Last week, the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) hosted a number of workshops and discussions to encourage awareness about Quebec’s austerity measures. Anti-Austerity Week at McGill took a strong stance against continuing university budget cuts while aiming to inform students and the public of what austerity means for them: lower[Read More…]
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New York Fashion Week: Taking the trends to the streets
Monochrome The fashion world is no stranger to monochrome colour schemes and Givenchy’s Spring 2016 collection took advantage of this simple palette to transform silk and lace from sleepwear to daywear. This unusual pairing pays homage to gothic undertones, another prominent theme present at New York Fashion Week. The[Read More…]
Get to know the 2015-2016 PGSS Executives
Danielle Toccalino Devin Mills Sahil Kumar Behrang Sharif Bradley Por Brighita Lungu Read about the other execs
Student of the Week: June Mills
June Mills is passionate about using education as a means to foster global development. Pursuing an honours degree in international development, she has become deeply interested in global educational policies, and her desire to help and educate others has driven her to engage in many activities both on campus and[Read More…]
From the Cheap Seats: All about the Alouettes
Many McGill students I’ve talked to don’t respect the CFL. They see it as a game filled with unskilled players—a joke living in the shadow of the NFL. Just go to one game and you’ll see that this couldn’t be farther from the truth. I headed to Molson Stadium on[Read More…]
10 Things: Rugby World Cup
1) The origins The Rugby World Cup, started in 1987, is a quadrennial international rugby championship contested by the top 20 national men’s rugby teams in the world. The 2015 tournament, which lasts six weeks, began on Sept. 18th and is being hosted by England. The final will be held[Read More…]
Fact or Fiction: Are you born a morning person?
Some individuals find themselves waking up with the birds, while others are falling asleep to them. People who wake up late have been stigmatized by society as being lazy, while those up at the break of dawn were perceived as the go-getters; however, studies are showing that the inverse is[Read More…]
Kahnawake Mohawk nation sends seizure notice to McGill
On Sept. 12, a notice of seizure was sent to McGill University by Kahentinetha, a kahtihon’tia:kwenio—the aboriginal term for woman title holder—from the Kahnawake Mohawk nation. The letter claims that McGill has fraudulently taken Mohawk land and funds, as well as violated the beliefs of the Kahnawake people. “We never[Read More…]
McGill Safety Week facilitates emergency awareness on campus
From Sept. 14 to 18, McGill hosted Safety Week, a series of events and informational services aimed at promoting preparedness across campus. McGill’s Safety Planning Officer Alysia Quirke explained the importance of remaining attentive in every day situations. “When we’re so busy, we can often become really complacent about safety,”[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Sept. 21
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Audrey-Ann Coughlan and Louis Brouillette, our athletes of the week, Martlet Soccer and Redmen Football, and our weekly edition of by the numbers. Beyond the box score MARTLET SOCCER Sophomore striker[Read More…]
