Clare Raspopow

Barely a democracy

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:46:11 -0500

Elections are supposed to be times of dramatic change, or at least jubilant reaffirmation. Elections are the instances when individuals come together to speak on behalf of...

Empowering architecture

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:46:00 -0500

According to American psychologist Abraham Maslow, shelter is a fundamental human need. But modern humans have taken that dependence to a whole new level. These days,...

Spins

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:49:59 -0600

Bobo from monkeyhowl.com Self-titled EP Independent ...

No baby, no cry

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:14 -0600

So I don’t want kids, what of it?

A lot of people don’t understand when I tell them that I don’t want to get married and most definitely don’t want to have children. The reaction I elicit is similar to...

Lit Writ

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:33:40 -0600

My Stranger

I rarely pay attention to what’s going on around me while I’m walking. I know this is terrible and may account for the many bruised knees I’ve suffered and fervent...

You don’t need a degree to be an engineer

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:12 -0600

Engineers Without Borders: New mandate, new mission, everyone’s invited to pitch in

The Engineers Without Borders workshop on Feb. 2 had little to do with engineering in the classical sense. In fact, the entire organization has little to do with engineering...

Students fear being cut out of Senate committees

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:42:15 -0600

Members of the Concordia Senate fear changes proposed to Senate committee mandates by the Academic Planning and Priorities Committee could dilute student and faculty influence,...

Provost eyes eConcordia reform

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:31:03 -0600

Unease with royalty structure and course approval process

Provost David Graham is in the process of reforming the relationship between Concordia and eConcordia. He and the university are negotiating an agreement with eConcordia,...

(Con)struction

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:45:55 -0600

Enough with the digging already

As the saying goes, “In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes.” We Concordians have the privilege of adding a third: construction. This May will be the...

Money’s got soul

TristanLaPointe — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:10:18 -0600

What goes on our bills says a lot about us

The argument started with five women and a $50 bill. In early 2000, as happens every 10 years or so, the Canadian government redesigned our bills to add security measures, to...