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CSU Election comprehensive results
Ballot #1 - Referendum Questions
Q1 - CJLO
Yes 2554
No 3330
Q2 - Water Bottles
Yes 4125
No 1748
Ballot #2 - Referendum Questions
Q1 - Void Magazine
Yes 2887
No 3032
Q2 - Queer Concordia 5919
Yes 2953
No 2895
5848
Ballot #3 - Executive Slate
Action 2787
Your Concordia 3123
Ballot #4 - BOG
Laura Beach 2942
AJ West 2464
Patrick Magellanes 634
Amanda Cabiakman 2179
Hassan Abdullah 2235
Ballot #5 - Arts & Science Council
Museb Abu-Thraia 882
Justin Famili 448
Amer Muiny 1151
Aaron Green 927
Bruno Joyal 1137
Alex Matak 547
Lina Taufique Saigol 1274
Anai Lee Ender 1312
Annie Thompson 1385
Kelly Pennington 590
Simon-Pierre Lauzon 1306
Renee Tousignant 1319
Tally Shaakeed 1166
Irmak Bahar 1329
Melanie Hotchkiss 1426
Schubert Laforest 982
Michaela Manson 1405
Cameron Monagle 1303
April Underwood 1377
Kyle McLoughlin 1361
Asma Omar 911
Alexa Newman 1059
Terrance Adams 1105
Nancy Salama 942
Alex Gordon 1113
Roy Ghannoum 868
Evara Salome David 934
Laura Gomez 1135
Caroline Bourbonniere 1061
Audreu Vanasse-Bedard 920
Marvin Coleby 968
Ballot #6 - A&S Senate
Bilal Hamideh 1619
Diana Sitoianu 1363
Ballot # 7 - JMSB Council
Anthony D'Urbano 998
Lorne Segall 580
Stephanie Laurin 1578
Morgan Todd 460
Ahmed Al-Ahmed 441
Mahmoud Abderlrahman 901
Gregory D. Syanidis 828
Maxim Letourneau Morin 862
Ariel Dabora 1690
Otbah Rayess 356
Ballot #8 - JMSB Senate
Marwan Cheguenni 439
Danny Shakibaian 920
Ballot #9 - Engineering
Rami Khoriaty 268
Mohamad Kenan Al Reijlel 273
Sabrina D'Ambra 357
Fares Jandali Rifai 281
Emran Ghasemi 288
Stephen Brown 263
Ballot #10 - Engineering Senate
Yasir Aziz 287
Tina Salameh 373
Ballot #11 - Fine Arts Council
Paisley V. Sim 170
Eva-Loan Panton-Pham 381
Yuliya Barannik 127
Iain Meyer-Macaulay 438
Alison (Ali) Moenck 444
Alexis Suzuki 158
Ballot #12 - Fine Arts Senate
Andy Filipowich 535
Tomer Shavit 137
Ballot #13 - Council Independent
Ismail Holoubi 47
Erick Ung 102
John Bellingham 96
Nadine Atallah 111
Y U NO VOTE?
Erick Ung, candidate for Independant councillor on YOUR Concordia, encourages students to vote on the last days of polls. Ung won his position.
"It's Why Your Tuition Keeps Going Up!"
In a memorable rant Rick Mercer lays out a host of reasons those between the ages of 18 and 25 should get out and vote in the coming May 2 election. For starters there's 3 million such voters which is more than enough to have a massive effect on the results. For seconds the powers that be are happy that the youth aren't voting. That way they don't have to listen or even care about their concerns or as Rick Mercer puts it, "That's why your tuition keeps going up!" The best reason to take 20 minutes out of your day and vote is because you'll scare the crap out of the people that run this country and then just maybe they'll do more than pay you lip service. You know how to whistle don't you?
I received a terrific response to this post in the form of the following video. It's the University of Guelph's response to Rick Mercer's rant. They would like to challenge other Canadian Universities to join them and vote for the Canada you want.
Snakes in a Zoo
To everyone’s relief, a missing twenty inch poisonous snake that went missing from a New York city zoo has been found.
The Egyptian Cobra was found hiding in the holding areas of the zoo’s reptile enclosure. Officials managed to lure the snake out with wood shavings.
The snake gained notoriety when an anonymous Twitter account @BronxZoosCobra began posting shortly after the snake went missing.
The snake tweets focused on the fears of local New Yorkers. One tweet went “City may not sleep, but I'm ready to. Ooh a chimney! I bet you bragged to your friends about having a working fireplace in NYC. Hi roomie."
While locals may have feared the snake’s presence, officials didn’t. They said from the beginning that it was most likely contained somewhere in the building.
Despite the humor associated with the event, officials are glad to have the snake back in captivity. The poison of the Egyptian Cobra is strong enough to kill an adult in fifteen minutes.
April 1st 2011
Read by Jessica MacDonald
Produced by Gareth Sloan
Stories by Erica Fisher, Jaqueline Di Bartolomeo and Samah Fadil
Your Concordia wins CSU elections
The results are in: Your Concordia has won the Concordia Student Union elections. CEO Oliver Cohen sent out the unofficial results early Friday morning. The results were close, with the Your Concordia executive winning by just under three-hundred-and-fifty votes.
