April Tardif Levesque
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March for Uyghurs demands action to stop genocide
Protesters gathered in Dorchester Square to denounce the ongoing cultural genocide against Uyghur Muslims in China.
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CSU sustainability coordinator Manuela Simo resigns due to toxic atmosphere
Sustainability coordinator Manuela Simo has resigned from the CSU, citing toxic work environment for members of the BIPOC community.
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Graduating councillor Desirée Blizzard resigns from CSU council
Councillor Desirée Blizzard resigned from the CSU as she is finishing her degree this semester—but she also described a difficult work environment during her mandate.
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Special Issue
Two Food Photographers make ‘food porn’ of the Montreal food scene
How a photographer makes breathtaking pictures of Montreal’s food scene.
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Special Issue
Make me a sandwich
If we could imagine a world without gendered value, we could all eat better, live better, and maybe decide our careers based on passion and not identity or economic status.
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Councillor Ahmadou Sakho resigns from CSU
After over a year on council, Ahmadou Sakho has resigned citing “constant drama.”
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Paige Beaulieu resigns from CSU due to unsafe work environment
Paige Beaulieu has resigned for the Concordia Student Union, but is hopeful for the group’s future.
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Councillor, known for mocking pronouns, posts controversial message on Facebook group
Screenshots have surfaced of Concordia Student Union councillor Jeremya Deneault making inappropriate comments in private messages, in Zoom chats and in Facebook groups. Councillors say these types of comments are contributing to a toxic and disrespectful work environment at the CSU.
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Breaking: Christopher Kalafatidis and Danielle Vandolder-Beaudin Resign From CSU Council
Christopher Kalafatidis, former general coordinator of the Concordia Student Union, and Danielle Vandolder-Beaudin have resigned their positions as councillors
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Quinn Bonus—Already Cashed—May Have Violated Policy
Former academic and advocacy coordinator Patrick Quinn has already received the $3,187.42 of his amended bonus. It will probably not be possible to recuperate the funds despite concerns that the revision violated policy.
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Leaked Closed Session Tapes Reveal Controversy as CSU Council Awards Max Bonus to Former Academic and Advocacy Exec
The unusual decision will be revisited at this evening’s CSU meeting, at which council will consider a motion to reverse it.
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Emails Reveal Online Opt-Out Steps Took Place Without Fee-Levy Consultations, Committee
The Concordia Student Union general coordinator Christopher Kalafatidis worked with the Concordia administration on the online opt-out system before consulting with fee-levy groups, according to newly surfaced emails between Kalafatidis and Concordia administrators, including dean of students Andrew Woodall.
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CJLO Threatens Injunction Against CSU Over Online Opt-Out
CJLO 1690 AM, Concordia’s radio station, has demanded a moratorium on the implementation of online opt-out and threatened to seek a court injunction to halt the project in a letter from its lawyer to the Concordia Student Union’s general coordinator Christopher Kalafatidis.
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Cooking as a Therapeutic Activity for Managing Symptoms of ADHD
As a slow, repetitive, creative process that requires sustained attention, cooking became one of the least destructive ways to channel that need for calm and focus.
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Opinions
Coronavirus: This Quarantine Is Class War
Workers risking their lives to go serve people that are allowed to stay home is the very essence of class inequality.
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Opinions
Harvey Weinstein Got 23 Years for Only Some of His Sins
The issue is that we live in a society where male success is more important than women’s lives.
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Special Issue
My Big Fat Catholic Family
Grampy had 15 siblings, and the portrait of his family haunted me for the sheer size of it.
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Opinions
Recognizing Eco-Fascist Rhetoric
It isn’t just liberals and leftists care for the environment. In fact, many fascists, far-rightists, and even Nazis have ecology on their minds.
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Opinions
Dont@Me: Instagram Could Sell You Crap on a Plate
We can get away with posting, liking, and consuming food items solely based on their photogenic qualities by trusting people who we perceive as having good taste.
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Immigrants Not Being Able to Read Their Hydro Bill Won’t Save the French Language
No one would choose to live in, work in, and embrace French by being forced to read their documents in French.