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NewsConU Prof Wins Trudeau Fellowship
Concordia history professor Ronald Rudin was one of four people to earn the Trudeau Fellowship on Oct. 17.
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NewsGender Advocacy Boot Camp
An especially lively and inviting atmosphere set the tone for Trans 101, a lecture from the Peer Support and Advocacy training program from the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy on Oct. 20. The energy being generated by those present was inspiring, and it manifested itself as a show of genuine interest in personal understanding and how to help others.
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NewsAgainst the Academic Plan
While the Concordia Senate is still deciding how it feels about the new five-year academic plan, the Student Union has taken a stance—voting to not accept the plan in its current state during Wednesday’s Council meeting.
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NewsCancelling the Cleric
The speech was to be given by British Imam Abdur-Raheem Green, who has been criticized for allegedly calling for harsh punishments for homosexuality, condoning domestic violence towards women and controversial remarks about Islamic-Jewish relations.
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NewsHow to Build a Revolution
Braving the bitter cold, rain and hail that many thought would dissuade the Montreal version of the massive, worldwide protest Occupy Wall Street, over 200 tents have stayed pitched in Victoria Square over the last week—and the occupiers aren’t going anywhere.
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NewsNDP Gets Behind Striking Mcgill Workers
The National Democratic Party showed up in full force to support striking McGill University Non-Academic Certified Association workers Friday, by publicly attending a rally at the number-one school in the country and encouraging strikers to settle the dispute out of court.
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NewsCapital Idea
As members of Quebec’s National Assembly went back to work on Friday, they were welcomed with chants of, “Students, united, will never be defeated.”
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NewsFASA Finances
“It was a pretty small error [online], but the implications are pretty big,” said FASA President Paisley Sim. “We all make the same amount of money. I wouldn’t be okay with [making more than my executives] at all. It’s inappropriate.”
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NewsKeeping Up With MUNACA
On Oct. 14, Joan O’Malley—a 63-year-old woman and striking non-faculty employee of McGill University—was forcefully arrested in the entrance to the Bonaventure Hotel, as McGill’s labour dispute grew even more heated.
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NewsThe Occupiers Project
Photojournalist Peter Haeghaert spent the better part of his week camping out at Occupy Montreal, capturing the faces of protestors he met. Hoping to discover more about the movement that has gained international traction, Haeghaert said he felt it was important to document.
