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ASFA Leadership to Undergo Mandatory Sensitivity Training, Elections Fail to Meet Quorum
The Arts and Science Federation Association (ASFA) passed motions to implement mandatory “sensitivity training” for all leadership positions and to dismiss the association’s “consultant” at a council meeting Thursday night.
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#occupationUQAM Goes Late Into the Night
#occupationUQAM began after 22 protesters and students were arrested at the school for blocking entry to classes earlier during the day. They reportedly sang, flicked lights on and off and erased teachers’ notes. This all happened despite an injunction filed last week in a Quebec court forbidding protesters from preventing UQÀM students going to class.
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ASSÉ Congress Votes to Have Executives Impeached
A resignation simply wasn’t enough. The congress of the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ) passed a motion to impeach its executive team at an assembly this past weekend.
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“Fighting Against Austerity Will Be Feminist and Transinclusive or It Won’t Be a Fight”
A heavy police presence and a game of snakes and ladders characterized Tuesday night’s women and trans people-only protest against austerity measures, as one protester put it.
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ASFA Elections Begin Today
Elections for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations executives begins today. The Link spoke to some of the candidates to learn about why they think they’re ideal candidates for the job.
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Mei-Ling Is Not Alone
“I had absolutely no idea that it would be that bad.”
That’s how Mei-Ling, an anonymous former student politician, describes working at Concordia’s Arts and Science Federation of Associations, a body that represents over 15,000 students. -
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Redefining Queer
The word “queer” is in limbo. Some use it as an umbrella term to refer to all things non-heteronormative, which works in an ad hoc way but ignores the reproduction of heteronormative dynamics in queer spaces, as well as the fluidity that actually exists within gender, sexuality and the relationship spectrum.
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Beating the Bookstore
Finals had barely finished when Matthew Bruna noticed the stack of textbooks that had accumulated in the corner of his room. If the editions weren’t already expired, he’d be lucky to find another student to buy them back.
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One Protester Arrested As Easter Protest Stifled by Police
A protest against austerity measures ended in under an hour after police intervened with tear gas and arrested one person Monday night.
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New GSA Team Elected, Disqualified Senate Candidate Speaks Out
A new executive team, with one familiar face, will lead the Graduate Student Association next year. On Thursday, the Chief Returning Officer, who runs the electoral process, released the results of the recent election, which saw a turnout of 1076 voters.