I walked through the doors of the Montreal, arts interculturels (MAI) last Friday to find the exhibit space deserted. “Excellent,” I thought to myself, as I passed the archway to the main hall—the stormy afternoon seemed an opportune time, and the ideal backdrop, to see the MAI’s latest offering, Blown[Read More…]
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Minister of Higher Education suggests legalizing student strikes
Two weeks ago, Quebec Minister of Higher Education Pierre Duchesne proposed that the government grant student associations the legal right to strike. Last spring, many student associations across Quebec voted to go on strike to oppose the former Liberal government’s proposed tuition increases. The Liberal government did not recognize these[Read More…]
Promising season ends too soon; Martlets eliminated
The 2012 soccer season ended tragically for the Martlets on Friday night, as they lost on penalty kicks to the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or in the RSEQ semifinals. McGill’s Hannah Rivkin put the Martlets ahead 1-0 in the 34th minute, before Sherbrooke’s Marie-Eve Jacques tied the game just before the halftime whistle.[Read More…]
Wallflower: coming of age through pain and splendour
Though peppered with clichés like “we accept the love we think we deserve,” The Perks of Being a Wallflower is not a typical teen movie. Director Stephen Chbosky’s adaption of his own novel feels genuine—at times, heart-wrenchingly so. Fans of the book will welcome the film’s loyalty to the original.[Read More…]
Hip-Hop vs. Homosexuality: Is the rap game becoming self-aware?
This piece contains language used by others that some may find offensive and hurtful. These quotes do not reflect the views of the Tribune. Had the Beastie Boys gotten their way, their iconic 1986 release, License to Ill, would have been called Don’t Be A Faggot.* Big Daddy Kane, widely[Read More…]
Seminar discusses sexual slavery in Asia during WWII
Last Friday, March 30, the McGill Golden Key Society and the East Asian Students’ Association hosted “Sexual Slavery and the Asian Holocaust: A Seminar on the Comfort Women Issue in EastAsia.” McGill East Asian studies professors BrianBergstrom and Adrienne Hurley provided historical background and demonstrated the importance of the ongoing issues facing[Read More…]
Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Though her 2010 debut Pink Friday was a ham-handed combination of rap lyrics mixed with pop hooks, Nicki Minaj’s latest release, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is a more expansive look into her scatterbrained imagination, whose presence somehow feels even more abrasive this time around. Starting with her hectic delivery on “Roman Reloaded,” which zigzags between short-of-breath word[Read More…]
Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Though her 2010 debut Pink Friday was a ham-handed combination of rap lyrics mixed with pop hooks, Nicki Minaj’s latest release, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, is a more expansive look into her scatterbrained imagination, whose presence somehow feels even more abrasive this time around. Starting with her hectic delivery on[Read More…]
Seminar discusses sexual slavery in Asia during WWII
Alexandra Allaire / McGill Tribune Last Friday, March 30, the McGill Golden Key Society and the East Asian Students’ Association hosted “Sexual Slavery and the Asian Holocaust: A Seminar on the Comfort Women Issue in East women.” These comfort women were the thousands of women from Korea, China, and other[Read More…]
A look at the upcoming NHL Awards Ceremony
As the NHL season grinds to a close, it’s fitting to take a look toward summer in Las Vegas, where the NHL awards will be given out to a multitude of deserving players around the league. Of course, some of the top nominees for these awards are not surprising-players like[Read More…]
