Safia Ahmad
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Special IssueSexism and Racism Continue to Dominate Sports Journalism
“We have to work twice as hard—which is exhausting—and you’re going to get a lot of flack.”
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SportsTracy-Ann Lavigne Reflects on Five Years With the Stingers
Tracy-Ann Lavigne wasn’t sad after the Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team lost to the McGill Martlets in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec finals—not even a little bit. In fact, she probably wasn’t even thinking about the loss.
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SportsWomen’s Hockey: Stingers Shutout In Bronze Medal Game
Arguably the Cinderella story of the U Sports national championships were the Concordia Stingers, looking to win their first national medal since 1999.
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SportsWomen’s Hockey: Stingers Come Up Short in Semis
It was a battle of the underdogs Saturday night in Napanee, Ontario as the seventh-seeded Concordia Stingers played the sixth-ranked University of Alberta Pandas.
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SportsWomen’s Hockey: Stingers Pull Off Quarterfinal Upset
The score was tied at one-a-piece after Guelph Gryphons’ forward Kaitlin Lowy defeated Concordia’s netminder Katherine Purchase in the second round of the shootouts at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ontario on Friday afternoon.
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SportsConcordia Says Bye to Olivier Hinse
It was a chilly Thursday afternoon. Olivier Hinse sat on the bench in front of his locker room stall. He wasn’t drenched in sweat nor was he dressed in his Stingers uniform. His skates were perched on the shelf above him—his maroon and gold jersey rested on a hangar behind him.
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Women’s Hockey: McGill Sweep Concordia in RSEQ Final
Martlets goaltender Tricia Deguire was a brick wall against a Concordia Stingers offence that struggled to find its groove. Once again, the Maroon and Gold were shutout 3-0 at Ed Meagher arena on Saturday afternoon.
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SportsWomen’s Hockey: Concordia Falls Flat Against McGill
The Concordia Stingers lacked energy and flair against the strong McGill Martlets, who took game one of the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec conference final by a score of 4-0 at McConnell Arena on Thursday night.
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SportsMen’s Hockey: The Dream Year Is Over
With seven seconds left in the game, Olivier Hinse stood at central ice, his head hanging low, ready to take the final face off of his U Sports career.
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SportsWomen’s Hockey: Concordia Sweeps UdeM
With less than a minute left in the game, the Universite de Montreal Carabins were down 3-2.
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Sports“Sports Are Political Inherently”
As Shireen Ahmed fondly discussed some of the challenges faced by Muslims going to the US, the outspoken writer and activist became vulnerable when speaking of a recent experiences she had with her daughter.
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SportsMen’s Hockey: The Drought Is Over
Concordia Stingers captain Olivier Hinse dove for the puck in the dying seconds of the third period. He was on a mission.
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SportsSpecial Olympics Celebrates Athletes in Annual Gala
Sebastien Hamel-Bourdeau was 21 years old when he was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. While the diagnosis caught him by surprise, he was also overcome by relief.
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NewsCSU Winter Orientation Making a Comeback
For the first time since 2013, the Concordia Student Union will help ease students back in by organizing a winter orientation.
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SportsStingers Hockey on the Rise
Concordia’s hockey teams have been quite underwhelming over the past decade. With losing records and early playoff exits—if they made the playoffs at all—neither team has been particularly inspiring.
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NewsThe Science Behind New Year’s Resolutions
Many people set resolutions each New Year. More often than not, they fail.
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SportsMen’s Hockey: Concordia Defeat Toronto 4-3 in Comeback Win
On paper, the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team should dominate the University of Toronto’s Varsity Blues. While the latter toils at the bottom of USports with only one win out of 17 games, the Stingers are competing for the number one spot in the East Division of the Ontario University Athletics.
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SportsDanes on the Rise in the International Hockey Stage
The Danish men’s under-20 hockey team has experienced some bad luck since arriving in Canada on Dec. 14.
