Now that the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) has taken on a mandate to lobby the McGill Administration to divest from Tar Sands, many of us seem to agree—at least, on the topic of ‘goopy bitumen’ from Alberta. Ultimately, I still have a few questions about our priorities. When[Read More…]
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Shakespeare’s masterpiece passes on to good hands
When Gabrielle Soskin founded Persephone Productions in 2000, she intended for the non-profit theatre company to provide work opportunities for young performers. Hamlet—a story of life and death, love and loss, and the epitome of human suffering—may be deemed a rather demanding play for such a young group, but it[Read More…]
Researchers seek to unfog mysteries of hurricanes
Last week, Hurricane Sandy caused massive storms as far north as New England and Southern Ontario. Sandy’s aftermath is still making headlines across the East Coast. Like many hurricanes and storms, Sandy’s early development seemed erratic and unruly; sources from the American Global Forecast System and other organizations in North[Read More…]
Student of the Week
Q: Why are you an asset to McGill? A: I work with Drive Safe and, currently, I am doing research with … the chemical engineering department. Q: What do you like most about working with Drive Safe? A: Well, I mean I get to drive. I love driving. You feel[Read More…]
Promising season ends too soon; Martlets eliminated
The 2012 soccer season ended tragically for the Martlets on Friday night, as they lost on penalty kicks to the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or in the RSEQ semifinals. McGill’s Hannah Rivkin put the Martlets ahead 1-0 in the 34th minute, before Sherbrooke’s Marie-Eve Jacques tied the game just before the halftime whistle.[Read More…]
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Photos by Alexandra Allaire / McGill Tribune.
McGill students host “Who Needs Feminism?” week
The launch of McGill’s first “Who Needs Feminism?” week—an event organized by McGill students, took place last week. As part of the event, photographers took photographs of students and members of the McGill community holding signs reading, “I need feminism because…” followed by their personal explanations of its importance. Inspired[Read More…]
Daily Publication Society to hold existence referendum in winter
The Daily Publication Society (DPS), the student-run publisher of the McGill Daily and Le Délit, will not run its existence referendum until the Winter semester, at which time it will do so independently of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). McGill requires student associations to hold existence referenda every[Read More…]
Student of the Week
Q: What is your secret talent? A: I can sing, but nobody knows that. Q: If you could say one thing to your hero, what would it be? A: One of my heroes is Nelson Mandela. I would ask how he managed to survive his imprisonment without going insane. Q:[Read More…]
How to survive Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy
In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, heavy rain is expected in Southern Quebec, and western parts of the expecting possible snowfall. About 75 millimetres of rainfall is expected in the area, and winds may reach up to 100 kilometres per hour. With such conditions, power outages are a definite possibility[Read More…]