Never trust a student politician
I’m afraid you’ll have to take my word for the fact that I have two more articles in the paper today, as neither is online (If you have the newsprint version, they’re on Page B2). The first is a...
View ArticleWireless freedom!
Apparently Concordia has backtracked from its plan to begin charging students for access to its wireless network. The decision apparently came right from the top, which is a much-needed PR boost for...
View ArticleStudent lobby groups need a reality check
You gotta love student politics in Quebec. We have the lowest tuition fees in Canada, the highest taxes, and Montreal has the highest number of students per capita. Yet this province seems to be the...
View ArticleEven student politics should be open
A mini storm is brewing at Concordia University over a subject so stupid I can’t believe there are actually two sides to it: student union councillors don’t want their public meetings videotaped for...
View ArticleI will not use the force
Oh petty Concordia Student Union political grandstanding, how I miss thee. (UPDATE: Now there’s video: Part One, Part Two) Not that the grownups at Loyola and Sir George aren’t doing petty political...
View ArticleConcordia Student Union needs a clarity act
The Concordia Student Union is in the midst of their by-elections this week. The small sibling to its March general election, this poll fills council seats left vacant, and asks referendum questions...
View ArticleThose wacky Concordia kids are still at it
“I believe it’s time to set petty politics aside and come together to build a stronger Concordia community.” — Angelica Novoa, Concordia Student Union president, during the election campaign If you’ve...
View ArticleCSU: One party is enough
It’s that time of year again, folks: Concordia student elections! As the years pass and my connection to my alma mater fades (despite the Alumni Association’s pleas that I donate money and give back),...
View ArticleStudent union money is easily embezzled
The Concordia Student Union has a budget of about a million dollars a year (actually, it’s probably more than that now, but within an order of magnitude). That’s a lot of money, and it’s managed by...
View ArticleOh Concordia, how little has changed
I used to look back at my alma mater Concordia University, and ponder how student politics there had changed. In my years (2000-2004), there were scandals, recalls, backroom deals, lawsuits, riots,...
View Article$25,000 bribe? Gotta be Concordia
The student papers at Concordia are leading with an incredible story based on an affidavit from the head of the Quebec Student Health Alliance (ASEQ) accusing former Concordia Student Union...
View ArticleCSU OMG WTF FYI: Week 2
It’s said that student politics are so dirty precisely because the stakes are so small. At least with the Concordia Student Union, the stakes involve some serious money. A week after the scandal of the...
View ArticleStudents shouldn’t manage student finances
In Sunday’s Gazette, universities columnist Peggy Curran has a piece on the current silliness at Concordia University in which hundreds of thousands of dollars are unaccounted for (so much so even the...
View ArticleIt’s CSU season again
The Concordia campaign season has started again, with slates of candidates for executive office at the Concordia Student Union sounding more like cable TV channels than political parties: Change Fresh...
View ArticleThe end of a Concordia dynasty
In 2003, a slate of moderate (what their opponents would label as right-wing) student politicians called “Evolution, Not Revolution” achieved what had seemed impossible: winning Concordia University’s...
View ArticleConcordia’s dollars and sense
Concordia University and the Concordia Student Union have signed an agreement which will see the eventual construction of a new $70-million building for student activities funded largely by the...
View ArticleA tale of two documentaries
It was seven years ago this month – Sept. 9, 2002 – that a controversial speech planned by a student group at Concordia University turned into an out-of-control riot that became a major turning point...
View ArticleSo bad, it makes the CSU look good
The annual Concordia Student Union elections used to be a lot more interesting, with articles in real newspapers and everything. But this week, even though the drama on campus seemed to be just as big...
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