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ConUHacks held its ninth edition of its annual hackathon on February 1st and 2nd. The 24-hour coding competition is put together every year by HackConcordia, Concordia University's hackathon society and student-run group and it is open to anyone older than 18.  Teams of participants have 24 hours from 11 am Saturday to 11 am Sunday to submit their project. There are also general challenges offered by ConUHacks and sponsor challenges that make teams create a more targeted project

But ConUHacks is not just a hackathon.

“We have also the career fair,” says Sabine Hleiss co-president of HackConcordia. “We give the participants the chance to network with the sponsors we have. We also have workshops.”

Serena Abouljoud reports from the scene at the US Consulate where a celebratory rally welcomed the newly struck ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. 

The Concordia Faculty Association is investigating whether recent actions from the university violate academic freedom. 

On September 5, a memo was sent from the Universities Vice-President, Academic Anne Whitelaw, the memo prohibited faculty departments from posting political statements on the Concordia website. Part of the memo said that “recent geopolitical conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, have led to an escalation of tensions […] leading some faculty, and staff to feel unwelcome.”

After the memo, the university took down existing statements from departments it deemed political. Statements condemning Israel’s actions against Palestine were removed, so were older statements on topics like feminism and colonialism.

The English Montreal School Board, or EMSB, is in election season, the first since they successfully overturned parts of bill-40, thwarting attempts to abolish English school boards. The EMSB is the largest English school board in Quebec, serving thirty-five thousand students.

On November 3 voters will be able to vote for commissioners in their school districts and vote for chair. 

There are two candidates running for chair of the EMSB. The current chairperson Joe Ortona is seeking re-election after four years, and he is being challenged by the President of the English Parents’ Committee Association of Quebec, Katherine Korakakis. CJLO spoke with both candidates about their platforms, English language rights, mental health, and student success rates.

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