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Miriam Lafontaine
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NewsCSU By-Elections 2017: Referendum Questions
From Tuesday to Thursday, Concordia’s 35,000 undergraduate students will be asked to vote on the following referendum questions.
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NewsQuebec Police Oust Counter-Demonstrators at National Assembly
QUEBEC – Far-right groups La Meute and Storm Alliance protested in front of the National Assembly this afternoon after Quebec City Police dispersed anti-racist and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators.
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NewsConcordia University, Security Firm to Head to Quebec Human Rights Tribunal
Concordia University and the Montreal division of the Quebec security firm Commissionnaires will be heading to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal sometime in 2018 for an allegation of racial and social profiling.
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Concordia Food Coalition Wants Fee-Levy Increase
The Concordia Food Coalition is hoping to double its fee-levy this semester, from 8 cents per credit to 16 cents per credit. Voting for the increase will happen on Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, as part of the Concordia Student Union’s by-elections.
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NewsLa Meute and Storm Alliance Rally to Take Place Nov. 25
La Meute hopes to pool together $3,000 for equipment for their security team, and began asking supporters for donations through their public Facebook page at the end of October.
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NewsConcordia University Warns Students of Dangerous Social Media Campaign
“These invitations resulted in reported drugging and sexual assault,” said the email, sent to students from Lisa Ostiguy, Deputy Provost, and Roger Côté, Vice President Services.
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NewsThousands March Against Racism in Montreal
Over 1,000 people marched against hate, racism, and the rise of the far-right in downtown Montreal this Sunday afternoon.
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NewsConcordia’s Struggle in Sourcing Paid Internships
As the Concordia Student Union prepares for their year-long campaign against unpaid internships, administrators weighed in to explain that their options are limited because of market constraints and a lack of resources.
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NewsQuebec Students Gear Up to Fight Against Unpaid Internships
Whether it’s due to a course requirement for graduation, or as a point of entry into a competitive job market, internships are part of a new reality faced by students everywhere.
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NewsMass Demonstration Against Hate and Racism Planned for November
A group of activists gathered this morning to let Montrealers know that a mass demonstration against the rise of the far-right and racism in Quebec will be happening on Nov. 12.
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Quebec Human Rights Commission Tells Concordia and Security Firm to Pay $33,000
Concordia University and the Montreal division of the Commissionnaires, a security firm that gives training to Quebec security guards, are being asked to pay $33,000 in damages by the Quebec Human Rights Commission to a former student who says she was racially and socially profiled in 2013.
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NewsAfter Being Suspended, German Minor Expected to be Back by Next Fall
After the German minor was suspended last semester, Concordia’s Dean of Arts and Science André Roy said admissions are expected to reopen by next fall.
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NewsWomen’s Collective Condemns Montreal Police-CBSA Collaboration
Nine months after Mayor Denis Coderre declared Montreal a sanctuary city, a small group of masked women with the Non-Status Women’s Collective came to city hall in protest to say that that not enough has been done.
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NewsProjet Montreal Sterling Downey Hopes for Second Term in Verdun
Lifelong graffiti artist and skateboarder Sterling Downey used to say fuck the system, but now he’s set on changing it from the inside.
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NewsOwner of Dollar Cinema Makes Surprise Run for Mayor
After 13 years of selling movie tickets and bags of popcorn, the owner of the Decarie Square theatre is stepping out of his routine to do something out of the ordinary: running for mayor of Montreal.
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NewsMontreal’s Promise of a Sanctuary City Falls Short
Montreal declared itself a sanctuary city in February. As the declaration made headlines around the island, newcomers and other undocumented people were given the hope that they would now be able to live with less fear of deportation.
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NewsCounter-Protest at Lacolle Border Ends in Standoff
Anti-racist and pro-immigration protesters gathered at the St. Bernard de Lacolle border this afternoon to oppose Storm Alliance, a group who came to stand against Trudeau and Couillard’s Liberal governments.
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NewsReport by Two Executives Recommends More Hierarchy in the CSU
Last week, General Coordinator Omar Riaz and Finance Coordinator Soulaymane El Alaoui got in trouble after the two were accused of being in a conflict of interest by the Concordia Student Union.
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NewsJaggi Singh Argues Quebec City Courts Won’t Give Him a Fair Trial
Following his appearance in Quebec City municipal court Wednesday morning, activist Jaggi Singh is asking that his future court dates be moved to another location because he fears Quebec City courts won’t give him a fair trial.
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NewsHistory of Concordia’s Board of Governors
Along with student associations, we follow the university’s highest decision making bodies, such as the senate and the Board of Governors, to keep students informed on the decisions that affect them directly. Here’s an overview of one of them.
