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Concordia Bomb Hoax Suspect Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Hisham Saadi, the man responsible for issuing bomb threats to Concordia University in March of 2017, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday afternoon.
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With Concordia’s Food Provider Up For Grabs, Students Hope to See a More Equitable Food System
Students are campaigning for a more healthy and autonomous food system at Concordia. The contract for Aramark, Concordia’s current food provider, will be ending in 2020.
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District 3 Is a Startup Incubator Hidden on Campus
District 3 is a startup incubator which has provided help to 386 businesses so far. Both students and non-students are able to seek aid from District 3.
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Is Siri Sexist?
As technology advances, sexism prevails within the industry. An example can be seen in the use of Siri or Alexa, which maintain female voices in a secretarial role.
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Concordia Bomb Hoax Suspect Could Face 30 Month Sentence
Hisham Saadi’s sentencing ran throughout Monday afternoon. Saadi was convicted this past June after issuing a bomb threat to Concordia University in March 2017.
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Concordia Receives $15 million in Funding for Engineering and Computer Science Faculty
Concordia’s first woman to earn a PhD in building engineering at Concordia donated $15 million to Concordia University and the Engineering Faculty on Monday afternoon, which is now being named the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.
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CSU Aims to “Step up” for Student Parents on Campus
Supporting student parents on campus will be a priority for the Concordia Student Union. The CSU will be working with Concordia to implement new policies for student parents on campus.
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Stripping Down Racism Found in Indigenous Healthcare
To kickstart Indigenous Awareness week, McGill’s Indigenous Health Profession Program and the Social Equity and Diversity Education Office organized a panel to discuss the racism in healthcare and education.
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Provincial Debate on Student Issues Targets Free Education
When talking about free education at Friday night’s debate, Liberal Party candidate David Birnbaum looked frustrated, stressing that free education is “totally unrealistic,” right before slamming his fist on the table.
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Immigration at the Center of the Conversation at First English Debate
If there was any uncertainty about what has taken over the election campaign since it first started Quebecers were reminded after Monday night’s English language debate. Throughout the debate—the first ever televised—the topic of immigration continued to take centre stage.