In a Few Years, 100 to 150 Students Could Find a Home in a Student Housing Co-Op Spearheaded by the CSU

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Concordia’s sexual assault resources are on the right track, but they still have a long way to go.

In a few years, 100 to 150 students could find a home in a student housing co-op spearheaded by the CSU. Audrey Samsonburiesthem. everywhere. We leaveourdigitalfootprints

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making better support for Concordia Prepares Internal Review survivors a matter of policy of Its Sexual Assault Policy by Jonathan Cook people” who were referred to her by other stu- take a PhD to find on the website where to go, “We would be able to do more and help dents. what to do next and how to help,” he said. more people and reach more people with Nowhere in Concordia’s current policy on The formation of the committee is an effort our educational initiatives if there were more harassment, sexual harassment and psychologi- by Shepard to avoid potential scandals faced by Problems within the System staff,” she said. cal harassment does it use or define the term other North American universities in recent Drummond is the only full-time staff Shepard says Drummond developed the “sexual assault.” years, according to Ostiguy. member at SARC, but she has a team of model of working with undergraduate volun- “Some survivors are unsure if they can make “We’ve been looking at a variety of universi- undergraduate volunteers and the staff at the teers and that they have a good relationship a complaint or go forward because they’re not ties that have recently updated their new policy counselling and development office to work with her. “From what I understand that’s work- sure if their experience fits in or ‘counts’ when and seeing the recommendations they have and with. The centre is a two-office setup on the ing very well,” he said. it clearly does, and they clearly experienced comparing them to ours,” she said. downtown GM building’s third floor, to the sexual violence,” said Jennifer Drummond, left of a narrow corridor. Education is Key the coordinator of Concordia’s Sexual Assault Finding Inspiration A piece of scrap paper with the words, At a Board of Governors meeting this Resource Centre. Colleges Ontario, an advocacy group repre- “Sexual Assault Resource Centre” written on month, Louise Shiller, the director and senior She adds that victims might not know sexual senting postsecondary schools in the province, it, along with a directive arrow, is posted to a advisor of the Office of Rights and Respon- assault can fall under the sexual harassment made national headlines last month when it corkboard adjacent to the elevator. sibility, said in a 2013-2014 report that they section or the violent and dangerous section released a 14-page template outlining how Drummond says her office’s location has pros dealt with 11 cases of sexual harassment, of the code. sexual assault victims should proceed formally and cons. four of which involved sexual assault. Three A new committee of administrative staff, and legally following an attack, to be imple- “On one hand, it does provide a fairly anony- of those were formal complaints and one faculty and students is conducting an internal mented in March. mous type of situation which can be really good included threatening or violent conduct. review into Concordia’s sexual harassment Approved by the Committee of Presi- for people,” she said. “They’re walking into a She said that her office works closely policy and recommendations for changes may dents of the province’s 24 publicly-funded big building, taking an elevator, walking down with SARC and that they occasionally sit be ready this semester, according to Concordia colleges, it outlines terminology like sexual a maze of corridors to get here, so they’re pro- down together with a victim to discuss the president Alan Shepard. assault, sexual violence and consent, and tected in that way. best options. However, she continued that The committee is chaired by Deputy Pro- explains who and where to go for help. It “On the down side, it makes it harder for her office is a “very specific” place and vost Lisa Ostiguy and includes her executive also states supportive responders to victims people to know that we exist.” “not for everybody” as victims are referred assistant Angela Ghadban, Dean of Students must listen without judgment and accept SARC doesn’t have an account on any social to both resource centres or sometimes go Andrew Woodall, Melodie Sullivan of the that the disclosure is true. media platform. There isn’t a link to its online directly to security. Office of the General Counsel, associate pro- Karen Horsman, the manager of com- resources on the Concordia homepage. Typing Drummond says she is impressed with fessor from Applied Human Sciences Hilary munications at Colleges Ontario, says that “sexual assault” in the search bar causes SARC’s what Colleges Ontario has created with clear Rose and undergraduate students Ian Walker the development of a new protocol came in page to appear first in results. It takes two or instructions and statements, like making sure and Jessica Lelievre. response to a lack of a uniform provincial policy three more clicks to reach PDF versions of flyers the victim feels their story is believed, and the Ostiguy says that she formed the team to where victims felt they were being served. explaining assault, consent and a list of contacts. use of gender-neutral diction. have a variety of expertise and different views She says the focus was always to create a Ostiguy says that this visibility issue may “It just doesn’t happen; people don’t make of how the campuses operate. She adds that the welcoming environment where survivors are be addressed as SARC is going to work more that up,” she said of allegedly false sexual assault committee’s goal is not to create a new policy heard. “There’s nothing more powerful than closely with the Dean of Students office. The allegations. “More education needs to be done but to offer recommendations, although a com- saying, ‘We hear you, now how do we get new relationship may lead to procurement around believing survivors and encouraging plete overhaul is possible. help, how do we proceed?’ Horsman said. of new space and additional staff for front people to come forward.” “[Our] role is really to consult various groups “That immediacy is what legitimizes the deskwork, she adds. Drummond says she is developing train- across campus with different expertise than whole process.” Drummond says adding more staff may be ing for athletes and coaches about sexual what we have on the committee,” she said. Shepard says he is in touch with represen- difficult for the university due to the financial assault education and is currently working Woodall recommended the recruitment of tatives from Colleges Ontario. “It is important climate. She adds that SARC would “definitely with the campus residences and RAs. Lelievre and Walker. She says they are repre- that the Ontario colleges recognize that if some- benefit” from more employees as much as any sentative of the student body and are “smart one has experienced sexual assault, it will not other organization in the university. Photo Jonathan Cook The Ironic Demo

