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NewsGoing Through the Motions
The second motion the student representatives put forth was to separate Article 23 from the rest being voted on. They argued that this would allow for continued debate on the Board makeup. “People didn’t think we were going to take this seriously,” said de Santis. “But we are going to move forward. […] Other than respect to the one issue…
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NewsActivism, Aboriginal Women & Alternative Ideas
Violence against aboriginal women is a problem in Canada, and according to Andrea Smith, it is not one that can be understood, studied or solved as an issue in and of itself.
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NewsThe Future of the Faubourg
For the administration at least, the Faubourg Ste-Catherine is not off the table.
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NewsFaubourg Finally Finished
They sat, asked questions and listened. When it was all over, the councillors of the Concordia Student Union voted as one, killing the $54 million deal that would have turned the Faubourg into a student centre.
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NewsMobbin’ Like That
The Concordia Student Union’s Mob Squad is putting out a hit on tuition hikes. The group—headed by CSU VP External Affairs Chad Walcott and open to any and all interested students—was assembled to combat a proposed province-wide increase in tuition, and is aiming to mobilize 5,000 students by the Nov. 10 protests against the proposed tuition increase.
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NewsVow of Silence
A crowd of students and faculty amassed outside McGill University campus Friday at 1:00 p.m., their mouths covered with green masking tape, as they protested in support of the striking McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association.
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NewsSSMU Holds Tuition Hike Summit
The Student Society of McGill University hosted an open forum on Friday to strategize against Quebec’s proposed tuition hikes.
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News1,000 Red Balloons Go By
Wednesday was a bad day to be globophobic, as the Concordia Student Union—in collaboration with the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec—released 1,000 red balloons in the Hall Building.
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News‘There Will Be Losers’
Student representation is set to be slashed on the Board of Governors, the highest decision-making body at Concordia University, after a vote was passed to amend the membership makeup on Sept. 28.
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NewsStudents Silenced
Students and faculty taped their mouths shut last week outside of McGill University’s administration building after a ban on groups of more than 15 people on campus was put into effect.
