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(Left to right): Former VP Services Heather Lucas is ready to ‘step up to the plate.’ Prince Ralph loosens his tie after his last council meeting as CSU President. PHOTO CHRISTOPHER CURTIS

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS do whatever it takes to advocate Campus—a heated bus shelter awarded a full scholarship to at- Heather Lucas was elected as Concordia Student Union for students. was constructed for students, the tend university in the Nether- the Arts and Science Federation President Prince Ralph Osei has “Your drive for this is encour- G Lounge underwent a series of lands,” said Osei. “The of Associations’ VP Internal in resigned. aging and inspiring. We’re all sad renovations and the campus opportunity of the scholarship, 2009. During her time with “I am announcing this resigna- but we’re also happy you are mov- hosted a series of cultural events combined with family pressure ASFA, the Federation developed tion with a heavy heart,” Osei told ing on with your life, finally,” she at The Hive. made it difficult to say no. I took a more transparent set of ac- The Link before formally notify- said during a tear filled session of In March, Osei swept the CSU a decision and I wasn’t happy with counting practices to rectify ing the CSU Council on Aug. 23 of council. general elections, taking the pres- it but honestly, tonight, some of her predecessors’ finan- his resignation. “This is it for stu- In 2009, Prince Ralph Osei idency with an overwhelming ma- it felt good to get it off cial irregularities. dent politics for me.” was elected CSU VP Services and jority while leading a campaign to my chest.” During the 2010 CSU general By the end of the week, Osei Loyola. defederate from the Canadian Later that month, Osei sat elections, Lucas ran alongside will be headed to Europe to pur- During his mandate, the Federation of Students, a national Lucas down and informed her of Osei in a campaign that had her sue a Masters degree in Psychol- charismatic VP fought to make lobby group that had clashed with his pending resignation. visiting classrooms in both of ogy with a full scholarship. Loyola Campus a priority at CSU the CSU for months. “She was happy for me,” he Concordia’s campuses while On Aug. 26, CSU VP Services Council meetings and for students The CSU president helped mo- said. “But she also cried and said canvassing the university for Heather Lucas will take over as at large. Osei’s tireless efforts gave bilize Concordia students in the ‘damn you Prince.’” nearly 12 hours a day. president, having been appointed way to a transformation of the fight against tuition increases, Lucas said she didn’t initially “We’re all very sad today but by the council unanimously. Loyola Campus that many have often leading his peers into believe Osei. someone needed to step up to “Prince, you are an incredible dubbed the “Loyola Renaissance.” protests in Montreal and Quebec “I thought it was a sick joke,” the plate,” said Lucas. “I’ll fight leader at this school,” said an Under Osei’s leadership, the City. she said. “I was like ‘nice try it the university in tuition in- emotional Lucas. “You are one of CSU re-established the Loyola In July, Osei received a phone isn’t gonna happen.’ And then he creases wherever I can and I the very few people who is so pas- Luncheon—a five-day-a-week free call that would change his life. said ‘No I’m serious.’ And it just promise we will leave the CFS as sionate for students, that would vegetarian meal served on Loyola “I found out I had been hit me.” quickly as we can.” 04 news the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news G20 protesters in court 300 appear to face charges in Toronto

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS the G20 boarded a pair of yellow rassed, [and] there was a minor Franc Lévesque-Nichol woke school buses outside Concordia’s with us who the police kept call- up in the middle of a police raid. Hall building. The group headed ing faggot and queer and weak.” Like so many other G20 protest- for Toronto where they would Lévesque-Nichol was never ers, Lévesque-Nichol spent the appear before a judge to face formally charged with anything early hours of June 28 sleeping charges related to their involve- prior to his arrest. He was only in a University of Toronto Gym- ment in June’s protests. The trip allowed to speak to a lawyer 36 nasium. was organized by the Anti-Capi- hours into his detention and was “I was barely awake and [the talist Convergence of Montreal. given his conditional release police] had their weapons drawn, “We came to Toronto today after 61 hours in a holding cell. yelling for us to stay down or be hoping all of the charges would His identification, glasses and shot,” he said. “As I was being ar- be dropped because so many of other personal possessions were rested, one of my colleagues was the charges were trumped up returned to him over a month getting his face smashed against and lacked evidence,” said Robyn later. a brick wall and the whole time Maynard, a spokesperson for the In all, about 300 people the police were also ransacking ACCM. “But some of the charges packed into a small Toronto the UofT’s student union offices. have actually been augmented.” Courthouse on Aug. 23. Many A student union representative The ACCM organized the bus among the group will have their was also badly beaten and ar- trip to Toronto for its members court dates postponed until Oc- rested even though he had noth- and any Montrealer facing G20 tober. ing to do with the protests. related charges. During the G20 “We don’t know what expect “It was awful.” over 1,000 people were incarcer- with any of these court proceed- Within minutes, Lévesque- ated in what became the largest ings because there is no histori- Nichol was handcuffed and mass arrest in Canadian history. cal precedent for any of this,” carted off to a detention center “Once we were detained the said Maynard. “Today marks the where he spent almost three days conditions were deplorable,” said biggest mass court appearance in behind bars. Lévesque Nichol. “It was maybe Toronto history.” On Aug. 22, Lévesque-Nichol six or seven degrees in my cell, At least two people who were and about 80 other protesters which was crowded and bright arrested during the G20 remain Franc Lévesque-Nichol was one of over 1,000 who were arrested during who had been arrested during and filthy. We were routinely ha- in police custody. the G20. PHOTO CHRISTOPHER CURTIS Student Union gives $45,000 to volunteer program Little opposition on council to use of presidential decree

• JUSTIN GIOVANNETTI The other $80,000 CVAP re- failed to make the payment on “I wouldn’t say I’m persuasive “I think that any one Prince Ralph Osei’s last presi- ceived was from a private guaran- time. per se, but the idea behind it and that sits in this chair dential decree in office was ap- tor whom Osei could not identify. Made by decree, a power re- the fact that it doesn’t affect the should be able to proved on the evening of Aug. 23 “CVAP approached me and served for the president to be budget that we passed for the make the right call.” as the Concordia Student Union they tried to seek loans from the used sparingly between the year, should get councilors’ ap- —Prince Ralph Osei, Council endorsed a $45,000 loan university and bank, but they monthly meetings of council, proval,” said Osei. Concordia Student Union to the Concordia Volunteer both refused,” said Osei. “So I sat Osei felt that the loan was time- Former CSU President Amine President Abroad Program. down with the executives and we sensitive. Dabchy, who was in Uganda to Incapable of securing financial looked at the CSU’s finances and “The problem was that the examine the building site be- aid from Concordia or a loan we have money at the CSU that project had to start this sum- tween the time the loan was de- from any bank, CVAP turned to we could guarantee them with no mer,” said Osei, who confirmed creed and approved, told council the CSU on July 31 for support to interest.” that ground was broken on the that they were not setting a finance the construction of a By making the loan interest building on Aug. 16. “CVAP has precedent: a loan of $10,000 had $125,000 residence for Concor- free, the CSU will be forgoing people in Uganda on the ground been given to the Concordia Co- dia volunteers in the town of over $1,000 in interest. working and we could not have a op Bookstore in 2005. Gulu, Uganda. The loan, which must be paid council meeting right there and With the precedent, Osei said Despite having never seen the in full by May 20, 2011, is backed then, so we took an executive de- that he was ready to look at other financial records of CVAP, the up by the $220,000 in fees that cision.” groups who would need similar CSU president decreed on Aug. CVAP gets directly from students When asked what would hap- loans. 13 that they be given the loan. each year—based on a fee of 0.35 pen if council did not ratify the “If they need money we would Only one member of council cents per credit. Under the agree- decree, especially since ground look at it, we would talk,” said questioned the details of the de- ment signed with the CSU, the had already been broken on the Osei. “I think that any one that cree or the financial standing of volunteer program would be building, Osei said that he did not sits in this chair should be able to CVAP. levied a 10 per cent penalty if it have a contingency plan. make the right call.” the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news news 05 Quebec gets peek Briefs Good Samaritan at president’s tuition plan stabbed dead Abdul Hannan, a 26 year- Quebec university students to pay Canadian old former Concordia student, was stabbed to death on Aug. 8 average for tuition by 2020 as he tried to break up a brawl involving strangers at a Pak- • JUSTIN GIOVANNETTI istani independence celebra- If Concordia President Ju- tion. Hannan was on the dith Woodsworth has her way, dean’s honour list, graduating your tuition might start an in 2009. The Link extends con- eight-year climb in 2012 that dolences to Hannan’s family. will bring it to the Canadian av- erage of $5,000 a year. ConU student Speaking to the National As- found dead sembly’s Committee on Culture and Education on Aug. 16, Mandar Verma, a 27 year- Woodsworth was the first of 18 old Concordia University stu- university heads to make the dent who was in his last year of same call for higher tuition. Stu- a Mechanical Engineering de- dents protested on the grounds gree, was found dead in an of Quebec’s parliament as Eastern Ontario river on July Woodsworth spoke. 27. The Link extends condo- “We know that the govern- lences to Verma’s family. ment made a statement in the May budget saying that tuition will go up. So the position that The good ‘ol all universities have taken by Concordia University president Judith Woodsworth wants higher tuition but with certain conditions. college game consensus—we spent a lot of PHOTO TERRINE FRIDAY time […] coming to a consen- “Aggression will get aggres- robust and solid financial aid Woodsworth making no refer- The old Montreal Forum— sus—was to agree that this is a sion.” program,” Woodsworth said ence to the American model. a former indoor arena once good thing,” said Woodsworth Calling the proposed tuition that she headed a call at the “I did not use the words home ice for the Montreal to The Link on Aug. 20. increase “drastic,” CSU VP Ex- Conférence des recteurs et des American model […] all I said Canadiens and 24 Stanley “We decided this because ternal and Projects Adrien Sev- principaux des universités du was that we were raising money Cups before being gutted and Quebec universities are under- eryns was travelling to a Québec to expand student aid to among our donors, and most of turned into a movie theatre— funded to the tune of, the last conference of the Fédération part-time students. them aren’t American,” said will become a site of learning number several years ago was étudiante collégiale du Québec “In the debate at CREPEQ, Woodsworth. “Maybe the CSU for Dawson College students $275 million a year, it will prob- in Abitibi on Aug. 18. According one of the things my colleagues people who were there didn’t this fall. After accepting an ably come closer to $500 mil- to Osei and Severyns, the out- were worried […] about was understand French.” extra 300 students last June, lion.” come of the FECQ conference part-time students who couldn’t Despite the CSU’s apparent the CEGEP rented out space will dictate the CSU’s response afford higher tuition. So I lack of comprehension at the for nine classrooms, including to the tuition announcement. said, ‘Why aren’t part-time stu- Committee and lack of a strong two computer labs, in the “This was in the Woodsworth cautioned that dents eligible for loans and bur- stance the week after, Osei did arena. budget and we saw it any increase in tuition would saries programs.’ They said, say that the student union “is coming, our reaction need to be carefully adjusted ‘They’re just not.’ So I said, going to get students agitated, will now depend on and watched to best serve the ‘Make them eligible,’ and they excited and ready to go out with MSA rallies for the government’s interest of students. all said, ‘Oh.’” other schools.” Pakistan actions. Aggression “We are happy that the Que- During Woodsworth’s exam- Faced with a possible will get aggression.” bec government will allow ination by the Committee, the student strike over the next The Concordia Muslim Stu- —Prince Ralph Osei, Concor- increased tuition, but we have CSU posted a dozen tweets, in- year, Woodsworth did not at- dents Association has raised dia Student Union President several conditions,” said cluding: “Prez promotes her tempt to discourage students approximately $3,000 in relief Woodsworth. “One is that more American model of financing from taking to the streets. But money for those affected by be done for accessibility and education at the QC National as- the president did say that she the deadly floods in Northwest The announcement didn’t student aid. The other condition sembly” and “Judith was ready to sit down and talk Pakistan. Caused by torrential come as a surprise to the execu- is that they don’t grab all the Woodsworth believes that part- with students. downpours lasting several tives of the Concordia Student increased tuition and put it time students don't need finan- “It’s the students’ right to weeks, the flood has killed at Union. into repaying the government cial aid.. What a shame..” protest, it’s their job and it least 1,500 and left millions “This was in the budget and debt. Woodsworth raised the issue would be great to have educa- homeless. The money raised we saw it coming, our reaction “We don’t want them to bal- that both these tweets were tion free,” Woodsworth said. will be given to Human Con- will now depend on the govern- ance the budget by charging wrong. The second tweet was “We can engage them in debate cern International, a Canada- ment’s actions,” said CSU Pres- higher tuition.” soon corrected by the CSU, but as long as the debate is held in based charitable NGO. ident Prince Ralph Osei. As part of her call for a “more the first was not, despite good faith.” 06 news the link • august 24, 2009 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news K’naan coming to Concordia Award winning hip-hop artist to perform at student union’s orientation

