In the spring of 2011, Bruce Springsteen released Wrecking Ball; an ode to Americana and a critique of the capitalistic society that America had become. “No cannonball did fly / No rifles cut us down / But just as sure as the hand of God / They brought death to[Read More…]
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SUS executives discuss upcoming events at General Council
On Oct. 28, executives from the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) held a General Council (GC), which saw the presentation of executive reports on the progress of their portfolios. SUS Vice-President (VP) Finance Sibat Anam gave a report on the Burnside Hall basement renovations in place of President Jeremy Goh, who[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Nov. 2
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Emilie Matte de Grasse and Spencer Bromley, our athletes-of-the-week; Martlet hockey and Martlet volleyball; as well as our weekly edition of by the numbers. Beyond the box score Martlet Hockey The Martlet hockey[Read More…]
Album Review: Divers – Joanna Newsom
In a more-than-crowded music industry, Joanna Newsom has cemented herself as a truly unique force of art with the release of her fourth album, Divers. In this latest offering from the California-native, she refines her unusual, soaring sound to produce a more accessible dynamic; however, the record is still packed[Read More…]
Football: Laval light up McGill 57-10
McGill Redmen 10 Laval Rouge et Or 57 McGill (3-5-0) ran into the wrath of No. 3 ranked Laval (7-1-0) in the final regular season game of the RSEQ season on Saturday at Molson Stadium, losing 57-10. Laval outmatched and outmuscled McGill in all phases of the game. The Rouge[Read More…]
Hockey: Pompei saves the day, Redmen take first place
McGill Redmen 8 Lakehead Thunderwolves 3 Mathieu Pompei put on a clinic over the weekend, scoring seven points over two games to power McGill (7-1-0) past the Lakehead Thunderwolves (0-6-0), and stretch the team’s winning streak to four. Unsatisfied with his two[Read More…]
Pop Rhetoric: Narcos, Netflix’s capitalist critique of capitalism
Treading the line between documentary and crime thriller, Netflix’s newest original series Narcos—short for the Spanish ‘narcotraficante,’ or drug trafficker—tells the tale of Pablo Escobar’s rise to power and the blood of Colombia shed along with it. Faithful to history, the show gives a fairly accurate depiction of the rise[Read More…]
The human connection: A path to paediatric surgery
On Tuesday, the common lounge in McGill’s Lady Meredith Annex fell silent as Dr. Sherif Emil, director of paediatric general surgery at the Montreal Children’s Hospital took the stage. No stranger to Montreal—Emil completed both his medical degree and paediatric specialization at McGill—his talk had been highly anticipated by current[Read More…]
MUS announces resignation of president
On Oct. 27, the Management Undergraduate Society (MUS) announced that its president, Élie Lubendo, had resigned from his position. “Due to personal reasons, Élie, elected as the President and Chairman for a one-year term in February of 2015, tendered his resignation from this role on October 20th, 2015,” the MUS[Read More…]
Volleyball: Martlets dominate AUS in three opening weekend victories
McGill Martlets 3 UNB Varsity Reds 0 The McGill Martlet volleyball team (3-0) dominated the UNB Varsity Reds (1-4) in all three sets this past Saturday (25-8) (25-14) (25-17). The Martlets went into their third AUS game of the year with an undefeated record and outplayed the Varsity Reds throughout,[Read More…]