The standing ovation seemed to go on forever. It felt as though all of Place des Arts was on its feet, genuinely thrilled and grateful to the immensely talented actors and production team who had made the evening a truly magical experience.
Thousands of students took to the streets for the third night in a row on Friday following the Quebec government's decision to grant concessions on the tuition issue.
Children, parents, adults, students and grandparents joined forces and braved the cloudy weather Sunday afternoon to march for environmental awareness.
Concordia’s Senate unanimously passed a motion to send an open letter to Quebec Premier Jean Charest, urging the government to facilitate dialogue between all parties involved in the student strike.
On April 11, Brenchley told The Concordian that he and the others, except Chaabi, had submitted an appeal of the CEO's decision to the CSU judicial board. The group received confirmation that the request had been received and are awaiting scheduling of a public hearing.
“The search process is proceeding well and it is expected that the name of the recommended candidate will be made public in the next few weeks,” said Concordia spokesperson Chris Mota. Under the rules of the committee, only one name will be announced as the official recommendation. In terms of student involvement in the process, Mota explained that there are two students on the advisory search committee.
Fine Arts student and senator Andy Filipowich said that a lot of the students occupying the hallway outside the president’s office were FASA students, and more from other departments joined once they heard the sit-in was happening.