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS ringing,” said Osei. “I’m pretty city. Students live, shop, eat and The quest for a proper venue sure [July’s] late night Mardi study in [Ville Marie].” is finally over. Gras parade on Ste. Catherine After being stonewalled by After an exhaustive search St. was louder than 80 decibels.” city officials, the CSU scrambled for a site to host Concordia Uni- Members of the student to find another venue. Their versity’s orientation concert, the union looked to Sammy For- search took them to Uniprix Sta- Concordia Student Union has cillo, a Ville Marie City Council- dium and even the Bell Centre, secured a spot in its own back- lor, to appeal the city’s decision locations that would have cost yard. The concert, which fea- but were eventually turned the student union $5,000 and tures Canadian artists K’naan aside. $10,000, respectively. and Chromeo, will take place “At first [Forcillo] was co-op- Just as the student union’s outdoors at the Loyola Quad on erative,” said Osei. “And then he hopes for a “sick party” began to Sept. 9. just stopped helping and didn’t dwindle, Peter Bolla, Concor- “When we started planning return any of our calls.” dia’s Associate Vice-President of the event we just wanted to CSU VP External and Proj- Facilities Management, sug- throw the sickest party we ects Adrien Severyns claims po- gested they take a look at the could,” said CSU President litical pressure was behind Loyola Quad. Prince Ralph Osei. “Now I think Forcillo’s change of heart. “I’m glad it all worked out,” we can look forward to exactly “His constituents didn’t want said Bolla. “It should be fun.” that.” a concert,” he said. “But there Osei, who served as the For a second consecutive are over 30,000 students at CSU VP Services and Loyola year, the Ville Marie borough Concordia and we’re a part of before being elected union denied the CSU a permit to his constituency too.” president, was thrilled with the block off a small section of Osei pointed to the cultural idea. MacKay Street outside the uni- and financial contributions stu- “It gives a chance for stu- versity’s downtown campus be- dents make to the Ville Marie dents who might never have a cause the student union could borough. class at Loyola to discover this not guarantee the concert’s “You can’t calculate what stu- beautiful part of their univer- noise level wouldn’t exceed 80 dents bring to [the Ville Marie sity,” he said. “We’re just happy decibels. borough],” he said. “The univer- to have the concert outside

Loyola Campus will host this year’s orientation. PHOTO NANIO “Eighty decibels is a phone sity is an essential part of the again.” TAPthirst to fight bottled water on campus

• LAURA BEESTON “Right now we have a huge op- able Concordia and the Environ- we’re entering a contact worth around. Beach will be meeting By January 2011, Concordia portunity,” said Beach. “We’ve fi- mental Advisory Committee have more than $100,000, we have to with both parties in the coming could be the first bottled water- nally come to the end a 13-year outlined clear objectives for bev- go through an open bidding weeks. free campus in Quebec, if contract with Pepsi, erage contract negotiation, asking process,” said Beach, adding that “I’m interested to see TAPthirst Concordia, a student so now is the time to apply that no individually packaged Concordia could implement crite- what happens in the Pepsi meet- group lobbying against the priva- our environmental policy and bottled water will be sold on cam- ria for the contract that are envi- ing and I’m really hoping that tization of water, has their way. think about where we’re pus, that at least 30 per cent of all ronmentally and socially they realize how much support After hustling signatures of sourcing our beverages on products be supplied locally, that responsible. there is for this issue,” she said. support from nearly every campus.” the contract will be non-exclusive “This law wasn’t in effect On Aug. 20, Woodsworth gave department and faculty on In December, Concordia’s ex- and that the negotiation of the when the original contract was her first public comment to The campus over the summer, clusivity agreement with PepsiCo, contracts will be democratic made, but it is in effect now,” Link about the potential ban on TAPthirst co-founder Laura the veritable goliath of vending and transparent. she said, smiling. “Regardless of the bottle. Beach sent a letter to Concordia machine providers on campus, As it turns out, the law is also what happens as the PepsiCo “That’s good, I support [the President Judith Woodsworth will expire, opening up the possi- on TAPthirst’s side; Local Law C- contract expires, we’re man- ban on bottled water],” she said. and VP Services Michael Di- bilities for a more sustainable, en- 65.1—the Act Respecting Con- dated by provincial law to make “Students are working with Di Grappa on July 7, asking for the vironmentally conscious option to tracting by Public this happen.” Grappa, it will take a while to administration to take the take its place. Bodies—standardizes all public- With the end of the contract in transition, [since] you need to necessary steps to help create TAPthirst, along with the Con- private partnership contracts. sight, PepsiCo and the adminis- have water fountains on campus a bottled water-free university. cordia Student Union, Sustain- “The law basically says that if tration seem to be coming before you can take away bottles.” the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news news 07 Tensions run high at Hoodstock Citizen forum against racial profiling returns to Montreal North

