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Swedish electrohouse duo Dada Life (Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom), pictured at the London Music Hall in Ontario, headlined the Orientation concert, where press photography of the DJs was forbidden. CSU, CASA STAGE “PIKNIC” AT PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU Union-JMSB Partnership Results in Largest Orientation in Five Years by Andrew Brennan @Brennamen Eletronik, and they’re all trained in first aid come out [….] That’s a style of music a lot of John “It would only makes sense: why don’t and emergency security tactics,” she said, Molson students tend to like,” she continued. we partner with the school that has proba- Continued from page 3. adding that there were few cases of intoxi- Speaking with The Link from Virginia, bly the best marketing across all the faculty cation requiring medical attention. 2010-2011 CSU President Heather Lucas associations [and the CSU]?” said Carr. Due Diligence Both Caruso and Lupu also maintain said her year’s orientation, featuring Mon- So when it was time for Carr and Caruso to Put on by the CSU in partnership with the that gate security was diligent in performing treal funk duo Chromeo, hip-hop artist K’- hire a concert director for the CSU’s orientation Commerce and Administration Students’ As- pat downs and property searches in hopes Naan and Toronto DJs Keys N Krates, tried concert, one of the first candidates was Lupu, sociation—the faculty association for the John of curbing the proliferation of drugs inside. to cater to multiple musical tastes. who organized last year’s Asher Roth concert Molson School of Business—the “Frosha- “It wasn’t that we turned a blind eye to “Our goal was to appeal to as many stu- as well as other JMSB events. palooza” concert was headlined by electronic it,” said Lupu. “We took every step neces- dents as possible in order to reflect the di- According to Carr—who originally cam- music artists Dada Life and Tommy Trash. sary to control 4,000 people and to screen versity on campus,” she said. paigned for the VP Finance position on Two stages were set up on the grounds of them as best as we knew how. As for Lupu, who is also CASA VP pledges to fix the disconnect between the Piknic Electronik, an annual summer-long “[Concertgoers] would scan in, go through Events, he says he would have liked to in- business school and the CSU—coordinated music festival on Ste-Hélène Island. While a full pat down, their bags would be checked— clude more musical genres, but the “time- events between the CSU and CASA are nec- the atmosphere was far from the ruckus of an there was a full process to try to make sure no frame forced [his] hand” and stopped CSU essary to get the union’s efforts appreciated electronic music festival, drug use was visible one was coming in with [drugs].” from having more diverse acts opening for among the John Molson student body. at the Parc Jean-Drapeau venue. Dada Life and Tommy Trash. “I think that events like [Froshapalooza] are A Link reporter was casually asked if he The Commerce Gap According to CASA President John- what is able to bridge gaps, and create the rela- had 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphet- According to Caruso, the plan “pretty much Michael Minon, the faculty association’s tionships where we work together,” Carr said. amine—better known as MDMA, or Molly to since day one” was to highlight electronic major contribution came in offering its mar- “We can see that both sides are competent and the kids—to sell as soon as he was past the and dance music at the concert. keting and branding expertise, something both of our sides are open to working together. gate and into the main concert grounds. “It seems to bring the most students out, that CSU VP Finance Scott Carr says was an “So I think there are more events like this Caruso says that while she personally didn’t and it seems to be what most of our students important tool for the CSU to incorporate to come, more partnerships to come [….] see any using of illicit substances, organizers did tend to enjoy, and it was a little bit different into its Orientation plans. The number-one thing is we’re talking. It ensure a safe space to the best of their ability. from what we’ve done in previous years, so “[CASA] threw a concert last year with Asher wasn’t just one event necessarily, now it’s a “[The Concordia Student Emergency Re- we wanted to try something new,” she said. Roth, and it was really successful; they did a regular conversation,” Carr said. sponse Team] was on site at all times, along “And, working with CASA, I knew they would great job and they got a ton of students out, and with professionals who work at Piknic probably mobilize their students really well to really specific to their faculty,” Carr said. Photo Shawn Tron the link • september 10, 2013 thelinknewspaper.ca/news 05 Current Affairs

WE DON’T WANT YOUR REPRESENTATION 16 Schools to Leave CFS as Student Federation Faces Lawsuit from ConU by Sara Shaltony @SaraShaltony always voted on by merit—instead, voting at tentious bylaw that outlined additional re- 2015 court date was set. AGMs was more of a popularity contest. quirements for any schools wanting to leave “When trying to get a shady organization Across Canada, 16 schools announced last While many of the 16 schools have yet to re- the federation. like the CFS to recognize the democratic voice week they are coordinating to leave the veal themselves for various reasons, Di Penna The requirements included a doubling of of the students to defederate, you are ulti- Canadian Federation of Students. says representatives from the schools have the required number of signatures on petitions mately going against a behemoth of a machine Since 2009, 14 schools have attempted to agreed to hold coordinated referenda and to from 10 per cent of represented students to 20 which is not an easy battle,” said 2010-2011 leave the CFS, a nation-wide umbrella or- go public when the time is right for them. per cent. Further, no more than two referenda CSU President Heather Lucas, who headed ganization of more than 80 university and “Some schools are in the middle of orien- on continued membership in a three-month the union during the filing of the lawsuit. college student unions, though there have tation, so mobilizing can be somewhat diffi- period would be recognized nation-wide. “Unfortunately the only way to get it to been other coordinated attempts by schools cult,” said Di Penna. “Some are afraid and The motion also deemed all outstanding be recognized is to pursue legal action.” to leave the federation in the past. want to be on more solid ground, other schools fees were to be paid to the CFS no less than Lex Gill, longtime student organizer, Controversies surrounding the federation’s have to contend with huge CFS propaganda six weeks prior to the voting period before voted for legal action as a CSU councillor in bylaws, financial dealings, and structure con- and counter mobilization, so they need to take the referendum could take place. 2011, and dealt directly with the lawsuit as tinue to plague the organization, according to things at a different pace,” he continued. In 2009, following the controversy sur- CSU president the following academic year. Nicholas Di Penna, a spokesperson for the “What I can say is that all 16 schools will rounding the federation’s bylaw changes “After the example of the Maple Spring, group of 16 schools initiating the latest exodus. have a referendum to leave the CFS, and financial dealings, petitions were circu- I think it’s even more obvious that the big “Every [annual general meeting] we would whether this year or next.” lated by the Concordia Student Union and lie they tell—that you need them to be polit- find ourselves in the same room together, the Graduation Student Association. ically effective—isn’t true,” said Gill. complaining that [the CFS] was undemocra- Concordia and the CFS Referenda were held, with both Concor- “No one needs the CFS to pull off profound tic, they steal our money, they’ve been known Concordia has also attempted to leave the CFS, dia’s undergraduate and graduate student social justice organizing. In fact, the bureau- to do sketchy things,” said Di Penna. though as of yet has been unable to do so. bodies voting to leave the CFS. Both refer- cracy, the entrenched staff control, the petty Di Penna says reform from within was In the summer of 2008, then treasurer of enda were not recognized by the CFS, as politics, the corporatism of the CFS all actually not possible because of the top-down struc- CFS Quebec Andrew Haig raised concerns, CFS schools had already held two referenda get in the way of direct action,” she added. ture of the CFS and because of CFS politics. citing a $150,000 discrepancy in CFS finan- in the same three-month time period. As of yet, the 16 schools have not com- “It’s all about social capital [at the cial statements. In August of the following Two years later, both the CSU and the municated directly with the CFS about their AGMs],” he said. year, 14 schools circulated petitions in an at- GSA filed lawsuits against the CFS asking plans to leave, and the CFS has yet to make According to Di Penna, who currently tempt to defederate from the organization. their referenda results be recognized. Since a public comment. serves as director of external affairs of the A few months later, at the CFS AGM in then, the two associations have come to- Dawson Student Union, motions were not November, Motion 6 was passed—a con- gether in a joint suit and, more recently, a —With files from Andrew Brennan

