McGill Tribune: How does your experience qualify you for this position? Samuel Harris: Well, I’ve been on the external affairs committee of SSMU all year. I’ve gone to TaCEQ meetings. I’ve also had extensive discussions with this year’s VP External, Robin Reid-Fraser. I feel as I have a very good[Read More…]
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Students and admin discuss protest documents
On Feb. 20, the McGill administration hosted a Consultation Fair on the downtown campus concerning the recently released Statement of Values and Principles on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly and Operating Procedures. Participants at the Fair raised concerns with the language of the Statement of Values and the[Read More…]
Plus ça change: New protest documents are more of the same
Nearly a year after McGill released its proposed Protocol Regarding Demonstrations, Protests, and Occupations, the administration has drafted its latest incarnation. The new version comes in the form of two concurrent documents: a Statement of Values regarding freedom of expression, and a set of Operating Procedures intended to act as[Read More…]
Admin releases draft protocol on protests
Last Friday, Vice-Principal Administration and Finance Michael Di Grappa and Provost Anthony Masi released the first draft of a permanent Protocol, concerning demonstrations, assemblies, and protests on campus. Members of the McGill community may submit comments and suggestions regarding the draft protocol to the administration until Jan. 7, 2013. Principal[Read More…]
Blown Up: Gaming and War—a frustrating chore
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…]
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…]
