<![CDATA[The McGill Tribune RSS]]> /se/the-mcgill-tribune-rss-1.1575273 en-us Fri, 1 Jun 2012 60 <![CDATA[10 questions with ... Evan Vossen]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/sports/10-questions-with-evan-vossen-1.2844549 Christopher Nardi
Redmen captain caps off McGill hockey career with overtime winner in CIS gold medal game

MT: How did it feel to win the CIS championship?

EV: It’s a great feeling. The way things happened in terms of the history of the franchise, the program—which is ...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844549 Sports MT: How did it feel to win the CIS championship?

EV: It’s a great feeling. The way things happened in terms of the history of the franchise, the program—which is ...]]> Christopher Nardi Sports <![CDATA[Around the Water Cooler]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/sports/around-the-water-cooler-1.2844548
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In case you were too busy searching for Easter eggs or the afikoman, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports ...

NHL HOCKEY — Th...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844548 Sports In case you were too busy searching for Easter eggs or the afikoman, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports ... 

NHL HOCKEY — Th...]]> Sports <![CDATA[NHL Playoff Preview]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/sports/nhl-playoff-preview-1.2844547 Hrant Bardakjian and Adam Sadinsky
By: Hrant Bardakjian and Adam Sadinsky

The days are getting warmer, clothes are getting lighter, and starting Wednesday, news junkies will no longer be able to catch Peter Mansbridge on their local ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844547 Sports The days are getting warmer, clothes are getting lighter, and starting Wednesday, news junkies will no longer be able to catch Peter Mansbridge on their local Hrant Bardakjian and Adam Sadinsky Sports <![CDATA[Winter Sports Report Cards]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/sports/winter-sports-report-cards-1.2844546 Christopher Nardi, Steven Lampert, Rebecca Babcock, and Jeffrey Downey
By: Christopher Nardi, Steven Lampert, Rebecca Babcock, and Jeffrey Downey

Redmen Hockey: A+

No team in McGill Athletics has been as successful this year as the ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844546 Sports Redmen Hockey: A+

No team in McGill Athletics has been as successful this year as the Christopher Nardi, Steven Lampert, Rebecca Babcock, and Jeffrey Downey Sports <![CDATA[ADHD can add another level of stress during exams ]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/features/adhd-can-add-another-level-of-stress-during-exams-1.2844543 Jimmy Lou
By: Jimmy LouA closer look at the challenges faced by those with ADHD, and the resources available to them

The fast-approaching exam season tends to be the time of year when stress and fatigue peak for students. With heaps of information to memorize, review, and understand, many students face challenges and performing below their full potentia...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844543 Features The fast-approaching exam season tends to be the time of year when stress and fatigue peak for students. With heaps of information to memorize, review, and understand, many students face challenges and performing below their full potentia...]]> Jimmy Lou Features <![CDATA[An educational outing with a sweet twist]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/features/an-educational-outing-with-a-sweet-twist-1.2844542 Marri Lynn Knadle
By: Marri Lynn KnadleA trip to a sugar shack or maplery is a must-do for any Montrealer

The island of Montreal is encircled by sugar shacks. Every spring, workers tap into the melting, sugary ichor of the maple tree, and together produce 77 per cent of the world’s maple s...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844542 Features The island of Montreal is encircled by sugar shacks. Every spring, workers tap into the melting, sugary ichor of the maple tree, and together produce 77 per cent of the world’s maple s...]]> Marri Lynn Knadle Features <![CDATA[Summer in the City]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/features/summer-in-the-city-1.2844541 Kyla Mandel
A Montrealer’s guide to Montreal

Montreal is an amazing city in the summertime. However, because of the mass exodus of students leaving to their respective hometowns or summer adventures, much of the city’s charm, which remains blanketed in snow for most of the school ye...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844541 Features Montreal is an amazing city in the summertime. However, because of the mass exodus of students leaving to their respective hometowns or summer adventures, much of the city’s charm, which remains blanketed in snow for most of the school ye...]]> Kyla Mandel Features <![CDATA[I scream, you scream, we all scream for poutine!]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/features/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-poutine-1.2844540 Colleen McNamara
By: Colleen McNamaraOne student takes a delicious tour through the greasy world of Montreal’s signature dish

French fries. Cheese. Gravy. At first glance, this smorgasbord of three equally fatty, mouthwateringly delectable foods seems absurd. Who thought of mixing these things toget...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844540 Features French fries. Cheese. Gravy. At first glance, this smorgasbord of three equally fatty, mouthwateringly delectable foods seems absurd. Who thought of mixing these things toget...]]> Colleen McNamara Features <![CDATA[A chat with this year’s three Tomlinson Prize winners]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/science-technology/a-chat-with-this-year-s-three-tomlinson-prize-winners-1.2844536 Anand Bery
Faculty of Science award promotes research excellence and scientific leadership

Andrew Hendry , Department of Biology

Tell us about your current research.

In essence, my research is trying to understand how ecology ...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844536 Science & Technology Andrew Hendry , Department of Biology

Tell us about your current research.

