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Petition Against CSU President on Hold

Agreement to Reconcile Differences Embraced by All Parties

Laura Beeston — January 31, 2012 | Comments

“We discussed it [and decided] the best course of action was to have a conversation and really lay it on the table…

  • ConU Board Under the Microscope

    Next BoG Meeting to Be Filmed by Student Gov., Protesters

    Julian Ward — February 1, 2012 | Comments

    In the wake of Concordia’s Board of Governors’ refusal to broadcast its own meetings, student-governor A.J. West decided to take matters into his own hands—quite literally.

  • McGill Admin Rejects Referendum

    Students May Have to Vote on CKUT and QPIRG’s Fate Again

    Pierre Chauvin — January 31, 2012 | Comments

    McGill’s radio station, CKUT, and the McGill-operated Quebec Public Interest Research Group might be fighting for their lives after a student-wide referendum keeping them afloat has been rendered inadequate by the university’s administration.

  • Catering to Concordia

    Students Deliver Home-Cooked Meals to Classmates

    Katie McGroarty — January 31, 2012 | Comments

    “If you’re a student and you work [for] minimum wage, you’re on a very tight budget,” said kitchen manager Marco Carbone. “We make it easy. We provide hearty, healthy meals that we deliver to your home at a very reasonable cost. It’s win-win for everyone.”

  • Chris Hedges Bets on Grim Future

    Prize-Winning Journalist Talks Occupy Montreal

    Simon Liem — January 31, 2012 | Comments

    The former New York Times journalist and author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning and Death of the Liberal Class said that the consequences of climate change leave the world very little time to fight against a corporate state that is “hollowing out the [United States] from the inside.”

  • Female Media, Fully Clothed

    Panel Discussion Takes Aim at Lack of Women in Media

    Laura Beeston — January 31, 2012 | Comments

    Another study from McMaster University found men were writing 90 per cent of all commentary on politics, national affairs and economics in 2009.

  • HIV+ First Nations Peoples Encouraged to Tell Their Story

    ConU Lecture Series Continues with Prominent Activist

    Julian Ward — January 29, 2012 | Comments

    Members of the Aboriginal community living with HIV and AIDS need to speak up and share their stories in order to gain strength and persevere, was the message delivered to Concordia students last week.

  • NDP Debate Lacks Sparks

    Candidates Struggle to Differentiate From Each Other

    Jacob Roberts — January 29, 2012 | Comments

    One thing was immediately clear at the federal National Democratic Party candidates debate at Concordia last week: New Democrats agree with each other on almost everything.

  • Tenants Go Fish at the Rental Board

    Rights Group Demands Shorter Wait Time for Hearings

    Julian Ward — January 26, 2012 | Comments

    Angry tenants went fishing today at the Régie de logement office in Montreal in hopes of catching a break from the province.

  • Highlights from the CSU Council Meeting

    Petition Against Gill and Filming the BoG Among Points Discussed

    Julian Ward & Hilary Sinclair — January 25, 2012 | Comments

    A petition and website launched by Tomer Shavit in an effort to impeach Concordia Student Union President Lex Gill was dismissed out of hand by councillors and executives as “unnecessary and a waste of time.”

  • Petition to Impeach CSU President Circulating

    Website Takes Aim at Lex Gill

    Laura Beeston — January 25, 2012 | Comments

    A petition launched on Jan. 25 with the goal of impeaching Concordia Student Union President Lex Gill was discussed before a motion of confidence in Gill and the executive was passed unanimously.