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Overhauling the Board
When the Concordia Board of Governors meets for the first time this school year on Sept. 28, odds are good that when they vote on whether to adopt a series of bylaw changes, they decide to reduce the size of the Board from 40 voting members to 25.
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Missing MUNACA
The area in front of McGill’s Roddick Gates were even busier than usual on Sept. 1, as students mingled with members of the McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association’s as they picketed during day one of the union’s strike.
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Party Planning 101
Throwing a two-week long party for over 30,000 students filled with concerts, speeches (and, of course, beer) doesn’t come cheap. The final budget for this year’s Orientation is due to come in at over a quarter million dollars.
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Cash Business
After a summer of controversy, McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management got the okay from the Quebec Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports to hike up the price of their MBA program on Aug. 19.
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Commemorating a Tragedy
Older and grayer, survivors, friends and family of those who perished in the second-worst fire in Montreal’s history came back to the site of the Blue Bird Café, where an act of arson claimed 37 lives almost four decades ago.
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Buzz Kill
Despite hopes that the long-awaited Hive Café would be ready for Orientation Week, Concordians will have to wait a little longer to use the only student-run food service on the Loyola campus. After over a year of planning, it was discovered that the electrical consumption of the café would exceed the capabilities of the building and would therefore prevent it from opening until at least October, according to Concordia Student Union VP Services & Loyola Melissa Fuller.
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While You Were Out
Student Union elections, presidential loans, tunnels and bridges falling apart. A lot has happened since you left school in April, both on campus and off. Here’s what The Link thinks you should remember. -
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Remembering Layton
Though his death has sent shock waves through the federal government, former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton’s death was equally shocking to those who supported the NDP at the grassroots level.
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Blowin’ Up the Budget
If you think running the Concordia Student Union comes cheap, you might want to take a look at this year’s CSU budget. With a preliminary budget of almost $5 million, most of which comes from student fees, your money gets spent in a lot of ways.
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Hall Reno On Track
Students can finally say goodbye to the unpredictable escalators in the Hall Building as the first of four phases of renovations is set to wrap up by Sept. 12. “We are right on target, and I’m extremely pleased with how it’s going,” said John Fisher of Concordia’s Facilities Management department.