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NewsASFA No Longer Required to Publish Tentative Budget: Council
The Arts and Science Federation of Associations won’t be publishing a mock budget—a template, or fake budget that is used in the process of making a real budget, council decided at a meeting on Thursday.
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NewsCSU Executives Scolded for Taking Gifts, Issued Formal Warnings
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.
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NewsConcordia Anti-Hate Project Receives Funding from Canadian Government
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.
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NewsConcordia Celebrates First Queer Homecoming
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.
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NewsConcordia Hopes to Balance the Books in Two Years
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.
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NewsProtesters Block Train Tracks in St. Henri in Solidarity with Gaspésie
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.
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NewsThe Political Science Student Association to Become Financially Independent from ASFA
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.
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NewsNew Immigration Studies Programs Coming to Concordia
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.
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NewsAVEQ Starts The Year Without a General Coordinator
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.
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NewsConcordia’s Sexual Violence Prevention Strategy Reflected in Provincial Policy
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.
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