Redmen Soccer McGill Redmen soccer comes into the 2015-2016 season with a youthful and energetic team, looking to improve on last year’s fourth-place league finish. “Our team is young but talented,” Head Coach Marc Mounicot commented. “After four weeks of intense preparation, the players are ready for the season.” [Read More…]
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Does having a high IQ mean you’re smart?
News of 12-year-old Lydia Sebastian scoring 162—the top score—on a Mensa IQ test made headlines last week. People were astounded that a child had scored higher than both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. While there’s actually no evidence that Einstein or Hawking ever took the Mensa IQ test, Sebastian’s score[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: Sept. 15
In this week's edition of the week that was for McGill Athletics the McGill Tribune Sports team looks at Martlet and Redmen soccer Hover over the numbers to learn more. If you're on mobile all you have to do is click! By the numbers 15 The number of[Read More…]
McGill Faculty of Management hires first female dean
Following a 21-year tenure at George Washington University, Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou has joined McGill University as the new dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management. Bajeux-Besnainou, a native of France, began her career in academia in at the University of Paris where she obtained her Bachelors of Business Administration and doctorate[Read More…]
Five albums you might have missed this summer
Summer has come and gone. The temperature is starting to drop, the leaves are changing, and legions of students have packed up their records and headed back to campuses nationwide. Alas, nothing gold can stay. But hey, it’s not all bad. Though it lacked the star power of previous summers[Read More…]
Draft or drop: Fantasy football
Draft Sam Bradford Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles (average draft position (ADP) among quarterbacks: 14.2) Since Chip Kelly became the Eagles head coach in 2013, only Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Andrew Luck have had more fantasy points than the revolving door of quarterbacks taking snaps under centre in Philadelphia. Sam Bradford[Read More…]
Lacrosse: Redmen trounce Stingers in home opener
McGill Redmen 23 Concordia Stingers 0 It felt like summer never happened for the Redmen lacrosse team. McGill (2-0) picked up right where they left off[Read More…]
AUS Council discusses errors in financing, $20,000 in additional audit costs
The Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) held its first Council meeting of the semester Wednesday, addressing errors in its financial record, its Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with McGill, and the election of a new Arts Representative to the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Mirza Ali Shakir, vice-president (VP) finance, presented[Read More…]
ICYMI: Summer sports roundup
Blue Jays heat up After a mediocre finish in 2014 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the team is on its way to securing a post-season spot this fall after an impressive summer showing. Trade deadline acquisition David Price has been tremendous on the mound, boasting the seventh-best ERA in the[Read More…]
Kicking back at McGill’s student bars
The average university student is, more often than not, stressed about schoolwork, on a tight budget, and always in need of ways to relax. It follows that there are a multitude of places to de-stress over drinks at a very low cost. In addition to the good deals, drinking on[Read More…]