Across Canada, tipping is a central part of the dining and service experience, considered by many to be a form of expressing satisfaction with the service provided and a personal reward for exceptional staff. However, research released last year by the Angus Reid Institute has uncovered that 78 per cent[Read More…]
The Viewpoint
Archives that evade
In 1974, the first Black woman Random House editor gathered photographs, sheet music, advertisements, obituaries, patent applications, materials, art, and ephemera in a collection entitled The Black Book. These archives, anthologies, collages, and scrapbooks celebrated, bore witness to, and captured the spectacular and the quotidian of Black life in all[Read More…]
Farewell to the Tribune
Sarah Farnand: To the place I have called home for the past four years, the place that has helped me grow from a shy, insecure writer to someone who is proud of her work and confident in her abilities, The Tribune will have my heart forever. And to all of[Read More…]
Handwritten vs. typewritten: An argument for the old-fashioned way
Picture this: You’re in a classroom, looking alive as the lecture drones on. About half of the students, typing their notes quickly, seem to be outpacing those who choose to write the old-fashioned way. Where do you stand in this faultline? The sea of laptops that flood most lecture halls[Read More…]
Food Q&A: Surviving lunch at McGill
Campus food. It’s what everyone’s talking about. High prices, insufficient options, and food quality to rival the mouldy scraps in the back of your freezer. I dread to think what Gordon Ramsay would do if he ever got the McGill Food and Dining Services team by the collar, but I[Read More…]
McGill, it’s time to break up with Datamatch
While there’s nothing wrong with being single on Valentine’s Day, the Harvard-created site Datamatch promised that anyone wanting a date on Feb. 14 could be paired with a compatible option. Since 2019, Datamatch has expanded its services to the McGill community, matching single students on Valentine’s Day through a “very[Read More…]
Student perspectives on virtual and in-person learning
After nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, opinions on the merits of online versus in-person learning tend to be passionate. Having experienced virtual learning for multiple semesters, students have adapted to different methods of schooling. With public health conditions once again necessitating online school, McGill’s return to a virtual[Read More…]
Reconnecting with myself through recovery
Content warning: The following deals with topics centred around disordered eating. Between the ages of 16 and 20, I was missing a vital aspect of my health: My menstrual cycle. If this predicament ever came up in conversation, people expressed concern for my well-being, but I was quick to brush[Read More…]
Shooting your shot on Zoom
Remote classes are not an ideal learning method for anyone, but this does not mean you cannot have some fun with it. Beyond adjusting academically, adapting socially to remote learning is a whole other ballpark. Reaching out to strangers online is a challenge to be conquered. One of my classmates[Read More…]
Left behind: The impact of the pandemic on international students
The beginning of McGill’s remote semester has been especially challenging for international students, who faced the additional barriers of visas, study permits, and border closures. International students will continue to face unique hurdles throughout the rest of the year, as many struggle accessing courses, academic help, and course materials from[Read More…]
