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There will be no temporary reinstatement for the two Concordia Student Union candidates disqualified last week.

The CSU Judicial Board denied the request yesterday morning. A Better Concordia presidential candidates Schubert Laforest and VP academics and clubs Lucia Gallardo will likely have to wait until the final decision appears next Friday.

The Judicial Board claimed there was not enough evidence proving the disqualifications were unjustified.

According to an public statement, Laforest and Gallardo only provided evidence they were currently registered. But the JB said they needed proof they were enrolled in the time of the nomination period last week.

So far, there is no sign the candidates provided the required documents.

Wondering who to vote for in the 2012/2013 CSU Elections? CJLO News has you covered with an interview series featuring every one of the executive candidates.

In today’s interview series, VP Sustainability candidates Andrew Roberts and Iain Meyer-Macaulay announce their plans to make Concordia more sustainable.

Listen to the interviews below!

On this episode of View From the Venue, I sat down for a chat at Bar L'Absynth with Montreal's own alternative rock act Solids, whose live show just so happens to live up to their name. These days they're tearing it up on the east coast on a short tour in Newfoundland. The duo talk playing in basements, cross-format music releases and the benefits of being a two man band. Check out their EP, Generic Dogs.

-Filmed and edited by Julia Hoelscher

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.

President Lowy proposed a special committee for the purpose of evaluating performance indicators. However, one professor at the meeting mentioned that for staff, the topic is a “huge issue of contention” and questioned its purpose.

An amendment passed to allow the president to sit on the performance indicators committee. Undergraduate representative Laura Beach will also sit at the committee.

A motion to table a broadcasting vote passed amid concerns over the lack of details on the subject. The vote would see recordings of Board of Governors meetings banned.

CSU President Lex Gill proposed to table the issue until the Senate, who is running the committee on the issue, publishes their findings. A governor at the meeting questioned how a ban of this nature would be enforced.

The recent $2 million dollar fine issued to Concordia by the Education Minister over the handling of severance packages to top administrators was also discussed.  

Remarking how much the issue has hurt Concordia’s reputation, chair of the Board of Governors Peter Kruyt admitted that “no one feels this money was well spent.”