A McGill phonebooth and the largest art heist in Canadian history
The story of the “Skylight Capers” and the 1972 robbery of the Montreal Fine Arts Museum
Alexandre Hinton, Multimedia Editor
An ill-omened spirit fell over Montreal in the early morning hours of September 4, 1972.
The city was in a state of despair as the public mourned the
loss
of 37 Wagon Wheel club-goers in an atrocious fire. Few celebrated the
Montreal Expos victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals. The
top song
on the Canadian charts for that week was
“Alone Again,” a morbid ballad composed by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O Sullivan.
Meanwhile, three thieves were preparing to execute the largest art heist in Canadian
A timid McGill student observes a group of classmates talking and laughing, and wishes to join them. As she contemplates whether to approach them, she remembers words of encouragement from a therapist: “You will make friends, you are kind and fun. People like you more than you think.” After recalling those reassuring words, she summons the courage to approach the group. Her heart is beating a mile a minute as she stands, shaking, waiting for the group to acknowledge her. To her relief, the group is extremely welcoming. As they let her in on their conversation, she is overwhelmed with happiness, but still fears not being liked.
The McGill Tribune’s Student Life team reflects on a tumultuous, yet occasionally triumphant, year.
Holly Wethey; Contributor
For the past two semesters, I have been living in my Plateau apartment, watching Montreal go from the orange zone to the red zone, and back again. The ongoing isolation has led me to develop a habit of taking walks to decompress leaving me with ample time for reflection. The loneliness of being the only people from my friend group in the city has made me realize how much the people in Montreal make the city so special. Though nostalgia for normalcy has certainly defined the past six months, so too have small pleasures, new experiences, and unexpected adventures. I made new friends, spent time missing distant ones, founded a magazine, drank a lot of bubble tea, and even started learning Portuguese.
With warmer weather coming our way, nostalgia for the McGill campus and the now-distant era of OAP is officially setting in. This week,
The McGill Tribune has compiled a list of some signature McGill mixed drinks™ to help you reminisce about the good old days.
Big Suze Seltzer
Who doesn’t love a good seltzer? Since we have an even slimmer chance of running into our principal on campus than usual, we can instead enjoy this drink with her face on it to recreate the experience.
Bonus: Take a shot if you notice that Big Suze winks at you.
OAPale Ale
This article was originally published in The Razette but The McGill Tribune
was able to translate and report on this very important issue.
To many rodents, Oreo cookies filled with processed sugar and a satisfying ratio of cookie to creme have long been a sweet treat to nibble on. The Aristorat Academy of Science was recently made aware of a study conducted by humans that elucidated the addictive properties of Oreos. The study, which subjected brave lab rats to even more unethical testing, found that Oreo cookies were more addictive than cocaine.
This finding only confirms what many elderly rats have long believed: The processed food fad is the culprit behind the rising rates of vice in society.