Articles by Andrew Brennan
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May Day Protest Ends in Mass Arrests
Thwarted Demo Links Labour and Anti-Capitalist Issues
Montreal’s May Day protest was nearly over before it began, with roughly 300 people detained and ticketed in the the city’s Old Port Wednesday afternoon.
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CSU Calls For Resignation of Two VPs
Lauzon and Toto Must Abdicate or Face Impeachment
With less than two months left in their mandate, the Concordia Student Union requested the resignation of two of its executives at Wednesday’s council meeting.
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Concordia e.SCAPEs the Classroom
E-Learning Conference Promises Teaching Shakeups
Universities around the world are suffering some growing pains. To put it simply, what’s the point of classroom chats in the era of virtual check-ins?
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P-6 Dissent Comes to a Head
Bylaw Detractors Speak Out Against Mass Arrests, Kettling
Opposition to bylaw P-6 has now reached the mayor’s office.*
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Mass Arrests and Kettling Continue at Protests
Police Use P-6 to Stop Protesters From Marching
Montreal police have confirmed that at least 279 people were arrested at a protest against police repression and municipal bylaw P-6 on Friday.
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#CSU2013: How We Voted
With only one candidate facing any competition, the entire CSYou team was victorious this year in the Concordia Student Union elections. But that’s not the whole story.
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No Police Intervention at Nighttime Vigil
Demonstrators Gather to Condemn Protest Bylaw
No arrests or charges of mischief were recorded at a silent vigil in response to police brutality Friday night outside Place des Arts—decidedly different than the short-lived and violent protest from two weeks ago..
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A United CSYou
Carr Wins Over Martin, All Fee Levies Pass
If you’re an undergrad at Concordia, you have a new union. Despite a vote recount announced at 4 a.m. for one polling station that’s still ongoing, the entire CSYou slate will be next year’s Concordia Student Union executive.
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Idle No More Changes Gears
Native Movement’s Tactics Continue Despite Dwindling Spotlight
Energy can’t be destroyed once it exists—only changed. A similar principle seems to be at work when it comes to social movements.
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An Almost One-Sided Debate
Low Turn Out for Student Union Debates
Although all but a single executive position is uncontested in this year’s Concordia Student Union elections, campaigning continued this week with two debates between candidates.
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A History of Ongoing Labour Negotiations
The Link put this brief timeline together to trace back some of the history of strained labour negotiations that have plagued Concordia’s history.
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Sky Rockets (Almost) in Flight
Space Concordia’s Winning Satellite Still in Need of Funding
It can be incredibly expensive to launch a satellite into space.
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Nighttime Protest Ends Violently
Arson and Vandalism Bring March to an Early Close
The second massive protest against the indexation of tuition finished with 10 arrests, another 50 ticketed for unlawful assembly and vandalism by its end the night of March 5.
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Concordia Set to Expand E-Learning Program
Massive Open Online Classes, In-Class Multimedia on the Way
You get out of bed, go to the kitchen. A slice of toast and a glass of milk later, and you’re snuggled in your sheets, checking your laptop. Also, you just got to class.
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Protests Continue Over Education Summit
Thousands March Against Tuition Indexation, Twelve Arrested
With the Summit on Higher Education unfolding behind closed doors Feb. 26…
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Justice and Remembrance for Native Women
Protesters Pushing for Public Inquiry for Missing and Murdered
The lost were remembered on Thursday as hundreds marched through Montreal, decrying disproportionate levels of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.
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In the Margins No More
Idle No More’s Female Leaders Stand Up for Native Women
Tanya Kappo received a Facebook message in late January from a woman she had never met, confessing that she had once not felt strong enough to leave her abusive husband.
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Nah’msayin?
I’m Older Than Yesterday. Yay?
I’ve never understood birthdays.
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Idle No More Protest Retraces History in Montreal Streets
Protest Route Maps Shared Native and Non-Native Landmarks
An all-ages group of demonstrators supporting the Idle No More movement weaved through downtown Montreal by the dozens Sunday afternoon.
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CSU Councillor Resigns Over Conflict of Interest
Ramy Khoriaty Steps Down For Violating Union Standing Regulations
Less than an hour before a hearing to decide his fate, Concordia Student Union councillor Ramy Khoriaty resigned Monday evening for being in conflict with the union’s standing regulations.