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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 2025 | VOL. 45 | ISSUE 7
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OFF THE BOARD I promise I’m not a first-year PG. 11
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Opening the Black Box PGS. 8-9
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At 2:00 p.m., student protestors from all Montreal universities gather at McGill’s Y-intersection, where youth speak out against their universities’ complicity in the genocide in Palestine. (Zoe Lee / The Tribune)
Thousands fight for Palestine during Oct. 7 student rally and strikes Demonstrations illustrate city-wide solidarity against genocide
Mairin Burke Managing Editor
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sea of demonstrators in red, white, black, and green chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” at the Montreal student rally for Palestine on Oct. 7. Commencing outside of Concordia University’s
Henry F. Hall Building at 1:00 p.m., thousands of university and CEGEP students and faculty, as well as broader Montreal community members, gathered to protest two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Despite the pouring rain, attendees also showed up to support the day’s Montreal-wide student strikes for academic divestment from the genocide, which applied to over 80,000 students. Chapters of Students for Palestine’s Hon-
SSMU must remember whose team it is on EDITORIAL
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n Oct. 1, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU)’s Board of Directors (BoD) abruptly dismantled the student-run food accessibility collective known as Midnight Kitchen (MK), firing its staff and locking the doors to its kitchen space without any prior warning. SSMU’s executive termination of Midnight Kitchen betrays the fundamental duty of a student union to serve and uplift its student body. SSMU’s decision to close MK— without proper consultation with the kitchen collective beforehand—demonstrates an ignorance of the practical specificity of MK’s
work, and an exploitation of inconsistent and selective information to sensationalise the circumstances surrounding MK’s dismantlement. MK is a non-profit, volunteer-run collective with the core mission of providing affordable, healthy, nut-free and vegan food to McGill students and the surrounding community. MK’s programs include educational workshops on food prep and food politics, free lunches, and solidarity servings. The discrepancies between the BoD’s rationale for shutting down MK and the nuanced realities underlying these accusations lay bare SSMU’s disregard for clear and respectful communication with its student PG. 5 organizations.
our and Resistance across Montreal’s post-secondary institutions organized both the strikes and rally. Surrounded by Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) officers in riot gear—approximately 40 of whom were stationed in lines barricading access to the temporarily-closed Hall Building—attendees cried out chants for Palestine and for PG. 2 divestment.
Don’t squirm, it’s time for midterms STUDENT LIFE
Tips for building effective and sustainable study habits Ditch the library and try a cafe
Rachel Blackstone Staff Writer
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ith reading week behind us, preparing for midterms is almost as unappealing as completing them. For some, building healthy and fruitful study habits feels like an impossible feat. If you’ve been spending more time researching optimal study tips than reviewing your actual class content, fret no longer. The Tribune has composed a midterm survival guide.
Montreal is home to a fantastic cafe culture; use your mountain of deadlines as an excuse to try out some of Montreal’s vibrant options. Bring a fellow struggling classmate, treat yourself to a delicious drink, and savour the last whispers of terrace season as you study. If you are avoiding libraries, but still craving a close to campus late-night study session, check out the Second Cup on St. Laurent. Located at the intersection of rue St. Laurent and avenue du Parc, Second Cup is open until 10:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. PG. 12
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