Articles by Jane Gatensby
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FEUQ Elects New President
Desjardins and Genest-Grégoire Discuss Next Steps
After two years at the head of the Fédération Étudiante Universitaire du Québec, Martine Desjardins is stepping down.
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A Very Different Day of Action
Student Protest Cut Short by Mass Arrests
The police continued with a recent trend last night: breaking up protests before they even get to start.
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The Post-Summit Scramble
Next Steps for University Leaders
Cameron Monagle says the Quebec government referring to the indexation of tuition fees as a “relative freeze” is a “load of baloney.”
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A View From the Summit
Government Proposes Annual Tuition Increase of 3%
As the Summit on Higher Education came to a close, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois concluded, “there are no losers here today.”
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Governance, Tuition Up for Debate at Summit
Participants Complain of Government Inaction
After months of planning, preparatory meetings and conflicts over budget cuts…
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The Cost of Space
How Construction Spending Is Eating Into University Operating Funds
At first glance, it seems paradoxical: if Concordia University is so constantly plagued by budget troubles, where does it find the money to keep expanding?
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The Link’s Guide to Bookstores and Cafes
How to Find Salvation from the Snow
Montreal in mid-February can seem like a dark, snowy hold you’ll never get out of.
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PLAN NORD
A View From Both Sides
On Feb. 8 and 9. Montreal played host to the renamed Salon des ressources naturelles, a forum on employment to support Plan Nord. Hundreds protested outside, while the forum went on indoors.
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Nowhere Close
Debunking the Myth of Free Aboriginal Education
When it comes to the funding aboriginal university students receive for their learning, Sahra Maclean has heard it all.
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Allegations of Cliquism and Discrimination in One of Quebec’s Student Federations
ASSÉ Committee Resigns, Cites Lack of Inclusiveness
On Feb. 1, the ASSE’s three-member Comité aux luttes sociales, a committee for social struggles, resigned en masse…
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From Strike to Boycott
ASSÉ Unlikely to Attend Higher Education Summit
Barring a complete turnaround by higher education minister Pierre Duchesne, the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante will not be attending Quebec’s summit on higher education.
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Questions Remain Over University Research
Opinions Diverge in Rimouski During Final Pre-Summit Meeting
Discussion of university research in Quebec was met with a flood of conflicting opinions…
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One Step Closer to The Summit
CSU Town Hall Launches Online Voting to Determine Union’s Positions
The Concordia Student Union wants your input.
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CSU to host Education Summit Town Hall
Online Vote to Begin Next Week
Quebec’s summit on higher education is only weeks away, and the Concordia Student Union’s consultation campaign is now kicking into high gear.
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Red Squares, Red Feathers
People’s Social Forum Brings National Movements Together
After a year of marching with the carré rouge pinned to coats, lapels and backpacks, activists are now donning Idle No More’s red feather—joining a slew of movements attempting to work together to overcome shared struggles.
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More Cuts to Universities On The Horizon
Duchesne Unable to Deny Further Shrink in Budget
The third of four thematic meetings leading towards next month’s province-wide summit on higher education began on an ambiguous note.
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The Burden of Budget Cuts
ConU Prepares for Cuts, Considers Options
In response to recent cuts made to Concordia’s operating budget, the school’s administration has reached out to the ConU community in search of solutions to its newfound financial woes.
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Provincial Cuts Threaten Research at Concordia
Quebec Science and Technology Funding Cut by 30%
University researchers and administrators are rattled by the provincial government’s…
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Urbania Goes Anglo
And Finds Some Love West of Papineau
Sometimes, as a reader, you come across an idea that has been bouncing around your head for so long, it’s as though the author was reading your mind when they wrote it. “Yes!” you say. “That’s exactly what I was thinking!”
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Tuition Stalemate at Summit Meeting
Debate on Quality vs. Accessibility Continues
At the second thematic meeting in the run-up to the summit on higher education, the Quebec university community failed to come to a consensus on the issue of tuition fees.