In essence, my research is trying to understand how ecology ...]]> Anand Bery Science & Technology <![CDATA[Uncovering the universe’s deep, dark secrets]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/science-technology/uncovering-the-universe-s-deep-dark-secrets-1.2844534 Farah Hanani Sam
McGill collaboration on a telescope built at the southernmost point on Earth hopes to reveal more

Imagine if you were to throw your keys up in the air, and instead of slowing and falling back down, they sped up towards the ceiling. As counterintuitive as it might seem, this is one appropriate analogy for the way our universe behaves. ...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844534 Science & Technology Imagine if you were to throw your keys up in the air, and instead of slowing and falling back down, they sped up towards the ceiling. As counterintuitive as it might seem, this is one appropriate analogy for the way our universe behaves. ...]]> Farah Hanani Sam Science & Technology <![CDATA[Research finds key mutation in recessive ataxia]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/science-technology/research-finds-key-mutation-in-recessive-ataxia-1.2844533 Victor Lam
By: Victor LamMutation in mitochondrial gene is found to cause neurodegenerative disease in fruit flies and humans

The discovery of a mutation which causes neurodegenerative disorders in fruit flies and a set of conditions known as recessive ataxia in humans was recently published by re...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844533 Science & Technology The discovery of a mutation which causes neurodegenerative disorders in fruit flies and a set of conditions known as recessive ataxia in humans was recently published by re...]]> Victor Lam Science & Technology <![CDATA[Why invasive species matter]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/science-technology/why-invasive-species-matter-1.2844531 Leigh Miller
Exotic species in Antarctica further sign of human-accelerated change

In a study published last month, a team of South African scientists found that invasive species are thriving in Antarctica. The finding is yet another that points to the growing impact of invasive species.

Last wee...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844531 Science & Technology In a study published last month, a team of South African scientists found that invasive species are thriving in Antarctica. The finding is  yet another that points to the growing impact of invasive species.

Last wee...]]> Leigh Miller Science & Technology <![CDATA[What the devil is Canada’s status quo?]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/what-the-devil-is-canada-s-status-quo-1.2844530 Johanu Botha
Oh, Canada?

Let’s imagine that the peculiar universe that is Canadian politics has a referee hulking in the shadows. Careful not to infringe on the Game of the Great North, she—Canada’s ref would naturally reflect anti-gender discrimination policies,...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844530 Opinion Let’s imagine that the peculiar universe that is Canadian politics has a referee hulking in the shadows. Careful not to infringe on the Game of the Great North, she—Canada’s ref would naturally reflect anti-gender discrimination policies,...]]> Johanu Botha Opinion <![CDATA[How to say goodbye when you’re not Schwarzenegger]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/how-to-say-goodbye-when-you-re-not-schwarzenegger-1.2844529 Tara Richter Smith
Chronicles of a Curioso

For graduating students, April is the season of goodbyes. Everyone hates goodbyes, especially when the ones in question are more adieus than hasta la vistas, but we say them anyway, in...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844529 Opinion For graduating students, April is the season of goodbyes. Everyone hates goodbyes, especially when the ones in question are more adieus than hasta la vistas, but we say them anyway, in...]]> Tara Richter Smith Opinion <![CDATA[QPIRG should admit to its mistakes]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/qpirg-should-admit-to-its-mistakes-1.2844528 Calvin Elsman
By: Calvin Elsman Commentary

As an organization that funds many worthwhile causes, I find no fault with the goals and actions of QPIRG as a whole. Where I take exception, rather, is with the duplicity and in...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844528 Opinion  As an organization that funds many worthwhile causes, I find no fault with the goals and actions of QPIRG as a whole. Where I take exception, rather, is with the duplicity and in...]]> Calvin Elsman Opinion <![CDATA[The Tribune’s stance on the April referenda]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/the-tribune-s-stance-on-the-april-referenda-1.2844527
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Question regarding online voting for the GA—YES

This question proposes the addition of online ratification for SSMU General Assembly (GA) motions after the in-person GA has taken place. This newspaper has a histor...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844527 Opinion Question regarding online voting for the GA—YES

This question proposes the addition of online ratification for SSMU General Assembly (GA) motions after the in-person GA has taken place. This newspaper has a histor...]]> Opinion <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-1.2844526
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The Plate Club would not exist if not for QPIRG. From our humble beginnings hand-washing in 2007 to today’s solid collective complete with an incredibly hygienic dishwasher (]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844526 Opinion The Plate Club would not exist if not for QPIRG. From our humble beginnings hand-washing in 2007 to today’s solid collective complete with an incredibly hygienic dishwasher ( Opinion <![CDATA[Letter to the Editor]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-1.2844525 Brian Keast
By: Brian Keast

The current situation in Queer McGill (QM) is one of corruption and infighting which continues to push the organization further and further towards irrelevance. In Tribune columnist, Abraham ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844525 Opinion The current situation in Queer McGill (QM) is one of corruption and infighting which continues to push the organization further and further towards irrelevance. In Tribune columnist, Abraham Brian Keast Opinion <![CDATA[Blitzkrieg and Jitterbugs: McGill during wartime]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/arts-entertainment/blitzkrieg-and-jitterbugs-mcgill-during-wartime-1.2844523 Richard Martyn-Hemphill
Book explores the dramatic impact of World War II on the McGill campus

Elizabeth Hillman Waterston enrolled at McGill in September 1939—the same month that Hitler’s Panzer divisions first rolled into Poland and World War II began. When one thinks abou...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844523 Arts & Entertainment Elizabeth Hillman Waterston enrolled at McGill in September 1939—the same month that Hitler’s Panzer divisions first rolled into Poland and World War II began. When one thinks abou...]]> Richard Martyn-Hemphill Arts & Entertainment <![CDATA[The hypocrisy of “artist supporters”]]> http://www.mcgilltribune.com/arts-entertainment/the-hypocrisy-of-artist-supporters-1.2844522 Christopher Nardi
By: Christopher NardiPop Rhetoric

I’ll admit it: I used to download music illegally. Let’s face it, nearly everyone who owns a computer with Internet access has, at one point in their life, downloaded a song, album, or even an entire musical collection through suspicious ...

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 1.2844522 Arts & Entertainment I’ll admit it: I used to download music illegally. Let’s face it, nearly everyone who owns a computer with Internet access has, at one point in their life, downloaded a song, album, or even an entire musical collection through suspicious ...]]> Christopher Nardi Arts & Entertainment