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Concordia Hopes to Balance the Books in Two Years

The 2017-2018 Budget Sees Slight Deficit

Franca G. Mignacca – Published September 14, 2017 – Comments

Despite projecting a deficit of almost $4 million for their 2017-18 budget, Concordia predicts they’ll be in the green in two years, Chief Financial Officer Denis Cossette explained.

CSU Executives Scolded for Taking Gifts, Issued Formal Warnings

General Coordinator and Finance Coordinator Accepted Trip to BC Against Regulations

Franca G. Mignacca — Published September 21, 2017 | Comments

Tensions rose after Concordia Student Union council learned Wednesday night that General Coordinator Omar Riaz and Finance Coordinator Soulaymane El Alaoui charged more than $1,000 to the union’s credit card during a trip to B.C. this summer.
Concordia Anti-Hate Project Receives Funding from Canadian Government

Project SOMEONE to Fight Against Radicalization Within the Community

Vince Morello — Published September 18, 2017 | Comments

Since it was started in April 2016, its objective has been to maintain a site that includes videos, articles, and questions to help users to think critically about online hate speech, and foster resilience against it. The project is tailored to those in all levels of education, from primary to post-secondary.
Concordia Celebrates First Queer Homecoming

New Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality Major Announced

Erika Morris — Published September 18, 2017 | Comments

The conditional approval of a new Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality major was announced at Concordia’s first ever Queer Homecoming by principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute Kimberley Manning Wednesday night.
Protesters Block Train Tracks in St. Henri in Solidarity with Gaspésie

Many Against Junex’s Oil Drilling, and the Government Funding Going to it

Franca G. Mignacca — Published September 14, 2017 | Comments

On a crisp Sunday afternoon, what began as a quiet protest at Cabot Square in downtown Montreal ended with one protester facing off against a moving train. In the end, two were arrested on a charge of mischief.
The Political Science Student Association to Become Financially Independent from ASFA

PSSA and ASFA Move on From Last Year’s Attempted Separation

Vince Morello — Published September 13, 2017 | Comments

After failing to garner enough support to leave the Arts and Sciences Federations of Associations last year, the Political Science Student Association, and their new executive team, do not plan on bringing up the issue this year.
New Immigration Studies Programs Coming to Concordia

Interdisciplinary Minor and Certificate Program Proposals to Go to Senate

Kelsey Litwin — Published September 12, 2017 | Comments

The minor and certificate, if approved by Concordia University’s Senate, will be offered by Concordia’s School of Community and Public Affairs, ideally accepting students as of next Fall.
AVEQ Starts The Year Without a General Coordinator

Remaining Executives Are Picking Up GC Responsibilities As They Look For Replacement

Harrison-Milo Rahajason — Published September 12, 2017 | Comments

The Association for the Voice of Education in Quebec has been without a general coordinator for over a month since Christopher Gyorffy stepped down from the position in July.
Concordia’s Sexual Violence Prevention Strategy Reflected in Provincial Policy

“New Twenty-Three Million Investment Not as Much as It Seems”: President Shepard

Kelsey Litwin — Published September 10, 2017 | Comments

On Aug. 21, Quebec’s ministry of higher education announced $23 million in funding for Quebec’s post-secondary institutions, dedicating themselves to tackling sexual assault on campus over the next five years.
“It Has to Stop”: Vigil Held for Two Inuit Women Found Dead in Montreal

Mourners Call to End the Abuse of Indigenous Women in Ci

Vince Morello — Published September 10, 2017 | Comments

About 50 people attended the vigil for Siasi Tullaugak and Sharon Barron, the two Inuit women who were found dead in their Montreal homes in late August. The calls for action to investigate their deaths were punctuated by the cries of their friends in Cabot Square on Sept. 8.
Jaggi Singh Argues Quebec City Courts Won’t Give Him a Fair Trial

Montreal Activist Says City Doesn’t Take Racism Seriously

Miriam Lafontaine — Published September 7, 2017 | Comments

Following his appearance in Quebec City municipal court Wednesday morning, activist Jaggi Singh is asking that his future court dates be moved to another location because he fears Quebec City courts won’t give him a fair trial.