In This Issue
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Fringe ArtsMore than a salsa night
La Murga’s mix of live music and vinyl sets is bringing in new audiences while still resonating with those who already love the genre.
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NewsLabour advocates call for unionization of incarcerated workers
Federal inmates in Canada are not legally considered employees and are often coerced into working in dangerous conditions for little pay. An ex-inmate is fighting for prisoners’ right to unionize, which would allow them to collectively bargain for better conditions.
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NewsThe rise of student gig work
Three student gig workers—a sex worker, YouTuber and a babysitter—weigh the pros of gig work’s flexibility against the cons of income instability and job insecurity.
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OpinionsEditorial: For the love of The Link
Student journalism is not here to decorate campus life. As Volume 46 closes, The Link argues that students deserve a press that takes accountability seriously.
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NewsConcordia prayer rooms future uncertain
Bill 9, an expansion to the 2019 secularism legislation, Bill 21, would force Concordia to shut down prayer rooms if signed into law. Bill 21 is currently being challenged in the Supreme Court of Canada, with critics saying it limits freedom of religion in the province.
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NewsAdvocacy groups call for boycott of Concordia Azrieli Institute
The Concordia Student Union (CSU) and Students for Palestine’s Honour and Resistance (SPHR) Concordia are pushing an academic boycott against the university’s Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies. The boycott of the institute would function as an extension of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) motions the CSU adopted in 2025.
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Fringe ArtsFind your voice at the NDG Art Hive
When even the art world has been taken over by consumerism, these art studios encourage visitors to slow down and create, just for the sake of it.
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NewsAntisemitism committee quits Concordia task force against racism
Close to two years after the announcement of the Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence (STRIVE), its antisemitism subcommittee quit and pro-Palestine Jewish professors are speaking out.
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Fringe ArtsDollhouse builds a dark, dreamy sound in Montreal’s indie scene
Emerging Montreal band Dollhouse blends classical vocals and grungy instrumentals into a sound shaped by wildly different influences.
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SportsWorld Cup of hypocrisy
FIFA’s acknowledgement—or lack thereof—of the United States’ attack on Iran, and how this might complicate Iran’s attendance at World Cup games hosted by the U.S., is just the latest example of the federation’s hypocrisy.
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SportsConcordia hires new director of Recreation and Athletics
Claude Morin, a former professional hockey player and longtime administrator, will assume the director of Recreation and Athletics position at Concordia University in May.
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SportsSerenity, synergy and success on ice
Wherever she goes, synchronized skater Shailja Judge finds success. Even a new city, club and school haven’t slowed her down.
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SportsThe pain and stigma of concussion culture
While most in the sports community now know the long-term dangers of repeated concussions, have the major leagues actually changed with the times? And are we doing enough to educate non-professional athletes about these risks?
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OpinionsSocial (Cult)ure: Looksmaxxed to death
Young men are increasingly being radicalized in online spaces that promote harmful and unhealthy ideas of self-improvement.
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OpinionsListen to Iron Maiden, baby, and maybe listen to teenagers too
Society holds teenagers responsible for the very pressures that adults created and imposed on them.
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OpinionsSTM officers in sheep’s clothing
Frequent large-scale STM fare inspections call into question whether the costly enforcement strategy serves fairness and financial need, or points to unclear priorities in public service.
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OpinionsEmpty words on Indigenous land
Indigenous land acknowledgments have become a performative routine that offers symbolic recognition without the meaningful actions that real reconciliation requires.
