The Tribune

Campus organizations QPIRG McGill and CKUT Radio face an uncertain future following the McGill administration’s announcement that it will not accept the results of the fall referendum.  Last November, the fall referendum featured two questions on whether QPIRG and CKUT should exist and if their student fees should cease to be opt-outable via the Minerva[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune Last Wednesday, the Newman Centre and McGill Chaplaincy hosted a forum titled “The Strike and the Academy: A Forum on the Ethics of Conflict and Collegiality,” to discuss concerns regarding the ongoing MUNACA strike. The panel emphasized the strike’s effects on the university community, and[Read More…]

Ryan Reiset / McGill Tribune  In the first week of November, two students created Exposing MUNACA, a blog aiming to denounce many of MUNACA’s claims and positions in the recent labour dispute. As stated on the blog, which has received over 40,000 hits to date, the students’ mission is to[Read More…]

Marri Knadle / McGill Tribune When the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association (MUNACA) began striking on Sept. 1, many members of the community were unsure of how the strike would affect them.  Almost three months later, after numerous staff shortages and contingency plans, community members have felt the effects of[Read More…]

Amid the many varied accounts of Nov. 10 offered by occupiers and administrators over the past two weeks, many have forgotten past successful, peaceful occupations. The events of April 2, 1997 juxtapose this month’s occupation, and offer a shining example of a peaceful student protest done correctly. Beginning on a[Read More…]

Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune The McGill student body is large and diverse, with a multitude of different interests that infrequently overlap. Rarely does an event on campus carry enough weight and importance to unite the entire school in  discussion. Thursday, Nov. 10 is an[Read More…]

Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune On Nov. 24, McGill’s Mob Squad held a communal assembly to discuss McGill’s governance and to propose changes to the way the university is run.  Democracy and accountability were the major topics of the night, held at Café Alternative on Parc Ave., where the newly[Read More…]

Maggie Knight: President From renegotiating the MoA to leading the charge on GA reform to assisting pepper-sprayed students on Nov. 10, Maggie Knight has been the face of SSMU throughout the semester. Her clear vision, approachability, and determination have helped voice students’ concerns to administration in this politically-charged semester.  The[Read More…]

Three McGill students won silver in the second Great Canadian Appathon earlier this month. Resistor5, a team of U4 engineering students, developed the second-best mobile video game in a 48-hour long competition that included over 400 students from across Canada.  Mike Hoffman, Mike Darwish, and Stephane Beniak’s game, titled Ludicrous[Read More…]

McGill held its second annual interdisciplinary biotechnology symposium last Tuesday. The symposium, held at New Residence Hall, focused on bridging the gap between industry and academia. and included presentations by speakers from both fields, a student poster competition, and a networking session. The event was organized by the BioConnect 2011[Read More…]