Presidential candidate meeting ends before it begins
A group of students interrupted a joint meeting of Concordia’s Board of Governors and Senate on Tuesday meant to introduce university presidential candidate Dr. Alan Shepard.
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Six councillors elect reinstated
The judicial board of the Concordia Student Union unanimously voted to reinstate six formerly disqualified councillors elect following a public hearing on Monday, April 23.
CSU votes in solidarity with the FEUQ
Education Minister Line Beauchamp announced an offer to speak with the FEUQ and the Fédération étudiante collègiale du Québec Sunday, after the FEUQ requested an independent government commission to investigate university management.
CSU exec Morgan Pudwell not a registered student
A report into the student status of Concordia Student Union members has revealed that Morgan Pudwell, who resigned suddenly from her position of VP advocacy and outreach earlier this week, is not a registered student.
Students take to streets of Sherbrooke
Students bused in from across the province representing high schools, Cegeps and universities which have been protesting the $1625 tuition increases over the next five years.
CSU general assembly fails to meet quorum
Unlike its March 7 predecessor, the second general assembly held on Monday by the Concordia Student Union to vote on continuing the strike was met with little success.
While about 2,000 students were present at the first GA, less than 300 showed up on the Reggie’s terrace for the outdoor GA organized by the CSU.
Anti-tuition hike protest draws record numbers
Over 200,000 people took to the streets in the historic March 22 protest against tuition increases, but as far as the provincial government is concerned, the hikes are here to stay.
Campus security clashes with students
While some students were participating in a sit-in on the 7th floor, another group of students were facing half a dozen security guards on the 4th floor. The conflict began when a group of geography students used hard-picketing tactics by blocking the entrance to their classroom.
Editorial: You did good, CSU
The Concordia Student Union has taken a lot of heat recently, and rightly so. They failed to properly promote two general assemblies to vote on a strike and their recent elections were an utter disaster with a seriously low voter turnout.
Student movement to become more radical
After the March 22 protest that saw 200,000 students marching the streets of Montreal, student leaders warned the Liberal government they were now taking the movement further.
March 22 photo gallery
Check out these photos from the March 22 march taken by The Concordian’s Sophia Loffreda. And if you…
ConU kicks off strike with a march and ends with province-wide protest
The last day of the week-long strike voted on at the Concordia Student Union's March 7 general assembly will coincide with the massive province-wide protest against tuition hikes set to take place on Thursday, March 22. On that day, Concordia University will shut down both of its campuses.