TIME November 30, November 30, July 31, 2008 April 19, 2009 August 31, 2009 October 19, 2009 November 25, 1997 2006 Then-treasurer of Keyana Kashfi, A petition success- CSU sends its 2009 Concordia’s Student A referendum is the CFS-Quebec 2008-2009 CSU fully circulates defederation petition The CFS holds its LINE Union joins the held, and engineer- branch, Andrew president, signs an through Concordia to the CFS. annual general Canadian Federation ing and computer Haig, brings to light acknowledgment undergraduate and meeting, passing by Andrew Brennan of Students, the science as well as a $150,000 financial that the CSU owes graduate students, Motion 6. The mo- @Brennamen, largest student John Molson discrepancy. Audits over $1 million in pushing for a refer- tion doubles the with files from lobby group in the School of Business show that the ma- unpaid fees. The endum to sever ties signature require- Megan Dolski country. Arts and students begin pay- jority of funds went union doesn’t find out with the CFS. Simi- ment for defedera- science and fine ing dues towards missing in the 2007- until months later. lar petitions make tion petitions and arts students are the CFS. 2008 academic year. their way through restricts referen- the sole members 13 other schools dum votes to two paying into the CSU across the country. every three months at this time, and the for all CFS schools. only ones paying fees to the CFS for the next ten years.

December 23, January 31, 2010 February 28, 2010 April 8, 2010 March 17, 2011 December 31, January 16, 2013 September 4, 2013 2009 The CFS claims The CSU holds a The GSA holds a The CSU files a 2011 The CSU votes in Petitions begin After a long and ConU students owe referendum. Of vot- referendum. Of vot- $100,000 lawsuit The CFS submits a favour of joining circulating at 16 arduous legal dispute, them $1 million in ing students, 72 per ing students, 75 per against the CFS, counterclaim to the forces with the GSA schools across the Simon Fraser Uni- “back dues.” The cent vote in favour cent vote in favour asking that the fed- CSU’s lawsuit in their ongoing country to leave the versity’s student Concordia Student of leaving the CFS. of leaving the CFS. eration recognize against them, stat- legal battles to CFS. If successful, union successfully Union and Concor- The CFS does not The CFS doesn’t con- the results of their ing that the CSU separate from the the CFS would be manages to leave dia University both recognize this refer- sider this referendum referendum and owes them roughly federation. The without representa- the CFS. The union say otherwise. endum as legitimate legitimate, either. discard a document $1.8 million in case will be seen in tion in British settles outside of under Motion 6. by former CSU membership fees. court in 2015. Columbia, Mani- court, but reports president Keyana This is $800,000 toba and Quebec. say the case cost Kashfi. The GSA files more than their SFU’s student union a similar lawsuit. previous claim. nearly $500,000 in legal fees. the link • september 10, 2013 Current Affairs 06 thelinknewspaper.ca/news

CONU ALUM SETS HER EYES ON COUNCIL SEAT Yuna Lukasheh Looks to Turn Laval into “City of Culture”

26-year-old Concordia graduate and Laval city council hopeful Yuna Lukasheh has big plans for the Ste-Dorothée electoral district, pictured right. by Michael Wrobel @michael_wrobel “We can bring in the dance schools. We administration—Applebaum stepped down and Planning Research this fall. can bring in the institutions that specialize as mayor of Montreal following his arrest on Ste-Dorothée has seen considerable growth Yuna Lukasheh, who turns 26 in two weeks, in culture.” 14 charges related to two real estate projects in recent years, with new houses and shopping admits her age could be a stumbling block in the borough—Lukasheh said she wasn’t centres popping up. But it’s also a district of with voters when they head to the ballot box Experience in Politics privy to information that would have al- contrasts, with forests, farms and flower-grow- in the Nov. 3 municipal elections. Lukasheh has been involved in the political lowed her to detect such wrongdoing, since ers continuing to exist in its northern parts. The Concordia graduate is running for a scene since 2007. It was then that she began her work at the borough mostly involved When asked what her stance was on seat on Laval’s city council in the Ste- working as a secretary to Michelle Courch- making sure that progress was being made striking the right balance between new Dorothée electoral district, under the ban- esne, a former Member of the National As- on residents’ dossiers. housing developments and the desire to ner of mayoral candidate Jean-Claude sembly for the Laval riding of Fabre who “There was absolutely no way for me to protect natural spaces, she said that the Gobé’s Action Laval party. acted as Quebec’s Minister of Education, see this coming,” she said. “Whatever Mr. beauty of Laval and Ste-Dorothée was “that “There is going to be, perhaps, a hurdle in Leisure and Sports at the time, while simul- Applebaum is going through right now, he’ll we can have that contrast […] just two or terms of the electorate in Ste-Dorothée, whether taneously working towards a bachelor’s de- have his chance through the court systems three streets away from each other.” they will view me as a serious contender or a se- gree in political science that she later to prove his innocence, and I also trust in The administration of former mayor Gilles rious candidate,” Lukasheh told The Link. completed in 2009. the legal system to do their job.” Vaillancourt—who was charged with gang- “What I hope to do is bring forth my ex- In June 2011, Lukasheh became a political Lukasheh said that, despite what has hap- sterism in May—looked very favourably upon perience and bring forth what I’ve learned, attaché to Michael Applebaum, then-borough pened, she will always be thankful to Apple- urban development, according to Lukasheh. and make sure that I speak to every possible mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de- baum for believing in her as a young person She said a municipality led by the Action elector that I can, to let them know what I’ve Grâce in Montreal. and for teaching her the importance of getting Laval party will bring about a cooling-off pe- done, to let them know about what I hope to When Applebaum became interim mayor out from behind a desk and actually meeting riod in housing development, which will be do, and to convince them.” of Montreal following Gérald Tremblay’s res- with constituents to listen to their concerns. done in order to study where development Lukasheh said her campaign will be cen- ignation in November 2012, she started work- She also added that she “won’t be afraid” has already peaked and where developers tred on the issues of security, sports facili- ing as a press secretary in the mayor’s office. to come forward and denounce any wrong- are looking to build more housing, as well ties and traffic. Back in the C.D.N.–N.D.G. borough of- doing she might see in Laval if she is elected. as where natural spaces like wetlands and If she is elected to city council, she said fice since May, Lukasheh is currently the forests can be better protected. she’ll try to increase the number of police cars chief of staff of interim borough mayor Li- Slowing the Sprawl? “To find a balance between [develop- patrolling Western Laval to deter crime. She onel Perez. A recent national study has found that ment and ecological conservation] is very also promised to find ways to reduce traffic “Despite my young age, I have that expe- Greater Montreal has seen a higher rate of important,” she said. “Laval has gone around Highway 13, improve public transit rience,” she said. “I know how to resolve growth in the population of its exurbs— through a boom—we don’t need it to go and give children more opportunities to take [municipal] issues when they come up, rural areas on the edges of the metropolitan through another boom. part in organized sports leagues in Laval. whereas someone who’s a fresh, new face region where low-density housing develop- “Laval has a very healthy budget,” she When asked what her vision for the future may not know the ins and outs either of the ments are popping up—than most other continued, noting that the city has posted of Laval was, Lukasheh said she hoped the city or relating with the public servants,” metropolitan areas in Canada. Exurbs and annual budgetary surpluses of around $35- city of 400,000 residents just north of Mon- Lukasheh said. “That’s what I hope to bring more established so-called “auto-dependent 40 million in the past few years. “We’re not treal would continue to prosper economically [to city council] and what I hope [residents] suburbs” accounted for 96 per cent of the desperate for the profits that [new housing and also become a “city of culture.” will appreciate.” metropolitan area’s population growth. developments] bring.” “I’ve got to say, as a Lavaler, I’m ex- She said she proved herself to public ser- The study, titled “Suburban Nation: Es- tremely jealous of the level of culture that vants with more seniority than hers by closely timating the Size of Canada’s Suburban This is a shortened version of the original arti- Montreal has,” she said. “I’d hope that we studying dossiers and doing her research. Population,” was headed by Queen’s Uni- cle. For a full version, visit thelinknewspaper.ca. [could] revamp, within our administration, When asked whether she ever suspected versity professor David Gordon, and will be the cultural aspect of [Laval]. there might be corruption in the borough’s published in the Journal of Architectural Photo Michael Wrobel, map Graeme Shorten-Adams the link • september 10, 2013 thelinknewspaper.ca/news 07 Current Affairs

