Last weekend, the McGill Daily and Le Délit hosted the Canadian University Press’s annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Montreal. The conference was a huge success, providing a unique opportunity for student journalists from across the country to meet one another and engage with professionals in the[Read More…]
Opinion
Opinions from our editorial board and contributors.
The (too) many uses of random
The word “random” has never sounded right to me. It hits the ear in an awkward way and for whatever reason it makes me think that you were just too lazy to come up with a more specific word. But there are bigger problems with this commonly used term. To[Read More…]
The CBSC f#&s up
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC)—a non-governmental organization committed to applying the standards of Canadian broadcasting to its members, made up of over 700 broadcasters—has recently ruled that the 1985 Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing” must be edited for radio play. The problem? The word “faggot,” which is used[Read More…]
There are kirpans, and there are kirpans
Should daggers be allowed in the national assembly, Quebec’s legislative body? That’s the gross oversimplification that Quebec politicians are debating in the latest conflict between Quebec and religious minorities over the issue of religious accommodation. Earlier this week, four Sikhs carrying kirpans—small symbolic daggers carried by most Sikh men—were denied[Read More…]
Council should let students vote on the GA
McGill Tribune A bit earlier than usual this year, the General Assembly is already making waves on campus. A proposal to create a referendum question seeking to abolish the GA and replace it with two (bi-)Annual General Meetings and so-called “private members’ bills” has spurred several Facebook groups and a[Read More…]
Death of a dictatorship
McGill Tribune When Mohamed Bouazizi soaked himself in paint thinner and set himself on fire on December 17, 2010, it wasn’t just his body that erupted. It was an entire country. Bouazizi was a Tunisian who dropped out of high school in order to support his family of eight. He[Read More…]
On Term Limits
First, let me say, “You’re welcome.” Second, let me explain why. I’m quite sure I have figured out how to solve politics, or at least many of the problems that plague politics. The answer is this: a term limit of one. I’m almost positive that a single term limit for[Read More…]
Rewards of Being a Tribune Columnist
Last winter, my friends and I were at a bar off St. Laurent when one announced his desire to get some fresh air. Upon return, he said he’d been standing on the corner and struck up a conversation with two McGill students. They asked who he was with inside the[Read More…]
Drop the laptop!
The beginning of a new semester is typically similar to the beginning of semesters past. But this semester is particularly different for me, not only because it’s my last semester at McGill, but also because it’s the first semester at the beginning of which I have resolved to only take[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor
RE: SSMU to give opt-outable groups chance to speak out, Jan. 11, 2011 In case anyone felt, in reading this article, that VP Clubs and Services Anushay Khan’s recent undertaking to provide McGill students with information on opt-outable groups and services and to prevent the growth of “shadow opt-outs” is[Read More…]
