When does add/drop end? When will the finals schedule be released? These are all questions many McGill students struggle to find the answer to online, and that is where WildCard comes in. Tom Zheng and Randeep Singh started WildCard with a simple concept in 2011. According to Zheng, “It started[Read More…]
Author: Abhishek Gupta
Nesta bids Montreal farewell as Impact steals victory
Karl Ouimette, a 21-year-old fullback for the Montreal Impact, electrified the crowd of 18,993 in Stade Saputo when he headed in his first career goal in the 84th minute of the Impact’s final home game of the 2013 season to give the squad a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union.[Read More…]
Black Milk – No Poison, No Paradise
Black Milk’s sophomore album, No Poison, No Paradise, is the perfect blend of smoothly laid hip-hop beats and a techno-synth vibe. The Detroit rapper-emcee introduces a new kind of soulful lyricism mixed with a story-teller vibe that was largely absent from his 2010 release Album of the Year, a mix[Read More…]
tick, tick…BOOM! is no bust
It’s a musical where “everybody we know wants to be something else.” With a cast of three actors and a live four-piece band, Tuesday Night Cafe (TNC) presents tick, tick..BOOM!, by Jonathan Larson, best known for bohemian rock musical Rent. Choosing love, success, or passion as life’s top priority is[Read More…]
Fall baking
Apple Crisp Serves 6 Ingredients 4 cups sliced pared tart apples (about 4 medium) 2/3-3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup oats 3/4 tsp cinnamon 3/4 tsp nutmeg 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened light cream or vanilla ice cream Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 375°F[Read More…]
Parents Weekend merged with Homecoming due to budget cuts
Last weekend marked the first year that McGill’s Parents Weekend was fully integrated into Homecoming, an annual three-day event that welcomes alumni back to the university. Although the two occasions were advertised separately in previous years, parents were informed this year that McGill would not be hosting a seperate Parents[Read More…]
A deficit of attention to overdiagnosis
The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among primary school children has increased dramatically over the past several decades. Twenty years ago, approximately five per cent of American children were thought to have the disorder, compared to 11 per cent this year. While data from the US demonstrates the[Read More…]
The Head and the Heart – Let’s Be Still
I listened to Let’s Be Still on constant alert for a track that might outshine “Rivers and Roads,” The Head and the Heart’s traditional concert -closer and all-around gem of a song. In that regard, their sophomore album didn’t succeed—the sendoff song is still the cream of their catalogue—but when[Read More…]
The Strumbellas – We Still Move on Dance Floors
Canadian indie rockers The Strumbellas have been described as alt-country and ‘popgrass,’ among other ambiguous labels, but I can’t say I have a better phrase for what they do. Their sophomore album, We Still Move on Dance Floors vacillates between the quiet and unobtrusive, as well as a forced pep[Read More…]
Midterm season: honesty is the best policy
It’s October, also known as “midterm season” on campus. Over the course of the next few weeks, the Student Advocacy Office will be flooded with students who have received letters accusing them of a whole slew of academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures. Protecting your[Read More…]
