addressed an auditorium full of youth and community leaders in the Montreal North borough at a youth forum on Tuesday August 31. Jean attempted to dispel some of the public anger that has simmered there since the shooting death of Fredy Villanueva two years ago.
Management Frosh Theme Changed After Allegations of Racism
Matt Essert
Less than a week before the start of faculty frosh, the Management Undergraduate Society changed their controversial "Tribal Frosh" theme following complaints of racism and cultural insensitivity.
Much of the controversy began on August 19, when Sarah Woolf, a U3 Arts student and former Students' Society councilor, posted a Facebook note complaining about the MUS's racist promotional videos.
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For the Gazette, no more Sundays
Twenty-two years after its introduction, the last copy of the Sunday Gazette hit Montreal's dépanneurs and doorsteps on August 1, cutting the Gazette's printed editions down to six days per week.
The venerable newspaper-Montreal's sole English-language daily-made the announcement in mid-July, citing the small amount of advertising dollars brought in by the Sunday edition.
McGill Buys Third Former Hotel to Boost Residence Space
Ex-Marriott to be functioning by Fall 2011
McGill Campus Becomes Pedestrian Friendly
Bicycles and cars banned from campus as well as McTavish Street
NEWS IN BRIEF: Former McGill Principal Named Canada's New Governor-General
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EXCHANGING MINDS: The Art of Understanding Each Other
"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
A polarizing topic comes up. We get anxious. Adrenalin floods into our veins, and our hands shake with the rhythm of our drumming hearts.
LIFE LINES: To Infinity and Beyond
The glitz and glamour of attending a prestigious university in a sexy city can be quickly extinguished by seven a.m. wake-ups, whole libraries worth of reading assignments, and that smug bastard in your history class who seems to expertly manage both. Before long, you'll experience the long lines at the Arts basement Subway and the cyberspace torture that is Minerva, then you'll really start feeling depressed.
• OFF THE BOARD: Beautiful People
• OFF THE BOARD: Confessions of a Renegade Cyclist
• EDITORIAL: Tribal Frosh and the Tone of Campus Debate
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The Tribune's Guide to Electives
There are hundreds of great electives to choose from this year, but if you're number 25 on the waitlist, try one of these courses you never knew existed.
CHEM 180, 181, 182, 183: World of Chemistry
Profs: Ariel Fenster, David Nobel Harpp, Joe Schwartz
The founders of the Office for Science and Society team up again for the faculty's most popular course series.
• 10 Gadgets that Make September a Bit Easier
• Figueras: the tourist-free part of Spain
• Gruyere Mac and Cheese
• An American Student's Guide to McGill and Canada
• Unfortunate Culinary and Bathroom Adventures
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Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Concerts - SSMU Frosh
On Sunday night SSMU froshies were treated to one final night of entertainment, a concert starring Torontonians k-os and Keys N Krates.
Keys N Krates featured a drummer, keyboardist, and DJ with a laptop and turntables. The band describes their work as "hands-on remixing," a style that transforms recognizable riffs and melodies into rave-style mixes.
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Concerts - NXNE 2010
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Concerts - Lollapalooza
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: CDs - Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: CDs - Best Coast - Crazy For You
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: TV Shows - Entourage
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: TV Shows - The Real World: New Orleans
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: TV Shows - True Blood
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: TV Shows - Jersey Shore 2
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Inception
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Toy Story 3
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Shrek Forever After
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Despicable Me
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Dinner For Schmucks
• Summer Entertainment Report Cards: Movies - Scott Pilgrims Vs. The World
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Sports
Redmen show promise for upcoming season
For four decades, Redmen football victories against rival University of Toronto were treated like blue moons, solar eclipses and Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup -- they didn't happen very often. McGill removed itself from that list Saturday as the team opened its gridiron season with a 40-17 win over the Varsity Blues in an exhibition contest at the Varsity Centre in Toronto.
• Redmen show promise for upcoming season
• THIRD MAN IN: Expecting the unexpected...and not getting it
• INTERVIEW: Red Thunder brings the noise
• Soccer Martlets win fifth straight preseason match
• Soccer Redmen, undefeated in preseason, have high expectations
