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Saint Mary`s graduate gives back degrees due to pro-rape chant
A graduate of Saint Mary`s University is giving back his degrees due to his outrage over a pro-rape chant posted on line.
According to CBC News the pro-rape meeting was held by the Saint Mary`s University Students Association during a frosh event.
The graduate has stated that returning his degrees is the right thing to do because of the immoral activities which are allowed among campus.
Other students are petitioning to cease the annual $70 fee which is given to the student association.
The University President stated that all 80 frosh leaders will attend sensitivity training due to their unacceptable behaviour.
Syria and Middle East peace process on Paris meeting agenda
Syria’s chemical weapons attack allegations and peace negotiations were the main topics discussed at a U.N. meeting in Paris on Sunday.
BBC News reports, that U.S. secretary of state, John Kerry, and the Arab League agree that Syria crossed an international global red line when they used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war there.
There is a division in terms of a retaliatory strike on Syria among, Arab League nations. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are for it, while Syrian neighbours, Lebanon and Jordan oppose it because of fears of the conflict spreading across their borders.
Kerry claims that a strike against Syria would send a clear message to Hezbollah and Iran that use of these weapons shouldn’t be taken lightly and there will be consequences.
The U.S. is accusing Syrian forces led by Bashar Al-Assad of killing 1400 people in a sarin gas attack on August 21st.
Meanwhile, peace negotiations have progressed but at a dogged rate between Palestine and Israel. The disagreement over the construction of new settler home in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is to blame for the slow progress.
CJLO News - September 6 2013
Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Catlin Spencer, Saturn De Los Angeles & Audrey Folliot
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi (& Appr: Jordan Namur)
California: Prison hunger strike ends
It finally came to an end.
The hunger strike by prison inmates that had been taking place in a California prison for almost two months has ended.
Inmates had been refusing meals as a form of protest against solitary confinement for months.
On Thursday, Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard announced that all inmates now accepted to receive their meals.
According to the BBC, at the beginning of the strike, in July, as many as thirty thousand prisoners were refusing to eat.
Things were looking good this week as this number went down to a hundred prisoners only, forty of which had been on strike continuously from the start.
State Senator Loni Hancock and Assemblymember Tom Ammiana pledged to hold public hearings on Friday on the policies on solitary confinement.
The protest ended with this announcement.
Officials were concerned about the inmates health throughout this strike and had authorized force feeding if necessary, but apart from vitamins that were given out, no inmate was force fed.
Solitary confinement is a serious issue in Californian prisons, with cases where inmates spent more than twenty-two hours a day in isolation for more than ten years.
STORY WRITTEN BY: Audrey Folliot
FLICKR PHOTO BY: Steve Rhodes
Gov't opens calls for daycare listings, but private groups aren't happy.
Looking for a daycare may soon be a click away if the Quebec government is successful in looking for proposal to make it happen.
In a report by the Montreal Gazette, Family Minister Nicole Léger made a call for proposals to create a streamlined listing of daycares from all over the province.
The new plan will have parents register their children online for a daycare of their choice.
They would be able to also track their application status too.
Léger says the current system of finding a daycare has parents having to knock on doors.
An association representing private daycares is not happy with the idea,
They say the provincial government did not listen to their objections, after several conducting rounds of meetings.
General manager Francine Lessard of Le Conseil québécois des services de garde éducatifs à l’enfance, proposes to spend the money to create new daycares that meets the needs of Quebec's parents instead of spending it on more failed centralized waiting lists.
Proposals for the new streamlined listing system are due this November.
The winning bid will be announced in December.
So close to a deal
Posters on both of Concordia University’s campuses are sporting a new slogan- “so close to a deal, so close the deal!”
This is because hundreds of unionized employees at the University have been working without a collective agreement for years. And on Tuesday roughly 150 members from various unions gave up their lunch break to demonstrate.
The demonstrators are hoping to get the administration back to the bargaining table.
At the moment, 14 of the 15 unions are working without labour agreements.
Library workers, support staff, part-time faculty, technicians, professionals and tradespeople have gone without a salary increase for almost five years.
President of the Concordia University Union of Support Staff – Technical Sector, Alex Macpherson says the university left no room for negotiations, which stalled things for over a year.
He believes, however, that a settlement is close and with a little more nudging the contracts will be settled.
Check Out CJLO's New Programming
This semester, CJLO welcomes an awesome array of brand new programming to the 1690AM radio family.