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS cians perform at Henri Bourassa Two years after the shooting Park, the site where 18-year-old death of Fredy Villanueva, hun- Villanueva was killed by a Mon- dreds took to Montreal North’s treal police officer in 2008. rainy streets to honour the slain Hoodstock 2010 came a few teen and protest police brutality months after a coroner’s inquest in the neighbourhood. into the Villanueva shooting re- “The relationship between vealed a number of protocol police and visible minorities in breaches on the part of Mon- Montreal North hasn’t gotten treal’s police force following the much better in the past two shooting. years,” said event organizer Most notably, the inquest Steve Duvalsaint. “[The police] found that Constable Jean-Loup aren’t as rough, but there’s Lapointe, the officer who shot plenty, if not more harassment Villanueva, was not separated than there was before [Vil- from his partner before giving Residents of Montreal North commemorate Fredy Villanueva. PHOTO ANGELA HEGUY JOHNSTON lanueva] was shot.” his official testimony about the “[The police need shooting. a multiple block radius around sled so they stay home. Jaggi police force engaged in racial to] find policing “It just throws fuel on the fire. the park, their presence doing Singh, one of our speakers, came profiling. ways which do not We can’t trust the police to in- little to quell the feelings of ani- to the park today and was ar- However, following Hood- contravene the vestigate themselves,” said a mosity between locals and law rested before he could give his stock 2010, La Presse published Charter of Rights.” local man who asked only to be enforcement. speech.” excerpts from a report by crimi- identified as Charles. “So now I “The amount of police pa- After the day’s events, pro- nologist Mathieu Charest that —Gaetan Cousineau, have a video camera I take with trolling the area is completely testers marched to Station 39, on confirmed the police’s routine head of Quebec’s human rights commission me everywhere, so that I can disproportionate to the amount Henri Bourassa Boulevard. The practice of racial profiling in the capture police brutality on tape. of people here,” said Sophie crowd then lay on the pavement largely Haitian neighborhoods of The Aug. 8 demonstration I’ve used it before and I’m posi- Sénécal, who moderated a ques- as a symbol of solidarity with Vil- Montreal North and St-Michel. rounded off Hoodstock 2010—a tive I’ll use it again.” tion and answer period on police lanueva. The report found that, between forum where Montrealers dis- As speakers addressed the brutality. In the aftermath of the Vil- 2001 and 2007, 40 per cent of cussed racial profiling, took in ethnically diverse crowd, police “I think [the police presence] lanueva shooting, Gaetan young black men were ques- presentations on the mass ar- cruisers regularly patrolled the hurt our turnout,” said Duval- Cousineau, the head of Quebec’s tioned by the police compared to rests that occurred during the park’s surrounding streets. A saint. “Young men see the cops human rights commission, had only five per cent of young white G20 and listened to local musi- heavy police contingent formed and they don’t want to be has- denied claims that Montreal’s males. Dawson College to vote on CFS membership

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS maining CFS member in Que- dition to the DSU’s referendum bec. The Quebec branch had form proposals, was expelled & JUSTIN GIOVANNETTI bec, CFS membership at Daw- plan. long been a thorn in the side of from the meeting amid a chorus Another referendum will take son College remains a “[The DSU] owe us money in the national branch, often argu- of jeers. place in Quebec. contentious topic. Dawson stu- unpaid membership fees,” he ing against what it perceived as With the two organizations Dawson Student Union dents filled a petition to hold a said. “Once that is settled they an over-corporatization of stu- now split apart, the RAE makes Chairperson Ariel Charney told referendum to leave the national can hold a referendum.” dent services from the national no secret of its intentions. The Link on Aug. 19 that the col- lobby group on the same day as Whether it’s a question of un- organization. “The RAE no longer exists lege’s students would be voting Concordia undergraduates. paid membership fees or unset- During the drive in Quebec to outside of its legal obligations,” on continued membership in “We will be holding a refer- tled lawsuits, voters at Dawson leave the CFS, the CFS-Q’s said Ryan Hughes, an RAE the Canadian Federation of Stu- endum,” said Charney. “But we College shouldn’t hold their chairperson, Adrian Kaats, quit board member. “We exist to dents. love the CFS. We just want to breaths. The RAE is currently his post to head the anti-CFS carry out our litigation against However, the DSU still hasn’t wait for the Rassemblement suing the CFS for $400,000 in campaign at McGill. Former the CFS, recuperate outstanding set a date for the vote. d’associations étudiantes’ law- unpaid dues. RAE secretary CFS-Q treasurer Andrew Haig dues and redistribute them to Last spring, three Quebec suit against the CFS to be fin- treasurer Daniel Simeone ex- was also responsible for expos- our student union members.” student unions voted to leave ished.” pects the lawsuit to continue for ing misuses of funds at the na- The RAE and the CFS are the CFS, a national lobby group The RAE, formerly the Que- some time. tional level, often appearing in mired in a legal tug-of-war with based in Ottawa. After Concor- bec branch of the CFS, was cre- “I don’t want to speculate too the media as a foil to the CFS’ no end in sight. By the time dia’s undergraduate and gradu- ated in May after losing a much,” he said. “But I see this Molenhuis. their court case is settled—and, ate students voted to leave along copyright lawsuit over the rights going on for at least another The sister organizations were as a result, Dawson’s referen- with McGill’s graduate students, to the CFS name to the national year.” in a state of open war after the dum is triggered—many if not the DSU became Quebec’s sole branch. The RAE’s conflict with the CFS’ annual general meeting in all of the students who signed remaining CFS member. CFS chairperson Dave CFS dates back to when the RAE November. The CFS-Q’s board, Dawson’s petition will likely Despite being the sole re- Molenhuis added another con- was known simply as CFS-Que- putting forward a series of re- have graduated. 08 news the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news Off to court: six months is enough Student Union to ask Quebec judge to settle CFS question

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS declaratory judgment to determine parties. The Concordia Student Union whether or not they are still legally “[A declaratory judgment] is is ready for court. a part of the CFS. actually really smart,” said Narang. For six months, the CSU has “A declaratory judgment is ba- “It isn’t very common, but in a case tried to sever its ties with the Cana- sically when you go to the court to like this it seems more desirable dian Federation of Students—a na- ask [a judge’s] opinion on some- than being bogged down [in legal tional lobby group that represents thing,” said Geeta Narang, a proceedings.]” college and university students— lawyer independent of both Last spring, two other Quebec through democratic means. Now, claimants. “It’s usually used to pre- members of the CFS held referen- the student union will be taking its vent getting into a long legal bat- dums about continued member- case against the CFS before a tle.” ship in the lobby group. Graduate judge. Members of the CSU and CFS students at Concordia and McGill “We will leave the CFS however will be brought before a judge and University voted overwhelmingly we can. It could be long and costly asked to testify under oath. The against remaining a part of the but we won’t give up until we are ruling will determine the CSU’s CFS, although neither referendum out of the CFS,” said CSU Presi- membership status within the has been recognized by the CFS. dent Prince Ralph Osei. “We’re CFS, and whether or not the stu- “Legal matters are not some- ready for a fight.” dent union owes the CFS the thing we take lightly,” said Molen- In March, 72 per cent of Con- $1,033,278.76 in unpaid member- huis. “The Federation has a set of cordia voters cast their ballots ship dues claimed by the lobby democratically agreed upon by- against continued membership in group. laws that govern how a referen- The battle between Concordia’s Student Union and a national lobby group the CFS. Acting on advice from Both the CSU and Concordia has been escalating for nearly a year. GRAPHIC GINGER COONS dum is initiated and what rules their lawyer, members of the Con- University have been unable to would govern that referendum. cordia Student Union attended the find any proof of unpaid dues, a have to pay an additional year’s And if there is a violation of those CFS’ bi-annual general meeting to claim made by the CFS a month up to $600,000 in unpaid mem- worth of dues before being able to rules the Federation has an obliga- have their referendum recognized. before the student union’s general bership fees. Last year, the CSU opt-out. tion to uphold them.” When former CFS chairperson election. withheld payment of its dues as a “This is the first I hear of a [de- The CSU abided by referendum Katherine Giroux-Bougard re- “If the judge rules in our favour, protest against the lobby group. A claratory judgment],” said CFS rules approved by the British Co- jected a motion to recognize the then we won’t owe the CFS the recent change in the CFS’ by- chairperson Dave Molenhuis. “We lumbia Supreme Court after referendum, Osei pledged to $1,000,000 they claim,” said Osei. laws—passed after Concordia stu- haven’t spoken with the CSU for Kwantlen College attempted to “lawyer up.” Even a favorable ruling for the dents voted to leave the some time.” defederate in March 2008, eventu- On Aug. 18, Osei told The Link CSU could mean that the student organization—stipulates that The judgment could avoid years ally leading to its own court show- that the union would be seeking a union would have to pay the CFS members wanting to leave the CFS of legal fencing between both down. McGill closes portion of McTavish Street to traffic

of Sustainability in collaboration The environmental effort is like delivery, service, construction with the city of Montreal. also partly an attempt at increas- vehicles, as well those used by “We’ve been working with the ing safety and preventing acci- people with disabilities, will still [city of Montreal] and the neigh- dents between cyclists and have access to the street, though bours for several years,” said pedestrians. only during specific times and at a Chuck Adler, director for Campus “There have been a few colli- reduced speed of 15 km/h. Park- and Space Planning. “The project sions,” said Lepine. “Cyclists play ing license holders have also been is going to evolve—it’s still a work- chicken with security guards.” relocated to other areas. The proj- in-progress. We’re slowly dis- A bike path has been laid ect will continue throughout the cussing how to blend the sidewalk out on University Street as a winter. and the street.” healthy compromise to the re- A similar project to the Green- The same concept has been ap- cently inaugurated pedestrian ing of Lower Campus took place in plied to McGill’s entire lower cam- zone. the Plateau this summer, where a Pedestrians on the newly closed Mctavish Street PHOTO CHRISTOPHER CURTIS pus. Cyclists are now forced to “It’s a multi-phase project with portion of St. Dominic Street be- • JASMINE PAPILLON-SMITH “People haven’t gotten used to dismount and walk beside their the city,’” said Adler. “The bike tween St. Joseph and Laurier was McGill students are sheepish [the pedestrian street] yet,” said bicycles in this area, a city law im- path is just the first phase.” converted into a pedestrian zone. about stepping onto the campus’ McGill student Elise Lepine. posed on all pedestrian zones. The new regulations are not This was an attempt to re-route new pedestrian street. Although “Once the school year starts I’m “Some people get off their there to dissuade students from traffic and persuade motorists to the southern half of McTavish sure that will change though.” bikes and walk, and others ride cycling to school, as the organiza- travel on the city’s main arteries Street has been closed to mo- The closure of McTavish Street right through; they don’t listen,” tion has stated that the move is in- rather than clogging up residen- torists and cyclists since May 28, is part of McGill University’s said Pierre Canel, a security guard tended to double the current tial streets, according to Michel pedestrians are still clinging to the Greening of Lower Campus, an on duty at the entrance to the amount of bike racks on campus. Tanguay, communications officer sidewalk. initiative led by the school’s Office pedestrian zone. Certain motorized vehicles, for the Plateau. the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/news news 9 A greener Concordia Green wall to blossom on Reggie’s terrace

