Miriam Lafontaine
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Special IssueA Primer on Concordia’s Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is the highest decision making body in the university. But who are they, and what do they actually do?
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Special IssueCheap Books and Where to Find Them
Why the hell would you buy your books from the Concordia bookstore?
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Special IssueIntro to Student Politics at Concordia
Understanding how student politics works at Concordia can be a daunting task for any first-year student. Luckily for you, reporters at The Link have been covering student politics since 1980 and we’ve got what you need to know.
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NewsActivist Jaggi Singh Pleads Not Guilty After Arrest Related to Quebec City Protests
Activist Jaggi Singh pleaded not guilty to charges of impersonation and obstruction of justice in Quebec City municipal court Wednesday morning. He has since been released on conditions that include staying away from the National Assembly, keeping the peace, and paying a $250 bail.
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NewsActivist Jaggi Singh Arrested for Impersonating a Hockey Player
Montreal activist Jaggi Singh is expected in the Quebec City municipal court Wednesday afternoon for charges related to his activities during anti-racist, and anti-fascist counter protests on Aug. 20.
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NewsSuspended La Meute Member Seen in Quebec City Protest
A member of La Meute who was spotted in Charlottesville during the “Unite the Right” Rally was also seen in Quebec City’s protests this Sunday. This despite La Meute telling news media that the group had suspended him.
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Singh Says Quebec City Mayor Echoes Trump
After Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume called anti-racist activist Jaggi Singh’s “gang” a group of “morons” on TVA following Sunday events, Singh warned against Labeaume’s post-Charlottesville Trump-like comparison of denouncing “violence on both sides.”
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NewsQuebec Police Allow Racists to Take to Streets
QUEBEC – Having spent nearly five hours confined in a parking garage, right-wing group La Meute succeeded in taking to the streets after Quebec City riot police dispersed counter-protesters on Sunday afternoon.
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Fringe ArtsI Got Soaked at Osheaga
The first day of Osheaga was a little sad. Not sad as in, everything “kinda sucked” sad. No, no, no, it was just fine. Moreso, many of the acts on Friday we’re just objectively sad, and all that raw emotion combined with the rain just made me a little sad by the end of the night. I had also forgotten to pack a raincoat, and my diet of potatoes and beer only was starting to catch up with me
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NewsTrying to Make Osheaga Safer
Whether Evenko likes it or not, people will always take drugs at Osheaga.
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NewsBlack Lives Matter Holds Vigil in Memory of Coriolan
A vigil organized by Black Lives Matter was held this afternoon to mark the death of Pierre Coriolan, a Haitian man who was shot earlier this week by Montreal police.
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NewsConcordia Tuition Fee Hikes Set for Next Year
A 2.7 per cent increase in tuition fees for Quebec students was announced at today’s Board of Governors meeting. Canadian students from outside Quebec and students from France will now be paying an extra 2.29 per cent as well.
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NewsAnimal Rights Activists Still Standing Against Rodeo
Many animal rights activists want Denis Coderre out.
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NewsMontreal Police Take to Streets in Protest
Police protesting, that’s not something you see too often.
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NewsAnti-Capitalist Protesters Endure the Rain in Downtown Montreal
The pouring rain didn’t deter protesters this May Day. Around 600 marched through downtown Montreal in the name of anti-capitalism—starting at Phillips Square on Ste. Catherine’s St. W. and later going on to boulevard René-Lévesque W., Sherbrooke St. W., Ontario St. and St. Denis St.
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NewsAVEQ Moving Up in Size
The Association for the Voice of Education in Quebec had their elections last Friday, and after a year of only having two to three executives at a time, they now have a full slate of six. Those elected will start working in May.
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NewsInternational Students Hit by Surprise Tests by Quebec Immigration
Close to 600 international students faced surprise exams by the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion which put into question their eligibility for permanent residence in Quebec.
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NewsConcordia Says No to German Minor
Starting next fall, admissions for the German Minor at Concordia will be closed.
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NewsGraduate Student General Assembly Cut Short After Students Storm Out
Arguments blew up and many stormed out after graduate students were told at their general assembly yesterday that online voting will be used for the Graduate Student Association’s upcoming elections.
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