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NewsSPVM increase in chemical irritant usage sparks outcry
Aggressive and indiscriminate deployment of chemical irritants has Montrealers injured and experts worried.
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NewsBeyond Sir George Williams University’s 1969 Computer Riot
In 1969, students at what is now Concordia University staged a 14-day occupation to protest racial bias. Now, over five decades later, the university is taking steps to reconcile with its legacy through apologies and new initiatives—but is it enough?
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NewsConcordia Food Coalition stirs up the university’s food networks
The Concordia Food Coalition helps university food initiatives thrive through the STIR program.
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NewsHive Free Lunch program fails to collect signatures for fee levy
The Hive Free Lunch program failed to collect enough signatures for a fee levy, leading some to question barriers that student groups face.
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NewsTen years of sustainability at Concordia
With shaky finances, changing technologies and “greenwashing” allegations, Concordia University’s sustainability goals have morphed over the past 10 years—and they will continue to change.
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NewsBill 199 set to revive electoral reform debate
Public distrust is stalling the momentum of Bill 199, a law that would amend Quebec’s Election Act to establish a new mixed electoral system with regional compensation.
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NewsCSU elects Asa Kohn as new council chairperson
Asa Kohn, who had previously filled in as interim chairperson following previous chairperson Angelica Antonakopoulos’ resignation in January, was voted in as the Concordia Student Union’s new chairperson during a special council meeting on Feb. 18.
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NewsAnnual MMIWG2S+ march continues to advocate for systemic change
Over 100 people attended the 35th annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ people (MMIWG2S+) memorial march on Feb. 14, amid hundreds of incomplete calls to action from Indigenous advocates towards the Canadian government.
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NewsPolice deploy pepper spray at anti-ICE protest, one arrest made
Hundreds of Montrealers were met with police violence, chemical weapons and what they say is severe repression from the SPVM after marching to Quebec security firm GardaWorld’s headquarters to peacefully protest the company’s ties to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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NewsConcordia council meeting adjourned expeditiously
The Concordia Student Union (CSU)’s most recent council meeting on Feb. 11 was adjourned in less than 30 minutes, after a brief speaking turn from a member of the public in attendance and the approval of the consent agenda.
