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NewsDear Governance Review Committee
Concordia has a long history of engaged students and educators […] Students have historically been able to engage in difficult issues, take part in university affairs and influence decisions.
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NewsBypass Bill 38
A provincial bill that was tabled in 2009 is being cited as one of the major reasons the Concordia Board of Governors aims to cut its student membership.
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NewsA Mountain of Shoes
Don’t be worried if you heard an explosion and saw a mountain of shoes at Phillips Square the afternoon of Sept. 24. The fifth annual Shoe Pyramid in Montreal took place to raise awareness of victims of landmines and cluster bombs around the world.
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NewsCJLO to Campaign for Fee Levy Increase Again
Having been declined at the March 2011 referendum, Concordia’s radio station CJLO will have another go for a fee levy increase during the Concordia Student Union by-election in November. Voted “Station of the Year” in 2010 at the College Radio Awards given by the College Music Journal,
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NewsASFA’s Search for a CEO
The deadline for appointing the Chief Electoral Officer of Concordia’s Arts and Science Federation of Associations has been extended until Sept. 29. ASFA President Alex Gordon said the extension was put in place “to give us time to prepare and to train the CEO.”
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NewsParty Around the Block
The Norman Bethune Square was the centre of a block party devoted to defining and reclaiming student and community space on campus. The party was the closing event of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group’s Disorientation, which offered an alternative orientation for Concordia freshmen.
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NewsOccupy Wall Street Protest Migrates to Montreal
New York City’s Occupy Wall Street protest was brought Montreal for a couple hours on Sept. 23. The few protesters gathered by the Montreal Stock Exchange at Victoria Square. Allie Henderson and Phil Thacker to spread the message of the activists in New York, who disagree with the way the global economic system is run.
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NewsMore Than a Free Show
Arcade Fire’s Régine Chassagne spoke about the rebuilding of Haiti at the closing of Concordia’s Homecoming speaker series.
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NewsHarper Mutiny
Stephen Harper was the topic of discussion and subject of ridicule at an event entitled Harper Mutiny, a part of QPIRG’s Disorientation. “I think it was a success. The important thing is that we are having these discussions, and we are including students in the discussion,” said co-organizer Rushdia Mehreen
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NewsKen Taylor Speaks on Campus
The Homecoming lecture series at Concordia welcomed Kenneth D. Taylor, a former Canadian ambassador to Iran, to discuss his outlook on Middle Eastern politics and history.
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