Laura Beeston
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NewsNovember 10: Tuition Day
Don’t like the idea of paying even more for your already-expensive post-secondary education? Then mark your calendars for Nov. 10, where a massive, province-wide mobilization of students against tuition increases is set to take place in Montreal.
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NewsStop the Shame Game
Scantily-clad solidarity ruled the day as between 400 and 1000 folks came out for Montreal’s version of the now-global SlutWalk phenomenon on May 29.
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NewsDQed
The 2011 Concordia Student Union election took another bizarre turn last night, as the Chief Electoral Officer Oliver Cohen announced that both Action and the victorious Your Concordia slate had been disqualified.
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NewsShowdown on the Corner
The abortion debate is back again—specifically, in the park on the southeast corner of St. Laurent and St. Joseph Blvd., where an access showdown between pro-choice and pro-lifers is currently being staged outside of Montreal’s Morgentaler Clinic.
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NewsKicking the Bottle
Concordia University’s administration announced on April 6 that it would begin the process of phasing out water bottles from vending machines on campus. “This is step one,” said university spokesperson Chris Mota
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NewsYour New CSU
After one of the most competitive elections in recent Concordia Student Union history,
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NewsRecord Turn Out
A record number of undergraduate students came out to vote in the 2011 Concordia Student Union elections March 29, 30 and 31, and the polling stations were feeling it.
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NewsThe Rules of the Game
During a trip down the Hall building escalators to investigate a barrage of texts, tip-offs and gossip on March 31, The Link was met by two members of opposing Action and Your Concordia slates
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Abused Rules?
“My responsibility is to make sure that the electoral process runs smoothly and fairly, and to make sure that everyone follows the rules. […]
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Record Turnout?
There is still one day left to vote in the 2011 Concordia Student Union election, but the polling stations are already seeing potentially record numbers of students participating in the democratic process.
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NewsSustainable Slates
“Sustainability” is a word people love to throw around at Concordia, so it’s no surprise that many initiatives relating to this issue have found their way into the campaign trail.
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Space Race 2011
During a meeting on student space with former Concordia VP Services Michael Di Grappa in the late ‘90s,
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NewsStudent Union Sues CFS
Over the past three years, seven student unions across the country have tried to sue their way out of the Canadian Federation of Students. On March 17, the Concordia Student Union became number eight.
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Communicating Your Student Life
To win an election, the communication strategy needs to be sharp, the posters fresh, the message clear and the platform points need to have… Duck Sauce?
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Fringe ArtsThe Art Of Love
“We’re trying to imagine ways that might open people’s minds and hearts.
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ASFA Clashes with Math Students Association
“Unfortunately, we’ve come to an impasse,” said Arts and Science Federation of Associations VP Financial Alexa Newman. “I don’t want to kick out math students, but we haven’t been able to make a resolution.
