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Concordia students safe in Japan

Two Concordia students studying in Japan are alive and well. Philippe McKie is a film production student living in Tokyo. He spoke to several Montreal news outlets and wrote a blog post about his experience. 

On Monday, University spokesperson Chris Mota confirmed he and the other student are fine. She said that when disasters happen abroad, the university contacts exchange students to make sure they are safe.


Concordia sleeps outdoors for 5 Days

5 Days for the Homeless Concordia

Nearly thirty students felt what it was like to be homeless Monday night. They are participating in a national campaign called 5 Days for the Homeless. The Montreal chapter raised a record thirty three hundred dollars yesterday.

All the funds will be donated to local charity Dans La Rue. Three nights remain. Tuesday night CTV Montreal's Christine Long and former Montreal Canadien Georges Laraque will be sleeping over.


2011 CSU campaign starts with a stampede

PosteringMinutes before the clock struck midnight, candidates for next year’s Concordia Student Union chanted and screamed for their respective parties. The annual Concordia stampede, where candidates run through the two campuses plastering the walls with campaign posters, ran without a hitch. This is thanks mostly in part to a change in rules.

This year, Chief Election Officer Oliver Cohen announced that candidates would be released floor by floor for the first few levels of the Hall building. Then, they would have the chance to put up posters on several billboards-on-wheels that would be placed throughout the campus.


NHL GMs meeting zeros in on concussions

The first day of meetings with NHL General Managers focused on the issue of head shots in hockey.

The commissioner of the NHL has proposed a five-point plan to deal with the rise in concussions. One change is to modify the concussion protocol and have doctors look at injured players in a quiet area. GMs will also be looking at what makes a hit legal or illegal.

The league is under pressure after Canadians forward Max Pacioretty received a concussion in a game against Boston last week.


CSU putting Pudwell's resignation behind them

Concordia Student Union executives are trying move past the resignation of Morgan Pudwell. After last week’s failed council meeting, a special council meeting will be held this Wednesday. However, the unchangeable agenda will involve no discussion of the resignation.


March 14, 2011

Todays news was read by Sophia Gay and produced by Brian Joseph.

The stories were written by Corentine Rivoire, and Cassandra Keating


Quebecer confirmed dead in Japan

A Quebecer has died following the tsunami that devastated the northeastern Pacific coast of Japan on Sunday. André Lachapelle was in the port city of Sendai at the time of the quake. The man died of a heart attack at the hospital, after authorities found him.


Hockey Hero Passes Away

Verdun-born hockey hero Richard Martin died Sunday. His car collided in a one-car crash in Clarence, near a suburb of Buffalo New York where he lived.

The Buffalo News has reported that Martin suffered a heart attack while driving. 

Martin was a memeber of the legendary French Connection line for the Buffalo Sabres in the nineteen seventies. He starred for the Montreal Junior Canadiens prior to joining the Buffalo squad.


Denis Villeneuve's Incendies sweeps at Jutra Awards

Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies may not have won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film this year, but it won virtually every award it was nominated for at last night’s Jutra awards, Quebec’s equivalent of the Oscars. 

Incendies took home nine of the 10 awards it was up for, including Best Film and Best Director. Incendies’ Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin lost the Best Actress award to her co-star, Lubna Azabal, who also won the award at last week’s Genie awards.


Thousand's Gather to Protest the Quebec Government's New Budget

Picture from the Montreal Gazette

Une Question de Choix - a choice of question - was the theme of the protest that took place Saturday March twelfth in Montreal. Thousands of people came together to rally against the upcoming release of the Quebec Government’s budget.


March 11, 2011

Todays news was read by Jason Rouah and produced by Erica Bridgeman.

The stories were written by Samah Fadil, Michael Lemieux and Gareth Sloan


Female bodybuilder charged with prostitution

A former female Canadian national weight-lifting champion has been arrested for prostitution. Rhonda Lee Quaresma was charged with misdemeanour prostitution in Florida this week. 

Quaresma was arrested after police set up a Sting operation. They contacted a woman going by the name “Mrs. Sparkle” and set up a meeting. At the scheduled place, Bonita Beach, police arrested Quaresma.

Quaresma was Bodybuilding.com’s personal trainer of the month in November 2010. Her court appearance is scheduled March 29th.

 

 


Dollard dad wins street hockey court case

A father in Dollard Des Ormeaux won his right to play street hockey in court Thursday. David Sasson successfully contested a $75 fine handed to him for playing street hockey with his son on their street.

A neighbor complained about the game of street hockey to public security. When the security official showed up, Sasson refused to stop the game. The police were then called and Sasson was ticketed.