URBAN PLANNING? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT Concordia Professor Releases App to Track Commuter Data

by Colin Harris @colinnharris Collecting data with smartphones is a first Tracking the Concordia community is a test for Patterson, who said he hopes it can gather case, continued Patterson, since the commute A Concordia professor is working to see how information about young people, who don’t from home to the university can be used as smartphones can help improve urban plan- normally use landline phones, which are “validation data” to extrapolate information ning and public transportation. typically used for public surveys. about greater transport habits. Zachary Patterson, who teaches in the Geog- Upon downloading the app, users are The user’s data is recorded anony- raphy, Planning and Environment department asked if they are part of the Concordia com- mously, and the movement information is and does research under the Hexagram- munity. If they are, they are asked to list their stored on a separate server than personal Concordia umbrella group, is launching his primary and alternate modes of transporta- information recorded from the survey. app DataMobile on Sept. 16 for a three-week tion, their approximate age, if they have a Patterson is working with two Concordia stu- research period to learn about the commuting driver’s license or transit pass and if they live dents on this project. Geography student Phil habits of the Concordia community. with anyone, among other questions. Viau tested the app and will be analyzing the The app will be available for free download Patterson has done analysis work for the forthcoming data, and Robson Razafindramary, on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, Agence métropolitaine de transport, which who studies computer science, did the coding. and those who participate will be entered in a plans and integrates public transport for the Patterson says he began this project to draw to win an iPad. greater Montreal area, and will be presenting better understand the transit choices com- “It’s a big question in transport planning his work to the agency later this month. The muters make every day—whether most set right now: to what extent you can use peo- questions posed are based on the AMT’s Ori- out on the same route every day, or if ple’s phones to get information to help plan gin-Destination Survey. Since the app captures making choices on the fly is more common. public transport,” said Patterson, whose past users’ actual movement through their phone’s “Knowing the prevailing mentality helps research has included finding ways to give GPS, Patterson says it can potentially give more planners know how to implement new commuters access to ride-sharing programs. accurate and reliable transit data, as the phones buses or routes more effectively,” he said. “The biggest advantage [of collecting are able to record velocity and altitude as well. data with a smartphone] is that a very large “If we find we have a good random sample, You can find DataMobile on the Google portion of people have phones with GPS we’ll be able to find what percentage of the Play Store and Apple App Store for free capabilities that they have with them all the population they represent in the total Concor- download after Sept. 16 time,” said Patterson. dia community,” explained Patterson. “So that means that you have very rich data.” Hence, the draw for the free iPad. Photo Erin Sparks HEXAGRAM-CONCORDIA FUSES ART AND ENGINEERING Incubator Takes Multidisciplinary Approach to Academia by Colin Harris @colinnharris “We have set an example of this kind of science faculties as well. The interest of social physical structure of the world around us.” thinking early on, before ‘multidisciplinary’ scientists and engineers in the work Hexa- Salter says Hexagram connects researchers Hexagram just might be Concordia’s best- became a brand or buzzword,” said Christopher gram is doing shows just how the domain of globally, with Concordia and UQÀM acting as kept secret. Salter, a design and computation arts professor digital technology has expanded. “antennas” for this kind of work. Dozens of pro- The multidisciplinary research centre was and Director of Hexagram-Concordia. “The topics have shifted from computation fessors and nearly 300 graduate students are started over a decade ago by fine arts researchers “The questions are so complex that no one as a medium to questions of liveliness. There working under Hexagram-Concordia, which will at Concordia and at the Université du Québec à person, no one discipline can answer them.” are big debates now about getting away from also be hosting several speakers and workshops Montréal, with a focus on research and creation Hexagram is in the process of applying for a purely human-centric worldview [...] The this year under the theme “Speculative Futures.” in media art, design and technology, and funded its next six years of funding from the provincial question of how bodies are affected by new by provincial and federal grants. government. Working under Hexagram gives technology,” said Salter. Hexagram’s first speaker event is Sept. 27, Its team-based, cross-departmental research researchers access to state-of-the-art technology “In the ‘80s, people were trying to escape the featuring Renée Green, professor and direc- format has been growing ever since. that is often required to do their research. body, trying to design virtual reality,” he contin- tor of the Art, Culture and Technology at MIT. And compared to other multidisciplinary While the initiative started in fine arts, it ued. “But now people are getting into mixed re- Find out more at hexagram.concordia.ca initiatives now being seen across the coun- has now expanded to arts and science, and ality, where computation is embedded in things try, it’s ahead of the curve. slowly into the engineering and computer like the desk or the floors, embedded in the Photo Brandon Johnston the link • september 10, 2013 Current Affairs 08 thelinknewspaper.ca/news

SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE IN FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT Centre “Days Away” from Opening SEXUAL ASSAULT by Katie McGroarty @KatieCMcG “The biggest obstacle at this point is a CENTRE NUMBERS lack of funding from the university for sex- If all goes according to plan, Concordia will ual assault services, a space and someone to by Erin Sparks @sparkserin have a Sexual Assault Resource Centre coordinate,” the programming and cam- opening within the next few weeks. paigns coordinator at the Centre for Gender Indeed, it won’t just moving onto an- Advocacy, Bianca Mugyenyi, told The Link other step of the plan, which has been in the in a March 2012 interview when the centre 1,398 works for the past year, but actual have had just begun circulating the petition. brick-and-mortar offices that would be “We really need a section out of the [univer- undergraduate students were surveyed. ready and staffed to welcome students that sity’s policies on how to deal with sexual crimes need their resources and support. on campus] that is directly related to sexual as- With a furnished office and volunteers at sault, and clear avenues for where people can go the ready, all they need before opening their to get advocacy and counselling,” said Mugyenyi. 20.8 % doors is to hire a coordinator. “We’re days away,” said Concordia Coordinating a New Centre of the participants reported at least Counselling and Development Director Magonet is enthusiastic, both about the cen- one nonconsensual sexual experience Howard Magonet. tre opening its doors and about the commit- in their life. “We have a preferred candidate, and tee’s preferred candidate, who will most we’re in the final throws of having that can- likely become the centre’s coordinator. didate go through the process of human re- For confidentiality reasons, the candi- lations and do all that’s necessary, so we’re date’s name and specific experience could not 42.8 % very close,” Magonet said, later adding that be disclosed, but Michaud, who was present contacting references and, of course, the during the interview process, spoke highly of of those who reported nonconsensual candidate accepting their job offer for the the candidate, a former Concordia student. sexual experiences after age 14 had full-time social worker position would be “There’s going to be a very steep learning the experience in university. the final step in the process. curve, they’re going to meet with the people The full-time coordinator’s position will and start the Centre; there’ll be a whole slew entail working with student volunteers to of services that we’ll hope to offer in the create education, counselling and referral near future,” said Magonet. “Volunteers, 54 % services, and will also have access to the peer mentors, accompaniments, referrals, counsellors and psychologists currently obviously any type of outreach that’s re- of the events occurred while the re- working in Counselling and Development. quired, obviously educational, you name it.” spondents were in their first year of An advisory committee representing dif- Michaud, the Centre for Gender Advo- university. ferent facets of the university was called to cacy’s representative who sat in on candi- review the resumés of those who applied date interviews, says the candidate they and sat in on the top candidates’ interviews. hope to hire will bring the experience nec- The committee was comprised of Magonet, essary to take on such a project. > 90 % Dean of Students Andrew Woodall, director of “I think the candidate is really excellent, Health Services Melanie Drew, Centre for they bring a wealth on knowledge and expe- of nonconsensual sexual acts were Gender Advocacy Administrative Coordina- rience that I’m excited about, that we’re perpetrated by men. tor Julie Michaud and CSU President going to have somebody with such a broad Melissa Kate Wheeler. background and a kind of intersectional un- Although many see Concordia’s provid- derstanding of the different issues that sexual ing of resources to sexual assault survivors assault survivors can be facing,” she said. 23.5 % as long overdue, Magonet says the process Learning not only policies but the inner work- of finding a coordinator went smoothly, as ings for a large university can be a challenge, said of the time physical force was used. the committee found someone to whom Magonet, but he assured that he is planning they’d like to offer the position the first time ahead to make sure the candidate will be well they posted it. versed within their first few weeks on the job. “I have a whole list of people for them to 85 % A Long Time Coming meet, I have a whole slew of articles and re- Last year, the Centre for Gender Advocacy sources for them to hit the ground running,” of those who experienced nonconsen- started a petition asking the university to said Magonet. “Then they’ll start working. They sual sexual acts reported feelings of provide permanent space for a sexual as- have to learn what Concordia is, what services depression following the event. sault centre. It received over 1,000 signa- they offer, what it is that they’re going to do.” tures. The Concordia Student Union and Michaud also acknowledged the chal- Graduate Students’ Association also put lenge of starting a project with no precedent their support behind the initiative. at Concordia, but added that it’s not one the 61 % In October 2012, the Women’s Studies coordinator will be taking up alone. Student Association joined in, stating their “We’re really committed and doing what of respondents who experienced a support for the Centre for Gender Advo- we can [to] help them in every way that we nonconsensual sexual act before age cacy’s initiative in a letter to The Link. can, and our volunteers are wanting to help 14 reported still being affected by it. 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HUNTERS AND FORAGERS Canadian Artists Engage Montreal With a Taste Tour of the Mile End

