News

  • Safe Sex in the Stacks

    Condoms May Be Distributed Next Semester: Pudwell

    Clay Hemmerich — Published November 2, 2010 | Comments

    The Concordia Student Union, Queer Concordia, the 2110 Center for Gender Advocacy and Health Services are wrapped up in negotiations to provide distribution centres with free safe-sex kits on campus.

  • Mental Geography

    Concordia Professor Talks Montreal Multiculturalism

    Shereen Ahmed Rafea — Published November 2, 2010 | Comments

    “What is especially interesting about today’s Montreal is the way it is bringing together the histories of the city, which were once so separate,” said Sherry Simon, at La Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
    Simon, a Concordia University professor, headlined the fourth edition of the President’s Conference Series with a talk titled “The Flow of Languages, the Grace of Cultures,” on Oct. 27.

  • NATO Council Secretary Speaks

    — Published November 2, 2010 | Comments

    Expect the war in Afghanistan—the longest military engagement in both Canadian and American history—to continue for a “very long” time, said Edmund Whiteside, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council Secretary.

  • Anti-Smuggling Law Misses the Mark

    Proposed Bill Would Punish Refugees and Smugglers Alike: Crépeau

    Meagan Wohlberg — Published November 2, 2010 | Comments

    The Conservative government’s new proposed law on human smuggling is causing concern among refugee advocates.

  • Plastic Rain

    TAPthirst, überculture and QPIRG Dump Hundreds of Plastic Bottles on Campus

    Joel Balsam — Published October 28, 2010 | Comments

    TAPthirst in conjunction with überculture and QPIRG Concordia dumped over 200 plastic water bottles on Norman Bethune Square on Oct. 20 to raise awareness about sustainability.

  • Screwed Over

    The Unglamorous Costs of Sex Addiction

    Natasha Luckhardt — Published October 26, 2010 | Comments

    Headlines of cocaine-induced rehab stints are old news in the celebrity world and the days of checking into rehab for “exhaustion” seem to be over.

  • Wiesel Speaks

    Christopher Curtis — Published October 26, 2010 | Comments

    In the 65 years since Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust, there has been no end to ethnic cleansing, genocide and mass murder on a global scale.
    Faced with this staggering reality, Wiesel refuses to be discouraged.

  • Strength in Numbers

    Families Affected by Police Violence Take to the Streets

    Ray Corkum — Published October 26, 2010 | Comments

    A group of families affected by police violence joined with civil justice advocates and supporters this past weekend to demand an end to police brutality.
    The group hosted several events over the weekend in recognition of the North American Day to Stop Police Brutality and Oppression.

  • Bathroom Activism

    Laura Beeston — Published October 26, 2010 | Comments

    Two weeks after 12 single-stall restrooms in the EV building were “gender neutralized” by an anonymous guerrilla sign maker, the Concordia administration stated that the project to create dedicated gender-neutral bathrooms on campus is currently “on hold.”

  • CSU Clubs Budget Released

    Adam Kovac — Published October 26, 2010 | Comments

    Concordia’s 61 clubs found themselves a little richer on Oct. 15, as the $92,000 clubs budget was released.
    Each club’s share is determined by the Clubs and Space Committee, chaired by CSU VP Clubs and Outreach Ramy Khoriarty, and made up of four CSU councillors and one student-at-large.