100 students stage a sit-in near Concordia president's office

About 100 students staged a sit-in on the 15^th floor of the MB building Monday where President Frederick Lowy’s offices are located.

The students demanded academic amnesty and for the school to publicly oppose the $1625 tuition hike.

Lowy came out to speak with the students, but wasn’t willing to immediately comply with the demands. He stated that tuition hikes are necessary; universities don’t have enough funding for free education and that Quebec universities are underfunded compared to the rest of Canada.

As for academic amnesty, Lowy stated that is not in tradition to tell professors how to run their courses.

Lowy admitted that he also has not read the March 23 email about new security policies at Concordia.

The students accused Lowy of not knowing the issues, and for not listening to students. They believe he will have major influence on the provincial government if he supports the students.

Lowy agreed to have a more public meeting with students to further discuss the issues, organized by CSU president Lex Gill.