No less poignant was the “anarcho-PKPist” contingent to the FEUQ-organized march. Under a banner sport- anti-austerity: ing media mogul and Parti Quebecois politician Pierre Karl Péladeau wearing a stuffed wolf hat—a play on the Printemps 2015 movement’s anti-austerity symbol—the ironic demo called for action. a non-united front? The banner refers to a perceived affiliation of FEUQ with the PQ. The ‘Official’ Demo “That’s the classic trope,” Morrow commented. “It’s Protest Highlights Splits sort of a joke. Like, ‘oh, the FEUQ, the PQ’s youth wing.’” A run-of-the-mill anti-austerity protest legally ran its But many politicians outside the PQ got their start in course without a hitch this past Saturday. The Fédération in Method and Ideology FEUQ as well, he added. étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) provided the “There’s also people in the Liberal party and the CAQ police with their itinerary and daycare workers, union of Protesters who have the same lineage.” organizers and radical activists chanted peacefully and Former FEUQ president Martine Desjardins raised securely, side by side with a token number of police in BY Noelle Didierjean @noellesolange eyebrows when she joined the PQ after negotiating with riot gear. them for a tuition freeze. Compliance with 2012 amendments to municipal TIMELINE Andrew Harris-Schulz A March 2014 editorial in The Link said there was “no bylaw P-6 that obliges protest organizers to provide question that she’s abandoned the progressive values she police with their itinerary is contentious. FEUQ for- PROTEST PHOTOS Brandon Johnston championed for during the Maple Spring,” especially mally opposes the amendments, but giving police the with Péladeau in the party. The Roof, the protest routes in advance was its policy even before According to The Gazette, “Péladeau has imposed the rules were put in place, FEUQ President Jonathan lockouts 14 times during labour disputes,” giving him a Bouchard told The Link. reputation for union-busting. Roof, the Roof “It’s just for logistics, so that everybody feels free to “People are comparing him a lot to Berlusconi in join in,” he explained. Italy, the media magnate and Prime Minister,” Sum- The sentiment was echoed by protester Lise Bouc, mers said of Peladeau. is Underwater carrying a sign bearing an anthropomorphic pair of “People are trying to have some fun with an otherwise scissors in reference to cuts in the education budget. pretty frightening situation.” “It’s really about being there, being present. So it’s not important if they give their itinerary or not,” she said. The policy “is about not alienating the people that they’re working with,” former FEUQ executive Gene Morrow said. The FEUQ “work with a lot of different people and In 2004, before cuts in the education government The student association Levis Campus at the obviously, their actions and positions are formed by sparked student protests, the University of Laval The student union of l’Université du Québec en University of Québec at Rimouski votes to leave their membership,” he continued. “They’ve never been student union disaffiliated with the FEUQ be- Outaouais disaffiliates. due to “a lack of democ- FEUQ. The former head of the association told not to give their itinerary.” cause of it’s “lack of effectiveness,” then-president racy” in the organization, spokesperson David Thomas Briand Gionest denounced the lack of of the student union Antoine Goutier is quoted as Clement told La Presse. communication and transparency of the execu- 1989 saying in a University of Laval press release. 2006 2012 tive, according to Le Devoir.

The FEUQ was created after an in- The Student Society of McGill University disaf- crease in tuition in 1989. According filiates. “The 2005 student strike was headed for to their website, their mandate is success until FEUQ’s late-entry and co-opting “to defend the rights and interests of the negotiations,” an article from McGill Un- of students, especially against derground quotes the proponents of leaving the governments.” 2004 FEUQ as saying. 2010 2013 The Anti-Demo Although devoid of physical conflict, ideological fric- tion was quick to surface around the march. With a black cover photo emblazoned with the hashtag “FUCK LA FEUQ” in one corner and a note announcing they wouldn’t provide police with their itinerary in another, the Facebook event countering the organization’s official protest didn’t pull any punches. Though it garnered only around 300 “attendees” in comparison to the official protest’s 1,400, the planned demo countering the FEUQ’s is part of a longstanding custom, according to Morrow. “It’s pretty traditional,” he said of the dissenting event. “I think almost every FEUQ demo since 2005 and probably earlier has had some kind of counter-demo organized around it.” Though the counter-protest didn’t physically manifest on Saturday, the anti-FEUQ and anti-P-6 sentiment it voiced is far from underground. “A lot of people who want to be involved in mobili- zations don’t feel comfortable because they don’t want to cooperate with P-6. Especially since the P-6 charges were dropped,” Jonathan Summers, member of anti- austerity group Solidarity Concordia, told The Link. “They’re collaborating with the bylaw, whereas the CSU for example has taken a stance against it, like a lot of the Montreal activist community has,” Summers continued. That FEUQ complied with the police was “unfortu- nate,” CSU VP Mobilization Anthony Garoufalis-Auger said. “We need to be showing a common front against law P-6, and this has to come from across civil society. This includes la FEUQ.” “FEUQ has demonstrated in the past and has demonstrated again that they’re not necessarily entirely in the interest of students,” Concordia student and anti- austerity organizer Katie Nelson told The Link. MSA Reacts to Damning TVA Reportage by Michelle Pucci @michellempucci Concordia’s Muslim Student Association received a surprise visit by a TVA journalist last week, who went to the club’s office in search of books by religious extremists. The MSA’s library contains texts by controversial figures like Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Bilal Philips and Raheem Green. The visit, performed in a hidden camera style, accused the association of disseminating the texts to the 6,000 Muslim students at Concordia. Media outlets usually call the MSA offices or send them an email to make an appointment. But the president of the MSA, Majed Jamous, said the TVA journalist put the students working at the club’s office in “defense mode.” “They came and on the spot started recording,” Jamous said. Jamous says TVA arrived and recorded without permission from students in the middle of organizing Islamic Awareness Week. “They didn’t give us a chance to speak, or explain our- by Jon Cook The full extent of the damage has yet to be selves,” he said. determined and Wilkings could not be reached Jamous says the library contains books on a range of A ceiling water leak delayed the opening of the for further updates by press time. He says that Islamic figures and ideologies and is open to everyone, The Roof, the the new advocacy centre in the Hall Building, the delay in opening the new space is “highly including students from religion classes. according to Concordia Student Union VP regrettable.” “Any books we have, it doesn’t mean we’re ‘for’ them, it’s Academic and Advocacy Terry Wilkings. Construction of the new advocacy centre just for academic purposes,” he said. Roof, the Roof Originally scheduled for unveiling Friday, the began last November. Wilkings told The Link Concordia told TVA they were looking into the situation. facility had its second furniture delivery date this that the aims of the relocation from the seventh Jamous says he’s meeting with university representatives to week postponed. The furniture installed before to the second floor were increased visibility, explain their side. is Underwater the break, as well as the flooring, wall paint and increased foot traffic and easier access. “They just wanted to bash us,” he said of TVA. ceiling, was partially damaged, Wilkings says. The CSU hired the same contractor who reno- He’s afraid the report will discourage students from The installation of the IT systems “luckily” vated the Hive Café. Wilkings said at the time the approaching the association. did not happen before the accident, he adds. goal was to have the centre open and ready for “We know that it’s not the right way to practice our reli- The source of the water was from the fourth service in January. gion,” Jamous said. floor, and the university will clean the space and replace the tiles.

