January 18. 2011

News read and produced by: Erica Fisher

Concordia has settled on an interim president. Former president Frederick Lowy is said to be in talks to take over. The Board of Governor’s Executive Committee recommended Lowy out of twenty one candidates. His duties will consist of strengthening the relationship between the Board and the senior administration. Smoothing things over with the Concordia community will also be on the agenda. 

Lowy was previously president and vice-chancellor of Concordia from nineteen ninety five until two thousand five. 

Written by: Dominique Daoust

A Montreal woman has been caught in the Australian floods. Kalila Harriott has been living in Brisbane near the heart of the floods for the past four months. The water reached the south on Monday and affected rural areas.

The Australian government has said that this might be the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. Three hundred thousand homes have been left underwater and the damage has reached five billion dollars. In the past three weeks, twelve people have gone missing and over thirty have died in the floods.

Written by: Sofia Gay

The recent events in Tucson, Arizona created a somber tone for Americans Monday as they celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Last week’s shooting left six people dead and thirteen wounded. These including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

President Obama saw this day as a chance for Americans to remind themselves of what their country is all about. Others saw the day as an opportunity to emphasize King’s philosophy on non-violence. Many agree that Doctor King would have wanted people to shun violence and to be kind to one another. Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. 

Written by: Aisha Samu