Opinions

  • Divestment a Step to Ending Climate Change

    Universities Should Withdraw Funds From Fossil Fuel Companies

    Hannah McCormick — Published March 11, 2013 | Comments

    During Concordia University’s reading week, I made my way from frozen Montreal to the thawing state of Pennsylvania.

  • Editorial

    Steps After the Summit

    The Link — Published March 5, 2013 | Comments

    It was a bona fide media event. The “national discussion” was promised by Premier Pauline Marois before she was even sworn in last September.

  • Nah’msayin?

    May the Faucets Be With You

    Julia Wolfe — Published March 5, 2013 | Comments

    When our university went bottled water-free, I was all-in.

  • Forcing the Hand of Council

    The CSU Executive’s Childish Strategy to Get Its Way

    Gonzo Nieto — Published March 5, 2013 | Comments

    On Feb. 13, following the resignation of the CSU president several days earlier, council met to appoint a new president.

  • Concordia Should Reboot Its E-Learning Strategy

    “Real Education for the Real World” Doesn’t Happen Online

    Julia Wolfe — Published March 5, 2013 | Comments

    There’s been a lot of talk this year about online learning at Concordia. Board of Governors and Senate meetings keep circling the subject.

  • Editorial

    A Union in Need of Some Unity

    The Link — Published February 26, 2013 | Comments

    The Concordia Student Union’s executives have lost their marbles.

  • Invisible Minorities?

    Underrepresentation of Women, People of Colour an Unacceptable Phenomenon

    Michelle Pucci — Published February 26, 2013 | Comments

    When Myriam Tardif, Rushdia Mehreen and Beatriz Munoz recently resigned from the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante, they made sure everyone knew it was because of their minority statuses.

  • A Response to Concordia President Alan Shepard

    The Need for a Wider Debate on Universities’ Missions and the Costs of Higher Education

    Audrey Dahl — Published February 26, 2013 | Comments

    Concordia president Alan Shepard recently wrote a piece for The Globe and Mail titled “Let’s look at Quebec tuition fees–and create opportunities for all.” Great title! I agree, let’s look at tuition fees and create opportunities for all.

  • Nah’msayin?

    Prints of Darkness

    Randy Pinsky — Published February 26, 2013 | Comments

    Remember the good ol’ days, when phone calls cost just a quarter, when people listened to Walkmans and nobody loled? While you’re going down memory lane, remember when printers (wait for it…) actually printed?

  • Nah’msayin?

    I’m Older Than Yesterday. Yay?

    Andrew Brennan — Published February 12, 2013 | Comments

    I’ve never understood birthdays.