In 2004, before cuts in the education government The student association Levis Campus at the sparked student protests, the University of Laval The student union of l’Université du Québec en University of Québec at Rimouski votes to leave student union disaffiliated with the FEUQ be- Outaouais disaffiliates. due to “a lack of democ- FEUQ. The former head of the association cause of it’s “lack of effectiveness,” then-president racy” in the organization, spokesperson David Thomas Briand Gionest denounced the lack of of the student union Antoine Goutier is quoted as Clement told La Presse. communication and transparency of the execu- 1989 saying in a University of Laval press release. 2006 2012 tive, according to Le Devoir. “People are trying to have some fun with an otherwise The FEUQ was created after an in- The Student Society of McGill University disaf- crease in tuition in 1989. According filiates. “The 2005 student strike was headed for to their website, their mandate is success until FEUQ’s late-entry and co-opting pretty frightening “to defend the rights and interests of the negotiations,” an article from McGill Un- of students, especially against 2004 derground quotes the proponents of leaving the 2010 2013 governments.” FEUQ as saying. situation.” - Jonathan Summers 6 fringe arts 3 march 2015

putting data to rest

Artist Audrey Samson Orchestrates a Symbolic Funeral for Your Digital Data by Catherine Dube April 1 to 5 as an art exhibition, but also mourning. notion that data is immaterial can actu- as an occasion for mourning. The remains “We see this emerge with ‘digital deaths’. ally serve commercial and governmental We’re constantly leaving our footprints in the will then be sent back to their owners for More and more people are starting to think interests. digital world, whether by chatting online or private display. about what happens to a person’s data after “If you keep thinking that data isn’t really posting a picture on our Instagram. Our data Additionally, Samson will attempt the per- they die. part of you and it’s all up in the air and it’s is saved for the use of big corporations and formance of a live embalmment by casting “Big Data, digital death, online mourning not very tangible, then it’s really easy to just governments, but also piled up on our own data storage devices on site. Guests will be and putting digital identities and data to rest catalogue people’s information without them computers for personal use. able to bring their own small data storage are all related to the idea of the materiality of really thinking about it”, said Samson. The implications of the colossal amounts devices on the night of the show’s opening, data,” according to Samson. “There’s a part of them that wants to of data we produce and leave behind have have them embalmed and be able to bring remember, but another part that needs to pushed many to reflect on being able to erase them back home. forget, because otherwise they would go our digital footprints, or our “virtual double.” “We have a lot of digital informa- crazy. Mourning is about slowly forgetting, However, it’s nearly if not completely impos- tion and digital traces online and this has “More and more in a way,” Samson continued. “I think that sible to do so. many consequences, as we’ve seen with people are start- we have that kind of relationship to data, like Artist, media designer and researcher cases of government surveillance,” Samson when people say, ‘Oh I wanted to erase this Audrey Samson thus proposes to orches- explained. ing to think about thing, but I really don’t think I can.’ I think trate a symbolic funeral for digital identities. “‘Big data’ has promised to help with all that in the people who participate, there are The resident artist at Eastern Bloc will be the world’s problems. For example, with big what happens to a lot of them who want closure.” collecting and embalming digital storage data we could make better businesses or have a person’s data Samson is still looking for participants for devices, on which the owners will have better understanding of our populations, etc. her project. If you’ve ever wished to erase saved specifically chosen data they would […] I guess I’m trying to point to the con- after they die.” any of your digital traces, you can bring your like to put to rest. The project is a continu- sequences of all this data storage, analysis devices to her at an open lab night (or at any ation of ne.me.quittes.pas, a previous art and surveillance and to remind people that -Audrey Samson other moment) and they will be coated in project of hers, consisting of the destruc- there’s another side to ‘big data.’” epoxy and presented during the exposition. tion of digital storage devices with acid The other idea Samson explores in her You can also bring your digital storage upon request from the owners. project is the complicated and sometimes “What brings it all together, for me, is the material the night of the show’s opening and Samson’s new project Pompes Funèbres/ abstract relationship between digital tech- materiality of data. Data is often considered have them embalmed. If you’re interested, Faites Embaumer Vos Données Digitales nologies and data. to be a very immaterial thing—we have all you can contact Audrey Samson at mail@ tries to point to the materiality of data and “I want to reflect [on] the fact that we these metaphors like ‘the cloud’ and even ideacritik.com. To read more about her ideas its consequences. However, just as important don’t often think about data as being part the word ‘uploading’ just sounds like you’re and past projects, her essay “Erasure, an to the project is people’s desire to put their of ourselves,” Samson said. “But I think that sending it to outer space. attempt to surpass datafication” is available digital data to rest. Samson states that her increasingly, when we look at how our mem- “This is actually really false,” Samson online to everyone. project gives people an occasion to mourn ories and data are externalized, for example, continued. “Data has a really physical com- their digital data. in Google or Facebook servers, we need to ponent: it goes through people and networks Pompes Funèbres/Faites Embaumer Vos Audrey Samson intends to embalm small start to consider that this data is in a way part and servers and things like that. If the Face- Données Digitales // April 1—April 5 //East- data storage devices using epoxy, sealing of ourselves.” book server burns down, well, everything ern Bloc (7240 Clark St.) // 8 p.m // Free them forever. The embalmed devices will be Samson delves into this idea more spe- goes. There is a very tangible aspect to data.” presented at Eastern Bloc in Montreal from cifically through the example of online Samson explained that the preconceived Photo courtesy Audrey Samson thelinknewspaper.ca/fringe 3 march 2015 fringe arts 7

quebec’s history on the move Moving Exhibition Comes to Concordia Exposing the Social Struggles and Movements of the Province

