In This Issue
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NewsAI-fuelled polarization can amplify division, researchers and activists warn
Concordia University researchers say that reinforcement-learning bots can intensify polarization on social media. Students and activists on campus worry that AI-driven echo chambers can spread misinformation.
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NewsArtists and activists withdraw works, call for boycott of Concordia’s gallery
Several artists have withdrawn their work from Concordia University’s Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, joining activists in a boycott over what they describe as the university’s censorship of pro-Palestine voices.
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NewsStudent housing, a human right worth fighting for
Concordia University students are struggling to find affordable housing. While organizations like HOJO and Vivre en Ville educate tenants on their rights, they still feel the need to mobilize to have their demands met.
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NewsSobering up by chugging down
As people re-evaluate their relationship to alcohol, a surge in new dealcoholized beverages and alcohol-free events is giving them a fair shake.
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NewsMontreal students continue struggling to access healthcare
Gaps in Quebec’s medical system leaves both doctors and patients unsatisfied.
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SportsJMCC athletics gets down to business
For the John Molson Competition Committee (JMCC), the divide between athletic and academic programs has created a growing disconnect. This year’s leadership team plans to change that.
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SportsThe Jacques Dussault Cup: Honouring a pioneer of Canadian football
Excerpt: As the first Francophone coach in Canadian Football League history, Jacques Dussault opened doors for players, coaches and fans across Quebec. Renaming the RSEQ’s championship trophy in his honour ensures his story will live on for generations.
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OpinionsEditorial: Strikes are worth the inconvenience.
The Link stands in solidarity with striking workers across all sectors, urging Montrealers to support their fight for fair wages and safe working conditions rather than blaming them for transit or service disruptions.
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SportsRed cards and red flags
Amid global conflicts, increasing political tensions, and the new trend of American domestic political violence, many soccer fans are worried about how this summer’s FIFA World Cup will shape out.
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LettersLetter to the Editor: What you also need to know to get the full story
In its last issue, The Link published an editorial entitled “You only know half the story.”
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OpinionsThe algorithm is running for office
Politics on social media risks turning leadership into a popularity contest.
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Fringe ArtsIn Every Life
A Poem in honour of the children murdered by israel in the 2021 attack on Gaza and all those taken from us in the years of genocide since.
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OpinionsThe digital archive of self
Our phones have become modern diaries, with playlists, notes and screenshots revealing more about our inner lives than any physical possession ever could.
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OpinionsMontreal chose diversity. Will Quebec choose fear?
Quebec risks undermining its future by prioritizing uniformity over inclusion, while Montreal shows that confidence in francophone culture can thrive alongside diversity.
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OpinionsFill Concordia’s walls with student art
Installing student-made art in Concordia libraries transforms everyday study spaces into moments of reflection, well-being and community, proving that accessible, high-traffic public art can enrich campus life in simple, measurable ways.
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OpinionsI’m done pretending ‘slop’ is pointless
A defence of “brainrot” as fast, messy and communal expression that mirrors life in the algorithmic age.
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Fringe ArtsBeyond the physical norm
The exhibition The Body in Question? invites viewers to rethink their understanding of the human body by utilizing various forms of art.
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Fringe ArtsCommunity in every key
The free bi-weekly event series Queer Karaoke cultivates an inclusive and safe space for Montreal’s queer community to meet, dance and sing.
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