by Jake Russell @jakeryanrussell “We’re conscientious of people’s gar- point for us thinking through this project.” tive artistic collective the Sensorium, which is dens,” Moschopedis said. “We are trying to The way vegetation is situated and chore- helping Moschopedis and Rushton embark on If you’re taking a walk in the Mile End this forage rather than pillage or thieve other ographed within cities and neighbourhoods their first artistic venture in the city of festivals week and come across two people rooting people’s hard work.” has a massive impact on the “Hunter, Gath- by hosting and promoting their tour. through plant life on the side of the road Involving the public has always been a main erer, Purveyor” tours. Each one is unique and “[The Mile End] is a fresh neighbourhood to with a homemade cart, don’t be alarmed. theme of Moschopedis and Rushton’s work. responds to each city individually, rather us,” Moschopedis said. “This will be our first time It’s probably award-winning artists Eric Previous projects include a three-month stint as than following a strict formula for all. doing a proper art project in the city of Montreal.” Moschopedis and Mia Rushton, partners- artists-in-residence at the Calgary International “When we hit the ground in a city, we have in-art and a longtime couple from Calgary. Airport, where they created “The Sky You See / to learn that city and the vegetation there each All Aboard Moschopedis has a master’s degree in fine The Sky You Remember,” a display of large col- time,” Moschopedis said. “In affluent neigh- The logistics of the walking tour are simplified by arts, while Rushton has had her installa- orful decals on a massive window overlooking bourhoods we tend to find vegetation is cos- an artistic invention that the couple created—a mo- tions featured all over the world. the airport that travelers could arrange to recre- metic or for security purposes, whereas in bile popsicle cart, affixed to the rear of a bicycle to Their latest project, however, is a bit ate the skyline and clouds they saw beyond. working-class neighbourhoods there’s a far function as storage and a serving station for the more organic. One of their most popular pieces was a more utilitarian use of what vegetation is there. vegetation that is plucked along the way of the tour. The duo is currently travelling across “public napping project” called “Z’s by the “We ask the question, ‘What are the con- “We designed it, and we had a carpenter in Canada on their walking tour “Hunter, C,” which invited participants to create their ditions that create vegetation in this place?’” Calgary build it for us, specifically for this proj- Gatherer, Purveyor,” in which they’re scop- own sleeping masks and then catch some Zs he continued. “We pose that question and ect. We pack it up and ship it across the country,” ing out the edible vegetation growing in dif- out in the open. The project “sought to have the sensory experience of being able to Moschopedis said. ferent neighbourhoods in cities such as destabilize the public and private space by taste that question, and possibly garner The cart is usually walked through the tour Toronto, Halifax and Montreal. performing a highly intimate […] act,” said some answers from it.” rather than ridden, as the pace dictates its speed. It’s a concept called “urban foraging,” and Moschopedis. While Moschopedis and Rushton may be After Montreal, Moschopedis and Rushton while it may seem a bit odd to those not famil- It was one of their most toured artistic newcomers to the foraging game, they make are heading to Sydney, N.S., followed by a stop in iar with the idea, Moschopedis says everyone endeavors, bringing the Zs from Zurich to up for that inexperience with rugged deter- Toronto, Halifax and even the United States, in that has joined them on an urban foraging New York City. mination coupled with street smarts. Atlanta, Georgia. The vegetation those cities and tour has left with an open mind and full belly. “Engaging the public is at the forefront “We’re amateurs at collecting vegetation, neighbourhoods have to offer is a mystery that “People are totally willing to try the edible of what we do: creating community through but we’re not amateurs at investigating a Moschopedis and Rushton are eager to uncover art objects, there’s been no hesitation,” he said. performance,” Moschopedis said. city,” Moschopedis said. with the locals. “One of the things we really like about He went on to say that he and Rushton will “We really like the idea of being in the city and this project is that when we’re on the ground Good Will Foraging be out scouring Mile End neighbourhoods for engaging its citizens, it makes a lot of sense to us,” collecting, you can have conversations with Moschopedis says some of the inspiration eight to 10 hours a day for the entire week lead- says Moschopedis. people that you meet as you go. It’s not so far for the foraging tour came from a more ex- ing up to the “Hunter, Gatherer, Purveyor” tour outside the realm of what’s possible in a city treme idea he had in the past. date in an attempt to know the lay of the land Hunter, Gatherer, Purveyor // Sept. 14 // that people are too opposed to it.” “Years ago [I was] thinking about, as a cura- as well as a native Montrealer. Such in-depth La Ruche d’Art St-Henri, 4525 St. Jacques St. And before you say that those who own tor, bringing together a botanist and a choreog- research is crucial to defining the path their // 2:00 p.m. // Free admission // More info the plants might oppose the foraging, rapher, and being able to choreograph a 100-year tour will take through the urban plant life. at www.lesensorium.com Moschopedis and Rushton, along with all performance piece using vegetation,” he said. The pair have visited Montreal before for true urban foragers, only re-appropriate “It’s this idea of how vegetation is chore- social purposes—they’re friends with Natalie Photos Erin Sparks plants that are in the wild. ographed in the city—that was the starting Doonan, curator of Montreal-based collabora- the link • september 10, 2013 Fringe Arts 10 thelinknewspaper.ca/fringe

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MUSIC PARTY OTHER 1 2 Live Crew [18+] Montreal Comiccon 2013 Kafein Art Expo: Animal Kingdom 1 Sept. 10 4 Sept. 13 – Sept. 15 7 Sept. 14 Cabaret Underworld (1403 Ste. Palais des Congrès (159 St. Antoine St. W.) Kafein (1429A Bishop St.) 2 Élisabeth St.) 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 1 day $20.00 to $35.00, 3-day pass Free admission $15.00 advance / $20.00 doors $55.00 Join emerging and established artists 3 The veteran hip-hop group from Miami Release your inner nerd or get your from Montreal for this monthly art event takes the stage at Cabaret Underworld sexy cosplay on at this year’s edition of in which works of a selected artist are 4 to play their hits from the ‘80s and ‘90s. Comiccon in Montreal. displayed in Kafein’s cozy environment.

