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#6party continues their occupation
According to the Mcgill Daily, twelve people still remained in Deputy Provost Morton Mendelson’s office on the sixth floor of the James Administration building of McGill University as of Wednesday night.
The #6party, as the occupiers are calling it, began on Tuesday at 11 am. Read a backgrounder here: http://cjlo.com/news/local/mcgill-students-occupy-james-administration-b...
It was almost ten p.m. when the students tweeted that they only had a limited amount of food left. A bucket and a rope were descended from the sixth floor but security cut the rope before any food could be transferred.
The student negotiating team also met with Associate Vice-Principal Jim Nicell. As of nine thirty last night, Nicell was no longer in negotiation with students and said he would be a phone call away.
Photo by Pierre Chauvin of The Link Newspaper
CSU to vote on fee levy referendums next month
Students may be asked to pay a little more come Summer 2012.
Le Frigo Vert and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy will try to get a fee levy increase in March.
Le Frigo Vert is asking for an additional eight cents per credit. The 2110 Centre is aiming for two cents more.
The motion to approve the question of fee levies was passed by council yesterday.
Both referendums will appear on the general election ballot next month.
Taking a feminist stand on tuition increases
The Quebec government is telling students that they need to pay more for their education. Think of it like this: consider your education an investment - be in debt now, pay it off later."The money we make is worth only 71 cents compared to the dollar of someone who works and is male - so that’s quite significant of an impact for women now and women also in the future," explained women’s studies undergraduate Gabrielle Boucher.
Photo caption: Student Gabrielle Boucher (left) and professor Vivian Namaste of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute warned that women are at risk if tuition increases go through.
Photo by Sarah Deshaies
Earth's continents will become one
Most of the Earth’s continents will merge into one in about 50 to 200 million years. According to the BBC, that is what scientists predict based on a recent study. They’ve named this future supercontinent Amasia because they believe North America and Asia will join at the North Pole.
Evidence suggests that continents have gone through cycles of joining and separating throughout the Earth’s history. The most recent supercontinent is thought to have occurred 300 million years ago.
When a rock forms by lava cooling, the information about its magnetic orientation is solidified with it. The information allows scientists to figure out the rock’s relative position with respect to the earth’s poles. This is the evidence they use to figure out where the continents were billions of years ago. By knowing where the continents’ position and how they moved, scientists can predict where they will end up. (Photo by: Nasa Goddard Photo and Video, Flikr)
Le Huffington Post
According to CTV, Le Huffington Post Quebec was launched yesterday. It is an edition of the like named popular news site, Huffington Post, dedicated to Quebec news.
The announcement makes Canada the first country to have two editions of the Post. Huffington Post owner, Arianna Huffington, said the new edition is needed to properly cover Canada’s diversity.
In a speech to the Montreal council on foreign relations, Arianna promised the edition would be all in French. She also said it would collaborate with the larger Canadian version of the Huffington Post.
The decision has already drawn criticism. Recently activists and politicians who agreed to write for free for the Post quit. The controversy is due to the free nature of the work being believed to drive down quality.
CJLO's 2nd Annual FUNdrive
On April 5th, CJLO 1690 AM will be kicking off our second annual FUNdrive and hosting events, both on and off the Concordia campuses, to raise money and celebrate our fifteenth anniversary! Funding Drives are the second main source of funding for campus/community radio stations like CJLO, so we turn to you, our devoted listeners, to help keep us functioning and on the air.
At its core, fundraising is about relationships. It's give and take, with both parties reaping the rewards of a healthy union. Building on last year's efforts, our Funding and Promotions Coordinator, Sarah Robsinson, sought to strengthen our existing relationships and create new partnerships that will last as long as we do.
This year, we are thrilled to offer our generous donors new pledge prizes, including a compilation of live sessions recorded in our studios. Our grand prizes include free travel vouchers on VIA Rail, free entrance to Blue Skies Turn Black shows, Beer for a Year from McAuslan Breweries, plus festival passes and a handful of other surprises. Trust us, you wanna get in on this draw!
