There has been a lot of talk recently about fresh starts in the coming academic year. Now that Concordia has an actual new beginning on its hands, we have to wonder if this time it will be for real.
Before students step into classes on Sept. 5, the Stingers' season will have already begun. The first team to play is the football team starting the 2012 season with a home-opener against Bishop's on Sept. 1 at 1 p.m.
Being president of a university as large and as diverse as Concordia is no easy task. Despite the challenges which lay ahead for new Vice-Chancellor Alan Shepard, he said he views Concordia as a progressive university despite a troubled history.
It was a mixture of highs and lows for Concordia’s Stingers teams last year. The most successful was the men's basketball team which won their league, the playoffs, and had a shot at the national title.
A retired Concordia University professor drew criticism for sending an email to his former students Thursday morning encouraging them to vote in the upcoming provincial election.
During the winter semester, universities in Montreal spent thousands in additional funds on extra security measures during the student strike and multiple protests that followed.
Montreal Police confirmed the identity of missing Concordia University student Jun Lin early Friday morning as the victim in a gruesome murder in the Cote-des-Neiges area.
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.
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.