Chet Faker + Little Stella [18+] Cult MTL and TEDxMontreal After-Party Bear Witness of a Tribe Called Red 5 2 Sept. 12 5 Sept. 14 8 Sept. 12 Club Lambi (4465 St. Laurent Blvd.) Societé des Arts Technologiques (1201 VA-114 (1395 Rene-Levesque Blvd. W.) 8:00 p.m. St. Laurent Blvd.) 6:00 p.m. 6 $14.00 + fees 9:00 p.m. Free admission The Australian electronic musician and $14.00 The first event of the year in Concor- beat-maker comes to Montreal for the This year’s TED talk in Montreal is sold dia’s Conversations in Contemporary 7 first time to lay down his soulful jams. out, but don’t let that stop you from cel- Art lecture series, Bear Witness from A ebrating all things intellectual at the of- Tribe Called Red is a DJ and filmmaker Starfucker + Small Black ficial after-party hosted by Cult MTL of the Cayuga Nations, and will be 8 3 Sept. 13 and featuring DJs by POP Montreal. doing a presentation taking on stereo- Corona Theatre (2490 Notre-Dame St. W.) types of First Nations people. 7:00 p.m. THEATRE $19.50 Portland electro-rockers make their way Le Projet Bocal to Montreal with their MGMT-esque 6 Sept. 12 – Sept. 13 melodies, featuring the equally impres- Theatre Outremont (1248 Bernard Ave. W.) sive Small Black. 8:00 p.m. $18.40 students, $27.60 regular This artsy Francophone theatre produc- Check out more listings online at tion is back after a successful debut in thelinknewspaper.ca/calendar March 2013.

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PASTEL POP Washed Out Grows Into Full Bloom with Paracosm by Colin Harris @colinnharris Within and Without. “For both of these records, it was like The man behind Washed Out is not the going to school,” Greene said. “I was just hipster stereotype you’d expect. watching everything [Allen] does.” He’s married and a homeowner, and has The two learned to speak the same lan- lived his whole life in Georgia. He speaks guage, with Greene explaining his desired with a slight southern drawl, made indistin- sounds in abstract terms to a well-versed guishable in his reverb-laced vocals. producer with extensive engineering credits. His name is Ernest Greene, Jr. Once Greene had made demos of the Para- Greene made it big in the blogosphere at the cosm tracks in his home in Athens, Georgia, Allen beginning of the decade—the immediately-rec- and Greene rebuilt them in a studio in Atlanta. ognizable “Feel it All Around” is a blueprint for “It was like hanging out, making a record the lo-fi-synth-paired-with-reverb-drowned- for 12 hours a day,” said Greene. vocals setup that almost every bedroom artist While the new record is much more built has giddily employed in the last few years. for acoustic instruments, his writing style is You probably know it from the movie Drive still very much based on home demos. He and the intro of the TV series Portlandia. works with MIDI as much as he can, adding Washed Out was a pioneer of the now al- and removing layers on his sonic canvas. It’s most clichéd sound, the aesthetic a product just the palette that’s different now—acid- Earnest Greene isn’t the Brooklyn-dwelling caricature that you may expect. of necessity—allowing the solo artist to put wash replaced with floral pastel. out music without the recording know-how “I had so much built-up creative energy (let alone a studio), while rejecting the gui- just over the last couple years travelling and tar-driven sound the South is known for. playing shows,” Greene said. “I wanted to When he first took this approach, there shut myself off and get as much done as I was nothing trendy about it. Now his lush, could in a short amount of time.” chilled-out pop is bigger than ever—with live His schedule doesn’t allow for the kind of percussion and professional production. infinite scrutiny that a bedroom artist enjoys. “Session people tend to want to overplay a lot But his live setup, now more guitar-centric, of the time, and that’s not really my style,” said does allow him to re-imagine his old stuff. Greene a few days before embarking on a fall “I enjoy revisiting the songs. I’ve tried to tour of North America and Europe in support of alter them in a way that brings them closer his sophomore LP Paracosm. “But we ended up to the Paracosm world,” said Greene. “It can re-cutting everything.” make for a lot of work, but ultimately it Despite his early reservations, the record is makes things much more interesting for us.” far more organic than anything Greene’s done It’s also a near necessity, with today’s Washed before—all the better for his five-piece live Out being a totally different animal than in 2009. band to flesh out onstage. Washed Out started “In some ways I miss working on the old as a bedroom hobby, with live performances stuff, the fact that it was really naive and simple. the furthest thing from Greene’s mind. I think it’s great for a record, but if you’re play- But he’s since grown into his success, and ing in front of a lot of people for an hour and a its effect is abundantly clear on Paracosm. half, which is what we’re expected to do these “We don’t have to use drum machines or se- days, you have to have a lot more happening to quenced stuff that we had to on Within and keep it interesting for that long,” he said. Without,” said Greene. “To get that you have to “All of that played into the new record and play along with a computer, which isn’t very fun.” I definitely think this project is completely Fellow Georgian Ben H. Allen gets produc- different than what it started from,” he added. tion credits here, which explains Greene’s “It is just as much a live band now as higher vocal range bringing Panda Bear to what I do on the record, you try to honour mind. Allen has worked with the likes of Ani- that as best you can.” mal Collective, Deerhunter and Cee Lo Green, and his engineering prowess has resulted in the Washed Out // Sept. 16 // Corona Theatre high-end transformation of Greene’s solo work. (2490 Notre Dame St. W.) // doors 7:00 Allen and Greene first worked together p.m., show 8:00 p.m. // $20.00 advance, on the latter’s Sub Pop debut—2011’s $25.00 door the link • september 10, 2013 Fringe Arts 12 thelinknewspaper.ca/fringe EXPLORING THE VOID Concordia’s Bilingual Literary Magazine Turns a New Page by Alejandra Melian-Morse working together,” said Sophie Bisping, the as soon as you have one editor that thinks sphere, so I would love to get more content magazine’s other co-editor-in-chief. something could be really funny but doable, to make French writers more visible. One of the most attractive things about Sep- Still, it takes more than good art to pull a then the discussion really starts. Usually we “We’re also trying to have Quebecois tember is its promise of new beginnings. magazine together successfully. The team con- arrive at a consensus with something that’s bands play at events and making sure that New classes and new responsibilities sists of one editor for each literary genre— restrictive enough to be a theme but also every event or launch that we do is bilin- emerge from every corner as nature turns a poetry, fiction and non-fiction. The Void also open enough for people to be inspired.” gual,” adds Ritchie. new leaf. However, some are passing more has a French content editor. The point of the themes is to guide, not The goal is to give everyone the opportu- prominent checkmarks than others. Artwork being a new addition to the mag- to contain, giving the artists a loose frame- nity to write. Last year marked the 10th anniversary of azine, however, requires a new protocol. work to work within and opening a dialogue “People are exploring. I feel like a lot of Concordia’s own literary magazine, The “The art’s a bit different because they do an between pieces. people have a desire to express themselves Void. This year, they’re celebrating the start artist profile,” said Bisping. “The art director “We’ll always choose the quality of a sub- creatively, but then they end up in a certain of a new decade—and it’s amazing how will choose somebody whose art they like and mission over theme,” says Bisping. “If it’s a discipline and just follow that,” says Bisping. much the magazine has evolved since it first do a showcase on them throughout the issue. really high quality submission but not really It’s also an opportunity for students to hit the stands in 2002. “Since it’s specialized it just kind of hap- related to the theme, we’ll speak with the test themselves. The Void came to be as an independent pens that there’s a natural back-and-forth.” author to orient it in some way, […] we want “[Literature] can be really unpleasant,” magazine celebrating poetry, fiction and to publish what we think is good.” says Ritchie. “But that’s precisely why it’s creative nonfiction writing. It wasn’t until It’s All About the Quality important—it provokes you and can instill three years ago that the visual art aspect of With a masthead consisting of only seven Writers Welcome some real feelings.” the magazine was added. people, this year’s Void has decided to cut Currently, students in the department of Cre- A quick flip through past issues of The Void The marriage of the two elements has down its output from its usual three issues ative Writing submit the majority of the mag- shows exactly what Ritchie is talking about, done much to change the aesthetic and feel- a year to two. azine’s entries, but this year the editors hope with contributors tackling everything from the ing of the collections. It’s a decision that aims to focus on qual- to “emancipate it from its original home.” student strike to just everyday youth angst. “A friend of mine was published in the ity over quantity. “It’s about having other voices and other “[A magazine] is kind of like diary-keep- magazine […] and she did artwork based on Two issues a year means only two tones, other styles of writing,” Ritchie says. ing,” says Ritchie. “You reify things that the poem she had already [in the issue],” themes as well, a selection process that “The creative writing students are trained to happen every two issues. You have this con- said co-editor-in-chief Jay Winston Ritchie. takes a great deal of thought. This semes- write well, so they have a huge advantage, but tent that gets put out there, and even a cou- “It was really cool because it was right next ter’s theme, television, stemmed from a by no means is the magazine limited to them.” ple months later you look at it and it’s to her written piece and you could see parts conversation about the award-winning se- But The Void isn’t only looking for added changed. It seemed so normal at the time of the poem in the actual image.” ries Breaking Bad, but themes can come diversity in the disciplines represented—the but now it seems so unique. The editors hope that kind of fluidity will from any range of life’s inspirations. magazine will also be making an added ef- “It’s a great way to mark the passage of time.” become commonplace as the magazine grows. “We all sit around a table and everyone fort this year to include as many French lan- “Our artistic director is really into mak- starts shooting themes,” said Bisping. “One guage pieces as possible. The Void is currently looking to fill the posi- ing the whole magazine into an art piece, year there was an hour-long debate on whether “I would really love to try to make The tion of non-fiction editor. For information on very cohesive and everything. I think more to have a ‘butt’ issue or not,” she laughed. Void known by Francophone students,” says this or on how to contribute to The Void, visit and more [the art and literature] will be “Sometimes it can get really absurd, but Bisping. “It’s still very much in the English thevoidmagazine.com. 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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Stingers’ 11-Year Winning Streak Against the Redmen Comes to an End by Sabrina Curiale A 32-yard Rassy field goal just Stingers at the bottom of the @SabrinaCuriale under three minutes into the second Réseau du sport étudiant du half saw McGill regain the lead 8-7 Québec conference, they’re not Over the past decade, the Concordia before Redmen running back Luis pushing the panic button just yet, Stingers football team has known Guimont-Mota scored the game’s first and rightfully so—the last time that when all else fails, it’s at least touchdown moments later, taking the they started off 0-2, the Stingers assured a win against crosstown ri- handoff from quarterback Jonathan wound up winning three of their vals the McGill Redmen. Collin 21 yards into the endzone. last four regular season games to That isn’t the case anymore. To end the quarter, receiver make the playoffs in 2009. The Stingers saw their 15-game Joel Brtka added another touch- “We just have to come together winning streak against the Red- down for the Redmen, catching a as a team,” said Quest. “The broth- men come to a screeching halt on 15-yard pass from Collin to in- ership part is there. We just need Friday, losing 32-19 in the 45th crease McGill’s lead to 22-7. to execute it on the field. annual Shaugnessy Cup at Percival But the Stingers showed they still “It was like there was a lid on the Molson Stadium. had some fight left in them, with end zone and we couldn’t get in “The strongest point? I don’t think Quest completing a perfectly thrown there,” he continued. “So once we there was a strongest point,” said 35-yard touchdown pass to slotback figure that out, we should be alright.” quarterback Reid Quest, who com- Kris Bastien on an out-and-up route Bastien, who scored both Con- pleted 27 of 39 passes for 312 yards early in the fourth quarter, narrow- cordia touchdowns and finished the and one touchdown with one inter- ing the gap to 22-13 following a game with a team-leading 90 receiv- ception on the night. “We were shitty.” failed two-point conversion. ing yards, agreed that while they The last time the Redmen claimed It’s as close to a comeback as were deficient in some areas of play, a victory over the Stingers was in the the Stingers would get, however. they didn’t get outplayed entirely. 2002 provincial championship game, At the quarter’s 2:35 mark the “It was unbalanced,” he said. when they snagged the Dunsmore Redmen scored on a 21-yard field “It was like a roller coaster ride. I Cup in a 10-8 decision. goal before Guimont-Mota scored think at some points, defence The Shaughnessy Cup, named his second touchdown of the game played really well, at some points after McGill sports hall of famer 44 seconds later, blowing past the offence played really well, and spe- Frank Shaughnessy, is the annual Concordia defence untouched for cial teams were up and down. matchup between the longtime 28 of his 111 yards on the night and “So really we just have to come to- adversaries. The winner takes extending McGill’s lead to 32-13. gether in the three phases of the game; home not only a trophy, but For the second straight week, offence, defence, and special teams for bragging rights as well. François Dessureault stepped in at us to have a successful outcome.” Unlike last season’s 43-40 quarterback for Concordia in the The Stingers will get the chance thriller, this year’s edition got off to game’s dying minutes, completing to exact their revenge over their ri- a slow start, with neither team find- a six-yard touchdown pass to vals in red this season when the two ing the end zone in the first half. Bastien with 25 seconds left to teams meet at Concordia Stadium Redmen kicker Samy Rassy opened play to make the final score 32-19. in two weeks for the Shrine Bowl. up the scoring with a 29-yard field Despite the loss, wide receiver Until then, there’s only one goal five minutes into the first quar- Shayne Stinson nonetheless found thing on Concordia’s mind: Week ter. A Concordia single, a McGill some positive aspects about the 3, when they’ll take on St. Francis safety, and a pair of Keegan Treloar team’s performance. Xavier university at Concordia field goals later, Concordia led 7-5 . “Our strongest point was probably Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14 for As is apparent from the score, our defensive backs tonight,” he said. a 1:00 p.m. showdown. neither team seemed to reign “We had an interception, good cover- supreme by halftime. age—defence overall held it down.” Photos Erin Sparks But all that changed come the Concordia now stands at 0-2 third quarter. this season. While that puts the the link • september 10, 2013 Sports 14 thelinknewspaper.ca/sports