Your Concordia took nearly a clean sweep of councilors, Board of Governors members and senate representatives. JMSB councilors will be made up of Action candidates and ENCS will be split. There will also be only one Action member on senate.
The referendum question to ban bottled water passed easily. Queer Concordia won its fee levy of two cents. However, both The Void and CJLO were denied their increases.
Voter turnout was huge, breaking the previous record.
Check cjlo.com/news over the weekend for more elections updates.
5 arrested during tuition hike protest
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest against higher tuition fees turned Ugly on Thursday. Montreal riot police used stun grenades and pepper spray to break up a loud group of students. This came after a scuffle outside a government building.
Five people were also arrested during the march. They face charges for assault, mischief and uttering threats.
Over two thousand Quebec students protested against upcoming tuition hikes. Some are calling it a historical attack to the right to education and to the accessibility of post-secondary education. The proposal to raise university tuitions fees would increase the bill for students by thousands of dollars by 2016.
Green Party challenging debate decision
The Green Party of Canada is challenging a decision not to include Elizabeth May in the upcoming broadcasted leaders’ debates. On Tuesday, a consortium of broadcasters decided to exclude May from the April 12 and 14 debates. That consortium includes CBC and Radio-Canada. The NDP, Conservatives, Liberals, and the Bloc Quebecois were invited.
The party submitted a complaint to the Federal Court of Appeal. They’re asking that the court review the regulations that say the broadcasters do not have to include every party leader.
CBC ombudsman Kirk Lapointe says it is accurate to note that the Green Party does not have a sitting MP. Lapointe also says that the almost seven per cent of votes they garnered in the most recent elections represents a million people. He says they could therefore play a role in a new minority government.
Salvation From Sin On-Air Fundraiser For Japan
On Friday afternoon of March 11th, 2011, the eastern coast of Japan was rocked by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which also ignited a monstrous tsunami that hit the shores soon after. The world needs to come together now, more than ever. Our Japanese brothers and sisters need our help and generosity.
The team from Salvation From Sin would like to do their part by providing listeners a special opportunity to donate funds. On April 8th, 2011, Salvation From Sin will be hosting a "Japanese House Music" edition of the show. Listeners can call in to CJLO (514-848-7471) during the show between the hours of midnight and 3am to donate towards ongoing Japanese relief efforts. Doners will be given DJ Michael Terzian's latest mix CD which will be made exclusively available ONLY to those individuals who donate during show hours. Entitled "The Sun Rises in the East", this new mix CD showcases the very best in Japanese House Music from past & present.
This is a major global crisis of epic proportions. Be generous during this time of tragedy, sorrow & human need. All donations will be made on behalf of CJLO & Salvation From Sin to the Canadian Red Cross.
Film Review - Hobo with a Shotgun
First of all, let me just say that I have not seen filmmaking and imagery like this in a very long time. It grips and shocks you from the beginning and takes you on this terrifyingly epic journey through what will be the next cult classic. Hobo with a Shotgun started in a very magnificent and innocent way; Jason Eisener had originally made a simple trailer for Hobo with a Shotgun as part of a trailer competition sponsored by Robert Rodriguez. Eisener’s trailer won the competition and the reward opened dozens of doors and provided his art with an opportunity to expand and grow within the Canadian film industry.
Hobo with a Shotgun is the touching tale of a hobo, played by the incredible Rutger Hauer, who wants a fresh start. He hops a train and arrives to a horrific and terribly distraught town. The town is corrupt and run by murderous thugs; Drake (Brian Downey) is the sick and twisted Head Boss and his two villainous sons Slick (Gregory Smith) and Ivan (Nick Bateman) terrorize the neighbourhood with murder and torture. The Hobo notices the extremity of the violence in the town and decides to do something about it; he purchases a shotgun with the little change he has and decides to rid the streets of the corrupt, rapists, murderers and the fucking crazy.
This film is highly stylized and one must be aware that the violence and gore is extreme and very visual. This story is set in another place and time and should not be taken literally. Writer John Davies provided a wicked location for all the chaos to take place. The dialogue offers incredibly witty and intense one-liners that will leave you clutching your sides with the delicious pain of laughter, or they will leave you holding your hand up to your mouth in pure shock. Each character is unique and exaggerated; they each have their own disturbing characteristics that leave you saying, “This is crazy!” Hobo with a Shotgun reminds me of Tarantino and Rodriguez but with more crudeness; Eisener revealed that he was inspired by horror films from the 80s and 90s, and you can clearly see that influence unfold before your eyes. The use of primary colours and close to perfect editing give this little Canadian film a chance beginning the long awaited new generation of unique independent filmmakers.
Hobo with a Shotgun was one hell of a ride that kept me on the edge of my seat and had me biting my nails with anxiety and discomfort. The performances are memorable and emotional; Hauer delivered a pretty badass performance that carried the film with ease and sophistication. The violent imagery is not for the faint of heart; some scenes are very shocking and can make or break the film for certain viewers, but Eisener mentions that he had to fight for certain scenes to remain in the film and believes how every scene is there for a reason. Hobo with a Shotgun is worth seeing over and over again; everything in this film is stimulating, and will cause great conversation and certainly inspire the filmmaker in you.
Four our of Five Stars
-Andrea Boulet
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