Articles by Laura Beeston
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Budget Coverage Slanted Penny-Wise
As the Conservative budget came down last week, the media was aflutter with the numeric details as they emerged.
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The Student Stalemate
Ministry Mum About the Future
Before last night, Line Beauchamp was arguably the most sought after interview in the province of Quebec.
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Another Petition, Another GA
Students to Vote on Extending Strike, Minimum Agreement
It’s back to the assembly for Concordia students next week.
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Violence Breeds Violence
Anti-Police Brutality Day Plotline Plays Out Predictably
It’s pretty clear that this year’s Anti-Police Brutality demonstration on March 15 was absolutely brutal, and will go down in the books as one of the most needlessly aggressive protests many of our reporters have ever witnessed.
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Shut ‘Er Down
Concordia University to Close for March 22 Day of Action
Concordia University announced it will be shutting down on March 22 for the province-wide protest against the increasing tuition fees.
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Editorial
A ‘Strike’ Is What You Make It
We’ve learned the hard way this week that democracy is no guarantee, even when everybody wants it.
We could dwell on a General Assembly marred with logistical failures and short attention spans, but to do so would be counter-productive at this point. It’s done; and we are in the middle of something big. -
(Another) Two Million Dollar Story
Fine From Ministry Must Be Paid By The Board
It’s extremely important that everyone in the Concordia community know that the incompetence of our Board of Governors, the highest body in power at our school, has screwed students and faculty over once again, this time to the tune of two million dollars.
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The Many Shades of Strike
‘False Division’ on Campus
At the controversial Concordia Student Union General Assembly on March 7, two things happened: a minority of undergraduate students voted to strike against increasing tuition fees, and an anti-strike movement was born.
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Students Unite Against a Strike
“No” Campaign Goes Public in Wake of CSU GA
After the controversial Concordia Student Union general assembly on March 7, two things happened: a minority of undergraduate students voted to go on a five-day strike, and the anti-strike movement began.
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WSSA to Strike a Second Week
Institute Sends Ministry of Education Invitation for Debate
The Women’s Studies Student Association held a second General Assembly March 9 and unanimously voted to extend their strike mandate to March 23.
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#CSU12 Debate
A Better Concordia vs. Concordia Could Be
After an extremely tame poster night by Concordia Student Union election standards, executive hopefuls from both _A Better Concordia_ and _Concordia Could Be_ held a debate Thursday and made their platforms public.
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Profs and Picketing
First Strike Day Sees Cancelled Classes, Partial Compromise
With six student-run faculty associations (and counting) officially adopting strike mandates on tuition increases following General Assemblies last week, the boycotting of classes at Concordia has officially begun.
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Let the Strikes Begin
Departmental Associations Vote on Strike Mandates
Thousands of Concordia students will be hitting the polls in the coming days to vote on whether to strike against rising tuition fees.
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Grassroot General Assemblies
Departments and Faculties to Meet on Strike Mandate
Throughout the week, general assemblies and meetings of nearly a dozen student associations will be taking place to discuss strike mandates against tuition increases.
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ASFA CEO Resigns on First Day of General Election Polling
Before polls opened on Feb. 15, the first day of the Arts and Science Federation of Associations general election, Chief Electoral Officer Christopher Webster announced his resignation.
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Perverse Pleasures
Queer Sex, Kink & Love
Fetish, kink, freak—whatever you call it, and whatever you feel about it—is actually everywhere. Permeating our physical bodies, punctuating our pleasures and playing a real part in the power dynamics all around us, kinkiness remains
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What’s to Come
You might have been shocked by our cover.
You might have also asked yourself, is this how The Link actually sees queer identity?
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Lowy and Lex: In Full
“Not all of the problems can be resolved, not even with the best intentions.”
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Talking With Presidents III
Lex & Lowy Discuss BoG, Strikes and R-E-S-P-E-C-T
“There is friction. You might be in a better position than I to say where the friction originates.”
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The Man Pill
What Happens When Male Contraceptives Catch Up?
I have a serious question for the males out there who could, theoretically, impregnate their sexual partners: How many of you would actually take a shot to the scrotum, or an ultrasound to the nuts, in order to assume contraceptive control of your sexual relationship?