The Occupy movement loomed over QPIRG’s latest edition of its Lounge Speakers series.

On hand were community and public affairs professor Anna Kruzynski, Concordia Student Union president Lex Gill, and activist Jaggi Singh.

Doctor Kruzynski made a case for the empowering nature of grassroots action. 

"When you participate int hese street actions often times you end up feeling a sense of power which is very important when you a break with these feelings that things are too large to change

The Arts and Science Federation of Associations now has a full team of executives. Paul Jeajian will take over the VP External and Sustainability position. While Alexis Suzuki will be the VP Communications and Promotions.

Filling the vacant independent councilor position was Yasmeen Zahar.

The two by-law reform questions were also passed. 

Shriners has recently revealed that they will have a new hospital built in Montreal sometime in the near future.

The entire project which adds up approximately $127 million will all be paid by the Shriners.

It will be twice the size of the current hospital and will consist of twenty-two single patient rooms.

Former Shriners patients have stated that the new hospital will shed light on the future of families.

Construction of the hospital will commence in spring 2013 and it will officially open in summer 2015.

Read by Joshua Nemeroff

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Segment by Shaun Malley

Stories written by Shaun Malley, Tara Brockwell and Joshua Nemeroff