There is a bylaw against street hockey. However, Sasson points out the bylaw is in place for safety reasons. He says safety was evidently not in question on their quiet crescent street.


March 10th 2011

Read by A. J. Cordeiro

Produced by Dominique Daoust and Melissa Mulligan 

Stories by Jessica MacDonald, Erica Fisher,Alina Gotcherian and A.J Cordeiro 

Mastered by Gareth Sloan


Bonus: Interviews with CSU executives and Teresa Seminara

Click below to hear comments from CSU executive members Hussan Abdullahi, Heather Lucas, Adrien Severyns and Ramy Khoriaty as well as an interview with councillor Teresa Seminara. 


Conservative government may be in breach of privilege: Milliken

 

The Conservative government may be in breach of privilege. House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled that after two separate events there is enough evidence to indicate a prima facie breach of privilege.

The first motion complains that the government is refusing to produce information to the House regarding its anti-crime agenda. The other criticizes International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda for having misled a Commons committee. 

Liberal MP Scott Brison says these incidents disrespect Parliament and are an insult to Canadians.

 


Lack of order ends CSU council meeting early

 

Students refusing to leave for a closed session caused Wednesday night’s CSU council meeting to be adjourned after less than two hours. When the topic of VP Sustainability and Promotions Morgan Pudwell’s recent resignation was reached, councillors voted to go into a closed session. They cited discussing HR issues as their reason. 

But the students in attendance refused to leave, stating they were worried about leaving Pudwell alone. Pudwell said she would not stay if the meeting went into a closed session. 


Do we need QuebecLeaks?

Quebec launched its own model of WikiLeaks Wednesday morning. QuebecLeaks allows Quebecers to anonymously submit and access compromising documents online.

Access to Information Minister Pierre Moreau, however, says he’ll be keeping an eye on the whistle-blower site. Moreau claims that sites like QuebecLeaks are unnecessary because, according to him, Quebec is the most open province in Canada.

Concordia student and WikiLeaks mirror host Nadim Kobeissi disagrees. Kobeissi, who is also a security software developer, says pushing for better government transparency is in the public’s best interest.


More complaints against Pudwell

More student reprsentatives are coming out with complaints against Morgan Pudwell. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, a group of councillors and senators from various student groups called Pudwell's priorities into question and her reasons for resigning as CSU VP Sustainability and Promotiones.

The letter focussed mainly on Pudwell's lack of leadership in the Women's caucus. It claims she didn't respond to emails in a timely matter and shirked her responsibilities. Pudwell had only organized one caucus meeting during her time in office.

To read the statement click here.


News March 9th 2011

Read by Gareth Sloan

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Sarah Deshaies, Cassandra Keating, Michael Moore


The Link uncovers alleged collusion between Dabchy and CSU

 

Amine DabchyIn Concordia news, The Link has uncovered a story of collusion between former CSU president Amine Dabchy and current student union executives.

According to Cinema Student Association President AJ West, Dabchy is secretly working with the CSU to run a slate in the upcoming elections.


Researchers working on a guilt-free ice cream

For years, researchers have unsuccessfully tried to tinker with ice cream to create a healthy version of the classic treat. Their low fat and low sugar concoctions may have been better for the body, but they failed to impress the most important judges… people’s taste buds.

Fear not, health-conscious ice cream aficionados, hope may be on the way. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are in the final taste-testing process of their quote “multifunctional ice cream.”


Trial underway in dangerous driving case causing death

Photo courtesy of CTV

A trial is underway this week in the case of a young man accused of dangerous driving. The police say that speeding was a factor in a car crash that killed Cassandra Boone, 16,  over two years ago.

Her boyfriend Jacques Nicholas was 19-years-old when he was charged with dangerous driving. His Lexus slammed into a lamppost on a service road next to highway 40. Police say the car flipped over several times because of high speeds.

Nicholas attended a civilian eyewitness testimony on Monday with his mother.

 


Earthquake Kills Canadian Woman in New Zealand

New Zealand police have confirmed that  a French-Canadian woman was killed in an earthquake that shook their country last month. The quake had struck the city of Christchurch where the woman was vacationing.

New Zealand media says the woman was holidaying in the country with her sister and had planned to fly out a day after the quake. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada are unable to provide information on the woman due to the Privacy Act. They did however confirm the death of a Canadian citizen.


March 8th 2011

Read and Produced by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo

Stories by Sofia Gay, Erica Fisher, Dominique Daoust and Aisha Samu.

Mastered by Gareth Sloan


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