STARTING OFF ON MORAL VICTORIES THE WRONG FOOT DON’T COUNT Stingers Lose Season Opener 5-1 to UdeM 1-0 Loss to UdeM Drops Stingers to 0-2 by Justin Blanchard @Jblanch6 in the second half the team finally found its by Justin Blanchard @Jblanch6 Chloé Malette found herself with the ball rhythm, making quick one- and two-touch just outside the keeper’s box, where her shot Greg Sutton’s head coaching debut was one passes up the field and into the feet of for- The Concordia Stingers women’s soccer was deflected by a Concordia defender be- to forget. ward Gabriel Quinn, who needed just one team’s rough start to the season continued fore finding its way into the back of the net The Concordia Stingers men’s soccer touch to make it past two defenders, tap the Sunday at CEPSUM stadium, where they for the game’s lone goal. team lost their season opener 5-1 to the Uni- ball into the bottom right corner of the goal lost 1-0 to the Université de Montréal Cara- The two sides continued to battle until versité de Montréal Carabins on Sunday. and tie the game at 1-1 in the 48th minute. bins to bring their season record to 0-2. the 78th minute, when the Stingers earned “We made some individual mistakes and Momentum quickly shifted back to the Cara- Considering the Carabins are currently a free kick outside the penalty box to the far [had] some mental breakdowns,” said Sut- bins, however, as just 10 minutes later mid- the Collegiate Interuniversity Sport’s fifth- right of Carabins goalkeeper Sarah Boucher. ton following his first game as the Stingers’ fielder Adama Sissoko headed a throw-in just ranked team in the country, and that they Concordia defender and team captain Shan- new head coach. “But overall I’m fairly under the crossbar to give his side a 2-1 lead. defeated the Stingers 5-0 in last year’s sea- non Travers’s ensuing shot into the six-yard pleased with the way the guys performed. From there, the Carabins showed why they’re son opener, some might consider Sunday’s box met a teammate’s head and sailed to- We just have to continue to try improve on the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s fifth-ranked game a moral victory for Concordia. wards goal, but the ball bounced off the every aspect of the game.” team in the nation, scoring three goals in the Stingers head coach Jorge Sanchez is not crossbar to keep UdeM’s lead intact. The Stingers had trouble moving the ball game’s final 20 minutes to clinch the win. among them. It proved to be Concordia’s best, and last, up the field, spending most of the first half Despite the loss, the Stingers don’t believe the “You know, I think as a program, we’re chance to tie the game. on their own side defending a relentless final score was reflective of their performance. beyond moral victories,” he said. “Yes, it’s a “[We] played well, [we] competed,” said UdeM attack. “I feel like it wasn’t a 5-1 game,” said second- positive. I think the effort level today was so Sanchez. “I think we showed that we have It was an attack that eventually proved year striker Andrew Bryan. “I thought we played much better than Friday—but that doesn’t the pace to keep up with anybody.” too much to handle for Concordia, as in the probably the best soccer [of the year so far],” he show in the standings unfortunately.” Travers agrees. 38th minute defender Joseph Couto would added, referring to the team’s preseason. It was a hard-fought game from the start, “They’re always a hard team to play,” she get called for a foul after taking down Mon- “It was just mental lapses. They took ad- with both teams taking turns moving the ball said about the Carabins. “If we can hold up tréal striker Alexandre Kénol just outside vantage of our small little mistakes and they deep into their opponent’s half, but neither with teams like this then we can do anything.” the Stingers’ 18-yard box. made us pay for it.” having the opportunity to take a shot on goal. The Stingers’ next game is Friday, Sept. Midfielder Maxime Laurey made no mis- The Stingers next take the field Friday, That was the case until the 31st minute, 13 at Concordia Stadium, where they’ll take take on the subsequent free kick, bending the Sept. 13 at Concordia Stadium, where they’ll when a clearing attempt by Stingers goal- on the Université du Québec à Montréal ball over and around the Concordia wall and face the Université du Québec à Montréal keeper Saby Dagenais didn’t make it past half- Citadins. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. into the net for the goal and a 1-0 Carabins lead. Citadins in their home opener. Kickoff is at field as the ball was easily recovered by UdeM. But the goal didn’t deter the Stingers, as 6:30 p.m. A few quick passes later, Carabins striker Photos Brandon Johnston BOXSCORES UPCOMING GAMES WEEK OF SEPT. 2 TO SEPT. 8 THIS WEEK IN CONCORDIA SPORTS

