Nikita Smith

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Student protesters deny that they are backing down when it comes to the tuition hikes.

In a report by CJAD, student leaders against the hike stated that the fact they are focusing on a freeze instead of free education should not be seen as toning down. 

On Monday, hundreds of students gathered for a day-long demonstration against the hikes at Berri Square. 

Though there is a...

Posted by Nikita Smith on April 10, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

Maxime Richard's body has been found. 

The St-Lambert teenager, who went missing on Feb. 28, was discovered in the woods in Granby by local residents Sunday evening. 

Investigators confirmed to Longueuil police that the body belonged to Richard.

The 16-year-old was last seen leaving school with possible plans to take a bus to Sherbrooke. 

Police stated that there wasn't any indication of violence at the crime scene, and that Richard probably...

Posted by Nikita Smith on April 3, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

It's our last show of the semester! Hosts Joel Balsam and Melissa Mulligan spoof things up a bit with contributors Aisha Samu, Katie Mcgroarty, and Daniel J. Rowe while French Connexion host Judy-Ann Mitchell goes solo and Science Reporter Luciana Gravotta breaks down bitterness and regret. See you next semester and stay classy Montreal!

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Posted by Nikita Smith on March 30, 2012 in Blog entry | 0 comments.

In a statement to fellow Concordians, A Better Concordia addressed the release of candidates Schubert Laforest and Lucia Gallardo's student records.

Both candidates were disqualified from the upcoming CSU election for allegedly not being registered students.

An investigation is being held to discover the origin of the documents.

Calling the...

Posted by Nikita Smith on March 13, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

 In celebration of International Women's day, today we focus on women. Our feature chat interview is with Viviane Namaste from the Simone de Beauvoir Institute who talks to us about what tuition hikes could mean for women. Science Reporter Luciana Gravotta takes a look at the state of women in academia while the French Connexion looks at how women are portrayed in the media. Our sport's reporter Julian Mei fills us in on Concordia's Women's basketball team, and Shaun Malley is our guest co-host. This is Currently Concordia!

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Posted by Nikita Smith on March 9, 2012 in Blog entry | 0 comments.