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Cooler Heads Prevail
The co-presidents of the Fine Arts Student Alliance narrowly avoided being recalled to election at the alliance’s first council meeting on Oct. 4.
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Room at the Top
After 24 years at Concordia, VP Services Michael Di Grappa, the architect of the university’s rebranding in the 21st century, announced on Sept. 29 that he would be stepping down from his position at the end of October.
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Cutting the Board
Tensions were visible as Concordia’s Board of Governors, the university’s highest governing body, debated cutting 26 of its 40 seats during the board’s first meeting of the academic year on Sept. 30.
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Concordia Inks New Ad Deal
Expect more advertising on campus after Concordia signed a new ad contract in early September with a consortium of three firms.
While the number of backlit boards on campus—the main form of advertising until recently—will not change, the consortium will add new plasma screens around both campuses, digital ads in bathrooms and banners in high-traffic areas. -
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Reining in Development
Citizens of Parc Extension are calling for more social housing to be included in a $1 billion development project that borders the Montreal neighbourhood.
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Money, For Nothing
Imagine a religion with no god. Imagine that they promise you the ability to manipulate matter, to never get sick, to have control over space and time. Now imagine that the only way to get to this state of transcendence is by gradually paying your way.
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This Is a Soul
When it comes to mending a human body, medical practitioners tend to focus on biology for answers. But for Dr. Rick Hodes, who has spent the last 22 years curing sick Ethiopian children, what begins the healing practice is the recognition that each patient is a soul.
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Grad Students Protest Tuition Increases
Braving the early morning rain and cold, 25 graduate students marched outside of Concordia University’s MB Building on Sept. 30 to protest tuition hikes for international students.
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The Hand of the Really Really Free Market
Überculture wants you to give what you can and take what you need.
On Sept. 30, überculture—a student-run organization that resists commercialization—held a Really Really Free Market on the 7th floor of Concordia’s Hall Building, allowing students to trade their discarded possessions in celebration of sustainable consumerism. -
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Justice for Anas
The coroner’s inquiry into the death of Mohamed Anas Bennis will resume despite efforts by the Montreal Police Brotherhood to have the case closed.