You can hear the fine selections of a classical connoisseur on Wagner's Beard (Friday, 1:00 - 2:00pm.) Those with heavier tastes will appreciate Sublime State of Doom, which features the most brutal doom and grindcore (Monday, 8:00 - 9:00pm.) Meanwhile, Play & Pleasure explores sex and sexuality from an open and inclusive perspective (Tuesday, 8:00 - 9:00pm.)
We're also excited to bring some excellent shows back after a relaxing summer break. We're pleased to announce that CJLO in the Morning, our flagship morning program, is being rebooted as New Media & Politics 2.0 with the return of the indelible Karl Knox (Monday, 8:00 - 10:00am.) The editors of Concordia's award-winning newspaper, The Link, are also returning to air with their show of the same name (Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00am). And for a more lighthearted perspective on student life, you can tune in to the fun and informative Currently Concordia (Friday, 11:00 - 12:00am).
Not only that, but some of our best blocks of music are getting even better. Our Thursday evening pot 'o rock now kicks off with the best in Autralian music courtesy of Going Down Under (Thursday, 3:00 - 4:00pm), and ends with the beautiful sounds of The Bell Dog, including lo-fi, freak-folk, post-rock and other hyphenated genres (Thursday, 9:00 - 10:00). Meanwhile, The Commonwealth Conundrum will be kicking off Friday nights with indie rock from the Commonwealth and a tonne of guests (Friday, 4:00 - 6:00pm). And fans of our crowd-pleasing Saturdays - a non-stop party of world beats, reggae and hip-hop - may have noticed the addition of The Anatomy of Caribbean Music, an informative look at some of history's best grooves (Saturday, 8:00 - 9:00).
Hump days will never be the same again on CJLO!
The Commonwealth Conundrum, CJLO's go-to show for indie, rock, alternative, punk, post-punk, industrial and whatever brilliant music is coming out of the Commonwealth countries, is moving to Friday afternoons, 4-6pm. Instead of bringing some sweet musical relief to the middle of your working week, it's now where some would say it was always mean to be - kicking off your weekend with a bang! If there is a brilliant band anywhere within the 54 countries that make up the Commonwealth, hosts Rebecca Munroe and Danny Payne will do their best to find them, and play them for you every Friday on CJLO. Check out the Commonwealth Conundrum Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter @CommConOnAirNow.
Come Find Us at CJLO DisOrientation!
CJLO is ushering in a new school year with a bunch of awesome music-related events to get everyone excited for fall and to initiate those MTL-newbies to the best venues and the best music in the city!
Metal Showcase (17 Sept., 7 pm)
Come bang your head at Katacombes for our showcase of Concordia's heaviest and loudest metal bands, including In the Name of Havoc, Venomenon and secret special guest performers! We'll also be raffling off three gift certificates from Adrenaline Montreal Tattoos & Body Piercing, music prize packs and more! Admission is pay what you can and doors open at 7 pm.
HHK MTL (19 Sept., 11 pm)
Do you have what it takes to become a legend? Prove it onstage at The Belmont with the Back to School Edition of Hip Hop Karaoke. CJLO will be there broadcasting live from the venue, and giving away prizes in our raffle! $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.
EDM Night (20 Sept., 5 pm)
Be sure to swing by Le Bleury for our first ever electronic 5à7! Our DJs will be spinning the best in electro and dance tracks, all on vinyl!
CJLO's Afternoon Special at POP Montreal (26 Sept., 1-5 pm)
Join us for an afternoon of music at Le Divan Orange... guests TBA!
POP Montreal, CJLO, and BSTB present: Colin Stetson + Tim Hecker (26 Sept., 7.30 pm)
If you were to take an elevator to the moon, what would it sound like? Find out by heading over to the beautiful Rialto Theatre for an evening with Colin Stetson, Tim Hecker and Bobo & Chris. Doors open at 730, and the show starts an hour later. Tickets are $18 advance / $22 at the door.
Lipster Karaoke (29 Sept., 9 pm)
It's time to move from the shower to the spotlight! We're super excited to be teaming up again with Lipster for another song-filled Sunday night at NDQ! Starting at 9 pm, take centre stage and belt out your favourite tunes to room full of admiring admirers.
CJLO News - September 4 2013
Hosted by: Catlin Spencer
Sories by: Carlo Spridigliozzi, Kris Eugenio & Saturn De Los Angeles
Produced by: Jenna Monney-Lupert
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