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Student Associations Seeking to Sever Ties with the CFS Suggest Changes to Provincial Law
Several student associations in Quebec want to leave the Canadian Federation of Students—and they’re no longer satisfied with waiting for court dates in their quest to do so.
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Four Quebec Politicians Disagree on Energy Policy at Concordia Debate
The night before a provincial election was called, a Concordia debate between four politicians about Quebec’s energy policies revealed deep divides in what types of policies they consider realistic.
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#CSU2014: Meet your Executive Candidates
Last year’s election was a “no contest” but this year’s Concordia Student Union elections are gearing up to be a free-for-all—or is it more of a team battle?
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David Suzuki Tells JMSB Students to Rethink What They’re Learning
He’s best known as an environmentalist…
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ASFA Elections Unique in More Ways Than One
Last week’s Arts and Science Federation of Associations’ elections set themselves apart from others in the past with the sudden resignation of a new executive, the election of a candidate by just one vote and the tied vote of two other councillors.
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Math Error Prevents Fee-Levy Opt-Out Question From Getting on the Ballot
Twenty-nine cents have gotten in the way of a petition for all business students to stop funding six fee-levy groups.
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ECA Adopts “More Enforceable Ban” On Disrespectful Chants
Following the controversy over “sexist, violent, and degrading” chants sometimes sung at engineering events, the Engineering and Computer Science Association created a Student Spirit Committee at its council meeting Monday night mandated to make a songbook “free of crudeness and obscenity.”
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How the CSU Plans to Pay $42,000 in Back Taxes
The Concordia Student Union will pay off its $42,000 in overdue taxes partially using a somewhat off-the-books bank account holding interest amassed from fees collected over the years for a new student centre, according to CSU VP Finance Scott Carr.
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Concordia’s Global Engineering Week to Discuss Sustainable Approaches to Engineering
With a name that conjures up images of globetrotting engineers bringing infrastructure to impoverished nations, one might imagine a week of events organized by Concordia’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders to be composed of lectures and seminars about engineering in developing countries.
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CSU Electoral Officer Warns Pre-Campaigning Will Hurt More Than Help
Ahead of the upcoming Concordia Student Union general elections, which will include a vote on contentious fee-levy reforms, the CSU’s chief electoral officer is implementing new ways to deal with violations of election regulations.