The McGill Tribune Vol. 41, Issue 5

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The McGill Tribune TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 2021 | VOL. 41 | ISSUE 5

Published by the SPT, a student society of McGill University

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EDITORIAL

FEATURE

STUDENT LIFE

Action is due against sexism in SSMU

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Meal-prepping for hibernation: Student-friendly autumnal recipes

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(Léa Bourget / The McGill Tribune)

Photos: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montreal

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SSMU executives, former members acknowledge recent statement is not enough The commitment to ‘change the system’ comes after allegations emerge of sexism within SSMU Ella Fitzhugh News Editor The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) vice-president (VP) Internal Affairs Sarah Paulin sent out

a mass email on Sept. 28 containing a written statement entitled “Enacting Change Within SSMU.” The statement comes after an article published by The McGill Daily on Sept. 22 exposed accounts of past and ongoing experiences of gender-based discrimination within SSMU. Paulin’s

10 McGill researchers selected as members of the Royal Society of Canada

Get to know the newest additions to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Bryana-Alexa Liberta Contributor The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) recently announced that 51 new members would be inducted to The College of

New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, among which are 10 McGill researchers whose hard work and excellence will be recognized at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on Nov. 19,

2021. In exclusive interviews with The McGill Tribune, four inductees discussed the inspirations behind their groundbreaking research that afforded them this honour. PG. 12

statement claims that SSMU is addressing issues of “toxic behaviour” as alleged by members within the Society, while past and current executives report the statement lacks transparency. PG. 2

Where do I begin?: Anthony Fantano and ‘The Needle Drop’ ‘The internet’s busiest music nerd’ has become an unmistakable pillar of online music Luke Schramm Contributor When Sacramentobased hip hop collective Death Grips released their debut studio album The Money Store in 2012, the culture of music consumption began to shift. The aggres-

sive, experimental ethos of Death Grips’ LP was powerful enough to inspire change in tastes among fans and creators alike, but internet music enthusiast and notorious critic Anthony Fantano was a catalyst for the move toward the popularization of such experimental hip hop.

Fantano’s YouTube channel, “theneedledrop,” with its classic jargony, essay-like approach to album reviews, handed Death Grips the elusive 10/10 rating—the first to ever receive the honour in the then-three-year-old channel’s history. PG. 7


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