April 8, 2013 3:51 pm
Camille, a Concordia student, was one of the 279 people arrested en masse on April 5 under Montreal’s municipal bylaw P6, which requires protesters to submit an itinerary of their protest for police approval.
May 3, 2013 3:20 pm
MONTREAL (CUP) – Mar. 27 was the first-ever Fossil Fools Day. Fossil Fools is a global day of campus action, which is ultimately part of a broader campaign by Fossil Free, an international coalition of different organizations, to advocate for all public institutions to divest from fossil fuel industry. “Essentially, we think it’s wrong to profit off of something that’s wrecking the climate,” said Emily Boytinck, a psychology student participating in Fools Day on McGill campus. “So take the money and put it in other stocks.” Some students celebrated by making vegan pancakes for classmates, others (like those at McGill) took photos beside a bright orange X – the symbol for the fossil fuel divestment movement. At McGill, the student-led campaign is…
March 23, 2013 2:50 pm
More than 200 demonstrators were arrested and handed down fines $637 for violating a municipal bylaw enacted last spring at the height of the unlimited general student strike.
March 19, 2013 12:33 am
IAW takes place in over 200 cities and campuses worldwide. The week-long event aims to raise awareness of Israeli policies against Palestinians and to bolster support for the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.
March 11, 2013 8:56 pm
Shire Canada, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses particularly on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is creating a scholarship program for Canadian adults who suffer from the disorder.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz has just released a new collection of short stories titled This Is How You Lose Her, which he read from at the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) last weekend. The Strand sat down with him to discuss his new work.
I didn’t think much of you the first time we met. I was young and ignorant and you were just amongst the other 26 letters hidden somewhere in the middle, quiet and passive. I apologize now for the way I neglected you. Remembering all of those hours wasted with vowels — those damn popular vowels.
In October 2011, 85 per cent of students who voted said yes to a redistribution of $10.35 from their tuition to help fund and support a new radio station. Despite an attempt to reclaim the 88.1 FM frequency, which included what Ryerson President Sheldon Levy called “a huge amount of work,” Radio Ryerson lost the bid.