In case you were too busy camping out for the Hunger Games premiere, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … NCAA BASKETBALL – The madness is growing and thousands of brackets were torn apart in the college basketball world, as the remaining teams competed[Read More…]
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A farewell meal to winter
Everything about summer is great. Sunshine, the lack of school, the revitalization of your bank account through a summer job, patios, lake breezes, boating, and of course, delectable fresh summer food. I have been blessed to live in a community where my food comes straight from the backyard of my[Read More…]
Departmental GAs contravene the AUS constitution
On March 13, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) held a highly-attended General Assembly (GA) in the SSMU building. Over 1,100 students voted on whether arts undergraduates should go on strike in opposition to the Quebec government’s proposed tuition fee increases. The result was close; but the attendees ultimately voted against[Read More…]
Hundreds of thousands protest tuition hikes
Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Michael Paolucci / McGill Tribune Over 200,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Montreal on March 22 to demonstrate against provincial tuition increases. The protest, the largest in Quebec history, came two days after the Quebec government released its annual budget, confirming that university[Read More…]
Spring showdown: the battle of skirts vs. shorts
Skirts Wind factor: In windy Montreal, the burdensome task of walking to school in a skirt can really ruin your morning. If you have to brave the vast tundra of Jeanne-Mance Park or the inevitable wind tunnel known as Prince Arthur, I would advise against a skirt. In addition to[Read More…]
Safe space strife
The latest flashpoint of tension at Queer McGill (QM) revolves around the dismissal of Brian Keast, the former treasurer of the club, after an equity complaint filed by Libby Bouchard, the club’s Political Action Co-ordinator. The complaint alleged that Keast, an executive of the group, had violated QM’s anti-transphobia mandate.[Read More…]
No Room for Rockstars makes some noise
me-review.net No Room for Rockstars, which chronicles the 2010 Vans Warped Tour, faced the seldom attempted, and typically unmet challenges set to all music documentaries. On the one hand, it is obliged to focus on the bands and organizers who make up the annual music and extreme sports festival, sating[Read More…]
The gem that is Quebec theatre
Two Sundays ago, as the rest of the city reveled in the sun-drenched welcoming of spring, I found myself cursing Google Maps, lost in the depths of St. Laurent. Accompanied by fellow theatre lovers, I was searching for the entrance to Infinitheatre, a bath house turned performance space. A matinee[Read More…]
Student assemblies discuss possibility of strike
French Literature (one day strike) Thirty-one students from the French literature department gathered in the Arts Building on Tuesday, March 20, and voted on a one-day strike for the province-wide protest on Thursday, March 22. The motion passed with a near unanimous majority-30 students for, and one against. This[Read More…]
SSMU hosts competition for student-run café
The Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Sustainability Case Competition Expo took place on Wednesday, March 14, in the SSMU ballroom, where six teams showcased their designs for the upcoming construction of a sustainable student-run café. After two rounds of rigorous competition, students voted on their favourite design, with a panel[Read More…]