Sharon Yonan Renold
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Special IssueA Guide to Concordia’s Student Clubs
As any fun-loving, hip, in-the-know Concordia student would tell you, university is the place to find your people. The kind of people who get you, the ones who won’t scoff at your love for dodgeball or slightly outdated passion for Pokémon. Folks, it’s time to find your clubs.
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NewsAlbert Woodfox Discusses Prison Activism After 43 Years in Solitary
Albert Woodfox’s life has not been easy. The face of America’s fractured justice system, Woodfox served almost 44 years in Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly know as Angola, for the alleged fatal stabbing of a prison guard in 1972—a charge he has always denied.
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NewsMuslim Storytelling Event Explores the Muslim Experience in Quebec
Zahraa Sbaiti smiled shyly as she began speaking, unsure of where to begin. She chuckled quietly, giving the impression of a timid individual—hesitant, reserved. In the next half hour, the earnest listeners found out that the fine arts student was actually none of these things.
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NewsBringing LGBTQ Authors Out of the Darkness
Among the numerous special literature collections that the Concordia libraries offer, hidden and preserved away from the spotlight, sits a pile of treasures with no names attached to them. The names of authors of these writings have been kept in the dark for many years.
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NewsBéatrice Média Brings Feminist Content to Montreal
For Palanca, Béatrice Média has been a long time coming. The company hosts panel discussions and produces a weekly podcast centered around feminism and the struggles of being a woman in the 21st century.
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News
Your Voice Deserves to be Heard
*“I want you all to think of a time when you could not speak up.”
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NewsHungry Box Serves the Public and the Homeless in One Shot
Can a Montreal business be as profitable as it is charitable? If you ask Sean Scourse, the entrepreneur who started Hungry Box, the answer is yes.
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NewsPolished Accents and Pulled-back Hair
The truth is, white feminism goes so much deeper than not representing all people, regardless of race, gender or religion.
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NewsNDG Panel Highlights Quebec’s Need to Move Forward
These “kitchen assemblies” and public consultations are taking place all around Quebec with a single goal in mind: to hear directly from Quebec residents about the changes they’d like to see in the province.
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Fringe Arts
Women-Run Blog Aims to Break Stereotypes in Gaming
For women in an industry as gender-biased as gaming, it’s been a slow climb. Catherine Smith-Desbiens and Leah Jewer’s Girls on Games is proof of how much the industry is changing.
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NewsSeed Library Initiative at Concordia Greenhouse
Concordia students are building a brand new library, but there are no books in sight—a seed library is being developed at the Concordia Greenhouse.
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Special IssueChoosing Sides
Now, more than ever, mixed-race families are a celebration of diversity and multicultural acceptance—but what happens when you are the odd one out in a sea of white faces?
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Opinions
Is International Exchange Changing Concordia Students?
While studying abroad might be a positive experience for a majority of university students, I believe there is a blatant lack of education concerning the disadvantaged and underprivileged on an international scale.
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NewsFirst Nations Activist Speaks Out on Austerity and Exploitation of Indigenous Communities
It’s easy to think austerity is a fairly recent concept.
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NewsRecap: NDG–Westmount Federal Candidates Debate at Loyola
Concordia students, faculty and local residents gathered in the CJ building on Monday to hear four federal candidates discuss their parties’ platforms on affordable housing, feminism and youth employment.
