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Brian Lapuz
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OpinionsThe Link’s Editorial Endorsements Since 1980
What we do as journalists comes from a sense of duty to keep the communities around us informed about one another.
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Fringe ArtsArtist Profile: First Impressions of an Ecuadorian Whirlwind
Concordia University’s student-run VAV Gallery felt like most small school galleries. It had a glossy grey floor.
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NewsConcordia Bomb Hoax Suspect Had an Exam the Same Day
Evidence suggests Hisham Saadi had an economics exam on March 1, 2017, the same day three buildings at Concordia University’s downtown campus were evacuated after the security department and media outlets received a bomb threat by email.
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Sending Concordia Bomb Threat
The trial of Hisham Saadi, the 48-year-old suspected in connection with a bomb threat hoax against Concordia University last year, began this morning at the Palais de Justice.
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NewsCSU Grants $7,000 to Student-Run Tax Clinic, $1,000 Spent on Credit Card for Uber
The Concordia Student Union council gave the John Molson Accounting Society a $7,000 boost last Wednesday, hoping to raise their profile to the wider student body, rather than having the service only known to Concordia’s business students.
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NewsParc-Extension Building Owner Threatens to Shut Off Water, Gas and Electricity
A small group of Parc-Extension residents protested in the office of the new owner of Hutchison Plaza, Thursday morning, after the landlord warned they would cut off water, gas, and electricity on Jan. 8, 2018.
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NewsDawson College Student Found in Blackface for Theater Class Test
“Why did you paint your face black?” students asked while facing a young man who was rehearsing a monologue for a theatre class evaluation in the hallway at Dawson College, last Wednesday.
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NewsCSU By-Elections 2017: Council Candidates
From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia’s 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote on the following candidates for council.
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Fringe ArtsBEING Celebrates Blackness in Multimedia Expo
Ubuntu Talks’ Chelsy Monie has put together BEING, a multimedia exhibit that explores blackness in hair, skincare, and body
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NewsHundreds Rally at Olympic Park to Welcome Refugees in Montreal
On hot and sunny Sunday, a couple hundred people cheered, “Welcome, Bienvenue,” and in Haitian Creole, “Oulakayou,” during a rally at the Olympic Stadium to greet the 500 or so Haitian refugees sheltered there.
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March For Migrant Trans Rights
Hundreds of protesters chanted, “This is march, not a parade,” while walking East down Ste. Catherine St. on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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Fringe ArtsSupport Some Local Music at This Year’s Osheaga
A sneak peek at what kind of local bands will be making an appearance at this year’s Osheaga.
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Fringe ArtsGrowing Up in an Abusive Immigrant Family
Pluk’d is hitting the stages of Fringe Festival this summer, portraying themes of immigrant generation gaps, language barriers, and not seeing eye to eye with the folks.
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Fringe ArtsRacially Diverse Acts Surge at Montreal’s Fringe Festival
Fringe Festival is buzzing, bringing with it a collection of diverse acts and performers. Here’s some insight on these diverse performances that are hitting the Fringe stage this summer.
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NewsKissing a Police Baton
I wasn’t sure that I wanted to get out of bed that morning. Had I known I’d get a facial makeover, courtesy of the Montreal police, I would have indulged myself.
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NewsFormer Black Panther Political Prisoner Speaks at Concordia
After Montreal activist Robyn Maynard introduced Robert H. King, the audience gave him a standing ovation. King spent 32 years at the notorious Angola prison in the state of Louisiana—29 of which were spent in solitary confinement.
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Concordia Bomb Threat Suspect Targeting Muslim Students Out on Bail
After a week of postponements and deliberations, Hisham Saadi, the man arrested in connection to last week’s Concordia University bomb threats, will be free upon meeting bail requirements, as ruled at the Palais de justice this afternoon.
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P-6 Protest at City Hall
On April 23, around 50 protesters gathered at Montreal’s City Hall for a second day in a row to witness council vote on the controversial bylaw P-6.
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NewsStudents Condemn Police Violence After Worker Sit-in
Approximately 100 protesters gathered at Place Émilie-Gamelin last night in reaction to the reports of Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. workers being pepper sprayed and clubbed by police on the morning of March 20.
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OpinionsStriking Failure
As of last Thursday, members of the Concordia Student Union started a weeklong strike against tuition hikes.
