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Online Polls Now Open for CSU By-Elections
After being postponed for two months, polling for the Concordia Student Union by-elections opened today, with voting taking place online.
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Council Update: CSU Signs Off on Deal to Provide More Mental Health Services
The Concordia Student Union will be expanding mental health coverage within the undergraduate health plan. Alliance pour la santé étudiante au Québec, the union’s health and dental provider, has recently offered Empower Me, a new online mental health and wellness service for students.
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Over 55 Cities March in Solidarity With Wet’suwet’en Nation
Protesters denounced the invasion of militarized Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the unceded Wet’suwet’en nation in northern British Columbia for pipeline access on Tuesday night.
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How Concordia is Preparing For the Anti-Sexual Violence Legislation
The first deadline for Quebec universities to meet their obligations under Bill 151, aimed to prevent and fight sexual violence on campuses, has passed on Jan. 1, 2019, with Concordia submitting a renewed policy on sexual violence. After Quebec passed Bill 151, universities, and CEGEPs in the province have been given until Sept. 1 2019 to put in place new rules aimed to protect their students from sexual violence. How far along is Concordia in meeting their demands?
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AVEQ May Be Forced to Shut Down Amid Decreasing Revenue
AVEQ executives and staff will be laid off this January as the association reassesses its financial stability and its continuity.
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CSU IT Director Says Risks Involved With Online Voting Are Being Overlooked
Last Wednesday the Concordia Student Union’s IT Director Camil Gagnon-Duguay brought up his concerns about online voting in an email to the CSU’s executive team. With voting for their by-election set to take place online Jan. 15 to the 17, the union voted to use paper ballots as a backup plan.
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The Redmen Referendum: What’s Next?
It’s been a month since McGill students stood the rain to protest the university’s varsity sports team’s name, the Redmen. Weeks later, students voted 78 per cent in favour to change the name entirely.
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Tenants Rights Groups Demand Reforms to Rental Board
Philomène Césaire found an apartment in her price range in Parc-Extension. However, the city required her to leave in winter 2015 because her landlord’s neglect of the property made it unsafe.
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ASFA Finance Coordinator Resigns, After Allegedly Taking Petty Cash for Nutcracker Show
The Arts and Science Federation of Associations announced a new finance coordinator will be taking over temporarily after $450 in petty cash was retracted from the federation’s office.
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Concordia Student Union Cuts Ties with Our Turn National
Minutes after a phone call regarding their funding towards Our Turn National, Concordia Student Union Financial Executive John Hutton received an email from the organization informing him they’ve incorporated. The letter mentioned that Our Turn, a student-led organization that aims to end sexual violence on campuses across Canada, and gives thanks to the previous board for their service and work.