Maria Cholakova
Maria Cholakova was The Link's Vol. 45 coordinating editor and one of Vol. 44's co-news editors. She loves a strong cocktail.
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NewsNew secularism bill threatens practicing students
Concordia University’s Muslim Student Association warns of a disproportionate impact on the university’s Muslim community after recent legislation from the Coalition Avenir Québec seeks to ban public prayer rooms in a push towards state secularism.
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NewsConcordia bars student union staff member from campus
Julianna Smith received an email from Concordia University’s Campus Safety and Prevention Services on Oct. 29, informing her she is indefinitely barred from university property for her work helping student protesters.
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NewsThree fee levy increases pass at most recent CSU by-elections
Three Concordia Student Union fee levy increases passed in the latest by-elections, which also saw Ryan Michon and Michael Eshayek win the Arts and Science and John Molson School of Business council seats.
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NewsDoctors and medical students criticize new Quebec bill
Medical students, doctors and doctors’ unions share concerns over Quebec’s new Bill 2 that will penalize any retaliatory pressure tactics.
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News‘I saw a country that was absolutely destroyed,’ Palestinian-Canadian doctor says
A member of the recent Freedom Flotilla, alongside two doctors who returned from Gaza this year, spoke about their experiences as eyewitnesses to the genocide in Palestine to a crowd of hundreds of guests at Centre culturel Georges-Vanier on Oct. 23.
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NewsPro-Palestine strikes at Concordia see two arrests and campus closure
Heavy police presence and arrests once again marked student strikes at Concordia University. Over 80,000 students were officially on strike on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 across Montreal.
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NewsThe fight for Indigenous rights continues
Hundreds gathered at the George-Étienne Cartier Monument on Sept. 30 to march in honour of residential school survivors and missing Indigenous children.
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NewsReggies Thirsty Thursdays gone wrong
During a Reggies Thirsty Thursday event on Sept. 18, a 23-year-old patron broke DJ Alex Dalipaj’s laptop, causing $2,000 in damages. The suspect was detained by SPVM, charged with mischief, and later released the same evening.
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NewsFASA first student association to vote to strike for Palestine
Nearly a year after Concordia University students last went on strike for Palestine, student groups are once again mobilizing strike votes to pressure the university to divest from weapons manufacturers linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Fringe ArtsThe Rover screens their documentary ‘Palestine on Campus’
Independent media outlet The Rover hosts its first documentary screening, “Palestine on Campus,” highlighting Palestinian and pro-Palestine voices on university campuses.
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NewsArtists and activists withdraw works, call for boycott of Concordia’s gallery
Several artists have withdrawn their work from Concordia University’s Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, joining activists in a boycott over what they describe as the university’s censorship of pro-Palestine voices.
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NewsSeven arrests made during Israel-Premier Tech team Grand Prix protest
While hundreds of protesters gathered at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier monument to protest Israel’s Premier Tech team’s participation in the Montreal cycling Grand Prix, tension ran high, leading to seven arrests.
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NewsCSU holds harm reduction fair and fundraiser
The Concordia Student Union held a harm reduction workshop to raise funds for the Drug User Liberation Fund.
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NewsSit-ins for Palestine continue across Canada
Pro-Palestine groups in Montreal and across the country continue to call on the Canadian government to help Gazans reunite with Canadian families.
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NewsCelebrating Pride through resistance
With many queer activists and groups cutting ties with Fierté Montréal, Wild Pride is aiming to create a more inclusive political space for queer individuals.
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NewsStudents call for boycott of McGill summer course in Israel
The McGill University chapter of Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance has started an email campaign to oppose the relaunch of a summer exchange program with an Israeli university.
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NewsCSU judicial board appointment marked by legal letter
While the Concordia Student Union council was able to appoint enough members to reinstate their judicial board, the executives of the union received a legal letter.
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NewsCSU accused of neglecting trans students at AGM
The Concordia Student Union held its annual general meeting, where they were accused of neglecting trans students.
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NewsMcGill student society wins Palestine policy injunction in court
The Students’ Society of McGill University was able to ratify a policy against the Palestinian genocide 16 months after its initial vote.
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NewsConcordia University discloses full $454 million investment portfolio
The Concordia University Inter-Generational Fund released its full $454 million investment portfolio, which includes companies like Boeing, BlackRock and Murphy Oil.
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