The rash was not improving. I was crying, laughing, shaking, and not sleeping; I didn’t want to go outside; I developed joint pain. I felt like I was losing my mind. I had been taking the birth control pill for four months. Side effects were to be expected. I felt[Read More…]
Author: Kellie Elrick
Ask The Trib: Overcoming the fall season flu
Dear Tribune, I caught a cold a few days ago and as the days pass by, my runny nose and rusty cough keep getting worse. I don’t feel like I can skip classes because we’re in the middle of midterm season, and I badly need to study. How can I[Read More…]
The Illusion of Inclusion
As an American who came of age during the tumultuous Trump era, with the 2016 election marking my first real exposure to the complexities of national politics, I couldn’t wait to move to Canada. Amid the chaos of increased polarization, inflammatory rhetoric, and escalating tensions that defined U.S. politics, Canada[Read More…]
As climate crises reach an unprecedented scale, Canada needs to rethink eco-justice
The climate crisis in Canada is worsening every year. In 2023, wildfires burned six times their historical average, polluting Montreal’s air quality to the lowest level in the world for two days. In 2024, 32,000 hectares of Jasper National Park burned down, rapidly eliminating critical local biodiversity and natural ecosystems.[Read More…]
The science behind the beat
Imagine a world where every sound makes you want to move. Why is it that some sounds, like the rhythm of a song, spark an irresistible urge to dance while others, like everyday conversation, leave us still and focused? Benjamin Morillon, who completed his postdoc at Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital (The[Read More…]
McGill Squash(es) the competition at home opener
The McGill Squash team had a weekend to remember, hosting their only home match of the season against the Ottawa Gee-Gees and the Queen’s Gaels. The energy at the Webster Squash Courts was palpable as the players took to the court, eager to showcase their skills and lay down statement[Read More…]
“This is a union campus”: AMPL permanently ends its strike
This is a developing story. On Oct. 6, the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) officially ended its strike, after striking periodically since April. A few days prior, on Oct. 1, the union announced that it would suspend its strike and resume classes for law students effective Oct. 3.[Read More…]
Sally Rooney’s latest masterpiece: ‘Intermezzo’
Since the release of the wildly popular television adaptation of her novel Normal People in 2020, author Sally Rooney’s books have been garnering obsessive attention from young people everywhere. Her three poignant past novels—two of which have been adapted into TV shows—captivated both international fans and those from Rooney’s home[Read More…]
Indigenous speakers discuss reconciliation at sixth annual We Will Walk Together event
McGill’s Faculty of Education held its sixth annual We Will Walk Together / Skátne Entewathahíta event at the McTavish Terrace on Sept. 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ceremony featured speeches from members of the Faculty of Education, Office of Indigenous Initiatives, and Indigenous[Read More…]
Exploring galactic evolution from the Big Bang to the Milky Way
On Oct. 3, McGill’s Trottier Space Institute presented a public talk titled “From Clouds to Cosmic Giants: The formation and evolution of galaxies.” This event featured Tracy Webb, associate professor in McGill’s Department of Physics and observational astronomer, who discussed the development of galaxies from the Big Bang to the[Read More…]