• CLAY HEMMERICH Concordia students will enjoy a greener Reggie’s terrace this fall. Co-operative Verticale and Concordia University collabo- rated to build the school’s first green wall. Two large steel brackets—each approximately four feet by eight feet—are fixed to the wall on Reggies terrace on either side of an existing mural and filled with plants. Members of Verticale Co-op- erative—including Guillaume Pouline, Jean-Phillipe Trem- blay, Jean-Phillippe Thuot and Jusiane Philion—are ecstatic to be a part of the green movement in Concordia. “We are very fortunate that the CSU gave us a chance [to build the Green Wall],” said Pouline. “We’ve never done any- Verticale Co-operative members assemble their first foliage wall. PHOTO CLAY HEMMERICH thing like this before. This is very exciting for the [Co-opera- just one of the university’s Sus- Chief Executive Officer of SAF. been doing a great job preparing positive manner in improving tive Verticale].” tainability Action Fund’s many “We have approved more for their amazing event this up- student space. Pouline also explained that initiatives. than 12 projects in Fall 2009, 19 coming September.” “The green wall is one step they had a contract in “The Green Wall Project had projects in Winter 2010 and By taking these initiatives, towards a big change,” said Hochelaga to do a similar proj- been approved for Sustainabil- eight projects in Summer 2010. Concordia Student Union VP Pudwell. “With very little stu- ect but it was ultimately can- ity Action Fund money in Win- Among the projects approved in Clubs and Sustainability Mor- dent friendly space on campus, celled. ter 2010 for a total amount of summer, the team in charge of gan Pudwell said that Concordia projects like the green wall are The Green Wall project is $12,500,” said Khalil Haddad, the Concordia Eats Festival has University is progressing in a extremely important.” A challenging mandate ‘Racial profiling must be addressed by new police chief’: community leader

• CHRISTOPHER CURTIS tailing the extent of racial profiling treal North. Hébert contends that forcement erupted following the in Montreal North, people run. When Mayor Tremblay an- by the city’s police force was made ending institutionalized racism fatal police shooting of unarmed That doesn’t build strong commu- nounced he wanted Marc Parent public. should be among the new police teenager Fredy Villanueva. nity ties.” to serve as Montreal’s new police After investigating over chief’s top priorities if he wants to Since then, Parent has reached Hébert pointed to the police’s chief on Aug. 19, he outlined a set 170,000 police files from between establish better community ties out to community groups and response to the Villanueva shoot- of priorities for the city’s top cop. 2001 and 2007, Charest found during his mandate. worked at establishing a more cor- ing as an example of how public “Protests, homelessness, drugs, that young black men in Montreal “Establishing trust in Montreal dial relationship with local resi- trust was lost and of how Parent prostitution, the squeegees, street North and St-Michel were eight North is going to take more than dents. can reverse the trend. gangs,” Tremblay said to a room times more likely to be stopped or just a police sponsored basketball Alexandre Popovic, a “I just hope Parent doesn’t ac- full of reporters. questioned by the police than tournament,” said Hébert. “It will spokesperson for Montreal’s anti cept a situation in which officers The mayor eventually added young white men. take a number of steps, but the police brutality coalition, claims are systematically defended and racial profiling to the list, but only Gaetan Cousineau, the head of first thing is addressing the prob- Parent’s community outreach whitewashed by the department,” after a journalist broached the Quebec’s human rights commis- lem. So far the police force and city doesn’t match up with the reality he said. “Protocol was broken and topic. sion, has since called for the police haven’t done a great job at recog- on the ground in Montreal North. the public now believes that the “There will be no tolerance for to “find policing ways which do nizing racial profiling as a serious “Look at [police gang fighting police operate with impunity. racial profiling,” said Tremblay. not contravene the Charter of problem.” task force] Groupe Eclipse,” he “He will have a challenging Montreal’s police force has rou- Rights.” Parent ran the northern region said. “The police force’s response mandate,” he continued. “He tinely denied charges that its offi- Guillaume Hébert works for of the city’s police for the past five to street gangs is to have the won’t be able to just repress crime, cers engage in racial profiling. But Montréal Nord Républik, an ac- years. He was at the helm when biggest meanest street gang out he has to acknowledge and ad- earlier this month, a report by tivist community group based in racial tensions between residents there. They take pride in the fact dress the deeper roots of crime like criminologist Mathieu Charest de- the Haitian community of Mon- of Montreal North and law en- that when they pull up to a party poverty and alienation.” ART: Jack Dylan talks Baudelaire and poster art.

Man About Town Jack Dylan brings his art back to Montreal

Jack Dylan will be showing his art works at The Red Bird Gallery. ALL WORKS JACK DYLAN

• NATASHA YOUNG bands and concerts over the past the earlier posters I did were for just about anywhere with Internet “Over the past few years, I’ve Jack Dylan has been un flâneur six years–from a stained-glass small, independent bands.” access. I’ve even been able to travel been doing a lot fewer music about town for years and he didn’t cathedral façade shaping the “[Between] 2005 and 2008, I while doing freelance work.” posters,” he said. “It doesn’t get be- even know it. words “Arcade Fire” to Marvel was making nearly a poster a week, With this retrospective exhibi- yond around 10 in a given year “It’s a pretty well-known term Comics-inspired covers depicting and I would typically just do what- tion comes a new chapter for whereas before it’d be around 56. in circles who study modernity and superheroes hanging around in ever was on my mind,” he said. Dylan. Purely self-taught, Dylan I’m doing a lot of editorial work for art history and things like that, but classic Plateau scenery for the an- “That’s part of the advantage of has recently made the move to magazines now, which I really I actually didn’t know about it until nual POP Montreal festival. His doing posters: there’s no art direc- Toronto to give art school a shot. enjoy. When you get a good art di- a year or two ago,” said Dylan. “I style exemplifies modern illustra- tion and since they aren’t paying “I feel very fortunate that I rector, it can be really satisfying, in realized, ‘Oh, that’s what I do.’” tion typically found on the cover of you very much, you get total free- moved to Montreal in 2004 and the same way that doing music Un flâneur has a couple of dif- The New Yorker—and it’s no acci- dom. If I wanted to make it look got to be there for the past six posters was.” ferent connotations: here in Que- dent. like a New Yorker cover I would go years—from the time when bands Dylan’s got good news to share bec, it’s the term used to describe “I’m really heavily influenced ahead and do it, even if it was like Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade for hopeful prospective illustrators a loiterer. As coined by Charles by The New Yorker,” Dylan admit- going to be a hardcore show.” were unknown until the time when looking to go down the same path: Baudelaire however, le flâneur is ted. “The covers have a lot to do Some of these iconic posters they became a world phenome- “It’s a very easy industry to get someone who strolls around a city, with flânerie; it’s very premised on will be on sale, framed and in large non,” he said. “But that was a while into,” he said. “You just need about observing and experiencing the the same concept. The New Yorker format, alongside a display of hun- ago now and it’s still a good place $500 to start up, and you need a different people and places. is like the publication for the dreds of chronologically-ordered to live. Cities have to be good website. Then you just send [off It is this concept that character- flâneur, by un flâneur. It’s that drawings which Dylan describes as places for artists to live in order for your] stuff.” izes the retrospective exhibit of city-centric, bourgeois kind of “the bones of the posters.” them to produce work. The thing Dylan’s work at the Red Bird thing.” He will also be giving a talk on that changes that is when cities be- Le Flâneur: An exhibition of Gallery, showing from August 27 One of the trademark quirks of the concept of le flâneur and how come too expensive and that hasn’t posters by Jack Dylan will take to September 6, where a large col- Dylan’s posters is that they often it has factored into his work along happened here yet, not by a long place on Friday, Aug. 27 and run lection of his posters, as well as have little to do with the kind of with living and working as an illus- shot” until Monday, Sept. 6 at the Red many never before seen original music the poster is promoting. trator. As for what the future holds, Bird Gallery (135 Van Horne Ave. drawings, will be on display. “It might be relevant to the “I’ve made so many posters, Dylan intends to focus more on ed- West). The vernissage takes place at Dylan is well known for the music if I know the band very close to 250,” he said. “The thing itorial illustration than on the 7 p.m. Dylan’s artist talk will be pre- posters he’s designed for local well,” he explained. “But a lot of about illustration is, you can do it posters that launched his career. sented at 8 p.m. the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/fringe fringe arts 11 The sinking of the friend ship Montreal’s favourite secret is over and out

