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CSU strikers peaceful outside, menacing within
The Concordia Student Union’s first day of striking was marked by a peaceful march and menacing class interruptions.
Students protested peacefully outside Concordia’s downtown campus as well as in front of Premier Jean Charest’s office. According to CJAD some lectures inside were marred by a dozen strikers shouting and blowing vuvuzelas.
Just over 1500 members of the CSU voted in favor of a one-week strike against rising tuition rates. That strike mandate is set to end March 22nd.
CSU VP External Chad Walcott said that the university’s administration should expect a possible visit from protestors in coming days.
Crosby's return to the ice
Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby returned to the ice to play against the New York Rangers last night.
According to the Globe and Mail Crosby missed forty games due to issues regarding concussion related symptoms.
The concussion related symptoms are the result of an injury he obtained in January 2011.
Crosby was in good spirits before the game and stated that he was anxious to play hockey again.
Flickr photo: Teka England
CSU Elections Interview Series - VP Student Life
In this instalment of the CSU Elections Interview Series, Jordie Yeager talks to Alexis Suzuki and Lina Saigol, the candidates for VP Student Life, about their plans if they're elected.
March 15th, 2012
Read by: Katie McGroarty
Stories by: Joel Balsam, Dominique Daoust, Sabrina Daniel and Luciana Gravotta
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
March CSU council meeting ends with lots of talk, little action
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.
There was no discussion on the status of CSU election candidates Schubert Laforest and Lucia Gallardo who were disqualified from the race for allegedly not being registered students. A Judicial Board meeting to be held Friday will determine the fate of the two CSU hopefuls.
CSU Elections Interview Series - VP External & Mobilization
Two former CSU councillors go head to head in this year's 2012/2013 CSU Elections Interview series. Joel Balsam discusses Concordia's dwindling reputation and plans for future student mobilization with candidates Simon-Pierre Lauzon (A Better Concordia) and Cameron Monagle (Concordia Could Be). Listen below!
CSU Elections Interview Series - VP Academic & Advocacy
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.
Anti-Police Brutality Protest today
The annual Anti-Police Brutality Demonstration is scheduled for Thursday at 5pm. According to CTV, police say they’re gearing up for the protest with mace, chemical deterrents such as tear gas, and stun grenades. Montreal’s chief inspector warned police will react the moment protestors break the law.
Only two out of the last sixteen protests have been peaceful. Last year, more than two-hundred people were arrested.
The chief inspector said that he has seen protestors throw rocks and blocks of ice and has seen sticks with nails taped to them.
This year, the SPVM plans to use its twitter account to warn people of the demonstration’s location as it moves through the city. The hashtag for that information is m-a-n-i-f-e-n-c-o-u-r-s.
Photo: Shaun Malley -- Taken on March 7th, 2012, downtown Montreal, tuition hike protest --
Student protesters block highway 40 in Montreal
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.
After being forced off the highway, students marched toward Edouard-Montpetit metro causing more traffic delays.
CSU Strike starts
The Concordia Student Union strike officially starts today. It will last from the fifteenth until the twenty-second of March.
The dates were initially set from the twenty-second until the twenty-ninth but were changed during the general assembly. The dates were changed in order to present a more timely opposition to the provincial budget.
The general assembly took place on March seventh at four locations throughout Concordia’s Loyola and downtown campus. The final vote was determined by raising your hand. One thousand one hundred and fifty-two people voted for the strike. Five hundred and fifty-seven people voted against it.
The strike applies to all students studying at Concordia. Some Departments and Associations have held their own votes about the strike. Teachers will still be teaching during this time. The University also has no intention of extending the winter term.
Another general assembly will be held on March twenty-second to decide whether or not to continue the strike.
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