Jonathan Caragay-Cook
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Reggie’s Renovations Awaiting Final Signatures
Renovations for Reggie’s will begin in a “maximum [of] two weeks” and open in “mid-September” after the Concordia Student Union chose a contractor to complete the million dollar four month project.
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Strikers Occupy Concordia Administration Building
Protesters blockaded Concordia’s Guy-Metro Building and occupied the eighth floor where President Alan Shepard’s office is located earlier this afternoon.
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Canadians Protest for Climate Awareness
An estimated 25,000 marched for climate change action in Quebec City on Saturday in anticipation of an environmental summit between the Canadian premiers in the provincial capital this week.
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ASFA Leadership to Undergo Mandatory Sensitivity Training, Elections Fail to Meet Quorum
The Arts and Science Federation Association (ASFA) passed motions to implement mandatory “sensitivity training” for all leadership positions and to dismiss the association’s “consultant” at a council meeting Thursday night.
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ASSÉ Congress Votes to Have Executives Impeached
A resignation simply wasn’t enough. The congress of the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ) passed a motion to impeach its executive team at an assembly this past weekend.
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New GSA Team Elected, Disqualified Senate Candidate Speaks Out
A new executive team, with one familiar face, will lead the Graduate Student Association next year. On Thursday, the Chief Returning Officer, who runs the electoral process, released the results of the recent election, which saw a turnout of 1076 voters.
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ASSÉ Congress to Discuss Possible Strike Postponement
A decision to reorganize the current student strike till the Fall is expected to be debated at the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ) Congress this weekend.
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Chaos Reigns During Anti-Austerity Demo
An anti-austerity demonstration of thousands turned into chaotic scenes after police used flash grenades, pepper spray and other scare tactics for dispersal Friday night.
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Community Action Wins, Councillor Votes May Be Recounted
Largely unopposed and with a few incumbent candidates, the “Community Action” team was elected to all Concordia Student Union executive positions after a ballot count last night.
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More Classes Cancelled for April 2 Strike
The five student associations that have held a strike vote against austerity since March 23 have had their classes cancelled on April 2, according to a statement by Concordia’s Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
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Four Arrested as Spring 2015 Takes a Violent Turn
Rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas were some of the lasting images of a protest organized by the Printemps 2015 collective on Tuesday night.
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Communication Undergrads and Geography Grads Join the Strike
The Geography, Planning and Environment Graduate Students (GEOGRADS) association and the Communications Studies Guild both voted to strike against austerity on April 2.
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Maple Spring 2.0
“We’re trying to build a social movement, and something that’s going to last.”
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Poli Sci Says Yes to Strike, Urban Planning Says No
Concordia’s Political Science Student Association voted to strike at a general assembly, while the Urban Planning Association (UPA) became the first association to vote “no” at its assembly on Monday night.
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Philosophy Grads Join the Strike
Graduate students in the philosophy department voted to strike alongside philosophy undergrads on March 23 and from March 26 to April 2.
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Protest Season is Here
Approximately 100 demonstrators in downtown Montreal denounced austerity at one of the first protests of the upcoming “spring” season.
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Concordia Recognizes Students’ Strike, Cancels Classes on Monday
Concordia University will cancel classes for one faculty and two departments whose student associations voted to strike on Monday, March 23, according to a press release by Provost and VP Academic Affairs, Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
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Geography Students Become the Fourth to Strike
The Geography Undergraduate Student Society (GUSS) voted to strike against austerity on two separate days Wednesday afternoon. The protests will take place March 23 and April 2.