The Tribune WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 2024 | VOL. 44 | ISSUE 1
Published by the SPT, a student society of McGill University
EDITORIAL
FEATURE
Military spending fuels oppression, not peace
In Search of Silence PGS. 8-9
PG. 5
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NEWS McGill begins fall term without Faculty of Law PG. 2
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Students walk out of classes to compel McGill to cut financial ties with Israeli state Walkout ended on Lower Field, defying closure following encampment’s dismantlement Eliza Lee News Editor
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ore than 150 students walked out of classes and gathered in front of the James Administration Building at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30 to protest
McGill’s complicity in the genocide of Palestinians and to demand divestment from companies and academic institutions with financial ties to the Israeli military. Protestors filed into the lobby of the Macdonald Engineering Building, where speakers highlighted the Faculty of Engineering’s ties to weapons manufacturing—such as the
computational fluid dynamics laboratory, which is funded by arms industry companies Bell Flight and Lockheed Martin. Students ended the walkout by taking to Lower Field, where the Palestine Solidarity Encampment had stood for 75 days from Apr. 27 to July 10. PG. 3
What we liked this summer break
Military spending fuels oppression, not peace
Jordana Curnoe, Siena Torres, Dana Prather, Charlotte Hayes, Kellie Elrick, Amelia McCluskey
Editorial Board
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We Are Who We Are (TV miniseries)
Jordana Curnoe Contributor
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he HBO miniseries //We Are Who We Are//, directed
by Luca Guadagnino, follows a headstrong army brat from New York City named Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer) who moves to a fictional American military base in Chioggia, Italy. There, he befriends a group of other army brats including Caitlin/Harper (Jordan Kristine Seamón). As they grow closer, Cait-
lin begins to question her gender identity and feels that she cannot exist inside her old world the way she is expected to. The series consists of visually captivating shots of curiously beautiful Italian scenery and awkward but fitting close-up shots of people’s faces. PG. 11
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anada’s military spending has recently faced increased scrutiny, with the United States urging the Trudeau government to meet the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s defence spending target of two per cent of their GDP. As one of
the lowest spenders on defence among NATO allies, Canada has continuously faced criticism from U.S. officials for its perceived lack of commitment to military investment. In the context of Canada’s pervasive ties to the colonization of Palestine, increased military spending directly furthers Canada’s involvement in violence that contradicts its values of
protecting human rights and promoting peace. Paralleling McGill University’s private investments, Canada’s federal budget allocations directly contribute to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. Without divestment from the Israeli state and its enterprises, Canada and its complicit institutions—including McGill—will remain bloody-handed. PG. 5