Following the McGill Redmen’s rugby win over the Concordia Stingers last Wednesday night, it appeared the team had improved to an astounding 5-0 start. Unfortunately, this record was vacated following routine mid-season checks of player eligibility. McGill Athletics, led by Executive Director of Athletics Drew Love, found an inconsistency in[Read More…]
Author: Jeff Downey
Biofuels: A waste of land?
Oil companies are pumping out oil and natural gas 24/7 in order to meet the worldwide demand for fuel. Despite the apparent assumption that our grandchildren will be able to drive SUVs running on gasoline, the fact is that fossil fuel resources are becoming exhausted more rapidly than we can[Read More…]
A guide to professional social media sites
Social media has taken on a new, interactive role beyond its origins as a tool to connect with new and old friends. Facebook now lets users join favourite celebrities’ pages, Twitter lets us know what they’re up to at any given moment, and Instagram can show us what they ate[Read More…]
Fish scales serve as new model for protective armour
Imagine a hockey player preparing himself for a game and donning his socks, skates… and fish scale shoulder pads. This is not as outlandish as it seems—researchers are using fish scales as the model for a new wave of stronger protective armour. Since 2006, Francois Barthelat—associate professor of mechanical engineering[Read More…]
Trudeau’s leadership bid will bring youth issues to centre stage
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal leadership bid has dominated coverage of Canadian politics all week. His recent announcement has been met with everything from praise to outright disapproval. While some have extolled his idealism, others have criticised his lack of specific policy points. Many have warned him to clearly separate himself from[Read More…]
Re: “Indigenous studies program approval announced at Council” (Oct. 2)
I was somewhat surprised to read in your edition of Oct. 2nd that I had “approved the creation of a new Indigenous Studies Program within the Faculty of Arts,” since I do not have the authority to approve programs. However, I have on many occasions, over several years (including this[Read More…]
Time to wipe the dust off of community education
If you’ve been to campus recently, you’ve probably come across Community Engagement Day promotions, or maybe you even saw the tent on the Lower Field on October 5th. Maybe you even bothered to look into it; heck, you could have even registered to participate. So what did Community Engagement Day[Read More…]
Trudeau’s idealism is not what the Liberals need right now
Last Tuesday, Justin Trudeau announced the launch of his much-anticipated Liberal leadership campaign. The speech appealed to a wider base, reflecting the party’s need to re-establish itself in the centre of the Canadian political spectrum, staving off a rapidly expanding NDP and the ideologically-grounded Conservative party. In order to win[Read More…]
Journey or the destination?
Earlier this year, India’s most well-known newspaper, The Times of India, was found to have recycled a three-year-old full page cover story word-for-word as a paid-for advertisement. There has been an alarming regularity with which incidents of gross misconduct have come to light: for example, over 100 Harvard students cheated[Read More…]
On campus politics
With AUS elections underway (voting period is from October 4th-10th), debate on the importance of student politics is particularly potent. The recent discussion on student politics in the Tribune has suggested two things: first, there are core reasons we should be politically active on campus; second, political activism helps students[Read More…]
