, in particular, have ties to the McGill community: Jo-Annie Fortin McGill Connection: Currently studying psychology at McGill Event: Synchronized swimming Finish: Fourth in team[Read More…]

Around the Water Cooler

In case you were catching up on some early readings or the last glimmers of OAP had you occupied, here’s what you missed this past weekend in the world of sports … PARALYMPICS — Two silver medals evidently weren’t enough for McGill swimmer Valerie Grand’Maison as she added to her[Read More…]

Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois addresses her supporters in victory rally, minutes before fatal shooting. (Simon Poitrimolt / McGill Tribune)

Quebec elects PQ minority government

The Parti Québécois (PQ) won 54 seats last night in a tightly contested election called in August by the Parti Liberal de Québec (PLQ). The results were announced to an ecstatic crowd of supporters, gathered at the party’s election night rally at Metropolis in downtown Montreal. As the results rolled[Read More…]

McGill Tribune / Carolina Millán Ronchetti

McGill fruit salad breaks world record

With the help of around 300 volunteers, McGill set the new Guinness World Record for the largest fruit salad Aug. 28 on lower field. Weighing 11,197 lbs, the fruit salad surpassed the previous record of 10,440 lbs held by California State University in Fresno. The event, organized by Food and[Read More…]

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