Students at Queen’s University are deciding whether or not their rector, Nick Day, should be impeached, after he wrote a public letter, signed with his position, to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff praising the controversial campus event Israeli Apartheid Week. On March 7, Ignatieff issued a statement condemning Israeli Apartheid[Read More…]
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Quebec fines McGill $2 million for raising MBA tuition
The provincial government fined McGill more than $2 million last week in response to the university’s controversial tuition hike for its MBA program, which raised to tuition to $29,500 per year. The massive increase in tuition—which had previously been $2,068 for Quebec students and $5,668 for students from other provinces—was[Read More…]
Students win 1st prize in Go Green Challenge
Two McGill students were recently awarded first prize in the fourth annual TD Go Green Challenge. David Morris and Omer Dor, both U3 chemical engineering students, beat out competition from 59 schools, winning $100,000 for sustainability projects at McGill, $20,000 in cash, and paid summer internships at the TD[Read More…]
New Quebec budget includes tuition increases
Quebec Minister of Finance Raymond Bachard released the province’s budget on Thursday, which included university tuition increases of $325 per year per student over the next five years, starting in the 2012-13 academic year. “Without a doubt, accessibility will be an issue with these hikes,” said Students’ Society Vice-President External[Read More…]
EMSB considers overhaul options
On Wednesday, the English Montreal School Board Council of Commissioners held an information session regarding possible changes to Montreal schools. Michael Cohen, a spokesman for the EMSB, said in an email to the Tribune that the main goal of these proposed changes is “consolidation of enrolment.” Among the specific changes[Read More…]
Renowned scholar talks on Yiddish and political power
Matt Essert Dovid Katz, a world-renowned scholar of Yiddish and self-described “charismatic lunatic,” delivered a lecture in the Ferrier Building on March 14 called “Yiddish and Power.” In a room filled with mostly Jewish studies professors and elderly civilians, Katz explored how the development of the Yiddish language has been[Read More…]
The basics of good performances
When a performance of his favourite Mozart concerto failed to hit the spot, McGill psychology Professor Daniel Levitin decided to find out why. “I love the piece,” Levitin said. “He’s playing all the notes, but I found myself thinking, ‘Why is it that some recordings and performances move us to[Read More…]
New Canadian university gossip blog launched by UBCer
Whether justified or not, Canada and Canadians have a reputation for their pleasant, kind demeanour. Syrup Trap, a recently launched website that aims to cover “news, gossip, sex, and scandal” at some of Canada’s top universities, will test whether the gossip blog format popular on some American campuses can thrive[Read More…]
Zaidi to take Newburgh to J-Board
Students’ Society Vice President External Myriam Zaidi plans to file a case with the SSMU Judicial Board against President Zach Newburgh over the alleged conflict of interest stemming from his involvement with Jobbook, an employment-based social networking website. Concerned with the lack of “in-depth analysis of the conflict of interest[Read More…]
McLennan and Redpath libraries to undergo maintenance renovations; services will be unaffected
After many years of planning, deferred maintenance renovations are now under way in the McLennan and Redpath libraries. The project, which is planned to be completed by next September, will replace the libraries’ 50-year-old heating and cooling systems. “In both of these libraries there’s a real variation in the comfort.[Read More…]
