As May approaches, many graduating students will be looking back on their time spent at McGill and reflecting on their legacies. Jack Stewburgh will likely graduate with the distinction of being the most controversial SSMU president in recent history. U3 student Stephanie Gagné, however, has accomplished an equally notable feat;[Read More…]
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Student tries beer
After finally trying beer for the first time this past week, freshman Steven Karp has officially announced his plans to abandon his intentions of going to med school to become a doctor. Karp said that during recent weeks of “experimentation” with beer, he has decided that drinking and partying is[Read More…]
No room for brocism
The Brobune wants to talk about some of the stizzle in Deputy Brovost (Student Life and Ballin’) Gorton Pendelson’s recent Diversity Survey. One thing that sucks is that whole thing about the “underrepresentation of and discrimination towards the bro community at McGill.” Dude, what the frick, guy? Even though there[Read More…]
Engineers need English
The Faculty of Engineering will add a new course to its curriculum beginning in the 2012-13 academic year. This addition will not affect any current students but will be grandfathered in. The change means that all Engineering students, beginning in September 2013, will be required to take an English course[Read More…]
Retired NHL player wins Nobel
Retired NHL player of the Ottawa Senators, Allan Starford, has just won the Nobel Prize in physics for his advances in quantum theory. The Brobune was granted an exclusive interview after the award ceremony. Q: So, Mr. Starford, now that you’ve won this Nobel prize some people are saying[Read More…]
McGill ranked among top schools in reporting on rankings
The McGill administration proudly announced last week that it was recently ranked among the top Canadian universities at constantly announcing its various rankings on a number of surveys. John Lasi, supreme viceroy-in-chief of the McGill Spirit Squad, said he was delighted for the school to be recognized with such an[Read More…]
Chocolate Crepe cake
whatsforlunchtodayhoney.net This past Saturday night was a surprise birthday party for a friend of mine, and naturally an opportunity for some baking fun. I had another friend over to help out, and together we made a very cute, reasonably simple, and impressive looking cake: Chocolate Crepe Cake. This cake is[Read More…]
St. Patrick’s day in Boston alone
If you’re like me, being alone is one of those things you spend most of your time avoiding. Unless I’m in some kind of intensive study disposition or having one of those occasional 20 minute introvert moments, I do very little by myself. Walking and talking, eating, grabbing coffee, even[Read More…]
WebCT quotation
Subject: Assigned Readings Author: Student 1 Will we require calculators for our midterm tomorrow? Author: Student 2 You might, I won’t Author: Student 3 Douche.
McGill’s Barbados campus: Bellairs Research Institute
Matt Essert McGill is a terrible tundra of frigidness and despair. You can’t go to class without having your nose hairs freeze off or your feet succumbing to terrible frost bite … unless of course, you’re spending a semester at the McGill Bellairs Research Institute in beautiful Barbados. The Bellairs[Read More…]
