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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.

In a statement to fellow Concordians, A Better Concordia addressed the release of candidates Schubert Laforest and Lucia Gallardo's student records.

Both candidates were disqualified from the upcoming CSU election for allegedly not being registered students.

An investigation is being held to discover the origin of the documents.

According to CBC, a student sit-in protest at l’Université à Montréal on Sainte-Catherine turned into an overnight event on Monday.

Students began to bring out chairs from the university and played music and made art.

These students were mostly from UQAM and CÉGEP Vieux-Montréal.

A group of Canadian smokers have filed a class action lawsuit against Canada's three largest tobacco companies. 

Concordia Student Union presidential candidate Schubert Laforest has been disqualified from the elections for not being a registered student

Candidate Lucia Gallardo who is also of the A Better Concordia team was also disqualified.

They responded to the disqualification Sunday by releasing a statement denying the allegations. They also attached their MyConcordia class schedules to prove that they are registered.

If Laforest is not reinstated Melanie Hotchkiss of the Concordia Could Be team will run unopposed.

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One of the most powerful solar storms in years left its mark on Earth on Thursday morning.

According to the Globe and Mail there has been no evidence of problems with power grids and satellites thus far.

A scientist from the NOAA forecast center stated that a solar storms potential to interfere with technology cannot be ignored.

It has the potential to interfere with Earth technology through magnetic, radio and radiation waves.

Apple's new IPad has finally been revealed.

According to the BBC, Apple announced on Wednesday the release of their third IPad which Cheif Executive Tim Cook called redefining the category the company created.

The Conservative Party has changed its mind on a decision to grant more investigative power to Elections Canada.

According to the National Post, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced to the House of Commons that his party will be supporting the bill put forth by the NDP.

The motion would give Canada’s chief electoral officer the power to verify a party’s election expenses.

It’s been popping up everywhere on social media sites this week.

According to CTV Montreal, RBC has settled a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit out of court.

The bank settled to the tune of $17 million with the victims of Earl Jones. Jones was a deceitful financial advisor who conned millions of dollars out of his clients. He ran a classic Ponzi scheme for years before being discovered and arrested three years ago.