Letters

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  Letter: Amnesty International Concordia Supports Act Together

  Amnesty International Concordia – Published March 28, 2016

  Amnesty International Concordia weighs in on the CSU elections.

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  Letter: Vote for Competence, Vote Act Together

  Mariah Gillis – Published March 28, 2016

  I like politics. Since real politics are too depressing and scary nowadays (case in point: Donald Trump), I like to speculate on student politics at Concordia.

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  Letter: Vote for Act Together

  Charles Gonzalves – Published March 21, 2016

  In a sea of big (often empty) talk, the actions of the Act Together team resonate clearly and meaningfully, and not just for me. If you let them, they will for you too.

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  Letter: Vote YES to Opposing Pipelines and the Tar Sands

  Gabriel Velasco – Published March 21, 2016

  It has now become our duty to resist, and to join the movement to end tar sands development and end pipeline construction.

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  Letter: Why I’m Not Voting for Empower Concordia, and Why You Shouldn’t Either!

  Jeremy Blinkhorn – Published March 21, 2016

  Act Together was the obvious winner of both debates, and not only because their answers were eloquently delivered. They won, because they did Act Together, they each knew about the other positions, and could elaborate on their teammates answers

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  Letter: Celebrating Persian New Years, Nowruz, and Spring

  Sarah Hajibabai – Published March 17, 2016

  Nowruz is the traditional Iranian New Year, initiated in Ancient Iran.

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  Letter: Reasons to Vote No, Besides the Events

  Samantha Briand – Published March 15, 2016

  An appealing reason to voting “no” is the absence of faculty wide events that brings students together from both campuses and the other faculties. However, as a Loyola student, I am voting “no” for other reasons.

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  Letter: In Memory of Martin Allor

  Sahara Baldwin – Published March 14, 2016

  I hope we continue to be fascinated, inspired and motivated in memory of Marty.

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  Letter: Progress at ASFA, but Far From Enough

  Jason Poirier Lavoie – Published March 14, 2016

  I believe students recognize the dire need for ASFA to change and will vote for this restructuring, but I would implore that they recognize the structural flaws that will continue to exist and to demand a more just and representative ASFA.

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  Letter: Vote Yes to the Hive’s Free Lunch Program

  Mel Romer – Published March 14, 2016

  Support the Hive Free Lunch Program in continuing to bring Loyola free, fresh, varied, nutritionally dense, protein packed vegetarian lunches every school day by voting “yes” to the referendum question!