The Board of Governors convened May 22 for their last meeting of the school year. The session was also the last meeting for Arnold Steinberg, who will be ending his term as Chancellor on Jun. 30. Budget In her opening remarks, Principal Suzanne Fortier spoke highly of a recent meeting[Read More…]
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The kids are more than alright in Palo Alto
There’s one point during Palo Alto where first-time director Gia Coppola—yes, from that Coppola family—chooses to play the famous Phoebe Cates pool scene from Fast Times At Ridgemont High on a television screen. It’s a bold acknowledgement of one of the all-time greatest coming-of-age films, a legacy that Coppola no doubt hopes her[Read More…]
S.R.E.A.M: Science rules everything around me
If anybody came out to GZA’s lecture on “Consciousness, Creativity, Music, & the Origin of the Universe” that packed Leacock 132 last Saturday eagerly awaiting the Wu-Tang Clan founding member to explain advanced scientific principles to the audience, then they may have gone home feeling disappointed and unfulfilled. This, however,[Read More…]
What we talk about when we talk about Bill 60
When politicians attack, artists strike back. Barry Cole, president and chairman of Montreal’s Cole Foundation, is helping do just that through his Intercultural Conversations—Conversations Interculturelles program. The program gives grants to Montreal theatre companies to show the city’s diversity on their stages. “The mission is to present onstage the stories[Read More…]
“Wait for it” no more: How I Met Your Mother gives its answer in lackluster last gasp
There are any number of ways to begin a review of the emotional How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM)finale, just as I believe there were several different tracks the writers could have chosen to cap off such a series. I was in no state to start writing until roughly 48[Read More…]
Delicious things come in small packages
What better way to eat out than to try everything on the menu? The food trend of small plates dining allows you to do just that. The culinary style is nothing new—many cuisines have long offered bite-size samplings. Cantonese dim sum, for instance, came from snacks served to travellers along[Read More…]
Sci-Tech Summer reads
As the summer months draw near, visions of lazy days in the park and late nights take over our minds, filling us with warmth and the prospect of more free time. Whether sitting on an outdoor lounge chair or on the bus, nothing can transport you to another reality like[Read More…]
Student of the Week: Joen Lee
At first glance, you would never expect that soft-spoken Joen Lee could throw down a mean R&B rap. Lee is the President of Effusion, one of McGill’s a cappella ensembles, and has devoted many hours to maintaining the well-oiled music-making machine. Lee plays the “mama figure” in the group, and[Read More…]
The Med School Diaries: Nebras Warsi
Nebras Warsi is a first year medical student at McGill University. He was born in England but spent a part of his life growing up in Saskatchewan. As an undergraduate at McGill University, and after his mother moved to Montreal, he was able to apply to McGill as an in-province[Read More…]
SSMU Report Cards 2013-2014
At the end of each academic year, the McGill Tribune assesses the performance of the SSMU executive team based on our own observations, the opinions of the executives themselves, and—new this year—feedback from SSMU councillors. To promote transparency in this process, this year we are presenting each assessment in an[Read More…]