by Michael Wrobel Victorian homes just east of McGill Univer- federal government’s discriminatory laws Chinese Exclusion Act to the attention of sity, saving them from destruction. and policies targeting Chinese immigrants, the UN rapporteur on racism and racial For two weeks, the atrium of Concordia’s After the Montreal Citizens’ Movement which were in place until the 1960s. discrimination. downtown library will be home to “Quebec on came to power in the 1986 municipal elec- Beginning in 1885, the Canadian govern- Eventually, the redress movement did the Move,” an exhibit exploring various social tion, Bradley worked in a para-municipal ment charged every Chinese immigrant a succeed. Prime Minister Stephen Harper movements in relation to Quebec’s English- agency developing other social housing fee to enter the country, known as a head offered an apology and compensation for speaking communities from 1960 to today. projects. More recently, he was a commu- tax. In 1923, that tax was replaced by a ban the discriminatory policies in 2006, not One of the exhibit’s aims is to allow the nity organizer at the Pointe-Saint-Charles on Chinese immigration, resulting in many long after assuming office. next generation of activists to learn from Community Clinic. Chinese Canadians being separated from Dere told The Link that the “Quebec on the success stories and struggles of older Bradley told The Link there’s a demo- their families. the Move” exhibit will show visitors that community organizers involved in fields cratic deficit in today’s public institutions, The immigration ban was lifted in 1947, there are a wide variety of social struggles as diverse as immigrant rights, organized with citizens having little control over such although it wasn’t until 1967 that Canada and movements in the province. labour and equality for the deaf community. things as the urban environment, housing liberalized its immigration policies and “It’s not just the nationalist struggle or the “It really came from observing a lack of or healthcare. “If we do not have a pro- gave all applicants for immigration an equal federalist struggle, because these struggles information on the recent history of social found, democratic shift, […] then we’re in opportunity for admission into the country, are going on in the dominant society, but movements and community organizing for a very bad time,” he said. regardless of ethnicity. minorities have their own struggles too,” in the English-speaking communities of According to him, the Pointe-Saint- The redress movement seeking an apology he said. “We cannot wait for the domi- Quebec,” said Chloe Gendre, the exhibit’s Charles Community Clinic is the province’s for the head tax and the Chinese Exclusion nant society to sort out its own problems, project manager. only “citizen-run, democratically orga- Act began back in the days of Prime Minister because we have our problems that we need “The idea was really to bring together a nized” healthcare provider. The non-profit Brian Mulroney’s government. the larger society to address as well.” group of people who are part of the English- clinic, which has agreements with the prov- Dere served as the co-chair of the Chi- Dere said all community organizers speaking community and find out more ince’s health ministry allowing it to deliver nese Canadian National Council’s national and activists looking to jumpstart a social about those social movements that are more services as if it were a CLSC, has annual redress committee and chairman of the movement must begin by educating them- English-based.” general assemblies and a board of directors Montreal redress committee. selves about the issues and being proud of The exhibit, which will be on display from elected by the clinic’s users. As part of their campaign, organizers who they are. March 4 to 18, was organized by the Centre Bradley said the secret to organizing found some of those who had paid the head “That’s the first step, being proud of your for Community Organizations, a non-profit a successful social movement is to avoid tax in order to immigrate. In all, between own history, proud of your own existence that supports English-language, bilingual “professionalizing” it. Instead, a movement 350 and 400 families in Montreal were reg- and that you belong in this province, despite and ethnocultural community groups must retain close ties to the community it istered, Dere said. the fact that you may be seen as an outsider in the province by helping them in their is looking to help. Mobilizing around the issue meant start- or not part of the mainstream,” he said. organizational development and providing “In the past, […] you would have uni- ing a dialogue about a topic few people in A meet-and-greet on Thursday at 5 p.m. leadership training. versity students and others coming to the Chinese-Canadian community spoke in the atrium will allow those visiting the The centrepiece of the exhibit is a working-class communities and sort of about, he explained. exhibit to meet some of the community 20-minute video composed of excerpts intervening in some sense. I think there “My father and my grandfather both paid organizers and activists who were inter- from interviews with 11 contemporary were some failures there,” he said. the head tax, but they didn’t talk about it viewed. community organizers. There will also be a “The approach has to be much more on because they considered this to be a very “I think that it will really add to the timeline showing the broader social move- the basis of what’s called ‘radical popular shameful and humiliating period in their exhibit, to be able to interact with people ments across the country and the province, education’ [...] where it becomes a co-edu- lives,” Dere said. who are involved and participated in the as well as boards displaying advice for those cative process.” Gaining little traction with the coun- project,” Gendre said. looking to become more involved in the That means community organizers and try’s politicians, a class-action lawsuit was Concordia is the second stop on the trav- community sector. educators must learn from the community’s launched against the government, seeking elling exhibit’s journey. It was displayed in The full-length interviews with each of residents and vice versa, he said. compensation for those who had paid the February at Bishop’s University in Sher- the community organizers featured in the “Sometimes, schooling will de-skill you. head tax, their spouses or descendants. brooke and will head to Quebec City after 20-minute film will soon be made available This is not an argument against education, The court case made it all the way to the Montreal. online, Gendre added. but I think education has to be rethought so Supreme Court, which ruled against com- John Bradley, one of the people inter- that it becomes a cooperative, democratic pensation on the grounds that the 1982 Quebec on the Move // Atrium, McConnell viewed for the exhibit, worked as a enterprise,” he added. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Library Building (1400 de Maisonneuve developer of social housing for over 25 William Dere was also interviewed as cannot be applied retroactively, Dere said. Blvd. W.) // March 4 to March 18 // Vernis- years, beginning in the 1980s with the part of the project. He was a key figure in He added that the movement also tried sage, March 5 at 5 p.m. Milton Park project, a housing cooperative the two decades-long struggle demand- to “internationalize” the issue by bringing network that restored and renovated several ing an apology and compensation for the the history of the Chinese head tax and the Photo courtesy Chloe Gendre 8 3 march 2015 SPORTS thelinknewspaper.ca/sports

UFC fighters T.J Dillashaw (top), Demetrious Johnson, Kyoji Horiguchi and Renan Barao all participated in the UFC 186 open workouts and media day at the Bell Centre this past Wednesday.

release the cage fighters Long-Awaited Rematch Between TJ Dillashaw and Renao Barao Headlines UFC 186

by Patrick Mocella @pmocella13 an arm triangle choke in the third round, Dillashaw wasn’t fazed by Barao’s victory. Ten months ago the war drums of promotion for “I wasn’t impressed by his performance,” Dil- UFC 173 began to sound, and UFC president Dana lashaw said. “I hope he’s the same fighter I saw that White boldly claimed that Renan Barao, his then- night, but I’m going to prepare for the best Renan bantamweight champion, was the pound-for-pound Barao ever.” best fighter in the world. UFC 186 will also feature a championship fight While most pundits and fans disagreed with between flyweights Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” White, everyone agreed Barao was a great Johnson and Kyoji Horiguchi, whom were also pres- fighter. However, Barao’s challenger T.J. Dil- ent at Wednesday’s press conference. lashaw didn’t care about the hype. Dillashaw Johnson has been undefeated since dropping decimated Barao for most of the fight, before from 135 to 125 pounds and has defended his title finishing him off with a flurry of strikes to earn four times in decisive fashion, including a decision a technical knockout victory. over an EPO-fueled Ali Bagautinov at UFC 174 in After negotiations for a rematch in March 2014 June 2014. fell through, the two will have their rematch on Despite that, Johnson, the third best wrestler April 25th at the Bell Centre for UFC 186: Dillashaw in his weight class, has had trouble translating his vs. Barao 2 on April 25. in-ring success into any monetary payoff, as his The card for UFC 186 features not one but two last two main events have only drawn a combined title fights, featuring a Bantamweight Champion- 320,000 pay-per-view buys. Other flyweight fighters ship rematch between champion T.J. Dillashaw like Ian McCall and John Dodson feel that Johnson and former champ Renan Barao and a Flyweight needs to do more to promote his division. Johnson, Championship fight between defending champion however, doesn’t feel it is his responsibility to drive Demetrious Johnson and number one contender up any hype. Kyoji Horiguchi. “I’m just doing my job to go out there and beat Dillashaw, sitting before the media in a press con- people up,” Johnson said. “I’m here doing media ference last Wednesday, remained confident that he and answering all your questions, what else do I could once again defeat Barao in April. have to do?” “I expect to do it faster this time,” Dillashaw said Even if Johnson were to attempt to build up pub- after leaving his workout session. “I’m going to be licity for his title fight, it doesn’t seem that his dance in his face, bringing [it] to him and I’m going to partner would do much to help. continue where I left off from round six.” Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, Horiguchi, who only “Round six,” a term for the potential rematch has 3,358 Twitter followers, built his name almost between Barao and Dillashaw, was originally exclusively off defeating men on the regional Japa- scheduled back on Aug. 30, 2014 at UFC 177. nese circuit who are unknown to most of the North The fight was cancelled a day before the sched- American public uled date, after Barao collapsed in his hotel While he hasn’t had much time to expose him- bathtub after losing too much weight in a short self to the UFC masses, Horiguchi has done well period of time. Barao assured the media that a in the octagon by knocking out two of his four similar episode would not happen again for his UFC opponents. upcoming match. Horiguchi, said he had a “secret weapon” to “We’re doing a lot of work with my team and defeat Johnson at UFC 186. When asked by a it’s going to turn out 100 per cent fine this time,” reporter what it was, Horiguchi responded that said Barao. it was “character.” Because of his cancelled fight at UFC 177, Whether it be through his fighting, or character Barao was forced to take another fight versus building, Horiguchi will look to do as much damage Canadian Mitch Gagnon in order to reclaim top in the cage come April 25. contender status. Though Barao won the fight against Gagnon by Photos Shaun Michaud 3 march 2015 sports 9