Sunday, Sept. 8 Women’s Soccer — Concordia 0, Université de Montréal 1 Tuesday, Sept. 10 7:30 p.m. Baseball vs. John Abbott Islanders (Trudeau Park) Baseball — Concordia 7, Carleton University 0 Women’s Rugby — Concordia 51, Carleton University 7 Wednesday, Sept. 11 7:30 p.m. Baseball vs. McGill Redmen (Trudeau Park) Men’s Soccer — Concordia 1, Université de Montréal 5 Baseball — Concordia 8, Carleton University 7 Thursday, Sept. 12 7:00 p.m. Men’s Hockey at McGill Redmen (Preseason)

Friday, Sept. 13 6:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. UQAM Citadins (Concordia Stadium) 7:00 p.m. Men’s Hockey at UQTR Patriotes 8:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. UQAM Citadins (Concordia Stadium) Saturday, Sept. 7 Baseball — Concordia 6, McGill University 9 Baseball — Concordia 5, McGill University 2 Saturday, Sept. 14 1:00 p.m. Football vs. St. Francis Xavier X-Men (Concordia Stadium) 1:00 p.m. Women’s Rugby at Laval Rouge et Or

Sunday, Sept. 15 12:00 p.m. Baseball at Ottawa Gee-Gees 1:00 p.m. Men’s Rugy vs. Sherbrooke Vert et Or (Concordia Stadium) Friday, Sept. 6 Football — Concordia 19, McGill University 32 2:00 p.m. Baseball at Ottawa Gee-Gees Women’s Soccer — Concordia 1, Bishop’s University 2 5:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer at McGill Redmen 7:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer at McGill Martlets

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WHAT’S WHITE, AND WHITE, AND WHITE ALL OVER? ASNE Numbers Cause for Concern by John Delva aimed at monitoring the number of dominate the entertainment and non-white reporters in the industry. crime pages even though, from a Facts are a funny thing. While there are 6 per cent less re- quantitative standpoint, white in- Despite the fact that a signifi- porters overall than last year, visible dividuals commit more crimes. cant portion of the Canadian pop- minorities made up 12 per cent of Non-white reporters who do ulation is comprised of visible the workforce—a decade-long manage to get newspaper jobs are minorities, the reality is that there trend—while also representing 30 merely expected to toe the com- is a startling lack of minority rep- per cent of the country’s population. pany line. Hiring sprees alone are resentation in newsrooms across According to Gwyneth Mellinger, thus inconsequential, save for the country. So even though the author of Chasing Newsroom Di- perhaps momentarily fending off reality of an increasingly diverse versity: From Jim Crowe to Affir- the Al Sharptons of this world. workforce is something that must mative Action, the ASNE itself was Clearly, the ratio between white be realized, many are still excluded very slow to warm up to minorities, men and non-whites isn’t going to from the media. including white women. significantly change any time What’s worse is that studies of di- The organization was quite exclu- soon. But the coverage of North versity in Canadian newsrooms are sionary up until the 1950s—so much America’s changing communities few and far between, so finding out so that not even U.S. president Lyn- is more pressing than ever, and about these disparities is hard to do. don Johnson’s blistering Kerner still leaves a lot to be desired for an Among the latest studies is a Commission spurred immediate industry wanting to be relied on 2004 investigation by John Miller of change. Among the report’s findings: for its ability to address reality. Ryerson University, which reports “The scarcity of Negroes in responsi- Some publications have tackled non-whites comprised 3.4 per cent ble news jobs intensifies the difficul- this problem exemplarily. At Gan- of the country’s newspaper work- ties of communicating the reality of nett Company, newspapers, includ- force while representing about 17 per the contemporary American city to ing USA Today, try covering all the cent of the general population. white newspaper and television au- bases. Despite the group’s admitted In plainer terms, the employees diences […] But full integration of failure to attract a substantial num- of the 37 papers that responded to Negroes into the journalistic profes- ber of minority reporters, it’s the study were made up of 2,119 sion is imperative in its own right.” changed the way non-whites are people, from which only 72 were Ten years elapsed between the covered by deliberately looking for visible minorities. That’s not a publication of those words and the articles and pictures depicting mi- typo—only 72 visible minorities inception of ASNE’s Goal 2000, in norities in a positive light. could be counted out of over 2,000 1978. But Mellinger calls the initia- Some may describe such a policy employees. It’s a number that un- tive, which aimed at reaching parity as unbecoming of any self-respect- questionably fails to properly rep- with the U.S.’s minority population ing publication. However, given the resent the diversity that can be by the year 2000, “noble but naive longstanding history of lopsided at- found in Canada, and it gets worse. and uninformed.” Unable to reach tention given to black criminality, Miller conducted a similar its aim, ASNE eventually pushed the “natural way” has not proven study 10 years prior, and had back its target to 2025. any fairer. Going the extra mile in recorded a 50 per cent drop in In Within the Veil: Black Jour- the other direction is really a pro- “commitment to hire minorities.” nalists, White Media, author portional means to counterbalance In 1994, 26.8 per cent of the edi- Pamela Newkirk says African Amer- what’s been achieved to date. tors who answered felt a “very icans were at first hired to cover While there have been some strong desire to hire a diverse events white journalists could not positive strides made, there re- staff.” In 2004, that number blend in to, such as Black Panther mains a long way to go. At the time rested at a mere 13.5 per cent. Also rallies. They were considered not of the 2004 study, The Montreal on the rise was the number of pa- smart enough to do the job, so while Gazette actually excelled in its por- pers with an all-white staff. In they collected details from the trayal of minority groups. Miller 1994, 39 per cent of the 41 partici- events—a publication went as far as called the paper “the only excep- pating papers had no visible mi- sending a black circulation truck tion” among six Canadian newspa- norities on staff, while 59 per cent driver to cover a story—white jour- pers to cover minorities reasonably, of the study’s 39 publications had nalists wrote the articles. with respect to the number of sto- no minority presence in 2004. Black reporters’ ability to be ob- ries and how diverse they were. The fact that many newspapers jective about other African Ameri- Despite some strides on the are becoming increasingly staffed cans was also questioned. In one front of female employment, then- by white individuals, coupled with instance, Michael Cottman, a black Gazette editor-in-chief Andrew the fact that only 13.5 per cent of journalist at New York Newsday, Phillips said in a 2006 interview, newspapers who responded felt was asked to go after David Dink- “[W]e’re not a bad reflection of our the desire to hire minorities, ins, New York’s first black mayor. readership,” but “[W]e’re not a means that things won’t necessar- “Show us you can bust his balls,” great reflection of our community.” ily get better as people become Cottman’s editor told him. And that’s coming from “the only more tolerant of differences. As a matter of fact, some stud- exception.” The American Society of News ies show hiring minorities doesn’t Concerned yet? Editors (ASNE) recently released necessarily change the complex- the results of its annual census, ion of the coverage. Blacks still Infographic Jayde Norström School is back and so is

