Men’s relay team finds silver lining at CIS track championships
The McGill men’s track and field team captured silver in the 4x400m relay, Sunday, at the CIS championships, held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. It was the only medal won by McGill over the three-day meet and helped the Redmen finish 12th of 22 teams overall.
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Mathieu nets game-winner as Redmen clip Carleton, even playoff series at 1-1
Sophomore defenceman Jean-Philippe Mathieu of Loretteville, Que., scored the game-winner at 10:10 of the third period as McGill rallied to defeat visiting Carleton 3-2 at McConnell Arena, Saturday. The result evened their best-of-three OUA East final series at 1-1. The rubber match will be in at the CU Icehouse in Ottawa, Sunday at 7 p.m.
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Do or die for hockey Redmen, Martlets
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Global warming felt to deepest reaches of ocean
A new study by McGill researchers shows climate change has put a freshwater lid on the Antarctic ocean, trapping warm water in the deepest regions of the ocean. The new work may help explain a scientific mystery: the recent discovery that Antarctic Bottom Water, which fills the deepest layer of the world ocean, has been shrinking over the last few decades.
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Mac excels in animal and crop judging competition
Recently, nearly 90 participants arrived at the Centennial Centre on Macdonald Campus to take part in the 64th annual Macdonald Intercollegiate Judging Competition in which they would judge a variety of live animals and crops during the all-day event. Youth from different 4-H clubs across Quebec participated in the 4-H division (five teams), while students from five different colleges and universities from Quebec and Ontario participated in the collegiate category (13 teams).
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Culinary roadshow across Panama: Fieldwork has delicious perks
While mapping agricultural land uses in Eastern Panama as part of Catherine Potvin’s lab a pair of McGill undergraduates got to live with local people. The experience, the duo say, gave them unique insight into people’s everyday lives and, more importantly, into their kitchens.
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McGill grad Babcock shows his alma maters as Canada strikes Olympic gold, again
Mike Babcock stuck with tradition and opted to wear his lucky McGill tie as Canada completed their golden Olympic odyssey, blanking Sweden 3-0 Sunday, to capture the admiration of a nation after winning the men’s hockey tournament before a world-wide audience.
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“Kitty” scores knockout punch as hockey Martlets gain upper-hand over Carabins
Katia Clement-Heydra scored the game-winner and added a helper as No.2-ranked McGill pulled out a 4-3 thriller to draw first blood over the top-ranked Montreal Carabins in Game 1 of the RSEQ women’s hockey league championship series, Sunday. The Martlets were buoyed by a boisterous crowd of 412 at McConnell Arena that included Principal Suzanne Fortier and Olympic gold medalists Charline Labonté and Mélodie Daoust.
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