Stingers men’s basketball head coach John Dore (third from right) is surrounded by assistant coaches Ernie Rosa (left), Raskto Popovic (second from left), players Mukiya Post (third from right), Gabe Riche (middle), Athletic Director Patrick Boivin (right of Dore) and Stingers mascot, Buzz, before his last home game as coach on Saturday, Feb. 21.

stepping away from the sidelines Departing Men’s Basketball Coach Reflects on Legacy by Michelle Pucci @michellempucci When Dore isn’t coaching in the Loyola gym, gram. In 26 years, he says he’s only had about he’s stepping in to help players in their personal five assistant coaches. Stingers basketball players probably see him and academic lives. That means spending decades with stu- more often than they see their parents. “It’s important for me to have student dents and being there when graduates visit John Dore has been the man on the sidelines athletes that not only want to compete on their former stomping grounds. Dore also of every men’s basketball game for the past 26 the basketball court, but want to do well makes it his mission to help players figure years, as well as the man behind the never- academically, and to make them socially out their next steps. frowning but stern lips and eyes permanently conscious,” he said. “I’ve sat in on job interviews with student pinched from smiling, or maybe exhaustion. Dore reminds players that they are still stu- athletes,” he said. “You want to help them and After barely a day off—coaching takes up dents—basketball has an end where real life and sometimes you know the people and they tell at least six days a week—Dore is still pretty work begins. you to come in and sit down.” cheerful. Following a late-night return from “He always there to guide us, regardless if it’s For Dore, helping out is all part of coaching, playing in Quebec City, Dore drove all the way something basketball-related, school-related, even if that entails being a part-time father. to Hudson to spend only an hour and a half with job-related,” said assistant coach Rastko Popovic. “If a kid’s from out of town and needs to go to his grandchildren. “A lot of us come here young and inexperienced the hospital because he’s sick or needs surgery, “I enjoy “I enjoy life, I enjoy every day. Not too many and we leave here grown men.” whose going to take him?” he said. things I don’t like,” he says with a tinge of his Popovic played for the men’s basketball team The team’s motto is that whatever needs to be native Queens, New York accent. from 2001 to 2006. He’s been coaching with done has to get done by someone, regardless of life, I enjoy With a legacy as head coach for the Stingers Dore for the last two years. their position or status. that is older than most of his current roster, Dore “I make fun of him now, because he’s “If I have to carry the water bottles out, I’ll is headed to his last regional playoffs at Bishop’s mellowed,” Popovic said with a smile, remem- carry the water bottles out,” Dore said. “Doesn’t every University on March 6. His team will meet the bering his first practices with Dore as being matter if it’s me or somebody else.” rival McGill Redmen in their semi-final game. intense. He describes Dore as a player’s coach, The attitude carries to the court. day. Not But the regional games are nothing compared always pushing his team, but giving them free- “There’s no thinking, ‘we can’t do this,’” he to the heyday of Dore’s career: 13 trips to the dom to make decisions. said. “Do right the first time and move on.” national championships, winning the prize in During Popovic’s time as a player, the Sting- Coming off a media blitz and interviews with too many 1990 and making the finals in 1995 and 2005. ers played highly respected basketball programs CBC, Sportsnet, and TSN to name a few, Dore “I’m honoured to have been at Concordia all from the NCAA in the U.S. including Duke and says he knows the attention he’s getting is more this time,” he said the day before his last home Connecticut. Two years after Popovic left the than your typical retirement party. things I game against McGill. That game featured a Stingers as a player, Dore’s Stingers delivered “I got an email from Spain yesterday, it said ‘I celebration of Dore’s Stingers career, featuring an upset against the University of Illinois in the heard you’re retiring,’” Dore said casually. friends from across the country, and ended in a Loyola Gymnasium. Dore will probably stay in the spotlight for a don’t like.” Stingers victory. “I have the best experience of my life as a while longer. Sportsnet was the first to contact “I had a great time here.” player and it’s because of coach Dore,” said him about a possible job as an analyst within the -John Dore The 62-year-old basketball veteran is a Popovic. “He believes in these guys.” network, he says. Previously, he’s worked with former Stinger himself. He started off play- Ricardo Monge from Gatineau is a first year The Score, TSN and CBC. ing for Loyola College in 1971 and graduated JMSB student, but despite his rookie status he’s He’s already on the board of advisors for from Concordia in 1976. He went on to teach the team’s starting point guard, one of the most LiveBarn.com, a new live-streaming service for and coach at St. George’s High School for 14 specialized roles in the game. amateur and minor league hockey, basketball years, before coaching at Vanier College for “I only knew him for a short period of time, and indoor soccer games. a few years. but he trusted me,” Monge said of Dore. “I really don’t know what I’m going to be Dore’s past life also includes a two-year stint “He gave me the opportunity to be a starter doing,” he said. “I know I won’t sit for too long as assistant coach of Concordia’s women’s team even though it’s my first year,” he said. “He men- and do nothing.” from 1976 to 1978. In the 1980s he returned as tored me a lot and I feel that I improved a lot assistant coach for the men’s team, eventually since I came here.” Photo Brandon Johnston rising to head coach status. Dore is proud of the consistency in the pro- 10 sports 3 march 2015

playing footy in the great white north Aussie Rules Football League in Quebec Looks to Continue Expansion

