Adam Kovac
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NewsBarbs at the Board
Two motions introduced by a student representative at the Concordia Board of Governors meeting on Nov. 17 were tabled and another was defeated, in a session that culminated with another Governor forcefully telling students they are “ticking people off.”
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NewsTear Down Those Tents
“I have always said that peace and security on-site and off-site should be the paramount consideration,” said Tremblay. “As these conditions are not met, the time has come that the [Occupy activists] find other ways to get their message across. I’m sure they will understand the need for action as soon as possible.”
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NewsStudents United
Red paint stained the flagpole and the ground. Vapour from a discharged fire extinguisher made the rainy darkness even gloomier.
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NewsStrike Zone
Concordia students have seen a first strike. It was made official, in part, by the Arts and Science Federation of Associations’ vote for a one-day strike on Nov. 10.
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NewsMayhem at McGill
While the Nov. 10 Day of Action march wound its way through Montreal’s downtown, action of a different sort was developing on the McGill University campus.
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NewsOrganizing an Occupation
At first glance, Occupy Montreal is a ramshackle series of tents, people and supplies. Chaotically spread out in Victoria Square, the center of Montreal’s financial district, it appears to have no rhyme or reason.
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NewsCall Me Ismail
Confusion over the hiring, and firing, of the Concordia Student Union Chief Electoral Officer last week overshadowed the position’s immediate responsibility—organizing the byelection taking place in three weeks.
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Fringe ArtsSongs in the Square
Take it from me—playing a steel-stringed acoustic guitar when it’s cold outside really sucks.The skin on your hands dries out and becomes brittle. The knuckles on your right hand chafe pretty badly if you miss the strings with your pick.
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NewsCharting a New Academic Course
After an hour of debate, Concordia’s Senate voted by secret ballot to adopt a new five-year academic plan for the university, despite rampant student opposition.
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NewsConU Academic Plan Approved by Senate
After an hour of debate, Concordia’s Senate voted by secret ballot to adopt a new five-year academic plan for the university, despite rampant student opposition. In total, 26 Senators voted in favour of the plan, and 19 voted in opposition.
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The Case of the Missing Councillor
The World Series may be over, but the three-strike rule is still in effect at the Concordia Student Union.
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We’re 25th! We’re 25th!
Much has happened at Concordia in the past year. A president left under mysterious circumstances, setting off a massive overhaul of the governance system. A new academic plan was introduced that will chart Concordia’s next five years. Students and professors alike have won awards, published papers, and made advances in their fields.
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NewsHelp Across Borders
Winter is coming to South Dakota, and that means a hard few months are approaching the Rosebud Indian Reservation. It means power outages that last up to a week. It means no heat if you don’t have a propane heater or wood-burning stove.
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Graham Gets Crackin’
Provost David Graham presented Concordia’s new Academic Plan to the Concordia Student Union Council on Wednesday.
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Against the Academic Plan
While the Concordia Senate is still deciding how it feels about the new five-year academic plan, the Student Union has taken a stance—voting to not accept the plan in its current state during Wednesday’s Council meeting.
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Fringe ArtsBite of The Living Dead
Though brains are their mantra, what being part of a zombie walk really takes is guts. True, it’s preferable if those guts are dripping out of gaping abdominal wounds or being worn like a grisly feather boa in a glam-goes-gory fashion statement, but it takes guts nonetheless.
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NewsCancelling the Cleric
The speech was to be given by British Imam Abdur-Raheem Green, who has been criticized for allegedly calling for harsh punishments for homosexuality, condoning domestic violence towards women and controversial remarks about Islamic-Jewish relations.
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NewsASFA Resolved
The results of last week’s Arts and Science Federation of Associations byelections will stand, as former ASFA Chief Electoral Officer Nick Cuillerier promised a special meeting of the ASFA council to withdraw a complaint he had made to the faculty association’s Judicial Committee.
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NewsTea-ing Off Security
Members and sympathizers of Concordia’s culture-jamming club überculture had a near run-in with Montreal police on Oct. 18—for drinking tea.A rotating group of five to six activists sat on the floor of the foyer of the Hall Building for their annual tea party in a peaceful publicity stunt to protest the lack of student space.
