Tuesday Nov 12, 2024 Volume 42, Issue 10 @theconcordianmtl @theconcordian @theconcordian theconcordian.com
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TOP STORIES NEWS
The Concordia Student Union addresses police presence on campus pg. 3
SPORTS
Why Montreal is falling behind in the world of major league sports pg. 6
LES PAGES FRANCOS
Valorisation du français : où en est Concordia? pg. 8
ARTS & CULTURE
GRAPHIC BY KEVEN VAILLANCOURT // GRAPHICS EDITOR @kindaokev
READ OUR ARTICLE ON PAGE 5 TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS ON AMERICANS LIVING IN MONTREAL.
CUTV’S $360,000 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BREACH
The Toronto curse is real pg. 12
OPINIONS
BY JEREMY COX // NEWS EDITOR ginnings in 2021, and the final total of their contribution to the independent media outlet will add up to $360,000. This represents more than a year of fee levy revenue for CUTV, which received almost $235,000 from the student body in 2024. A few days before the AGM, Board Member and Treasurer Mackenzie Smedmor an-
nounced that they will not run for re-election due to the unfavorable financial situation that the station has found itself in and their inability to influence it. During the AGM, multiple CUTV members expressed their surprise as the group discussed the continued funding of the Breach, an outlet unre-
pg. 11
MUSIC
CUTV’s AGM was cut short as members questioned their years-long funding of independent media organization the Breach. CUTV’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Nov. 4 was cut short as two participants hurried out of the Hive Café just as a vote to reconsider a $50,000 transfer to media organization the Breach was about to begin. The Community University Television (CUTV) has been funding the Breach since its be-
A hearty gathering: International Students Office’s cooking class brings students together over soup
lated to Concordia that focuses on coverage of national issues. They felt that the money could be better used to provide services to Concordia students and CUTV members.
ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PG. 2
Lest we forget pg. 14