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“Blackout” questions how much has changed since 1969 Between Jan. 29 and Feb. 11 1969, about 200 students occupied the ninth floor computer centre of…

Students took to the streets of downtown Montreal last Tuesday in the first night protest since last spring to denounce a planned indexation of tuition…

Thousands of people flooded the streets of downtown Montreal on Friday June 22 to protest the tuition increase and the actions of the government as the movement heads into its fifth month.

The massive protest started from Place des Arts, gathering thousands of demonstrators from all walks of life in the sweltering heat. The protest kicked off with a press conference and passionate speeches from student leaders.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest introduced special legislation to the National Assembly today to suspend the academic session in hopes of ending the tuition fee crisis in Quebec.

The Concordia Student Union unanimously voted to decline the provincial government’s second offer to striking student groups in a special council meeting held on Tuesday night.

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.

Presidential candidate Dr. Alan Shepard got a second chance at speaking to the Concordia community during a live streamed conference call on Friday.

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.

The Concordia security guard who allegedly hit a student in the face last week was discovered not to be in possession of a valid security permit, according to a letter sent by the Concordia security department.

Check out these photos from the March 22 march taken by The Concordian’s Sophia Loffreda. And if you haven’t already, you can read this story…