Aussie Rules football players practice in a gymnasium at College Andre-Grasset. Aussie Rules Football Quebec held an open practice for willing participants on Saturday, Feb. 21. by Erik Trudel upcoming professional women’s league. treal in 2009. For him, Australian football is be dividing into two teams, as they will join In Australia, the sport without offsides and the lovechild of Gaelic football and rugby. the NDG Devils and Plateau Eagles in the Quebec is, surprisingly, a hotbed for Austra- timeouts features 18 players on each side of a “It has a perfect mix of skill, speed and women’s league for 2015 onward. The men’s lian rules football. Since 2008, AFL Quebec, massive oval field. The clock only stops if the physicality,” he said. “Everyone has a spe- league is composed of the Laval Bombers, formerly known as the Eastern Canadian ball goes out. For various reasons, the game cific role, but everyone has a role they can Montreal Demons, Old Montreal Dockers Australian Football League, has offered play- is altered here. do together.” and West Island Wooders, and there may be ers a chance to participate in the popular “We play nine-a-side and we usually Emily Legault, who represented a second more teams in the future. sport from down under. play on rugby pitches and football fields,” Canadian team at the Australian Football “We’re hoping to expand and get a team Since January, AFL Quebec has been said Ronan Shaughnessy, director of International Cup, is going into her fourth in Sherbrooke in the next year and maybe holding open practices on Saturdays for any operations of AFLQ. “The game is broken season. The Concordia student said Austra- Quebec City, but we need someone up there willing participant, regardless of skill level, of down into four 15-minute quarters. The lian football is a full-time commitment. to do that,” said Shaughnessy. the sport. clock keeps running.” “We’re constantly training, but [the season] Due to its obscurity, physicality and com- After he grew homesick of his native land, The unique scorekeeping is maintained starts in early May,” said Emily Legault. “We plexity, introducing people to the sport Australian Luke Anderson established the with the two goal posts and two behind poles. have the pre-season tournament where all the has been a struggle. As a result of a limited league the same year he moved to Quebec. A player who kicks the football between the [teams] come from the U.S., across Canada.” number of coaches, the men and women Seven years later, Daniel Robinson, former will award his team six points. An ath- “Now, we practice indoors starting about often practice together. another Australian, is the current president lete who propels the ball onto a goal post or mid-February until April and then we switch “Our big problem is always recruitment of the AFLQ. Before moving to Canada, between two poles of different heights gives to outdoors on Wednesday nights,” said because it’s just getting the name out there, Robinson played two levels under the his team a single point, known as a behind. Christopher Micheletti, the 2011 AFLQ lead- like no one knows Australian football Australian Football League. He values the Therefore, the team that finishes with 8.17 ing goal-kicker. leagues,” said Shaughnessy. “It’s obviously not importance of the game, and is appreciative has recorded eight goals and 17 behinds for a Micheletti, who once played for the Con- for everybody. Australian football is a contact of Quebec’s own circuit. final score of 65. cordia Stingers men’s rugby team, learned sport at the end of the day.” “When I came to Quebec two-and-a-half The AFLQ is composed of four men’s teams about an AFLQ team based in Pointe-Claire Despite whatever barriers lie in the way years ago, I got involved because for me [and] and only two women’s teams. In each league, a few years ago. He emailed them and was told of Aussie rules in Quebec, AFLQ president for a lot of the Australian people here, it’s our all sides make the post-season and compete in to simply show up at a practice. It has been an Robinson has big plans for the future and family,” said Robinson. “It’s a great club, it’s a a two- or four-team single-game elimination adventure for him ever since. development of the league. great community to be involved with.” playoff until one champion is left standing. “I’ve played for the provincial team and I’ve “I think it’s really important that we get a “It’s more than just a sport,” said Aussie rules At times, the squads will merge together to played Canada under-23 a couple of years ago junior program here in Quebec in the schools footballer and Canadian international player form the women’s Montreal Angels and the too. We went for the [U.S. Nationals] title in because that’s where it all comes from,” said Aimee Legault, who started playing in 2009. men’s Quebec Saints, both 18-a-side teams. Ohio for that.” Robinson. “If you can get young kids into the “It really is a community and it’s amazing to They will travel and compete against other Veronique Chasse has been playing for sport, they’re going to grow up continuing just be a part of such a great group of people.” teams from North America in exhibition three years. She lived in Australia for a year, when they’re older. Coming from a soccer background, Aimee matches or at the U.S. Nationals. so she learned about the sport. In Quebec, “Just sharing a sport and helping people in Legault is regarded as the best Australian rules “To me, it’s the most natural game,” said she has been witnessing the development of any way I can to develop [the players] and to footballer outside of Australia. In fact, she Shaughnessy. “You want to get the football both leagues. have a good time. To have a second family is captained Canada to an International Cup from one end to the other and you could “[The sport here] is growing a lot,” said super important to me.” win in August 2014 in Australia. She will move wherever you want.” Chasse. also move to Australia in order to play in an Shaughnessy moved from Ireland to Mon- The Ottawa Swans from AFL Ontario will Photo Elysia-Marie Campbell

BOX SCORES WEEK OF FEB. 24 TO MAR. 2 UPCOMING GAMES

THURSDAY Women’s Basketball—Concordia 61, UQAM 60 (OT) THURSDAY 26 Men’s Basketball—Concordia 79, UQAM 65 5 8:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at UQAM Citadins (RSEQ Playoffs) Women’s Hockey—Concordia 0, UdeM 2 (RSEQ Playoffs) FRIDAY FRIDAY 13 Women’s Hockey—Concordia 1, UdeM 3 (RSEQ Playoffs) 6 6:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball at McGill Redmen (RSEQ Playoffs) thelinknewspaper.ca/sports 3 march 2015 sports 11

Concordia Stingers winger Olivier Hinse (right) stands next to men’s hockey head coach Kevin Figsby. Hinse finished this past 2014-15 season with 18 goals and 31 points in 26 games.

