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NewsAVEQ 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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NewsCSU 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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NewsThe 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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NewsTenants 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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NewsASFA 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Federation of Associations announced a new finance coordinator will be taking over temporarily after $450 in petty cash was retracted from the federation’s office.
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NewsConcordia 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.
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NewsConcordia Engineering Students Utilize an Ongoing Network of Information to Succeed
For some students within the Gina Cody School of Engineering, sharing past exams, quizzes and assignments is their best way at securing a high GPA. Some do not attend classes, and instead use outside tutoring sources, as they feel it is more beneficial. Some students feel their professors are more focused on research at the university, instead of prioritizing the success of their students.
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NewsCSU January By-Election to Run Online
Voting for the Concordia Student Union by-elections will take place online. CSU council agreed Wednesday night that the by-elections—initially set to take place between Nov. 27 and 29—will take place on an online platform separate from My.Concordia this January.
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NewsCSU Councillors and Candidates Demand Resignation of Election CEO
Concordia Student Union councillors and candidates in the by-election sent out an email Friday morning to Chief Electoral Officer Claire Girard-Moreau demanding her resignation.
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NewsConcordia President Alan Shepard Leaving University
Concordia President Alan Shepard announced on Thursday afternoon he will be leaving the university to become the President of Western University in Ontario.
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