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The 2011/2012 Concordia Student held their final council meeting Wednesday night. While there was plenty of drama, little action was made.

Council revisited whether they want to sign a minimum agreement, which would bind the CSU with the province-wide strike movement. This motion was shot down in a very close vote.

Meanwhile, two members of the CSU Judicial Board aired grievances about eachother in a heated back and forth. The public battle was too much for board member Nadim Kobeissi who chose to resign following the verbal battle.

In this installment of the CJLO News 2012/2013 CSU Elections interview series, Joel Balsam discusses the newly established combo position of VP Academic & Advocacy with Concordia Could Be candidate Chuck Wilson and A Better Concordia candidate Lucia Gallardo.

Montreal students took their protest to the Metropolitain Highway during rush hour yesterday, blocking traffic between the Cavendish and d'Iberville exits.

According to CBC News, the protest began earlier in the afternoon at Quebec finance minister Raymond Bachand's Montreal office.

The demonstration moved to Highway 40 around 3p.m., where students took over the eastbound lanes.

Police were able to force protesters off the road 15 minutes later.

They also directed commuters off the Met at Christophe-Colomb exit in order to relieve some of the rush-hour congestion.

Read by: Greg Wilson

Stories by: Joel Ashak, Alyssa Tremblay, Michael Lemieux and William D. Pelletier

Produced by: Jamie-Lee Gordon

The provincial government is challenging Harper’s criminial justice legislation.

According to CTV Montreal, Quebec will try to soften Bill C-10 where possible.

The provincial justice minister, Jean-Marc Fournier, is asking Ottawa to pay for the newly required jail spaces.

One of Concordia’s best kept secrets is its active French students.

Now these students will be representing our University at a competition entirely dans la langue de Molière.

William D. Pelletier was at their last stage rehearsal.

(Update: Concordia came second overall at les jeux de la communication)

A number of issues were discussed at the Concordia Board of Governors meeting Monday.

Concern over the use of the Concordia brand by student groups was brought to light by two governors.