Articles by Hilary Sinclair

  • News

    Concordia’s Greenhouse in Need of Some Green

    Sustainability Concordia’s Project Seeks Fee Levy in Upcoming Elections

    Perched on the 13th floor of Concordia’s Henry F. Hall Building is a sanctuary above the city, a safe haven of plants and quietude that features a vista that’s perfect for studying or contemplating the city. It’s also a sanctuary that’s asking students for some money.

  • Opinions

    Quebec Undercuts Innovation

    Cuts to Research Detrimental to Future of Universities

    When the Quebec government announced on Dec. 6 that it would be slashing $31 million from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, they decided to cut the legs from under a sector that is essentially the lifeblood of universities.

  • Special Issue

    Harvesting a Crisis

    How Canada Can Address Its Farming Needs With Urban Agriculture

  • News

    The Sex Ed You Never Got In High School

    Women’s Studies Hosts Panel, Makes Plea for Alt Sex Ed

    The average sex education curriculum is incomplete.

  • Sports

    ConU Loses Third Straight Provincial Championship

    McGill’s Cohesion Bests Stingers in Rugby Final  

    Sunday afternoon, Concordia’s men’s rugby head coach Clive Gibson looked across the field at the celebrating McGill Redmen with a dissatisfied stare.

  • News

    President Says ConU Not Preparing for Strike

    Alan Shepard Optimistic About CUPFA Negotiations

    Concordia President Alan Shepard isn’t yet worried about the unlimited strike mandate passed by the Concordia University Part-Time Faculty Association.

  • Fringe Arts

    Satellite Radio and Saddlin’ Up

    Corb Lund’s Cabin Fever Mixes Old-Fashioned Whisky and Subversive New Country

    Today, Corb Lund has settled on “subversive country” to describe his music.

  • Special Issue

    Restructuring the Ivory Tower

    How Online Courses and Student Space Are Rearranging the Future of Universities

    Universities stand like pillars in our society.

  • News

    2110 Centre and CKUT Form The Dragonroot Project

    Groups Aim to Start a Discussion About Gendered Violence

    The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy and the McGill-based campus-community radio station CKUT are banding together to spread awareness about gendered violence under the moniker of The Dragonroot Project.

  • Opinions

    Does Concordia Need A Student Centre? Pro

    Students at Concordia are divided.

  • Fringe Arts

    Deconstructing the Business of Creativity

    Montreal’s Departement Makes Art Profitable

    Creative studio Departement takes the term ‘multidisciplinary’ to unfathomable new heights.

  • Opinions

    The Grass is Always Greener at the Top

    Last week’s article “Paying the President,” which addressed the salary of our fearless leader Alan Shepard, has raised some questions.

  • Fringe Arts

    Rubik’s Q*Bert

    Computation Arts Students to Take the App World by Storm

    It’s beautifully built, infuriatingly addictive, coming to a mobile device near you—and designed in the EV Building.

  • Opinions

    Just Watch Him.

    The Shallowness of the Justin Trudeau Media Coverage

    We need to stop treating Justin Trudeau like a spoiled child—and he should probably stop acting like one.

  • News

    Damit! Gets Leg Up From CSU

    2110 Centre Gets Much-Needed Dental Dam Project Funding

    Protection against sexually transmitted infections is phallocentric—and the Damit! Project hopes to change that.

  • News

    2110 Centre Holds Alt Event Series

    From a fertility awareness workshop to papier maché puppet, this year’s version of the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy’s Another Word for Gender event series has something for all Concordia’s diverse communities.

  • Fringe Arts

    Shooting for The Suburbs

    Artists Reveal Process Behind Arcade Fire Album Cover

    In 2011, the Arcade Fire’s third LP, The Suburbs, won Album of the Year. Three times.

  • News

    Concordia Pays $2 Million Fine

    Cash Will Come From “Reserve Account”

    Concordia has paid the $2 million fine handed out by the Ministry of Education last March, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Kelley announced today.

  • News

    “Like Talking to a Wall”

    ConU Scrambling to Prepare for Cancelled Tuition Hike

    Patrick Kelley, Concordia’s Chief Financial Officer, has been tasked with putting together the jigsaw puzzle that is the university’s budget—but the Ministère de l’éducation, du loisir et du sport is holding the final pieces.

  • News

    Breaking Ground

    Concordia President to Send Letter to Charest

    Concordia University Senate voted unanimously to request that Quebec Premier Jean Charest start an unconditional dialogue with student groups, and that Interim Concordia President Frederick Lowy pass along the message.