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Police, Protesters Trapped in Cycle of Violence

The 2013 Anti-Police Brutality March Ended Badly—Again. Here’s a Look at How We Got Here.

Megan Dolski — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

Early last Friday afternoon, in a windowless fluorescent-lit basement on McTavish St., around 40 people attended a workshop advertised as Street Action 101.
The Great Slate Debate

Corey Pool & Colin Harris — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

While election season may be in full swing, the Concordia Student Union executive candidates have little to compete for, as VP Finance is the only one of the union’s paid representative jobs that’s contested.
Finding Creative Ways to Cut

Administration Seeks Least-Worst Solutions as Funding Woes Plague Concordia

Megan Dolski — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

It doesn’t matter who you ask. Pretty much everyone agrees Concordia’s current financial situation is far from ideal.
Meet Your CSU Exec Candidates

The Link Talks to Next Year’s Student Union Hopefuls

Erin Sparks & Julia Wolfe — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

Who are the candidates? What’s their platform? The Link has your answers.
After Two Months, A President

Former VP Sustainabiliy Elected as New CSU President

Katie McGroarty — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

This year, the Concordia Student Union set a record. Unprecedented in the university’s history, the union operated for over two months without a president.
Talking Sustainability

The Many Definitions of a Sustainable Society at ASFA Talks 2013

Michael Wrobel — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

The diverse and seemingly unrelated disciplines of economics, international development, psychology, health sciences and agricultural studies share at least one common concept—the broadly defined, elusive idea of sustainability.
A Closer Look at CSYou’s Platform Promises

Deconstructing CSU Executive Candidates’ Plans for 2013-14

Julia Wolfe — Published March 19, 2013 | Comments

If you don’t live and breathe Concordia politics, you might not understand a lot of the platform points being put forth by CSYou.
A History of Ongoing Labour Negotiations

Andrew Brennan — Published March 18, 2013 | Comments

The Link put this brief timeline together to trace back some of the history of strained labour negotiations that have plagued Concordia’s history.
“It’s Like I Had No Freedom”

PINAY Points to Injustices of Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program

Geoffrey Vendeville — Published March 16, 2013 | Comments

Ms. Salazar never dreamed of leaving the Philippines for Canada.
Anti-Police Brutality Protest Snuffed Out by SPVM

Katie McGroarty — Published March 15, 2013 | Comments

At first, it seemed like things were over before they had even started.