Franca G. Mignacca
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NewsHundreds Brave the Rain for 12th Annual Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
*The night was punctuated by a torrential downpour and the drums of The Buffalo Hat Singers.
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NewsCSU Executives Scolded for Taking Gifts, Issued Formal Warnings
Tensions rose after Concordia Student Union council learned Wednesday night that General Coordinator Omar Riaz and Finance Coordinator Soulaymane El Alaoui charged more than $1,000 to the union’s credit card during a trip to B.C. this summer.
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NewsConcordia Hopes to Balance the Books in Two Years
Despite projecting a deficit of almost $4 million for their 2017-18 budget, Concordia predicts they’ll be in the green in two years, Chief Financial Officer Denis Cossette explained.
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NewsProtesters Block Train Tracks in St. Henri in Solidarity with Gaspésie
On a crisp Sunday afternoon, what began as a quiet protest at Cabot Square in downtown Montreal ended with one protester facing off against a moving train. In the end, two were arrested on a charge of mischief.
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SportsRajotte’s Last Stretch With The Stingers
After three years of playing with the Concordia Stingers, women’s rugby captain Frédérique Rajotte will bid farewell to the team at the end of this season.
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Special IssueTruth and Reconciliation Recommendations in Action at Concordia
When Shiann Wahéhshon Whitebean first enrolled at Concordia University over four years ago, she never imagined how her graduation convocation would have gone.
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Fringe ArtsCosplays, Panels, and So Much More
2017 Montreal Comiccon boasted a variety of different panels and events, even trying to introduce a touch of horror.
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NewsMontreal Community Rallies to “Bring Bissan Home”
*It’s been months since Hadi Eid has seen his daughter, Bissan, and he has yet to hold his newborn granddaughter. Stuck in Gaza since December, Bissan Eid, a Concordia graduate student, had to give birth away from home and without medical supplies on May 11.
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NewsMuslim Student Association to Keep Jummah Prayer Space
Through negotiations between administration, Concordia Student Union and the Muslim Student Association, the university’s upcoming renovations will no longer reduce the space used for the MSA’s Friday Jummah prayers.
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NewsMenstrual Hygiene Project Meets Obstacles
When the Concordia Council on Student Life granted President Elect Julia Sutera-Sardo $3000 for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations menstrual hygiene project, she felt mixed emotions.
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NewsUPDATED: Unofficial CSU Elections Results Show Tight Race Between Slates
It was a close race this year, with a new Concordia Student Union executive team from both the Embrace ConU and Team Connect slates.
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NewsCSU Referendum Questions, A Run Down
Voting for the Concordia Student Union general elections will run from March 28 to 30. There are six referendum questions on this year’s ballot. The CSU represents over 35,000 undergraduate students.
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NewsCSU 2017 Elections: Meet the Candidates
Voting for the Concordia Student Union general elections will run from March 28 to 30. Three slates are running this year, Team Connect, Team Unity and Embrace ConU. Team Connect is the only slate with candidates for every position. An independent student is also running for General Coordinator. All positions are contested except the Sustainability Coordinator. Quorum for the election is 450.
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NewsWith More Funding, L’Organe Will Be Able to Keep Printing
Concordia’s French-language magazine, L’Organe, has had their fee-levy reinstated—ensuring that the magazine can keep printing four issues per year.
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NewsASFA Polls Are Officially Open
Voting for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations general elections will run from March 21-23. ASFA represents about 20,000 students within Concordia’s Arts and Sciences programs. Quorum, the number of students that need to vote for the election is 435.
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NewsDo You Know Herbal Medicine?
Shanara Eisan learned the benefits of the tea when she took the City Farm School’s herbal medicine internship last year at Concodia, and has since incorporated the herbal techniques learned there into her health routine.
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Montreal’s Newest Public Transit Project Ignores the East End
In terms of public service, allowing more public transit to the East End, and particularly Montreal North, would be a great thing.
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NewsA Concordia Student Union Finance Update
Changes to the insurance plan would start in the fall semester, on Sept. 1. Regardless of any changes made to the plan, students would still have the option to opt out.
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NewsLoyola Hive Café Lacks Accessibility
The push for an accessible cafe has increased substantially, particularly after a recent audit conducted by the Concordia Student Union happened on Feb. 15, in collaboration with the Community University Research Exchange—CURE—and several volunteers.
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Fringe ArtsReleasing Stigma One Song At a Time
Pin Up band members Samantha Martel and Collin Steinz talk about their upcoming EP, “End of the Night,” and what exactly the motivation behind their music is.