• ASHLEY OPHEIM Tucked away in the heart of Griffintown, up an iron spiral flight of stairs, overlooking the city’s once thriving industrial neighbor- hood is Friendship Cove. The venue has hosted hundreds of concerts, countless memorable evenings and served as a launching pad for bands emerging in Mon- treal’s independent music scene. But Friendship Cove is toast. The Friendship Cove has played an inte- gral role in the Montreal music scene over the past five years. Local success acts such as Miracle Fortress and Think About Life practiced and played their first shows in the space. A pay what you can entrance fee often got you into a gem of a place so full of charm and character you could spend hours exploring the little trinkets and secret rooms of the two-story building. It wasn’t just a venue, but a home to friends, a jam space for musi- cians and a recording studio. In July, police raided the venue. GRAPHIC ALEX MANLEY “The police showed up and they basically said that they knew what was going on and when I took over I started booking a lot fortunately, all of this has come to an abrupt another Friendship Cove starting up in an they knew what was going on for awhile,” more punk, hardcore and noise shows.” halt. alternative location. explained Arin-Ray Gintowt, resident of Gintowt explained his motto for booking “It really sucks,” Gintowt said. “I don’t Gintowt gets melancholic when asked Friendship Cove for three years. shows was to keep in mind the types of think there is anyone that is happy about it.” about his favourite memories. “So many “They wanted to fine me $1,000 per per- music other Montreal venues weren’t focus- Gintowt may be referring to the impres- people have had great times here and that’s son in the venue. There were a couple hun- ing on. sive 1,065 Facebook group members the why I ran the place. People would come up dred people in the venue that night,” he said. Roommate Kieran Blake explained venue has attracted. to me at a show and be like ‘man, this is your Gintowt was told he and his roommates Friendship Cove as being a necessary venue “It was a community, [Friendship Cove’s] place? Thank you so much for doing this.’ would be evicted if they ever hosted another for fringe bands. residents were musicians or artists, so the And even if I had been having a bad night show. “It would usually be a PWYC deal at the space was important for rehearsing and cre- because people were breaking bottles, it was Five years ago, visual artist Jack Dylan door, and you brought your own drinks. So ating, as well as performing,” said Blake. “I all worth it. and musician Graham Van Pelt (Think it was a venue. I think it’s very important don’t think the [Friendship Cove] guys be- “I think it affected people really posi- About Life, Miracle Fortress) founded that there are music venues that aren’t bars; lieved in much besides providing a space to tively,” he added. Friendship Cove. bars cost money and they close at three.” showcase bands they loved, their friends’ Gintowt reminisces on times in winter “[Dylan and Van Pelt] did more of an Gintowt ran recording label Campaign bands and their own bands. They really got when him and his roommates would run out indie pop, dance pop, folk type-thing,” ex- For Infinity with fellow roommate Brett behind the acts they put on and that’s all that into the cold to steal pallet wood for their plained Gintowt. “When I took over [Friend- Wagg out of Friendship Cove. Local bands really mattered.” wood stove because they were freezing. ship Cove] the tastes of Montreal’s music such as Pink Noise and Ultrathin were in the Now that the residents of Friendship “It’s all the little secrets, the stuff the pub- scene were changing. Indie pop was popu- process of recording there. The label has re- Cove are forbidden to do shows they are lic didn’t get to see,” Gintowt said. “Those lar; it wasn’t so underground anymore. So leased a slew of important local albums. Un- moving out. Gintowt is not optimistic about are my favourite memories.” spins music. He just seems to be more interested these Nite Jewel tones. “Forget You and I” recalls a Cocteau Twins Sufjan Stevens days in making music that’s not as beautiful as he’s Am I Real? EP aesthetic and presents a new sort of sappy ballad All Delighted People EP capable of, hampering his own gift for songwriting Stones Throw Records that remains cool and collected in its quirky musi- Asthmatic Kitty Records with a frustrating array of dissonant sounds and cal interludes and dark bass and drum line. glitchiness, and dragging so-so songs on for ten min- “Falling Far” is a bit of a snore, but the remaining It is hard to review new Sufjan Stevens material with- utes. His last real, real album, Illinois, dropped more Nite Jewel’s latest EP Am I Real? offers the listener songs overshadow the album’s flaws. All in all, if out making mention of his ‘Fifty States’ project—or than five years ago. All Delighted People on its own a landscape to daydream or dance too. The album you like bands like Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafitti or rather, his obvious lack of interest in completing it. merits isn’t that bad, but it’s such a half-baked re- is lush with female vocals and synths galore. The Washed Out, you will like this. Let’s call this album His fans are left with a paltry two entries, the brilliant lease compared to his past apexes that it’s hard not first track “White Lies” is a sultry track and en- ethereal dreambeat music for soft-hearted Michigan (2003) and Illinois (2005), and dreams of to see it as disappointing. compasses the characteristic fleeting vocals of dancers. what might have been if Sufjan hadn’t, well, lost his Nite Jewel’s heroine Ramona Gonzalez. The album mind. Let’s be clear—All Delighted People show- 6/10 is haunted by the 80’s and the lo-fi aesthetic; lay- 7/10 cases a guy who clearly knows how to make beautiful —Alex Manley ered with twinkling synths and funky bass under- —Ashley Opheim CULTURE: DIGGING UP OUR HERITAGE DURING QUEBEC ARCHEOLOGY MONTH Can you dig it? History comes alive during Quebec Archeology Month

Getting your hands dirty is part of the fun at some of the many activities that take place during Quebec Archeology Month. PHOTOS COURTESY OF RESEAU ARCHÉO-QUÉBEC The world of tomorrow, • ADAM KOVAC ization was started in 1999 as a Concordia professor Jean yesterday “The idea is to try to find Piles of dirt. Small shards of way to raise archeology’s profile Bélisle. Though not an archeolo- how, as a society today, we were broken pottery. Piecing chunks and make it more accessible gist by training, his work exca- While Bélisle’s work deals created. We are coming from of mystery objects together like to the public–not just as a sci- vating a 19th century steamship with a time period in which somewhere. We never really in- the world’s most complex jigsaw ence, but as a touristic draw in has made him one of the coun- steam power was cutting edge vent anything, there’s a prece- puzzle, but without the luxury of the province. try’s leading practitioners of un- and Canada was little more dent. It teaches us how to a box cover to show you what the “The original purpose was to derwater archeology. than another piece of the British behave when we are facing new final product should look like. promote Quebec archeology be- “It’s like opening a door on Empire, not everything being technology and a new way of life. Real archeology is a far cry cause we felt that there was a the past,” he said of working on researched in Quebec is quite It can easily be compared to from it’s swashbuckling depic- huge gap in the actual promo- a dig. “You can read about [his- so historically distant. Piédalue computer technology.” tions in popular culture. Indiana tion of archeology,” she said of tory], there’s a ton of books, but points out that some of the All Together Now Jones spent more time shooting the origins of the organization. when you’re on site, you can dig sites throughout the Nazis than cataloguing layers “To make it better known, to de- touch the boat, this real thing province are dedicated to events In a province where history of sediment and Brendan mystify it for most people. But from the 1800s and it’s a lot of that happened during his par- has often been reduced to the Frasier’s The Mummy dealt also in terms of marketing, we fun. It’s very complicated, but ents’ lifetime. struggle between the two soli- more with the supernatural felt that there was the potential it’s a lot of fun.” “There’s usually a 50 year tudes of English and French, it’s powers of artifacts than their there to promote archeological Though the technology he time span between the time that important to remember that there historical context. activities as tourism activities.” studies is obsolete, the methods a historical event ends and is so much more to our heritage. Despite the lack of a real life While some would find the used in his projects are “very archeological research relating From the first native settle- Lara Croft, few areas of scientific study of past civilizations high-tech,” according to Bélisle. to that event begins,” she ex- ments, to colonization, to study have captured the public’s fascinating in an abstract sense, “You can’t see the bottom of plained. As a result, a recent Canada’s participation in global imagination like the study of Piédalue claims that the true the river, so we use sub-bottom trend has been to look at sites conflicts, the artifacts and sites on past human societies. That fasci- draw is that by studying the profilers, sonar, we even use ar- related to Quebec’s participation display during Quebec Archeology nation is given a home-grown past, we actually gain insight tificial explosions and landslides in World War II. Piédalue cites Month give valuable perspective flavour during the month of Au- on the present. to locate the original shore,” he refugee camps at Fort Lennox to who we are, where we came gust, which for the past eleven “I think people have a funda- listed. “We use magnetometers and Montreal’s Ile Ste Helene as from and where we’re going. years, has been designated Que- mental need to know where they to see the change in the mag- well as prisoner of war camps in We can also learn about how bec Archeology Month. came from, how society evolved, netic field of the earth, because Trois Rivieres and Quebec City. to live together; Quebec has Raising Awareness and how they got where they if you have a wreck you have a These recent sites give an im- been a multi-cultural land since are,” she explained. “Archeology high content of iron.” mediacy to the lessons that the arrival of the first Europeans Gisèle Piédalue is a founding has a particularity in that it’s If you’ve never associated ex- archeology can teach us. Bélisle and efforts to cohabitate haven’t member of the Reseau Archéo- very concrete, it’s very tangible, plosives and sonar with studying inisisted that the true value of always been smooth. By learning Québec, the organization behind people can actually see, feel and old ways of living, Quebec his work is that it helps about our individual pasts, the various events and exhibits touch objects.” Archeology Month might be mankind guide its way through we can learn to forge our that comprise QAM. The organ- It’s a sentiment echoed by for you. unknown territory. collective future. PROSE: THE LINK FEATURES THREE ORIGINAL PIECES We were almost done growing up

