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NewsMontrealers Protest Against Fossil Fuels
“Mister Trudeau, now the damage just got worst, you have bought yourself a pipeline that is bound one day to burst,” sang the Raging Grannies activists, to the tune of My Darling Clementine.
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NewsViral Video Depicts Man Being Choked by Metro Security
Greg Ory—a fabricated name to protect their anonymity—was coming home from work. Ory typically takes the orange metro line to get home, but chose to take the green line, last Friday.
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NewsConfronting the Reality of Colonization in Montreal Through Conversation
A collaboration with the Concordia Student Union, the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre and the First Peoples Studies Member Association, to bring awareness to the Indigenous community in Montreal.
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NewsCSU Daycare and Nursery Set to Open This Fall
The Concordia Student Union daycare and nursery is set to open in October, providing that all permits and building requirements are met. It will be located at 1424 Bishop street and it is open to all student parents of Concordia University. Priority is given to undergraduate students, but graduate students and staff can still apply.
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NewsConcordia’s Mental Health Services: Little Diversity and Long Wait Times
Students dealing with mental illness confront long wait times when seeking support. Demands for mental health services have increased, as a growing number of students are reporting they are being impacted by mental illness. For non-white students at Concordia, having a counsellor who has not faced racial discrimination can complicate things, especially if a student needs to process trauma resulting from their own discrimination. But Concordia’s team of 12 psychologists, there are no people of colour to connect with students seeking a counsellor with similar experiences and understanding.
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NewsInternational Tuition Likely to Skyrocket After Mass Deregulation
After mass deregulation of international programs, Concordia will be looking to increase tuition for international students in other programs by next year.
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NewsRecovering from Austerity Cuts, Concordia Moves Towards a Balanced Budget
With increased funding from the Liberal government since 2017 and a surge in admission rates, Concordia’s budget is projected to be balanced by next year.
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News“Poor Relations” Between CSU Councillors and Executive Team
A lack of racial and gender parity on the CSU’s committees is creating tensions.
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NewsUndergraduate Health Insurance Begins $50,000 Cap On Prescription Drug Coverage
The health and dental insurance provider for undergraduate students now has a $50,000 limit per year on prescription drugs.
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NewsValérie Plante and Directors Spend Over $500 in Transportation During Climate Change Summit
Valérie Plante went on her first international trip to attend the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate Change Summit and the C40 Bloomberg Philanthropies Award in Chicago on Dec. 4 and 5 in 2017. Documents obtained through an access-to-information request revealed that Plante and accompanying colleagues spent a total of $529.93 in taxi expenses.
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