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NewsMental Geography
“What is especially interesting about today’s Montreal is the way it is bringing together the histories of the city, which were once so separate,” said Sherry Simon, at La Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
Simon, a Concordia University professor, headlined the fourth edition of the President’s Conference Series with a talk titled “The Flow of Languages, the Grace of Cultures,” on Oct. 27. -
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NATO Council Secretary Speaks
Expect the war in Afghanistan—the longest military engagement in both Canadian and American history—to continue for a “very long” time, said Edmund Whiteside, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council Secretary.
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NewsAnti-Smuggling Law Misses the Mark
The Conservative government’s new proposed law on human smuggling is causing concern among refugee advocates.
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NewsPlastic Rain
TAPthirst in conjunction with überculture and QPIRG Concordia dumped over 200 plastic water bottles on Norman Bethune Square on Oct. 20 to raise awareness about sustainability.
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NewsScrewed Over
Headlines of cocaine-induced rehab stints are old news in the celebrity world and the days of checking into rehab for “exhaustion” seem to be over.
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NewsWiesel Speaks
In the 65 years since Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust, there has been no end to ethnic cleansing, genocide and mass murder on a global scale.
Faced with this staggering reality, Wiesel refuses to be discouraged. -
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NewsStrength in Numbers
A group of families affected by police violence joined with civil justice advocates and supporters this past weekend to demand an end to police brutality.
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NewsBathroom Activism
Two weeks after 12 single-stall restrooms in the EV building were “gender neutralized” by an anonymous guerrilla sign maker, the Concordia administration stated that the project to create dedicated gender-neutral bathrooms on campus is currently “on hold.”
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NewsCSU Clubs Budget Released
Concordia’s 61 clubs found themselves a little richer on Oct. 15, as the $92,000 clubs budget was released.
Each club’s share is determined by the Clubs and Space Committee, chaired by CSU VP Clubs and Outreach Ramy Khoriarty, and made up of four CSU councillors and one student-at-large. -
NewsQueer Concordia Reaches Beyond Gay Community
Over the years, Queer Concordia—one of the longest running clubs on campus—has been through many changes.
The club has seen new executives, new mandates to address the transitioning issues that affect the university’s queer community, and even new names: the Queer Union gave way to Queer Alliance which eventually became Queer Concordia.
