Opinions
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OpinionsEditorial: Montreal wrong to spurn calls to defund the police
Black people deserve more. Indigenous people deserve more. Trans people, people with disabilities, people with mental illness, People of Colour, sex workers, and immigrants deserve more. Lives are being lost, and Plante’s administration is funnelling millions of dollars into the pockets of the institution killing the people we’ve been demanding be protected.
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OpinionsEditorial: Beyond time for real change
The U.S. election reminds us of the need to call out performative politics and demand transformational change.
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Opinions
Quarantine bangs? More like quarantine mullet
Everything around me is up in the air, but I can still control my hair.
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OpinionsEditorial: Food connects
Food is far from accessible to all people, despite the fact that it should be considered a human right.
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OpinionsEditorial: Bookstore privatization can’t pass the test
The Concordia Book Stop was effectively privatized this past June in a partnership deal with Follett, a U.S. company worth $2.7 billion according to its website. This speaks to an impulse that runs counter to what our institution should stand for.
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OpinionsA city untucked: Drag history in Montreal
Historically, Montrealers have embraced drag with open arms and hemorrhaging wallets.
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OpinionsWhen the dorms abruptly closed
On March 16, 2020, three Concordia students and I, all resident assistants at the Loyola campus, huddled around an iPhone in the Buzz cafeteria. On the screen, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was addressing Canadians, and what he said left the four of us shocked.
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OpinionsEditorial: Still not a voice for the voiceless
Being an advocacy publication means amplifying voices, not speaking for them.
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OpinionsOnline classes are missing the point
Someone recently asked me how I felt being halfway through the semester. I had to take a moment to process what they were talking about because there’s absolutely no way we’re midway through fall 2020. I’ve learned nothing.
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OpinionsCoping with code red
With Montreal in it’s second red zone, opinions writers share advice on how to make it through this next phase.

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