McGill counts 156 Olympians with 34 medals among its alumni. Its downtown stadium served as a field hockey venue during the 1976 Olympics. The ground itself is saturated with Montreal's history.
Yet McGill's sports programs have for years faced scrutiny, The Gazette’s Harry North reports, with student athletes reporting pressure being placed on either them or their coaches over budgetary strain. Last week, it all came to a head with a long list of teams being cut.
