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NewsBlack Lives Matter
Hundreds gathered outside McGill for a candlelight vigil on Tuesday night, standing in solidarity with U.S. protesters who took to the streets following a grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer for the death of Michael Brown.
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NewsCSU By-Election Referendum Walkthrough
What students will be voting for during this week’s by-elections
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NewsStudent Congress Says Yes to Sustainability, No to Dance Majors
A motion to integrate a “sustainability component” into all programs passed during the second session of the Concordia Student Congress on Thursday.
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BDS Movement Question Altered to Exclude Israeli Human Rights Violations
The referendum question asking the Concordia Student Union to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel will appear differently on ballots than what students used to campaign with days leading up to the vote.
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UPDATE: BDS Movement Question Altered to Exclude Mention of Israeli Human Rights Violations
UPDATE : The CSU Judicial Board chose to use the alternate referendum question created by the CSU CEO Andre-Marcel Baril, which states, “Do you approve of the CSU endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel?”
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Special IssueA Mealtime Epic
A request for proposal (RFP) for a new campus-wide food service provider is under negotiation between many groups, including students; it will be ready by the end of the year, according to Concordia University spokesperson Chris Mota. It’s been almost 12 years since Chartwells signed an exclusive contract with Concordia University.
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NewsPolice Injures Onlooker as Austerity Protest Concluded
A woman twisted her ankle and was left limping due to physical aggression from a police officer, toward the end of a protest against austerity Wednesday night in downtown Montreal.
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NewsUniting Communities Cross-Continent
Holding candles and posters outside the Mexican consulate, a crowd gathered to demonstrate their solidarity and support for the 43 missing students in Mexico Tuesday night.
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NewsStudents Join Forces Against Pipelines
TransCanada has a new, younger generation of formal opposition. The Concordia Student Union, alongside three other student unions, have formed the Coalition ÉCO, or Étudiants et étudiantes contre les oléoducs, to demand an end to fossil fuel pipelines.
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NewsConstruction of Mezz Advocacy Centre to Begin Promptly
Construction on the Concordia Student Union’s Advocacy Centre will begin “as early as next week” at its new location on the mezzanine of the Hall Building, according to CSU VP Academic and Advocacy Terry Wilkings.
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NewsRound Two Against Austerity
Anti-austerity protests resumed Friday night at Place Émilie-Gamelin, where hundreds gathered to denounce austerity. One person was arrested at the end of the march through downtown Montreal.
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Combatting Climate Change by Pledging to Not Have Babies?
A reproductive strike by feminists in Canada could be a source of major political leverage against ecologically-damaging government initiatives such as fracking and the Alberta tar sands, proposed Niko Block at a lecture in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute on Tuesday.
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SportsPainting a Fútbol Culture onto Montreal
“Giving my little help and work—being in a city I have a nice connection with—it makes the project really good.”
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NewsConnecting the Dots – The Influence of Racism and Colonialism on Police Violence
Clifton Nicholas, along with co-panelists Robyn Maynard, Nargess Mustapha and El Jones, each shared their views on Canada’s colonial origin, issues with racism and the impact these factors have on policing to this day.
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SportsThe Legend of Odaine
It isn’t easy to reach the professional level in soccer, with the obstacles that need to be overcome often relentless and unforgiving. Odaine Demar’s story does not break from that reality.
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SportsWomen’s Soccer: Much Ado About Nothing
By most accounts, the beautiful game was not on display Friday night at Loyola stadium. The Concordia Stingers women’s soccer team tied the Université de Montréal Carabins 0-0 in a cagey contest.
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SportsKeeper of the Hive
He was late. Practice was over. About 10 minutes had passed since the scheduled meeting time. Greg Sutton, the second-year head coach of the men’s soccer team at Concordia and a former professional goalkeeper, was doing his job—talking with one of his players.
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SportsUnfit To Be Tied
Sometimes, despite the efforts of both teams to play their best game possible, the referee can ultimately become responsible for the final result.
