Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Volume 42, Issue 23 @theconcordianmtl @theconcordian @theconcordian theconcordian.com
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TOP STORIES NEWS
Understanding Queer Concordia’s gender affirming care loan program pg. 2
SPORTS
Stingers women’s hockey finishes in fourth place at U Sports Hockey Championship pg. 7
LES PAGES FRANCOS Être ou ne pas être francophone à Concordia pg. 8
ARTS & CULTURE
Fonderie Darling’s spring program walks viewers through a transformative experience pg. 10
MUSIC
PHOTO COLLAGE BY HANNAH BELL // PHOTO EDITOR
The female DJ scene, through the eyes of Aniika
STINGERS MEN’S HOCKEY FINISHES HISTORIC SEASON WITH U SPORTS SILVER MEDAL
pg. 13
OPINIONS Voting federal 101: What to know before April 28 pg. 15
Concordia earned the second-best ranking in Canada at the 2025 U Sports University Cup. BY MATT PISCINA // SPORTS EDITOR The Stingers men’s hockey team made it all the way to the championship game before falling to the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees at the U Sports University Cup. After a 4–2 win against the Université de Monc-
ton and a 3–0 win against the University of Saskatchewan, Concordia lost to the Gee-Gees by a score of 3–2 in the goldmedal game. The Stingers qualified for the tournament after capturing
their first Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Queen’s Cup in program history. This gave them the third seed out of the eight teams participating from around Canada. Their opponent in the quarter-final round
of the national championship was the sixth-ranked team, the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus. Continued on pg.6