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Just two hours before polls were set to open for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations general election, Chief Electoral Officer Chris Webster resigned.

“It kind of surprises everyone, no one saw this coming,” said VP Internal Schubert Laforest. 

According to Annex A, the bylaws that govern ASFA elections, the executive must take over an election in the circumstance that a CEO is absent. Laforest and President Alex Gordon immediately acted to set up the polling booths, but were one hour late to start.

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Stories by: Joel Balsam, Alyssa Tremblay, Michael Lemieux, Joel Ashak

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Justin Trudeau had to defend his love for Canada yesterday. Yes, on Valentine’s Day. 

Trudeau’s impromptu speech on Parliament Hill was the result of a radio interview he did last Sunday on Radio-Canada.

Trudeau had said that if he no longer recognized himself in Harper’s right-wing Canada, he would consider fighting for Quebec’s sovereignty.

General elections for the Arts and Science Federation of Associations are upon us. This time around, teams are running as individuals in loosely joined affiliations. Charlie Brenchley and Caroline Bourbonnière lead their respective groups.

Students can trust that candidates Charlie Brenchley and Caroline Bourbonnière have experience with Concordia student politics and that they are committed to keeping school cheap.

Both are ready to strike against the upcoming Quebec-wide tuition hikes. If they are to mobilize the future ASFA executive, however, it may not be with the people they are running with.

An Ontario judge struck down a mandatory minimum sentence foreshadowing trouble for the Conservative’s tough on crime bill.

According to the Huffington Post Leroy Smickle was sentenced to serve his community for one year rather than serve a three-year mandatory minimum jail sentence for possessing an illegal firearm.

Greece’s recent economic frugality has affected Greeks in Montreal, but according to CBC, that’s not what upsets them most.

The Greek community of 80,000 is reportedly more troubled by the riots occurring in their homeland. According to CBC, hundreds of rioters robbed stores and set fires in Athens this weekend after new laws were passed in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

For centuries artists have attempted to capture an ideal beauty dependent on prevailing cultural values, perpetuating a single standard of beauty. Black beauty, often ignored and underrepresented, comes to light in an enlightening discourse on beauty in African American culture.

New regulations will be in place following the peaceful departure of protesters from the McGill staff member’s office, according to the McGill Daily.

The McGill administration issued a temporary protocol yesterday producing an outline of the students’ rights to protest on campus.

The Quebec government is getting tough on school bullying. CBC reports Jean Charest introduced new anti-bullying methods on Sunday.

The measures will tackle media platforms. They include a television and Internet ad campaign and a website with tips for victims. There will also be an anti-bullying declaration people can sign.

Three student governors walked out of a Board of Governors meeting in protest this morning to prevent the board from voting on an issue raised in closed session.

Their departure meant that the board, Concordia’s most powerful governing body, was left with too few people to be able to call a vote on anything, forcing the meeting to end prematurely.

Romeo Saganash has decided to step out of the NDP leadership race.

According to CBC News Saganash has stated that he is departing from the race because of illness in his family.

The majority of New Democrats were not impressed with his campaign because they regarded it as weak.