//Content warning: Sexual violence// In 2014, Lady Gaga performed //Swine//—a song about being raped by a music producer at 19—while an artist onstage shoved two fingers down her throat and vomited rainbow paint across Gaga’s body. The performance was disturbing. It was also the most precise depiction of the feelings[Read More…]
Features
The Features section stands as a cornerstone of The Tribune, offering readers an in-depth exploration of a wide range of topics. Each week, we delve into stories that cut to the heart of McGill and the vast expanses of Canada, from uncovering injustices to exploring identity, with each Feature boasting its own bespoke design.
See the latest Features below. Contact: [email protected].
Opening the Black Box
Shining light on McGill’s Palestinian students stuck in Gaza, and the bureaucratic blockades that keep them there Part 1: Introducing the Black Box of bureaucratic violence and immigration restriction “Our academic aspirations are within sight, and we wish to contribute to the world through our studies. With the goodwill and[Read More…]
Decolonizing the Canadian museum
A reassessment of the curatorial practices for Indigenous art In the soft hours of a pristine morn, mountainous clouds greet the crags of Lake Superior’s rocky coast. A stark-white reflection of a young sun floats atop the smooth water currents in the tranquil scene. Reposeful rock mounds puncture the wet[Read More…]
To all my relations
A critical examination of land acknowledgements and relationality It’s not easy to talk about land acknowledgements. They are situated in a complicated web of relationships, discourses, and histories of responsibilities. The practice of researching whose land you work, learn, or live on is simple, and so is typing the words[Read More…]
Cher Chez Gautier: Milton-Parc’s next community initiative
Reviving a historical landmark to reclaim public space Author: Asher Kui, News Editor You pass by this intersection daily—whether on a BIXI bike back to your Plateau apartment, or on your stream of grocery shopping activities at Metro and Dollarama in the Complexe La Cité. Yet it rarely registers in[Read More…]
Bills, borders, and breaches
Subhead: An investigation into the militarization, surveillance, and foreign influence behind Canada’s ‘Strong Borders Act’ Author: Helene Saleska, News Editor In December 2024, the Government of Canada announced a $1.3 billion CAD plan to expand militarization and surveillance along the U.S.-Canada border. The plan includes the deployment of drones, helicopters,[Read More…]
McGill Athletics’ great divide
McGill’s sports teams face deep inequalities in funding, resources, and recognition Few universities can claim to have shaped the global sporting landscape as profoundly as McGill has. Among its crowning sports achievements are the first game of organized ice hockey in 1875, the first game of American football in 1874,[Read More…]
Learning to live regeneratively
A history of protecting, reconnecting, and restoring wildlife at McGill In 1958, a soldier’s gift reshaped the future of a mountain. First World War veteran Andrew Hamilton Gault entrusted Mont-St.-Hilaire to McGill with a clear instruction: Protect this land so generations of Canadians can learn from it. Today, that vision[Read More…]
From space to place: Third places and why they matter
I came to McGill with a lot of big questions: What will I major in? What classes will I take? But most importantly, I asked myself: “Where am I going to hang out?” I had this dream of what university would look like: Sunbathing on the grass with a hot[Read More…]
Morals and meaning: An atheist’s second look at religion
My parents never pushed me towards religion. They are atheists themselves, so my exposure to Christianity was limited to attending Friday night youth group sessions with my aunt at her local Evangelical Lutheran church. I remember attending a Halloween service when I was 11 or 12—on that particular evening, the[Read More…]