• JACK ALLEN He asked a boy on the outskirts He recited his gimmicks. Ladies Sometimes Riley would pass by of the crowd whether he liked to and Gentlemen… Step right up… the Gilbert Fair to watch the kids box, and the boy shrugged and said Although he didn’t have a play at the high striker game. Who he would rather lose a fight than to ticket, the mallet found its way into are the men out of the boys? the stand idly beside one. The answer his hands. The smell of thick mo- MC beckoned. And one by one they came across as deceitful, though lasses lingered in the air, and Riley paid with their tickets and gave the Riley couldn’t think why, and also wondered how he hadn’t noticed base a good whack with the mallet. strangely encouraging. that tonight everyone wore a mask Sometimes the climbing puck There was a queue to wait in, and costume. It was a true Carne would catch Riley’s eye, though and as he approached the line Vale, he thought. He felt painfully what his eye really saw was the Riley sized up his adversaries. underdressed, and weak. crowd that had gathered round the Mutts and strongmen who would The crowd had formed a tight GRAPHIC GINGER COONS players. But even then when he surely fail to ring the bell, and circle around the post, and al- This week’s Literary Arts section looked he didn’t see an applauding more men who retreated into the though they cheered him on, he politely requests your attention. Please crowd. Instead a throbbing mass fairgrounds and boys whose egos understood that they were all direct your eyes and brainstem to the came together and took on were diminished in the evening against him. other forms like a set of clouds silence, a time when not even But who would compete in this three Herculean efforts of creative or shadows, and left much up to the MC was allowed to speak, game if not for fear of another? he writing that grace this printed page. his imagination. or knew what words he had to asked. The emasculation of loss They are now part of Concordia’s long At the fair we are always close to be spoken. threatens every competition. Every and rich literary canon. Do not doubt being either celebrated or forgot- Riley whistled as each man, loss ends in a man’s bitterness. ten, he thought. Delighted or dis- young and old, fell short of striking Every defeat. Every disappoint- them. Rather, clip this page out and traught, inspired or rejected. And the bell. Test your strength! the MC ment. Every false step, checkmate, store it away. One day you may have to in spite of the all prizes and games croaked one last time. foil, deficiency, and thoughtless sell it at auction for several billion to be won we rarely acknowledge I’ll have a go, Riley said. risky exploit. All with the same re- space credits. You never know. the fair as our one true chance at The MC turned to him almost sult. Unless, he said and held his fame and fortune. We would rather mechanically and smiled an empty breath. Unless, he repeated once stroll about and spend our pennies smile, his tongue dry and wilting more, and struck down with all on candied apples, or spun sugar. after hours of good salesmanship. his might. What lingers in pillowcases Notes from the (trying to leave your bed and head on a shiftless sunday) Fictitious Player • STEPH COLBOURN it’s snowing outside so you take your hand and your hips to thrust into some parallel to your otherwise comfortable • COLE ROBERTSON natural one. It consists in in coffin body. positions always get reused like linens From John Von Neumann and introducing an additional player Oskar Morgenstern’s Theory of who is assumed to lose the and somehow upright never seemed to cross your mind. Games and Economic Behavior amount which the totality of the because told time travels seemingly this way. your body seems to Let us express this mathemat- other players win. He must, of stretch too thin across kneecaps and elbows too sharp of strangers ically. We do not consider vari- course, have no direct influence in buslines too many customers with cucumbers in cashierlines ables extrinsic to the game. Our on the game. The game is and fingers and their day old fruits leak juices spilling over procedure will be long and you ruled by coalitions. Participation your moles, a covering of beauty marks your mother will say won’t understand it. We have al- of the fictitious player in any adds character. remember the beginning of Bambi and ask of ready spent considerable effort, coalition would be completely televisions replaced with a stagnant neon static. ch24 won’t stop and we face a conceptual prob- contradictory to the spirit of the flickering about fucking hail. the stems drain down the glass doors lem. Maintenance of the theory is game. The fictitious player is no to your bedroom. your drapes have suddenly grown vines draining paramount and the process of player at all. How can he then be far from blossom. the spring is gone from your mattress. the having to start all over again a desirable partner in the coali- pane between bulbs embroider ghosts onto your bedspread. trails would be very discouraging. The tion? Is he anything but a of red wine on glasses and suddenly your bowels are handstand procedure is a very simple and dummy? position with your liver. but it’s still snowing up there right ? FOOTBALL: A YOUNGER STINGERS TEAM IS ON THE FIELD AS THE SEASON OPENER NEARS.

Concordia’s soccer teams played three pre-season games each this past weekend at Loyola Campus. Stinger David Cerasuolo [above] challenges a Trent player for the ball in the 3-1 win on Sunday. Cerasuolo opened the scoring in the 50th minute of the second half by heading the ball into the goal. PHOTO ROB AMYOT see story, pg. 17 The coaches’ take Former Stingers captain “[Barker] would “Most of the take players who players we probably wouldn’t recruited in the moves to coaching be picked by off-season were other universities from out of Bryan Bourbonnais talks about his transition and play them in province and a way where the they’re the same • ALEX DI PIETRO defence and practically everything ple, one of our new recruits game was so age or younger After two years wearing the else for Concordia, so how has played centre-mid all of his life easy to than the CEGEP captain’s C on his uniform and your experience as a player aided and Lloyd played him in the understand” players” five years playing for Concor- your understanding of the game as back in a 3-5-2 formation where dia’s soccer team under coaches a coach? all three players are supposed to —Bryan Bourbonnais, —Gerry McGrath, Men’s soccer team Stingers football Lloyd Barker, Frank Bastien and be very experienced. So at half- assistant coach coach Vladimir Pavlicik, Bryan Bour- Bryan Bourbonnais: That time he would come up to me all bonnais hung up the jersey and was one of the biggest influences confused and because I’ve been is now part of the coaching staff. for me wanting to become a in that situation I knew how to In a recent interview with coach. I think that because fix the problem quickly without The Link, the St. Hubert Lloyd, as well as Frank and being too complex about it. native took some time to reflect Vladimir, taught me how to play What’s it been like to coach on his career and talk about his in all these different positions, I alongside a former Impact great new position as a coach. feel confident enough to offer The Link: You played forward, advice to the players. For exam- continued on soccer, pg. 17 the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/sports sports 15 Kabaddi your body Ancient Indian sport takes tournament to LaSalle

The raider [right] attempts to escape from a group of stoppers. PHOTO NIRMAL BAL

• MUKHBIR SINGH his base. The point goes to the and return to his court within 30 as part of healthier lifestyles. referee. The wind silently blows sand raider’s team, who will now de- seconds of entering the half. Kabaddi brings to mind child- “[About] 99.9 per cent of the off the turf as a barefooted, bare- fend against the opposing team’s The stopper, whom the raider hood memories for Malwinder people watching are men,” ex- chested and well-built man with arriving raider. touches, will then attempt to stall Chahal, one of the spectators at plained one of the organizers of arms spread wide, crouched low To an unknown bystander, the and impede the raider from re- this event. the tournament. “It is a ‘man’s to the ground, faces four players 4,000-year-old game of Kabaddi turning to his side of the court “I’ve been here [in Montreal] game’ with a lot [of] physical ac- of the opposing team in fierce would appear to be more of a within the 30 seconds. If the over 30 years. When my children tion. Girls for some reason don’t competition. rural fight between men rather raider cannot return to his watch the Canadiens’ [hockey] come in large numbers. It is like The supple player, called the than a sport. A simple yet de- court within the time limit, the matches, I tell them, when we wrestling, you know?” raider, peers into the eyes of the manding game, Kabaddi has been point is awarded to the stopper’s were little in India, this is the Kabaddi is not limited to only four defenders, commonly re- played for thousands of years by team. sport we used to watch,” he said. men, though. In India, there are ferred to as stoppers. His chal- rural Southeastern Asians, espe- Each team alternates in send- The tournament was hailed as a growing number of female lenge is to touch one of his four cially in the Punjab—a North- ing a player into the opponent’s a great success by the organizers, teams. opponents and score a point by western state of India—where it is court. If a player goes out of as an estimated 800 people were “It’s a tough, tough sport,” said returning to his base. It sounds considered the official state sport. bounds during the course of the present to watch the matches un- Manjeet Aulakh, a younger player like a game of tag at first, however The game’s popularity in rural play or if any part of his body fold. Teams from across Mon- from the under-21 side. “You the real test begins when one of India can be explained by the rel- touches the ground outside the treal, Ontario and California were have to play almost nonstop [for the four stoppers, once touched ative simplicity of the rules and to boundary, he will be ruled out present and a first place prize of 20 minutes in] each half and the or tagged, attempts to stop the the fact that it requires no expen- and give up the point to the op- $10,000 was awarded to the pace is relentless.” raider in any way possible. sive or sophisticated equipment. posing team. Kesri Punjab Club—an interna- That seemed all the more evi- The raider feints to the right, Kabaddi is played all over Asia On July 24 and 25, a Kabaddi tional Kabaddi club originating dent as many players sported then swipes at the far left stopper, with minor variations. tournament was organized by from Punjab, India. bandages and braces around their who leaps back, avoiding the tag. The two teams battle for the various Indo-Canadian and Pun- People of all ages, mostly ankles, knees and shoulders, to Simultaneously, the centre stop- higher score, alternating defence jabi-Canadian Organizations in tandems of fathers and sons, as protect injuries garnered mostly per leaps forward and tackles the and offence. Consisting of two LaSalle to promote the sport in well as groups of younger men, from past battles. raider at the knees. They struggle, 20-minute halves, the team win- Quebec. Along with Kabaddi, sat in the stands to watch the ac- “But I still love it,” continued but this time the raider breaks ning the initial coin toss sends a soccer, volleyball and track and tion. Like in any sport, the more Aulakh.” Just the tradition be- free and hastily retreats. The raider into the opponent’s half, field competitions were also or- passionate fans on hand debated hind the game means so much stopper continues to give chase— where his aim is to touch one of ganized for younger children to the ongoing match and some- to me and my family. I love this to no avail as the raider returns to the stoppers on the opposing side encourage athletic involvement times protested calls made by the sport.” 16 sports the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/sports

Schwartz will miss his veterans. PHOTO JACQUES BALAYLA Team experiences mass exodus

• ALEX DI PIETRO his GPA. After a highly successful 2009 “Going into training camp this season, Concordia’s baseball team year, I was very concerned when I learned it would go into the 2010 saw the number of players depart- season without many of its veter- ing,” said Schwartz. “But we’ve ans when training began earlier been able to fill a lot of holes this month at Trudeau Park in through a little bit of recruiting.” Cote St. Luc. Even with the departures, com- “At the end of the season it ing off of a championship season Concordia will play the University of Guelph on Thursday in pre-season action. PHOTO JOSÉE NORMANDEAU looked promising that we were led coach Schwartz to notice that going to have a lot of personnel in his team has grown in confidence. place, with some replacements for “The guys have proven they are Concordia football underway the graduates who would have the best and now it just seems filled the roles,” said coach they’re more relaxed,” said Howard Schwartz. “But we lost a Schwartz. “So my goal and my Stingers prep for season, hold practice with CEGEP teams few players due to academic ineli- challenge will be to make them as gibility—which I wasn’t expect- hungry as they were last year.” • ALEX DI PIETRO “We’re trying to success in the professional ing—and other players chose to Similar to Tucker’s situation, The Stingers welcomed ranks. attend other schools in Quebec.” Schwartz was hoping to add 29- Vanier and FX Garneau’s col- get young men an “It’s always difficult when With the exposure garnered year-old Nat Thomas, who played lege football teams to Concor- education and get you lose a player before you from being national champion for Concordia as an undergrad. dia Stadium this past Saturday them a chance to thought you would,” said Mc- players across the country ex- Thomas had plans to begin a Mas- to kick off on-field training as play pro football” Grath. “But that’s what the pressed their interest in joining the ters of Business Administration, part of its 2010 camp. — Gerry McGrath, program is all about. We’re try- Stingers football coach team during the summer. which would make him eligible for “Most of the players we re- ing to get young men an educa- “Based on [the fact] that we the team. cruited in the off-season were only exhibition game, which is tion and get them a chance to won the championship, I received “He’s not as overpowering as from out of province and slated for Aug. 26 against the play pro football.” many more calls from players in Tucker, but he’s nasty and is hav- they’re the same age or University of Guelph. In terms of new players the off-season this year who in- ing a good second half to the sea- younger than the CEGEP play- “Our scrimmage on the making a breakthrough at quired about coming to Concordia son in his semi-pro league right ers,” said head coach Gerry weekend against Vanier Col- camp, McGrath said he was to play,” said Schwartz, who has now,” said Schwartz of Thomas. McGrath. “So I think it was a lege was a chance to give a lot pleased with the performances been at the helm since the baseball Unfortunately the plan to get great matchup for them as a of guys who may not get an- of defensive lineman Quinn program started in 1995. him on the roster fell through, so first time out.” other look this year a shot,” Smith, linebacker Max Caron Among the players leaving due Thomas will resume his role as The practice provided the McGrath said. “Everybody will and running back Raul to graduation are outfielders An- pitching coach. opportunity for McGrath and have had an opportunity by the Thompson. drew D’ Iorio and Taylor Lamothe, Among the additions, Schwartz his new coaching staff—con- time we’re done with the exhi- “We won’t have too many pitcher Jonathan Romaniuk, and is anticipating the arrival of former sisting of former Montreal bition game.” more cuts to make. There may catchers Daniel Bromberg and University of Oklahoma pitcher Alouette Bryan Chiu and expe- McGrath will have to do be another three or four Maxime St. Laurent. Pitcher Julian Mehdi Djebbar. Djebbar, a 22- rienced Canadian Interuniver- without the services of line- who go and our team will Tucker also graduated, but is wait- year-old native of Montreal, was sity Sports coach Phil backer Cory Greenwood, offen- be made up of the rest which ing for a response from the univer- drafted to Major League Baseball’s Roberts—to see local talent. sive lineman Kristian Matte will probably leave us with sity as to whether or not he can Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th The scrimmage also served and receiver Cory Watson this 85 or 86 players,” said enroll for another year to improve round in 2006. as preparation for the team’s season, as they have all found McGrath. the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/sports sports 17

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like Lloyd Barker? of the season, but you can tell Stinger soccer that Barker has put a lot of ef- For one, I think it’s a huge fort into building a base for his honour and privilege to coach team. alongside Barker, especially team getting back since I’ve never had any formal Since you’ve played with coaching experience other than some of the guys on the team, coaching single-letter teams how has it been assessing their on track and teaching at soccer camps. skill and the skills of some of the Just for him to give me this op- newer players breaking in? portunity is unbelievable. And I think playing under him first That’s a really interesting has made it a lot easier for me thing. As the captain, I guess I to coach with him, as I already was always sort of coaching sort of know what he expects. anyway. But people are defi- nitely coming to me more and What is your fondest memory asking for my input on what playing for Concordia? they need to do to make the team. That’s a really tough ques- tion, because as a Stinger we What do you see David Cera- never did very well in the suolo bringing to the table as the standings. But if I really think new captain? about it, Concordia has had a lot of trouble in the past few We have very different years getting players who have styles in how we behave as cap- an experienced background in tain. I’m much more verbal AAA or university soccer. And and more up front, while David one of my favourite things is more humble. But I think about playing for Barker was Dave is going to be fantastic. that he would take players You’ll hear him on the field and who probably wouldn’t be you can just tell that he has picked by other universities played at a very high level for and play them in a way where the majority of his life. the game was so easy to under- stand. You’ve had various leadership He actually asked me this roles in your life and not just on amazing thing once. He asked the soccer pitch. Is there any- Concordia’s teams are optimistic for the coming year. PHOTO ROB AMYOT me, “How much time does a thing that you’ve learned from • ALEX DI PIETRO 1-1. tion,” Barker said of Eppinga player actually touch the ball Rookies, veterans and those The coach of the women’s after Sunday’s game. “With his during a game?” and I an- “It actually doesn’t still vying for spots on the men’s team, Jorge Sanchez, said he was experience, we’re getting a player swered with this number like matter what you do and women’s soccer teams en- pleased with what he saw, noting who knows what’s required to 10 minutes, and he said, “Re- with the ball, it’s joyed a successful and unprece- that there would not be a huge succeed at this level. And he’s an- ally? Think about it.” The ball what you do when dented string of pre-season turnover in regards to the roster other big body—I can always take actually touches my foot for you don’t have the games against Ontario confer- for the upcoming season. another big body.” maybe 20 seconds in a 90- ball that makes you ence opposition over the week- As for the men’s team, former Returning goalkeeper Kyle minute game. So it actually a good soccer end at Concordia Stadium. captain Bryan Bourbonnais was Prillo-Guaiani, who did not play doesn’t matter what you do player” “We’re getting to the point added to the coaching staff in the last season, has also found a spot with the ball, it’s what you do where the more successful pro- off-season. on the roster and has been train- when you don’t have the ball —men’s soccer team as- grams are, as players are actually “It was a no brainer to bring ing with the team for the past that makes you a good soccer sistant coach Bryan Bourbonnais considering Concordia as a vi- Brian on,” said Barker. “If I were week. player. able option to play soccer,” said to step away, it’s always good to “Because we’re further into head coach of the men’s team have somebody who has Concor- camp this year in comparison to What can you say about train- those experiences that can be Lloyd Barker. dia at heart. He was a very good previous years, things have come ing camp this year that differs applied to coaching? Over the course of the week- captain and this is just the next together a lot sooner and that’s from past years? end, the men’s team succumbed step to continue improving his ideally what you want as a Absolutely. For my entire to the University of Guelph in a leadership abilities.” coach,” said Barker, who plans to Technically, I think the life, I’ve always worked with close game that ended 2-1, while The men’s team also recruited finalize his roster before the end team has become a lot better. children. I’ve managed a group Saturday and Sunday featured Dutchman Matthijs Eppinga, a of August. Last year by this time, we’d still home where I was basically a back-to-back games against centre forward with a big frame The last three pre-season have like 45 players still trying big brother to nine kids. So I Trent University, which the who has experience playing for games left for both the men’s out for the team. But right now, guess I’ve just always been a Stingers won 2-0 and 3-1 respec- Franklin Pierce University of the and women’s teams will be Barker has his team. There are big fan of teaching. Part of tively. The women’s team had an NCAA. played this weekend at places still available; there are being a coach, or captain for identical schedule to the men “It goes without saying that he McMaster University in Hamil- still a lot of guys who are going that matter, is knowing how to and posted an overall record of 1- is coming from a football na- ton, Ont. to be trying out before the end teach people. EDITORIAL: HAS THE CSU DONE ENOUGH TO FIGHT THE IMPENDING TUITION INCREASE? Grappling with Islamophobia The proposed community centre near ground zero raises the issue of ideological war

• CLAY HEMMERICH Recently I spoke with a girl who read, “No Mosque here. Preserve posed building also caused Terry Miami. Governor David Paterson took up had immigrated to Canada from the dignity of our loved ones killed Jones, a pastor for Dove World As Jones announced that he the fight to push the Islamic center the United States. As we talked, on 9/11.” Outreach, to host the upcoming would host the hateful demonstra- further away from Ground Zero, she told me, “you know some- The uproar created by the pro- “Burn a Qur’an Day” on Sept. 11 in tion of ignorance and New York eyes from outside the Western body’s true character when they’re world will see a polarization of faced with a threat. When America North Americans towards Islam. was faced with the 9/11 attacks, its They will rightly perceive us as in- first instinct was revenge instead tolerant. of uniting together as a country. I But the bottom line is that the didn’t like that, I don’t like people mosque doesn’t promote anger like that, so I left.” and hatred—it’s those that hate Since the attacks on Sept. 11, that promote anger and hatred. 2001, the growth of intolerance You know the saying, “guns between the Western and Islamic don’t kill people, people kill peo- worlds has far outweighed the ple?” Well, it’s the same as reli- building of peace and prosperity gion: religious people don’t cause between them. Nine years after the terror, terrorists cause terror. attack, what my friend experi- When will it be acceptable for enced in America is what has be- people from different religions to come a mainstream mentality live and not create hyped-up towards Muslim people (see: Is- media events that overwhelm truly lamophobia) that has held true for important issues? When will we almost a decade now. It’s not get- rid ourselves of this get-off-my- ting any better. porch notion that outsiders are a When the news that a commu- threat? nity centre housing a mosque was Pushing people away from going to be built two blocks away places of worship will not promote from Ground Zero hit North the type of peace and prosperity America, it was accompanied by that everyone should want in a bigotry and a blind hatred towards post-9/11 North America. the Islamic faith. Protesters gath- When a Miami church hosts ered around the site of the pro- International Burn a Qur’an day, it posed Islamic community center is pushing us further away from on Aug. 22 in an effort to con- understanding and into the back- demn it. woods of bigotry. According to a CNN report, When we engage with this hundreds of people waved ban- mentality and look at our neigh- ners, including one which read, bours with it, a mosque could “Land of the free. Stop sharia be- never be built far enough away GRAPHIC ERIN JASIURA fore it stops you.” Another banner from Ground Zero. Letters @thelinknewspaper.ca The Link’s letters and opinions policy: The deadline for letters is 4 p.m. on Friday before erages available through vending machines Stop being so reactionary and think things All or nothing the issue prints. The Link reserves the right to verify your identity via telephone or email. and in the various sale points of the campus. through! More recycling points and an educa- We reserve the right to refuse letters that are libellous, sexist, homophobic, racist or xeno- While I am proud to be an alumnus of Con- I find it highly dubious that bottled water is tional campaign will do much more for the en- phobic. The limit is 400 words. If your letter is longer, it won’t appear in the paper. Please cordia University, and while I endorse the so- being singled out for a ban. Why are bottled vironment than targeting a single item out of include your full name, weekend phone number, student ID number and program of study. The comments in the letters and opinions section do not necessarily reflect those of the cially and environmentally progressive views juices and canned soft drinks not also appear- a large spectrum—especially when that item editorial board. that have shaped many of the university poli- ing in this effort? Refining sugar and the pro- is, otherwise, the healthiest and most environ- cies, I find the petition to ban bottled water to duction of other ingredients for soft drinks mentally sound. be misguided in the extreme. (which also come in plastic bottles or cans!) is —Audrey Christophory, Bottled water is one of the only healthy bev- even more detrimental to the environment. Concordia Alumni 19 opinions the link • august 24, 2010 • thelinknewspaper.ca/opinions editorial

crswrdTHE “STUPID BAND NAME” EDITION pzzlol• R. BRIAN “FUN GUY” HASTIE Time to grow up

A showdown is brewing between the students who were elected to represent the stu- dent body and the woman who was appointed to represent the university. The trouble is one of the parties wasn’t well informed. After Concordia President Judith Woodsworth spoke to the education committee of the National Assembly on the contentious issue of increased tuition last week, the Con- cordia Student Union went to work trying to twist her words to make her the boogeyman of capitalist policy. Whether by ignorance or malice, the CSU invented some of the president’s remarks. While standing in front of the committee on education, Woodsworth didn’t actually say that she was proposing American-style tuition or that she didn’t want part-time students to get financial aid, but whoever updates the CSU’s twitter feed would disagree on both those points. Not only was the CSU chomping at the bit to demonize Woodsworth, but CSU President Prince Ralph Osei told a Link reporter that he was upset that “student leaders” weren’t allowed to participate in the conference. But what would our esteemed student leaders have told the National Assembly? The CSU has never clearly defined a position on the tuition debate, other than blindly op- posing all tuition increases. When asked for some more information on their policy on tuition increases, CSU executives repeatedly referred The Link reporters to their Twitter feed. Across band whose claim to fame is the Songs In E Minor. (2 words) The CSU prefers to take its lead from the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec 1. I preferred this band back fact that their offensive and non- 5. Johnny Two-Times loves the and the government of Quebec. Depending on what way FECQ and the government de- when they were simply Incubus sensical song titles are actually name of this British band, a little cide to react to the tuition debate, the CSU will eventually choose its path. This is a re- Jr and before they created the way better than the songs them- too pointless and meta for a active policy that threatens to leave Concordia’s student leaders sitting on the seventh worst prom anthem of all-time. selves. You own a store! (2 band name. Also parodies ‘60s floor of the Hall building when they should be negotiating a plan to resolve this conflict. I’m gonna give you a reason to words) band-naming trend. (2 words) Despite having many months and years to formulate an effective counter-argument shut up, inoffensive rockers who 16. Shitty Australian metalcore 6. California-based punk rock to the Judith Woodsworths of the world, FECQ’s stance has been largely the same as are now well past their prime. band, four albums of unremark- band whose main man Dr. Frank the CSU: Raise tuition and we’ll strike. 10. Metal Blade act whose lyrics able material still live in the has been around for more than It’s disappointing that the new CSU team is jumping headfirst into such petty poli- deal mainly with the mistreat- hearts of all 15 year-olds who 25 years. Take that, B.A. Bara- ticking rather than actually trying to inform students about the issue. Although, I suppose ment of animals, as well as envi- wear lots of eyeliner. More like cus! (3 words) such transparent political survivalism is to be expected from a group whose election- ronmental issues. Opus The They Suck A Lot, Man. (5 words) 7. UK band whose Do You Like day credentials consisted mainly of being the most enthusiastic poster printers. Harvest Floor includes such hits Down Rock Music? album hit the UK Elected without an opposition and with the full support of the previous administration, as A Body Farm and Into The top 10 in 2008. (3 words) Osei’s team is only now facing its first real challenge. Fighting a tuition increase put Public Bath. (2 words) 2. This synth-worshipping duo 8. Matador act who took a well- forward in the least student-friendly budget in the province’s recent history is not a time 12. Acid-tinged noise/rock wants to tear you apart, in a established font and Erik The to learn political acumen and courage. However, that is what this CSU executive will punk/psychedelic band that sur- gloomy kinda way. (3 words) Red-ed it up. (3 words) need to do. prised the masses with their 3. It’s too bad that this band’s 9. Bandages should’ve kept this The point is not whether Woodsworth wants to make financial aid available to part- 1996 #1 hit “Pepper.” They also name would befit a punk band, Canadian band under wraps, in- time students—she does. The question is whether she’s helping to create a Quebec once stalked REM because they and not the pop group whose big stead of feeding the continent where financial aid is the only way a part-time student can get a university degree. The could. (2 words) hit sounded like an ‘80s throw- with warbly-mouthed pop songs. CSU’s job is to provide an alternative. 13. Act whose target audience back. You get what you give, (3 words) Unfortunately, the proposed alternative vision seems to be stuck in the mud of hope- consists of sappy teen emo kids young rebels. (2 words) 11. Neighbour to the Fridays and less idealism and tired anti-authoritarian rhetoric that amounts to “Yeah, but.” that couldn’t make the All- 4. Noise maestros whose ironic the Sundays. (2 words) By threatening to foment dissension should tuition be raised, Osei has spoken for all American football team. (3 sense of humour got them into a 14. “I Turn My Camera On” students. Rather than coming to the table with a reasonable alternative, the CSU has words) lot of trouble. Case in point: band still has a dumb name. offered nothing but trying to score cheap political points by rabble-rousing and misin- 15. Uselessly crass grindcore Their first album is entitled Hate Sorry, utensil enthusiasts. formation. Woodsworth is indeed misguided in her idea that higher tuition means more students, Volume 31, Issue 02 editorial: (514) 848-2424 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 ext. 7405 but until an articulate counter-argument is made that frankly deals with the money arts: (514) 848-2424 ext. 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