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by Liana di Iorio @MsBerbToYou Down:

Across: 1. Rick Grimes and the Gover- nor make up this season’s rivalry 2. “If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em” is in The Walking Dead, a show this social network’s philosophy when about these undead creatures. it comes to the competition, having re- cently paid $1 billion for Instagram. 3. When it comes to Canadian politics, it seems to be everyone 4. England’s archenemy forever, versus this party, currently helmed everywhere, all the time, in everything. by Stephen Harper.

5. As “The Bride” in a two-part 6. The Team Breezy and Team Quentin Tarantino movie, Uma Drizzy feud is really just a battle for Thurman tries to track down and the heart of this Barbadian songstress. kill this man. 8. Athletes from this Concordia 7. The tension between our rival can often be heard saying, hometown team and this team “I’d rather be a Redman than a from Boston, considered one of the @%&*!#$ bumblebee!” greatest rivalries in sports, dates back to their first game in 1924. 9. This Goliath of a state was America’s greatest rival for over 40 10. For years Microsoft owned years without physical confrontation. the world of personal computers, but one look around campus shows 11. Drinkers of this sweet cola that this company is taking over. will swear they can taste the differ- ence, but it’s all Coke to me. 12. The jury is still out on whether DC has won the fight for superhero su- premacy against this comic book rival. Graphic Flora Hammond the link • september 10, 2013 Opinions 18 thelinknewspaper.ca/opinions

POWER THEATRE COMIC ALEX CALLARD

QUEBECOIS 101 COMIC PAKU DAOUST-CLOUTIER

Tanné: (tan-ay) In the Québécois dialect, “tanné” means being “fed up” or being annoyed with something you’ve been doing or dealing with for a long time. The correct use of “tanner” is the action of tanning leather.

FALSE KNEES COMIC JOSHUA BARKMAN

NAH’MSAYIN? A Drunken Dish Full of Lies

The other night at around 3:00 a.m., I drunkenly stum- thing about biting into a McDonald’s burger and fries bled out of a club on St. Laurent Blvd. and, like most peo- when you’re six beers deep that poutine can’t even touch. ple in my situation, could only think about one thing: Part of the fun might come from the fact that Mc- food. Donald’s at 3:00 a.m. is a special place unlike any- Now, if you were me, you’d probably be thinking, where else. It’s a place where friendships are born! “Hey, I’m in Montreal; what better drunk food to get It’s a place free of judgment, a place where you can than poutine?” And at the time that was exactly what stumble in and order the most massive pile of food I wanted. I was a froshee, new to the city and dying and no one will even bat an eye. The employees see for its world-renowned dish. I sure as hell wasn’t your type every night of the week. Simply put, Mc- going to have $2.00 chow mein. Donald’s is the yin to my drunken yang. When I signed up for Frosh, I assumed that each Make no mistake, I’ll still be eating plenty of pou- night would be a non-stop thrill ride of poutine. But boy, tine during my four years in this city, but I guess I’ll was I ever wrong. I have come to the realization that pou- just have to do it sober. tine is not, in fact, a drunk’s best friend. McDonald’s is. Poutine, you’ll always be in my heart, but it’ll just Before you start to quake with rage at my dismissal have to be my alcohol-free heart. of drunk poutine, hear me out. I love the stuff, I really do. I always have and I always will. But there’s just some- Graphic Flora Hammond — Erin Storus the link • september 10, 2013 thelinknewspaper.ca/opinions 19 Opinions Editorial

BACK TO REALITY

Orientation week is winding down With last year as a reference, this into classes, the reality is setting in initiatives by the Centre. Concordia Food Coalition. It’s not and reality is setting in whether you year’s Orientation was a success, for these lofty goals too. Just because it is happening uncommon for our union to make like it or not. You probably need to because it wasn’t a series of snafus. The most tangible, and maybe during their time in office doesn’t symbolic political gestures, but mo- figure out if you’re going to commit The bar was set so low last year the most ambitious campaign mean the CSU gets credit for it. bilizing students is an art of its own. to that early-morning class at that it didn’t really take much to im- promise, has already suffered We’re happy that project is mov- We’ve heard promises of bring- Loyola, or that ECON course you press anyone. When your predeces- from backpedaling. ing along, but it doesn’t really ing the CSU’s financial house in joined “for the experience.” sor’s legacy is doing the worst job out While CSYou campaigned on a count as a promise kept. order, and only time will tell if that’s You might be reading this in of anyone we can remember, coast- fully functional Hive Café by the The CSU executive campaigned going to happen during the CSYou the never-ending bookstore line, ing looks like a pretty easy option. time students returned to class, that on invigorating a student body tenure. While last year’s executive still a little dazed from Orientation But when you’re spending more project is far from completion. And that’s becoming increasingly dis- may have made a mess, it’s a mess shenanigans. money than it cost to get Snoop Lion when it does open, it won’t have the interested in student politics, if the new team needs to own up to. Anyone who was around last (or Snoop Dogg, if you’re not a fan of full menu promised either. With the voting numbers are any indica- It’s our job to be hard on the year would call this year’s Orienta- change) to Orientation a few years setbacks amounting to the same tion. Fulfilling this task is a huge CSU, and throwing a good party tion a resounding success by ago, you’d think we could snag a problems previous unions have undertaking in itself, and will take won’t have us singing their praises. comparison. The events were household name—or at least not grappled with, we must question some serious creativity—especially This team was elected on big prom- announced ahead of time. The have a concert which only appeals to the sincerity of the initial promise. after what a blow the CSU took to ises. We’ll be here keeping track of agendas were available during the the Piknic Electronik crowd. This executive also promised a its credibility last year. how many will actually be fulfilled. first week of classes. We had a Just because the CSU executives sexual assault centre during their And as flashy as the Orientation If faith in our union has any headlining act at the concert that are picking up the phone when we term, but they already knew that was website may be, the CSU still doesn’t hope of being restored, there’s was apparently a big deal, at least call doesn’t mean we’re ready to give on the way due to work by the Centre have a fully functioning website itself. much work to be done. in JMSB circles—though many of them a standing ovation. They made for Gender Advocacy and Concor- We’re excited to see what comes us are still scratching our heads some very ambitious promises to dia’s administration. The plans went of CSU-backed initiatives, like the Graphic Graeme Shorten-Adams about who the hell Dada Life is. get into office, and only two weeks through after heavy campaigning new divestment campaign and the

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