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MacDonald Campus shuttle stop moved again

Published on July 1, 2017 The downtown stop for the McGill shuttle which brings students between the downtown and MacDonald campuses has been moved once… Keep Reading
McGill students bike across Canada in protest of Kinder Morgan pipeline

Published on July 1, 2017 Starting June 24, McGill students Alison Gu, U3 Kinesiology, and Sarah Mitchell,U3 Bioresource Engineering, embarked on a 47-day bike trip… Keep Reading
Pop Rhetoric: OKNOTOK is not what rock and roll needs right now

Published on June 29, 2017 For all their talk about being so vehemently anti-capitalist, and–by proxy–true to their art, Radiohead loves a good gimmick. It… Keep Reading
Banks speaks to all the senses at Le Metropolis

Published on June 20, 2017 It didn’t take long for listeners to latch onto Jillian Banks, better known simply by her last name: Banks. Her… Keep Reading

Recent Stories

Instagram’s Mari Andrew on living her happiest life

July 23, 2017 Audrey Carleton

It often takes trauma and heartbreak to push people into their most creative, inspired places. Such a narrative is common across artists … Keep Reading

On Melodrama, Lorde reveres being young and dumb

July 23, 2017 Jackie Houston

It’s easy to trivialize pop music, or dismiss it as something intrinsically lesser than “real music." It can seem banal, and focus … Keep Reading

McConnell Hall to shift to mixed-gender floors in Fall 2017

July 23, 2017 Fionn Adamian

McConnell Hall will house students of all genders on every floor starting Fall 2017, joining the other Upper Residences–Gardner Hall and Molson … Keep Reading

Comedian Yamaneika Saunders opens up at Just For Laughs 2017

July 20, 2017 Audrey Carleton

It’s festival season in Montreal, and some of the greatest comedians from across the globe are pouring into the city for the … Keep Reading

Arts & Entertainment

Instagram’s Mari Andrew on living her happiest life

July 23, 2017 Audrey Carleton

It often takes trauma and heartbreak to push people into their most creative, inspired places. Such a narrative is common across artists … Keep Reading

On Melodrama, Lorde reveres being young and dumb

July 23, 2017 Jackie Houston

It’s easy to trivialize pop music, or dismiss it as something intrinsically lesser than “real music." It can seem banal, and focus … Keep Reading

Comedian Yamaneika Saunders opens up at Just For Laughs 2017

July 20, 2017 Audrey Carleton

It’s festival season in Montreal, and some of the greatest comedians from across the globe are pouring into the city for the … Keep Reading

News

McConnell Hall to shift to mixed-gender floors in Fall 2017

July 23, 2017 Fionn Adamian

McConnell Hall will house students of all genders on every floor starting Fall 2017, joining the other Upper Residences–Gardner Hall and Molson … Keep Reading

Memorial lecture celebrates legacy of Supreme Court Justice Charles D. Gonthier

July 9, 2017 Cherry Wu

In a society plagued with social intolerance, discussions around the role of law, justice, and governance are gaining rising urgency. On June … Keep Reading

[email protected] Artificial Intelligence Lab promotes women’s involvement in the field

July 9, 2017 Fionn Adamian

Within the first 24 hours of the AI for Social Good Hackathon on the weekend of June 17, Scarlett Muguthi, a 2017 … Keep Reading

Anti-Canada Picnic draws supporters and raises funds for Karhiwanoron Immersion School

July 9, 2017 Patrick White

In solidarity with Karhiwanoron Immersion Elementary School, the Anti-Canada Picnic brought members of the McGill community together to acknowledge 150 years of … Keep Reading

Opinion

Look out, Trudeau: NDP’s Singh on the come up

July 3, 2017 Victoria Flaherty

In 2019, Canadians from coast to coast will vote on their next prime minister. Current PM and Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau … Keep Reading

Why it pays to slow down this summer

June 19, 2017 Jackie Houston

Remember your elementary school summers? When school was out and the living was easy? Goodbye, long division–hello ice cream sandwiches, sleepover camp, … Keep Reading

Judicial independence should not be compromised for executive goals

June 13, 2017 Gabriel Rincon

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper left office in 2015, he left a legacy of politicizing the judiciary. Harper reformed the way judges … Keep Reading

First-Year Seminars aid new students’ transition into university

June 6, 2017 Julia Metraux

When I was finalizing my university decision, my biggest hesitation about attending McGill University was the sheer class size of core requirement … Keep Reading

Features

A Walk Through Redpath Museum

April 5, 2017 Nicholas Jasinski

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Serving a purpose: the value of service industry jobs

March 28, 2017 Holly Cabrera

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Sports

Point-Counterpoint: Is LaVar Ball helping or hurting his sons’ careers?

June 18, 2017 Alec Regino & Wasif Husain

LaVar Ball’s behaviour has compromised his sons’ basketball careers Alec Regino Lonzo Ball will probably be the Los Angeles Lakers’ first round … Keep Reading

NHL Expansion Draft Preview

June 17, 2017 Tanveer Ahmed

The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, taking place June 18-20, will mark the addition of a 31st team to the National Hockey League: … Keep Reading

Champions League final preview: Different journeys lead to an explosive match

June 2, 2017 Samuel Cordano

April and May were supposed to bring the soccer world an action-packed slate with the Champions League knockout rounds taking place and … Keep Reading

2016-17 McGill Tribune Redmen Awards

April 5, 2017 Joe Khammar, Aaron Rose

To cap off the 2016-17 academic year, the McGill Tribune recognizes the top Redmen team, athlete, rookie, and coach. … Keep Reading

Science & Technology

From skin cells to brain cells: McGill researchers generate a cell critical to Alzheimer’s research

July 17, 2017 Catie Futhey

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) of McGill University have recently discovered a method for transforming patients’ skin cells … Keep Reading

How invasive species change more than just ecosystems

July 17, 2017 Arvaa Balsara

An invasive species can be any kind of living organism—bacteria, fungi, plants, insects, fish, or even the organisms’ eggs—that has no evolutionary … Keep Reading

What does it mean to call food nourishing: A historical perspective

April 5, 2017 Daria Kiseleva

Today, individuals who wish to commit to a healthy diet will find no shortage of scientific data to ground their choices. However, … Keep Reading

McGill alumnus develops one-handed surgical knot-tying method

April 5, 2017 Rebecca Zhuang

McGill alumnus Farah Na’el Musharbash has created a new method to tie surgical knots that only requires the use of one hand, … Keep Reading

Student Living

Free and fun things to do in Montreal: Summer 2017 edition

May 30, 2017 Catherine Morrison

Montreal is the place to be during the summer—its true beauty and romantic atmosphere simply cannot be captured during the winter months. … Keep Reading

Reflections: Motherless on Mother’s Day

May 22, 2017 Fiona Liang

Now, when I reflect upon my life, I see it in two distinct periods: Life with my mom and life without my … Keep Reading

What faith is your fashion? Looking into Forever 21’s hidden religious undertones

April 9, 2017 Chloe Grant

As a presumed general rule of consumer culture, products are available for sale to any interested buyer and businesses are motivated primarily … Keep Reading

Tackling digital clutter: Why virtual file organization matters and how you can achieve it

April 5, 2017 Avleen K. Mokha

When I started studying at McGill, I could not have anticipated the amount of digital clutter I would amass in my time … Keep Reading