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Quebec gets peek at president’s tuition plan
Quebec university students to pay Canadian average for tuition by 2020
If Concordia President Judith Woodsworth has her way, your tuition might start an eight-year climb in 2012 that will bring it to the Canadian average of $5,000 a year.
CSU President Resigns
VP Services Heather Lucas appointed to finish term
Two weeks before student return to start classes, Concordia Student Union President Prince Ralph Osei has resigned.
Headed to a scholarship in Europe, the former president leaves behind an election platform unfilled and an orientation uncompleted.
With Osei’s departure, nearly half of the CSU executive will be unelected.
‘I saw more than I wanted to see’
The story behind the detainees at 629 Eastern Avenue
Over six hours on the night of June 27 we spoke to nearly 120 of the detainees to leave the Toronto Film Studio, a sound stage retrofit with cages to hold people arrested during the G20 summit. Although each had a different story to tell, the larger picture remained constant.
What’s in that bag?
The sights and sounds of a G20 protest
The cop is standing in my way and it’s pretty clear that I’m not getting around him without his say-so. “Do you mind if I take a look inside your bag? I don’t want to search it, I just want to take a look.” He is polite, yet firm. The message is getting through; I am perfectly within my rights to refuse him, but if I do, I won’t be proceeding any further.
First Nations G20 protest at Queen’s Park
No clashes with police as protestors call for better treatment
About 350 protesters turned out on June 24 in front of Queen’s Park, Ontario’s legislature, as part of a First Nations protest in conjunction with the 2010 G8/G20.
Death and ballots
Filipino vote marks end of a decade with 1,000 political killings
During outgoing Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration, violence has played a vital role in the political process. Amnesty International reports that as of May 7, at least five candidates and 16 campaign organizers were murdered during this year’s campaign.
The power of hope
Local indie darlings headline a show at the revitalised The Rialto
As the dust settles on the now-condemned Green Room on St. Laurent Boulevard after a recent fire, many in the city lament the loss of another mid-sized local venue. However, as one building falls, a bright light appears in the horizon in the form of the Parc Avenue institution The Rialto.
News
- TAPthirst to fight bottled water on campus
- K’naan coming to Concordia
- Student Union loans $45,000 to volunteer program
- G20 Protesters in Court
- A Challenging Mandate
Features
Literary Arts
Fringe Arts
- The Sinking of the Friend Ship
- Man About Town
- Vintage vixens
- Wacky and weird
- The beginning of an end for Isis
Opinion
- Editorial
- Grappling with Islamophobia
- To draw or not to draw
- Pushing the right buttons
- Editorial: Disconnected understanding
Sports
- Stinger Soccer Team Getting Back on Track
- Concordia Football Underway
- Team Experiences Mass Exodus
- Kabaddi Your Body
- Former Stingers Captain Moves to Coaching
Letters
From the Link Blog
Interview with Die Zeit’s Carolin Emcke
Carolin Emcke is an author, political theorist and war correspondent with German newsmagazine Die Zeit. She has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza and Haiti, where she pondered what happens to truth and certainty in wartime. She spoke with The Link in advance of her panel appearance at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival. The following is a transcript of that interview.
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