Glittering purple and blue, the snow was painted in the soft light of the churning ferris wheel, standing amidst a crowd of milling viewers in the heart of Place des Arts. In the background, a projection danced across the face of a building—one of many art installations at Montreal’s 12th[Read More…]
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Greenbriar to be converted into an upper-year residence for 2015-2016
The Greenbriar apartment-style residence will be designated for upper-year students beginning Fall 2015. The residence is located close to McGill’s downtown campus on University and primarily housing first-year students in studio-style and one-bedroom style apartments. Director of Student Housing and Hospitality Services (SHHS) Janice Johnson explained that the change was[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: March 10
BY THE NUMBERS 4 Number of years in a row the Martlet basketball team has captured the RSEQ Championship. 18 Points recorded by junior centre Melodie Daoust over the nine games she has played for the Martlet hockey team. 283 Saves made[Read More…]
Campus Spotlight: ASB
The “McGill bubble” often makes it difficult to explore the Montreal community. In response, the university started an Alternate Spring Break (ASB) initiative that aims to expand students’ horizons beyond the McGill campus. For students invested in social justice, ASB took place over reading week and offered the opportunity to[Read More…]
Deep Cuts: Songs called “Shine a Light”
“Shine a Light” Artist: The Rolling Stones Album: Exile on Main St. Released: May 12, 1972 Though the Rolling Stones’ 1972 double album Exile on Main St. is now considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time, its penultimate track, “Shine a Light,” with its groovy, honky-tonk[Read More…]
Vigil for slain Egyptians held on McGill campus
On Feb. 25, members of the Montreal community gathered at a vigil held on campus to pay their respects to the 21 Egyptian victims killed in Libya. A video released by Libyan Islamic State extremists on Feb. 15 showed the alleged execution of 21 captured members of Egypt’s Coptic Christian[Read More…]
From the cheap seats: UFC open day
Ifind it strange being in a room with multiple people who can easily beat me up. Especially when some of those people are only 5’3.” And that is the position I was in for two hours at the Bell Centre on Feb. 25 for the UFC 186 open media session.[Read More…]
Yony Bresler elected as PGSS interim secretary-general
On Feb. 24, Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) of McGill University Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Colby Briggs announced that Yony Bresler had been elected as the PGSS interim secretary-general. Bresler, who assumed the role on Mar. 2, won with 55 per cent of the vote. Fellow candidate Saturnin Ndandala acquired 15.5[Read More…]
Album Review: Skrillex and Diplo – Jack Ü
Collaborations between established artists have given us some of the most interesting and enjoyable music of the last decade. The combination of the visions of two musicians often leads to the creation of a new and distinct sound that would otherwise have been unachievable for either independently. Diplo and Skrillex’s[Read More…]
Album Review: Bad Bad Not Good – Sour Soul
Since BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG)’s discovery by Tyler the Creator in 2011, their rise has been nothing short of meteoric, and they now find themselves standing shoulder to shoulder with Ghostface Killah, who collaborated on their recent release. However, on Sour Soul, BBNG sounds anything but starstruck. On this album, their signature[Read More…]
