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Froshies paint themselves in blackface

Photos by Anthony Morgan, GazetteA frosh event created a stir Thursday as students from Université de Montréal were filmed in blackface while dressed in the colours of the Jamaican flag. They chanted about marijuana and Rastafarianism. Playing up well-known stereotypes of the Central-American nation.

The costumes were in honour of the annual athletic week to promote student involvement in sports. But one Mcgill law student was deeply offended. He is considering filing a human rights complaint.


Stars shine on CSU Orientation

Mother Mother plays CSU Concert - photo credit Arwen SweetThousands of beers, burgers and buns later the Concordia Student Union Orientation comes to a close this weekend.

Expect VP Finance Jordan Lindsay to be counting pennies to see if the CSU stayed with their ambitious two hundred and seventy thousand dollar budget. A hundred-and fifty thousand of which coming from student fees. Previous CSUs have spent nearly twice as much. But they also had more popular and expensive concert headliners.


Cecil Di Ioia

What is your DJ alias? & what are its origins?
Cecil. It's honestly just a misunderstanding of my real name.

What is your show name?
Burnt Offerings

What genre?
The metal-est!

How long have you been at CJLO?
Probably 4 or 5 years now.

What is the best thing about working at CJLO?
It's a lot of fun and I enjoy the people I work with!


September 14th, 2011

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Emily Brass, Sarah Deshaies

 


Air Canada Flight Attendants May Strike

 Air Canada flight attendants voted almost unanimously in favour of a strike. The employees could walk out as soon as September 21st.

Jeff Taylor is president of the flight attendants' union. He said union members are unsatisfied after ten years of making sacrifices to help the airline's financial situation.

Taylor said members would prefer to reach an agreement with Air Canada, but they are prepared to strike if necessary. The union overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal with the airline in late August.


Turning down the volume on ads

Ever notice how TV commercials are always louder than the show you're watching?

Well, Nina Grewal did.


September 12th, 2011

Read and produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Chris Hanna, Sofia Gay, Aisha Samu

 


Montreal Alouettes Defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Montreal Alouettes won 43-13 against the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Sunday in Montreal.

Calvillo shined as he threw four touchdown passes, three of them happening in the second quarter. He also scored his second four hundred-yard game of the season. Thanks to Calvillo’s touchdown passes, the Alouettes gained a twenty-nine to one lead into the second quarter.


Jogger hit by car in Côte St. Luc

A woman is in the hospital after being struck by a car in Côte St. Luc Sunday morning.

The thirty-five-year-old is in a stable condition. She was jogging with other runners and the car swerved off the road.

One of the car’s side mirrors struck her, and she hit her head on the ground too.

The driver sped off after the accident, but a witness got a detailed description of the car. The driver appears to be a grey-haired man in his fifties.


September 9th, 2011

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories by Danny Aubry, Nikita Smith, Erica Bridgeman and Joshua Nemeroff


Obama Proposes New Stimulus

President Obama called on his nations legislators to put aside their differences and quickly pass a $447 billion jobs plan he proposed Thursday night.

The president addressed Congress and asked them to put aside political gain for the good of the country.


West Island woman dead after stabbing attack

Two men have been arrested in connection of a stabbing that left a 27 year-old woman dead.

The woman died from her injuries Thursday afternoon after being attacked outside her apartment building that morning in Dollard-Des-Ormeaux.

According to neighbours, there was a dispute between the woman and some neighbours because she would not pick up after her dog.

This is Montreal's 25th murder of the year.


Worldwide Traffic Issues

Two of Canada`s cities rank the lowest worldwide in terms of driving related stress according to an IBM survey.

The survey indicates that Montreal is ranked lowest while Toronto is fifth lowest and Mexico city is highest.

Traffic has been proven to be bad for an individual`s health and may also produce negative effects in the workplace.

IBM states that approximately $30 trillion US will be spent within twenty years in order to improve international infrastructures.

Other surveys indicate that intense infrastructure investment is strongly benefitting the world`s most developped economies.


September 7th, 2011

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by AJ Cordeiro, Sarah Deshaies, Dominique Daoust


No decision on Gadhafi's fate

Diplomats discussing the fate of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have yet to reach a decision.

The aim is to spare Libya further bloodshed by rigging an exit for the deposed leader.

A convoy of vehicles crossed into Niger from Libya late on Monday. They were said to be carrying gold, cash and senior members of the Gadhafi inner circle. But Western officials do not believe Gadhafi or his family were present on the convoy.


Man takes bath in Celine Dion's home

A thirty-six year-old man has been charged after her allegedly broke into Celine Dion’s home near Montreal. He reportedly raided the fridge and took the time to pour himself a bath.

Celine and her husband Rene Angelil were not at home at the time. Their primary home is in Florida and this Laval residence is only used when they visit Quebec.


Japan Typhoon Kills Many

The death toll from Talas, a typhoon that hit Japan continues to rise. As of Tuesday the powerful typhoon had killed at least 37 people with many more missing.

Emergency response teams have been kept busy airlifting supplies to towns cut off by Talas. In many areas flooding, landslides and damage to roads prevented help from arriving quickly.

Before Talas hit Japan almost half a million people were told to evacuate. Currently 3000 remain in evacuation centres.


McGill still on top

McGill University has yet another international honour under its belt. It marched up two spots to number 17 in this year’s World University Rankings. McGill is the number one ranked university in Canada on the list.

The ranking system is based on academic reputation, student-teacher ratio, and the number of international students and faculty at an institution.

Another Montreal school, the University de Montreal can be proud of their ranking of 137. That tops Ontario’s historic Queen’s University by 7.


September 5th, 2011

Read by Sarah Deshaies

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Sofia Gay

 


Car-surfing: not like in the movies

A 20 year-old Ontario woman nearly died early Sunday morning after falling off the bumper of a moving van. Longueuil police said the woman was car-surfing with two other people in Brossard at around 1:30 a.m. She then fell off, and sustained head injuries. The woman is now in stable condition.


No more submarines for Canadian navy

 The Canadian navy will not have access to submarines after the last one has been put away.

They have had problems with boat maintenance for years now.

The last working submarine was just put aside after an accident in June.

A navy spokesman says they are focused on bringing two submarines back to sea in 2012. But he says that this news is another blow to the program.

He says the future of the submarine program could be in trouble if things continue this way.


NHL and Player's Association to examine trio of deaths

Still reeling from the death of yet another young player, the NHL is vowing to examine the three recent hockey deaths.

Wade Belak was found dead on Wednesday, only 35 years old.

His death is the most recent in a trio of young hockey deaths over the past four months. Both Rick Rypien and Derek Boogard also passed away recently.

While their deaths are all unique, all three were known for their willingness to fight.


News September 2nd 2011

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Danny Aubry, Erica Fisher and Michael Lemieux


McGill University Strike

Mcgill University students witnessed picket bearing employees on strike as they returned to school on Thursday.

One striker captured attention by pounding an interesting tune on his drum at the Milton Gates

The union of striking workers consists of Non-Academic employees such as lab technicians and library assisstants.

The Union states that their wage scale for evenings and weekend work is unacceptable.

McGill's vice-pricipal of administration and finance hopes to end the strike as early as next week with the assistance of a conciliator.

 


August 31, 2011

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Stories by: Nikita Smith and Sarah Deshaies

Read by: Sarah Deshaies


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