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February 8th 2012
Read by: Greg Wilson
Stories by: Joel Balsam and Joel Ashak
Produced by: Jamie-Lee Gordon
McGill students occupy James Administration building
The occupation of the McGill James Administration building by a group of students continues into its second day. The Mcgill Daily News reports that the direct action has gone on since 11 am Tuesday.
They are demanding the university accept a referendum that continued funding to the campus radio station CKUT, and the public interest research group QPIRG. The occupiers are calling the action a resignation party for Deputy Provost Morton Mendelson. He supports re-doing the referendum.
Some students have brought sleeping bags and food and are prepared to stay until their demands are met.
Administration has responded with an eviction letter threatening legal action against students who stay in the offices. At 6pm Tuesday night, representatives met with Associate Vice-Principal Jim Nicell to negotiate. He reportedly just urged them to leave.
No one is allowed in or out of the James building including journalists from the CBC and the Montreal Gazette. A tent has been erected outside of the building to show external support.
Photo by Pierre Chauvin of The Link Newspaper.
This Week in Sports: February 8th
NHL:
It would appear that the Habs' season is dwindling down to one that will go down as a failure, a disappointment that will hopefully be forgotten about as soon as possible. The Habs lost three of the four games they have played since the All-Star game, picking up their only victory on Super Bowl Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets. The Habs need to win close to 70% of their remaining games in order to even get a sniff of the playoffs, but it would appear that at this point selling off assets in return for young talent and draft picks might bode better for the future.
NFL:
The New York Giants are World Champions for the second time in four years.
The Giants took down the New England Patriots in what will go down as yet another epic Super Bowl, 21-17. The game went down to the final play, when Tom Brady heaved a last-second Hail Mary that nearly deflected right into tight end Rob Gronkowski's hands. Instead, it fell harmlessly to the turf, giving Eli Manning and his Giants yet another championship. While it wasn't the shootout that I predicted last week, Manning did play a huge role, leading the offense down for yet another late fourth quarter touchdown drive that put the Giants ahead with a little under a minute to play. Tom Brady cannot be blamed for this Patriots loss; his receivers let him down with dropped passes on numerous occasions, notably twice on the final drive.
All in all, a season that was once in doubt is now in the books, bookended by drama and sheer joy, joy from the NFL and its fans when the lockout ended, and joy for the Giants and (most of) the city of New York as they prepare to celebrate yet another championship.
Start the countdown to the Draft!
NBA:
The NBA seasons chugs along at breakneck speed as the condensed schedule continues to take its toll on the league's players. Many teams are signing replacements to take over for injured players, notably the New Orleans Hornets, who are expected to sign Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract to replace injured forward Carl Landry as he recovers from a knee injury. The Los Angeles Clippers have also taken it upon themselves to add some depth, adding former first overall pick Kenyon Martin to a one-year deal. Martin was playing for a professional team in China which he had signed with during the NBA's extended lockout.
MLS:
The Montreal Impact have decided to allow their first overall pick from this year's draft, Duke superstar Andrew Wenger, to stay at school to finish his education. Wenger has been training with the club but had made it known even before the MLS SuperDraft that he wished to finish his education before turning pro. Wenger is expected to join the team later in the season, around mid-May, when the collegiate soccer season is over.
-Andrew Maggio runs a dedicated Habs blog, check it out here
Canada's population up to 33.5 million
The results for Canada’s twenty-eleven census are in. And the population has jumped up to 33 and a half million people. According to the CBC there is a near six per cent surge in population.
Many of the country’s growth is west of the Ontario border.
The West has higher fertility rates than the rest of Canada, and it’s also receiving an influx of immigrants.
But the biggest growth is in and around Canada’s major cities. Large metropolitan areas have grown almost seven and a half per cent.
The areas surrounding Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver claim thirty five per cent of the country’s population.
The increased population in cities has put a strain on social programs and real estate, especially due to the growing population of seniors.
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