Letters

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  An Open Letter to Concordia President Alan Shepard on Divestment from Fossil Fuels

  Alex Tyrrell – Published September 30, 2014

  Some of your recent statements on fossil fuel divestment show that you do not fully understand the reasoning behind the divestment campaign. For example, you have openly stated that the university would consider divestment only if it is shown that sustainable and ethical investments perform as well as the unsustainable and grossly unethical investments the university currently holds in the oil and gas industry.

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  Where Are the Mackay Bike Racks?

  Christale Terris – Published April 9, 2014

  Last week, I was bothered when I realized there were almost no bike racks on the Mackay side of the Hall Building. This space used to accommodate about 100 bicycles, and it was obvious that we needed more.

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  AIESEC Concordia, Leaders Beyond Tomorrow

  Kunal Ramchum – Published April 8, 2014

  “Why we do, what we do?” International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC) is the largest international student-run organization offering students internships and volunteering opportunities abroad. Bonded by our AIESEC values, we build globally minded leaders of tomorrow.

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  Vote Experience CSU

  Alexandre Tomovic – Published March 25, 2014

  Being a part of Colors of Concordia has taught me the value of cultural diversity within the Concordia community and the importance of having well-rounded associations. Team Experience CSU encompasses a variety of executives who deliver specific strengths from different areas; this would be the first major point where Experience CSU has irrevocably gained my trust and support.

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  Why to Vote Community Matters

  Nadia Hausfather – Published March 24, 2014

  Community matters. But what does that mean?

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  An Open Invitation to Art Matters’ AGM

  Coey Kerr – Published March 24, 2014

  Art Matters has signed the Support Concordia Community declaration because our organization believes that the question of per-faculty opt-out en masse is problematic.

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  I Support Experience CSU

  Frédérique Bouchard – Published March 24, 2014

  As president-elect of Casa Cares, I am writing to express my support for Experience CSU. Having worked with Melissa Payette (running President) and Sabrina Jorrin (running VP Student Life) at Casa Cares for almost a year now, I am confident that both will do an excellent job in representing the student body and better our University experience.

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  VOTE YES to the Per-Faculty Fee-Levy Referendum Question

  Loïc Sanscartier – Published March 24, 2014

  Concordia students have been told that per-faculty votes on fee-levies would do more bad than good. Some have even preached that this question is “killing” fee-levy groups, or even that those who wrote these referenda hate fee-levy groups completely.

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  Vote NO to the Per-Faculty Fee-Levy Referendum Question

  Chloe Williams – Published March 24, 2014

  Together we can keep the fee levy community alive and keep cross faculty interactions between students.

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  Letter in support of Experience CSU

  Steve Lyberopoulos – Published March 23, 2014

  My name is Steve Lyberopoulos. I’m a third-year marketing and finance student at the John Molson School of Business and I currently fill the role of vice-president on the John Molson Sports Marketing Committee (JMSM).