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Finding a job and saving money for the next school year is something that everyone will be doing very soon. While many people will be working in Montreal, others will be going home and trying to find work there. Something that is becoming more popular though is working abroad, which SWAP (Student Work Abroad Programme) and Travel CUTS/Voyages Campus strongly advocate.

Ever thought about traveling before completing university and entering the "real" world? The International/Student Exchange Programme (I/SEP) allows Concordia students to explore academic opportunities within a different culture and environment. In existence for six years, the program has the opportunity to send students across the globe to educate themselves "outside" the classroom.

The McGill radio station, CKUT at 90.3 FM, always has special features every year celebrating Black History Month.

Akemi and Jacques are walking on the icy, slushy paths around Loyola Campus. It's a nice day out,

Writer Tim McSorley reflects on the need for students to voice their concerns and for governments to pay attention.

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Despite the fact that Canada is an industrialized country, the problem of low literacy exists. According to ABC Canada, 22 per cent of adult Canadians have serious problems dealing with any printed materials. An additional 24 per cent of Canadians can only deal with simple reading tasks.

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Trying to manage school, family, friends and work seems like an impossible task. You just can't divide yourself into different halves, unless you're a magician. Many times trying to fit something into a schedule and running from here to there, means pulling out a little more hair and biting a little more nails, biting so low that cuticles have become a source of food for you.

To a generation of Jewish University students looking for some identity, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was nothing short of a godsend. He was an old-school scholar who had a way with freshman and a presence that would make even a non-Jew proud of the Jewish heritage.

Regardless of what year of university you are in, being connected and knowing how to be successful is important. A good place to go if you need any academic or personal help, have any questions or need to talk is the Student Success Centre (H481). With its drop-in hours, the centre is always ready to help students survive academically by providing things such as assessment tools, psycho-education, and a connection to appropriate resources.

As a new semester starts, remembering to pay your tuition fees on time is extremely important. The tuition deadline for the winter semester is Jan. 31 and the consequence for not paying fees by the deadline is no registration for future academic sessions being permitted until all overdue accounts are paid in full.

Students get back to the grind as another year hits the ground running.