Marc Bourcie After serving less than half of her five-year contract, Concordia President Judith Woodsworth resigned from her position on December 22. While Woodsworth cited “personal reasons” as the motive for her sudden departure, confusion and speculation has recently arisen about the details behind the situation. According to Lucie Lequin,[Read More…]
Author: Tori Crawford
Redmen send Bengals back home with tails between legs
Alice Walker McGill’s Olivier Bouchard curls off a screen, sets his feet for an instant, rises up, and, with a flick of his wrist, sends the ball sailing through the cylinder. That’s the image seared in defenders’ minds after Sunday’s game against the University of Maine at Fort Kent Bengals,[Read More…]
Basketball Martlets hoping to score a slam dunk against breast cancer with Thursday’s charity game
This Thursday night, the McGill Martlets will take on their local rivals, the Concordia Stingers, in their first ever fundraiser game for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. The “Shoot for the Cure” event aims to raise between $1,500 and $2,500 for the cause. The game is part of a larger[Read More…]
Wilt the Stilt walks again
A collective of writers and artists known as “FreeDarko” rose to cult Internet fame with their essays promoting the concept of “liberated fandom” that is the idea that the modern basketball fan didn’t need to restrict him or herself to a single franchise but could, instead, enjoy the wide array[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
The past year was filled with many memorable sporting moments. With the arrival of the New Year, it is time to reflect on what went right and what went wrong in the wild world of sports in 2010. 2010 was an incredibly disappointing year in sports. It wasn’t just because[Read More…]
McGill rallies from early deficit to easily defeat Ottawa
Adam Scotti Adam Scotti The McGill Martlets found themselves in unfamiliar territory after the Ottawa Gee-Gees scored a goal 81 seconds into Friday night’s game at McConnell Arena. Despite the initial setback, things settled down as the Martlets rallied to win 5-1 and extend their Quebec University Hockey League winning[Read More…]
Get off my bandwagon; a guide to picking the right team for the NFL playoffs
No one likes a bandwagon jumper, but with the NFL playoffs underway, this unfortunate group of individuals is growing. The trend culminates on Super Bowl Sunday when everyone and their grandmothers latch onto one of the remaining survivors and becomes a die hard fan for the day. This upsets those[Read More…]
In memory of 2010
McGill Tribune Three hundred and sixty-five more days have been filed away into the dusty archives of history. Starting with the devastating Haiti earthquake in January and ending with a breathtaking total lunar eclipse in December, the year 2010 was filled with events. Yet, a few years from now, most[Read More…]
Sinfully (unwilling to talk about) Asian(s)
McGill Tribune Investigating the underwater, oft-unseen part of the university admissions iceberg in North America makes one thing painfully clear: the supposed commitment to equality is often tainted by status-quo-maintaining political schemes. Statistics of demographic and performance correlations for students show varying results, but one is obvious: more and more[Read More…]
Big ideas, images, and distorted facts
We are writing this column because we care. The Bob Dylan song from which this column takes its name includes the line: “Their heads are full of big ideas, images and distorted facts.” We’re writing this column because we feel very strongly that these words are relevant today. When Dylan[Read More…]