In defense of alcohol
As Mitch Hedberg once remarked, alcoholism is the only disease you can get yelled at for having. Drunks have been treated unfairly for far too… Read More »In defense of alcohol
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Letters: TAs strike, activism jargon debate rages on
Floh re-enters the jargon fray Re: “A jargon-y defense of jargon?” | Commentary | March 31, 2008 Emilie Connolly partly misses the point. I don’t… Read More »Letters: TAs strike, activism jargon debate rages on
BoG set to approve Master Plan today
The Board of Governors will approve a large portion of McGill’s physical Master Plan today, pledging the University to a broad set of goals as… Read More »BoG set to approve Master Plan today
News Brief
Caférama tenant report ranks bidders [correction appended] In a confidential report released to SSMU councillors Friday, the SSMU Operations Committee ranked the seven tenders bidding… Read More »News Brief
Lost at the movies
Annual film series at the Goethe Institut places contemporary German film in dialogue with the country’s cinematic past
Hyde Park: Cranston: give me respect
Is there anything more subjective than musical taste? Every single person has their own conception of what “good” music is. Over reading week, a group… Read More »Hyde Park: Cranston: give me respect
The Hipless Boy: The big idea
My girlfriend George (short for Georgina) pulls on some stockings. They’re black, with little red hearts on them. Her coworker gave them to her. “She… Read More »The Hipless Boy: The big idea
Capital campaign solicits student donations
McGill’s Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) is asking current students to help fund Campaign McGill as it tries to climb from the $380-million already collected… Read More »Capital campaign solicits student donations
Tenants protest rental board wait times
On April Fools’ Day – or poisson d’avril in French – about 160 people marched a giant paper fish down René Lévesque to the provincial… Read More »Tenants protest rental board wait times
Off-Campus eye
Smoke blanketed the Plateau last Wednesday when a fire erupted in a four-storey 60-unit apartment building. 100 people were relocated from the building on Pins… Read More »Off-Campus eye
Teaching assistants prepare to strike
Union decries lack of progress in negotiations with administration
Goodbye lovely Mile End
A Silver Mt. Zion helped make their neighbourhood the cultural Mecca it is today. On their new album, they do something unexpected – apologize.
New PGSS VP considers dissolving lobby group
It’s time to change the provincial lobbying strategy of the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS), according to VP External & Governmental Affairs-elect Adrian Kaats. Kaats –… Read More »New PGSS VP considers dissolving lobby group
Editorial: Breaking up is hard to do
At last Thursday’s Council, SSMU councillors voted to make The Tribune completely independent from the Students’ Society by 2010. Since its inception, The Trib has… Read More »Editorial: Breaking up is hard to do
McGill Tribune on path to independence
SSMU Council pledges to help with developent of Tribune business plan, negotiations over McGill name