InsideConcordia Stingers Star Discusses Histhe Family, Career andHinse Tendency to Think Too Much by Laura Lalonde @laura_lalonde irony, kind of laughing at himself, but not year for the NHL. Then I broke it again, two that he isn’t just a normal guy. With his passion really. “I fell off my roof—where I had been years later. But I always kept the dream [of going comes a unique curiosity, a sort of childlike Olivier Hinse is the kind of person you’d want doing maintenance—and I dropped 20 feet. I pro]. I came back and I went all in,” he says. wonder, for what life has to offer. to be stranded on a desert island with. had seven fractures.” He goes all in for most things, driven by the “That’s why I don’t sleep much,” he says. “I “He’s a stand-up guy,” says Kevin Figsby, head But email still works from inside a hospital, high standards he sets for himself. I ask him if love to be awake and see the world.” coach of the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey so Figsby arranged to meet Hinse the next day. he works too hard. On the ice, Hinse is known for his speed. In team. “And he’s got that glow.” Figsby had his wife Debbie “stuff him in the “No, because I’m never working. I mean, my real life, there’s nothing speedy about him. Hinse Olivier Hinse is the team’s most valuable car” and drive him, broken bones and all, to the job is to work at a hockey arena. It’s my dream.” is slow and careful when he speaks, taking a step player, top scorer and team captain. He was Burgundy Lion. “I wasn’t going to let McGill get And whatever success story he does allow him- back from his life as if to study the outcome of the first player to be named an assistant captain him,” Figsby says. They were scheduled to meet self, he attributes to other people. “My success these questions, this feature, his career. Because of the Stingers in his first year. In 2014, he was each other at noon. Figsby got there at 11:15. isn’t because of me,” he says. no matter the place or time in his life, Hinse nominated by his teammates for the Randy Olivier grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He makes a lot of decisions, none of which leave Gregg Award, a top award in Canadian Inter- is the middle child. He has one older sister and room for error. It’s no wonder he scores the most university Sport hockey, combining academics, one younger brother, both of whom spend their goals: Hinse is playing to win. athletics and community service. days helping others. His siblings work with the “He’ll go pro,” Figsby says. “I know it. Every- elderly and the disabled and his father has always Photos Laura Lalonde one knows it.” volunteered. Hinse wants to work with kids and “I’m just Some might call this “pressure”—to be loved by open a daycare some day. If there is such a thing everyone, to be successful, to excel at his degree as a kindness gene, this family has it. But Hinse doing my (which is Child Studies). But just meeting him, it’s gives his mother all the credit. easy to see Hinse’s future is as solid as his hand- “I love her so much. She gave us everything,” shake. And as he enters the office where Figsby he says. job.” is still gushing about him, both of them eating She had to drop out of school when her handfuls of Cadbury Mini Eggs, Hinse is ready father, Olivier’s grandfather, passed away. The for anything. Including this interview. family owned a potato factory in Sherbrooke, -Olivier Hinse As Hinse stands in the doorway of Figsby’s where his mother had to take over after her office, he looks right at home. He wears a hoodie father’s death (she was only 20 years old). He Now, he makes all of this seem kind of easy. and a polo shirt and a baseball cap with sun- admires her and smiles deeply every time we He has been gifted with a supportive family, a glasses on them. He shakes Figsby’s hand like discuss her. “I think that’s why I work so hard,” coach who loves him and the “job” of his dreams he missed him. he says. “She would die for me.” (he often says, “I’m just doing my job”). But “Hey Buck,” Figsby laughs, delighted to see Earlier in the interview, Figsby was quick to Hinse does work, and he works really hard. A Hinse, who is just as delighted to see him. mention that “five NHL teams came to check lot of the work, though, happens in his head. I had hoped Hinse would be easy to break Hinse out just last week.” But the star player does “I think too much,” he admits. “I think about down. I wanted to see what went on behind all admit—although he isn’t very convincing—that what will happen if things go wrong.” So, it isn’t the success and praise. But even I was enam- he does fail. “I fail a lot, actually,” he says, “but I that Hinse is without worries. He worries a ored by his “glow.” That very presence that never fail twice at the same thing.” lot—about his family, about his career. Mostly, Figsby promised, it’s real—so real, that Figsby Except when that failure is external, and though, he worries about his mom. got up from his hospital bed just to meet Hinse breaks his jaw. “I just want my mom to be proud of me.” for the first time. When Hinse played as a defenseman in the Hinse has the demeanor of someone who’s “Oh, I’ll tell you about the first time I met Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, (he’s an used to being questioned by strangers, but not Olivier,” Figsby laughs. “It was in April.” He offensive player by nature), his success was shot enough to be comfortable with it. pauses. “A Tuesday.” down, quite literally, by a puck to the face. “I’m just a normal guy,” he says, almost apolo- He says this dramatically with a twist of “The first time I broke my jaw, it was my draft getically. But what Hinse doesn’t understand is 12 opinions 3 march 2015 the plague that is xenophobia Speaking Out Against the Vilification of Muslims by Thomas Shukr such acts of discrimination. First, everyone is fundamentally entitled to Canada used to be internationally rec- I also recently read about a Quebec judge the sanctity of his or her own will. Second, ognized for our social progress, peace and What I read in the news last Friday troubled that refused to hear a woman’s case because she if a hijab or niqab is being worn against tolerance. Maybe I really am disillusioned. me. I haven’t felt such profound anger in a wore a hijab in court. This is absurd. Again, I someone’s will, why would you punish that How can Canada embody these qualities? while. Perhaps it has been building up, but did research to confirm my suspicions. individual even further by depriving them of But it can. It has the potential, that much the new ad by the Bloc Québécois sent me The only relevant passage in the Regulation their civil or political rights? I’m certain of. We all need to stand up for the over the edge. of the Court of Québec pertaining to court Perhaps I’m disillusioned with what it rights and freedoms of our fellow Canadians. The ad I’m referring to regards the use of decorum is outlined in Section 13, stipulating means to be Canadian, but in moments To those of you who take these values a niqab to depict a point-of-view of the Par- the necessity of appropriate attire. like this, I don’t recognize my country and qualities to heart, I implore to speak up liamentary chamber. Aside from it being a This is obviously not sufficient to justify anymore. against this sickening xenophobia that has no political attack on a specific party that was deeming a hijab to be inappropriate attire no I was brought up with the values entrenched place in our country. strategically published to win back the seats matter the interpretation. The decision should in the Charter. The values I’m beginning to real- it lost, this ad crosses a line. be revoked. ize not all Canadians have. What went wrong? Graphic Sam Jones The systematic vilification of Muslims Since before the Charter of Values debate, needs to stop. I do not have a legal back- the mentality of intolerance has been pres- ground, but the ad seemed to me to be a clear ent in Quebec, but Canada is not immune. violation of our Human Rights Act, so I did Recently, debate arose over wearing Islamic some research. head garb while taking the oath of citizenship If a political ad can be construed as a and while voting. “notice” to the public, then it can be subject However, after reviewing the Citizenship to Section 12 of the Act, which outlines how Act, I couldn’t find any section prohibiting the ad could be constituted as discrimina- someone to do so. Although it largely outlined tory if it “incites or is calculated to incite the regulations of the oath-taking process, it others to discriminate.” does not mention any requirements concern- If “accommodation” can be construed as ing dress; nor did I find any such section in Canada’s adaptation for diversity as mandated the Elections Act, which only mentions ID by the Multiculturalism Act, then Section 12 cards and address. can also come into effect by invoking Section The latter has been an issue in the past and 5, which prohibits differentiating “adversely in will certainly arise this coming fall. So, if relation to any individual” in “the provision of none of these actions can be supported by goods, services, facilities or accommodation legislation, then why are they accepted? Why customarily available to the general public.” is intolerance tolerated? What this means is that this ad can be sub- Furthermore, how can we ensure that ject to the terms of the Human Rights Act and Canada’s multiculturalism policy is respected, that it is, by my interpretation, in violation of when the minister responsible for the Act those terms. However, the implicit nature of supports the ban of Islamic head garb while legal language has its cost: equal interpreta- taking the oath of citizenship? tion can be used against this argument. What any debate concerning diversity Nevertheless, the ad clearly undermines boils down to is: does it affect you? No. Does the Multiculturalism Act, which out- another individual’s religion, or ethnicity, or lines how “diversity should be promoted, culture interfere with your life? No. It truly respected and protected.” Many will call doesn’t. Whatever happened to the non-inter- this ad racism, although it would be more ference mentality of liberalism? appropriate to deem it an act of a discrimi- Moreover, there is one argument swim- natory nature. ming in the midst of these debates I need Unfortunately, many in Quebec will praise to address. One most commonly used as an the Bloc. But how many will recognize a deeper incentive of dissuasion. truth? Xenophobia directed towards Muslims It conveys how the aforementioned mis- is rapidly spreading across the country. treatments are justified because the Islamic Regardless of the political situation in the head garb worn by women is implemented Middle East, Canadians should not resort to through force. This is also absurd.

gender and sexuality special issue brainstorm Identity crises, representation imbalance, intersectionality and the f-word come to mind when thinking of gender and sexuality. We need more minds to develop ideas.

