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Teachin’ about Austerity
Members of the recently mobilized Solidarity Concordia want to bring political activism to students by connecting different Concordia student groups for a weeklong conference on anti-austerity projects at the beginning of February.
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CSU-Run Daycare Project Moving Forward, Reggie’s to Remain Closed Until September
Concordia Student Union executives have begun meeting with university administrators to try to find a space on campus for a CSU-run daycare.
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Casting Out PTSD
Benoit Sorel throws his gear into an old army duffle bag, gets on his bike and hits the Lachine Canal’s waterfront bike trail. He surveys Montreal as he outfits himself with waders and water-repellent clothing. He can see flashes of perch below the water awaiting his drifting line. With one motion after the other, Sorel loses himself in the act of fly fishing.
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Canadian Academic Anthony Stewart Speaks about Race in Canada
Canadians tend to tell themselves that issues of racism are not as bad as in the United States. Some, according to Anthony Stewart, will go as far as to proclaim that racism is not a problem here.
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Surprise Surprise: Capitalism Fuels Income Inequality
It takes money to make money. An individual on an average wage has little chance of making it to the one per cent, and there is a tremendous lack of equal opportunity. Julius Grey addressed this inequality in a talk at Concordia on Tuesday evening.
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Nanyang Business School Wins 34th John Molson MBA Case Competition
The Nanyang Business School took home the Concordia Cup and a $10,000 prize last weekend, finishing first at this year’s John Molson MBA International Case Competition.
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Briefs
Concordia admits that one bedbug was found in the library, and francophone magazine L’Organe will be making a comeback.
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Counting Sheep? Don’t Neglect a Routine Sleep Schedule
For Dr. Colleen Carney, too many students are following the trends of greater adulthood by neglecting a routine sleep schedule. Students are prioritizing their own academic success, altering their bodies’ internal clocks. According to Carney, this lack of routine is a main cause for chronic insomnia, which is a disorder closely linked to depression.
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Eight Years Stagnant, CSU Website Redone in One Weekend by IT Guy
The Concordia Student Union’s almost decade-old website will be officially replaced this semester for the first time since the software running it became obsolete in 2007, CSU IT Coordinator Filip Pietruszewski told The Link.
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Invigilators Vote Yes to Unionization
In a vote held in November and December, Concordia’s exam supervisors opted to officially organize as a union group under the auspices of Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia.