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NewsThousands Denounce Secularism Bill as Xenophobic
Thousands of people took to the streets this Sunday to protest the CAQ government’s proposed secularism bill.
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NewsClean Bathrooms a Top Priority for Cut the Crap
Among Cut the Crap’s priorities in the upcoming Concordia Student Union general elections, cleaning the bathrooms tops the list, followed by online opt-outs, election reform and charity.
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NewsConcordia Increases Security on Campus Following Harassment Complaints
Security has been increased on campus in light of multiple harassment complaints.
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NewsMomentum the Only Full Slate Running in ASFA Elections
This year, only one slate is running in the ASFA elections, with no oppositions between candidates.
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NewsStudent March Halts at Ministry of Education, Unhappy with ‘Short Term’ Solutions
For the second time in two days, students across Montreal partook in a march against unpaid internships. The demonstration was capped off by students coming to a halt in front of the office of the ministry of higher education.
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NewsProvincial Wide Strike Begins Ahead of CAQ Budget Reveal
Kickstarting their week-long strike against unpaid internships, students in the School of Community and Public Affairs and Journalism are joining about 35,000 student throughout the province.
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NewsPolice Brutality March Ends in Two Arrests, ‘No Injuries’
Pedestrians were urged to evacuate Sherbrooke St. as protesters smashed car windows, rolled dumpster fires down the street, and set off fireworks at the height of the 23rd annual anti-police brutality march.
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NewsInternship Strike Resumes as Students March Downtown
With more student taking on strike mandates across the province, university students marched to continue butting heads with the provincial government over the remuneration of internships.
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Students Against Unpaid Internships Disappointed by Lack of Dialogue
After a Concordia senate meeting in late February, President Alan Shepard said he would prefer if students didn’t go on strike against unpaid internships.
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NewsPSSA General Assembly Legitimacy in Question
PSSA held the meeting at Reggies, which goes against provincial laws stating all association members be able to take part democratically.
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NewsIndigenous Women Say Canada’s Legislative is Discriminatory
When Mary Hannaburg’s mother married a non-Indigenous man, she lost her Indigenous status, her voice, and her land. This was due to laws imposed oh her by the Indian Act—enacted in 1876.
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NewsEnglish Students ‘Condemn’ University’s Mishandling of Sexual Violence
Following the news that a Concordia professor in the creative writing program was exonerated of sexual harassment allegations, the Concordia Association for Students in English released a statement condemning the university’s “mishandling” of the case.
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NewsStrike Votes Imminent as Departments Prepare for Mobilization
Student associations in Communications and the School of Community and Public Affairs have shown an interest in pressuring the university to change their policies surrounding internships at Concordia, with strike votes set to take place this month.
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NewsDecision to Change the Redmen Name Postponed
In light of the decision to postpone the ruling on the Redmen name, the Student Society of McGill University responded in a statement on Friday.
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NewsASFA Appoint New Finance Coordinator
The Arts and Science Federation of Associations officially appointed Gigi Cordeiro as their Finance Coordinator last Thursday.
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NewsConcordia Journalism Students Strike Against Unpaid Internships
About 35 journalism undergraduates voted unanimously for a week long strike in the winter semester on Wednesday night. Students are demanding the provincial government prohibit universities and CEGEP’s from running unpaid internships and want a section on interns’ rights added to Quebec’s labour code.
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Online Polls Now Open for CSU By-Elections
After being postponed for two months, polling for the Concordia Student Union by-elections opened today, with voting taking place online.
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NewsCouncil Update: CSU Signs Off on Deal to Provide More Mental Health Services
The Concordia Student Union will be expanding mental health coverage within the undergraduate health plan. Alliance pour la santé étudiante au Québec, the union’s health and dental provider, has recently offered Empower Me, a new online mental health and wellness service for students.
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NewsCSU IT Director Says Risks Involved With Online Voting Are Being Overlooked
Last Wednesday the Concordia Student Union’s IT Director Camil Gagnon-Duguay brought up his concerns about online voting in an email to the CSU’s executive team. With voting for their by-election set to take place online Jan. 15 to the 17, the union voted to use paper ballots as a backup plan.
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NewsCSU January By-Election to Run Online
Voting for the Concordia Student Union by-elections will take place online. CSU council agreed Wednesday night that the by-elections—initially set to take place between Nov. 27 and 29—will take place on an online platform separate from My.Concordia this January.