Come to the brainstorm meeting for our upcoming special issue on Friday at 2 p.m. to share ideas, stories and thoughts on some of humanity’s most complicated and contentious issues, as they relate to identities that are most human. 3 march 2015 opinions 13 “Au Revoir,” French Students FEUQ Voices Opposition to Increasing French Students’ Tuition

Since 1978, an agreement between France and Taking another look at the role of retain these individuals. Not only are these negotiations with other countries. Quebec meant that French students pay the international students students ideal immigration candidates Indeed, the Couillard government has same tuition fees as Quebecers, as do Quebec Over the coming years, Quebec will begin because of their education and the recogni- already stated its intention to review agree- students studying in France. to see the impact of an aging population. tion of their degrees, but they are also already ments with international partners upon However, the Couillard government has The province, more than ever, needs a well integrated in Quebec. expiration. The next one is with China. decided to renegotiate the agreement—Chris- growing workforce, specifically a highly edu- Concerns about Quebec’s demographic Thus, more increases for international tine St-Pierre, the minister of international cated and specialized workforce. shift are only increasing. This issue is of seri- students are expected. That bodes poorly for relations and La Francophonie, announced Allowing students to complete their educa- ous concern, and the announcement made international students; for Quebec students, the new criteria on Feb. 12. tion in Quebec at low cost is the first step of a by St-Pierre on Feb. 12 is wholly irrational in whose international mobility might be lim- Although the new agreement does provide strategy to attract and retain this workforce. the long term. ited with new agreements; and for Quebec a “grandfather” clause and tuition fees will In addition, the FEUQ has, for several Obviously, the Couillard government sees society overall. remain the same for graduate students, the years now, demanded a tax credit to reim- international students as cash cows—a source government intends to triple tuition fees for burse part of the additional tuition fees paid of additional revenue for state coffers. Phillippe Poirier-Monette, political attaché new French undergraduate students. by international students who decide to settle To reiterate an important fact: increas- Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec Concretely, tuition fees will increase from in Quebec. ing tuition fees for French undergraduate $2,200 per year to $6,650 per year by Septem- This measure fits into a strategy to students is the first step in a series of future Graphic Sam Jones ber 2015.

Overestimated savings With this reform, St-Pierre expects the government to save $30 million annually. Moreover, the minister of international relations has reiterated that Quebec students studying in France continue to enjoy the same fees as before. First, the savings generated by the new agreement are overestimated. It’s a back-of-the-napkin calculation, assuming 7,500 undergraduate French students will bring in $4,450 each per year. The calculation fails to consider the number of credits they register for, as well as the fact that many of these students are on exchange and don’t pay their tuition to Quebec universities, but to their home universities in France. Once these elements are taken into consid- eration, the government could, at most, save $19 million by increasing French undergraduate tuition. This assumes that enrolment doesn’t decrease. With this calculation, the government is using an accounting approach that doesn’t consider the actual financial contribution of these students in Quebec. Indeed, the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec estimates the economic impact of undergraduate French students’ consumption at nearly $280 million annually (rent, living expenses, etc). Obviously, it is naive to believe that these benefits will remain stable with such a drastic increase in tuition fees. According to the government, higher tuition will only have a minimal impact on student enrolment. However, a 2006 study, conducted by CROP for the Regional Conference of Elected Officials in Montreal, noted that nearly 60 per cent of international students at Mon- treal universities chose Montreal specifically because of the cost of education in Quebec. Although the increase negotiated by the Liberal government won’t impede all French students from studying here, the FEUQ does expect a reduction in French students’ enrolment, which will further reduce the “savings” that the government claims to expect.

Damaging universities With this increase, universities will also see damage. Rural universities depend on French students to offer more programs, and French students at the master’s and doctoral level contribute to the expansion of knowledge. An important relationship has developed between Quebec and France to increase research collaboration and student mobility. At the doctoral level, thesis co-supervision has been quite successful, and 3,000 French and Quebec students have completed such a doctorate. Theses initiatives require student mobility, and increasing tuition fees could have a nefarious impact on this dynamic. 14 opinions 3 march 2015 by Caity Hall

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The Sexual Assault editorial Centre Needs More From Concordia

Nearly a year and a half after Concordia’s which doesn’t include the term “sexual assault.” as that of high school student Rehtaeh Parsons it is important that they increase the outreach Sexual Assault Resource Centre was finally The phrase is not mentioned at all, in fact. and Columbia University undergrad Emma of the centre, the dissemination of safety infor- established on campus, it’s lacking resources As SARC coordinator Jennifer Drummond Sulkowicz, to name only two, have unfolded mation, and the number of permanent staff at of its own. explained, the haziness of Concordia’s current and continue to unfold in the public eye—to SARC. Prevention through education should The centre has only one paid, full-time terminology makes sexual assault survivors say nothing of the countless number of assaults be the first priority, so making information employee and relies heavily on volunteers. unsure whether their own experiences “count” that never receive any such attention. The pro- easily visible and accessible is a simple and Although those who work at the centre are or are reportable. tection of victims is far too often overlooked effective strategy that Concordia could imple- undoubtedly committed, there are obstacles at It’s welcome news that Concordia is begin- by various authority figures, police officers, ment. Relying on one person and a group of the administrative level to making their work ning an internal review into its sexual assault and members of the community, who aren’t volunteers to serve a 46,000-strong student more effective. policy and the visibility of services. We have able to provide the necessary social support body is unwise, and additional staff would The visibility of the centre at the university, faith that the refreshingly interdisciplinary com- victims need in times of distress either due to allow the centre to assist more people and physically and virtually, has vast room for mittee, made up of academic and legal figures ignorance or to lack of know-how. achieve greater reach in their initiatives. improvement. The SARC is located down sev- from the university as well as undergraduate Any academic institution that intention- We’re looking forward to seeing the results eral winding corridors on the third floor of the students, will provide an insightful overhaul of ally or indeed unintentionally complies with of the review and its recommendations, hope- GM building, well out of the way of everyday the policy. But we also hope that they’ll listen to the status quo does a disservice to its man- fully this semester, as Shepard suggested. The student traffic. A search of Concordia’s website the needs of students for whom this service was date. Concordia president Alan Shepard has crucial next step will be the implementation of does not lead pursuers to a list of contacts nor sorely lacking until recently. expressed that the SARC appears to be func- those recommendations. Concordia addressed useful information intended for those seek- This, of course, is symptomatic of a larger tioning well, and while this is likely true, a a critical gap in its services when the centre ing help without first clicking through several culture where sexual assault survivors are led sexual assault centre should strive to be maxi- finally opened, but there’s still much to be done pages. Compounding the problem, the centre to constantly doubt themselves and are even mally beneficial to the students who end up to provide students with the full range of ser- also doesn’t have any social media presence. blamed for their own assaults. Unfortunately, needing to use it rather than just good enough. vices they deserve. Another point of contention is Concordia’s this is demonstrably typical of experiences at Although Concordia is facing a series of strin- official harassment policy, adopted in 2011, Canadian universities. High-profile cases such gent financial cuts from the government, we feel Graphic Sam Jones

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