Tuesday Oct 1, 2024 Volume 42, Issue 5 @theconcordianmtl @theconcordian @theconcordian theconcordian.com
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TOP STORIES NEWS
Three protesters arrested at Palestine walkout protest on Wednesday pg. 2
SPORTS
Stingers women’s hockey wins the annual Theresa Humes Cup pg. 6
LES PAGES FRANCOS
When the Pine Needles Fall : Un livre pour résister pg. 8
ARTS & CULTURE Collage of banners from the Sept. 30 Truth and Reconcilitation March, featuring Wolastoqiyik activist and artist Jeremy Dutcher. COLLAGE BY HANNAH BELL // PHOTO EDITOR
Yesterday marked the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Hundreds of people marched in Montreal to commemorate the victims of the residential school system. READ OUR ARTICLE ON PAGE THREE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE WORKING TO DECOLONIZE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY.
INVESTIGATION: CSU WILL OWE STUDENTCARE AROUND $175,000 AT MINIMUM FOR TRIAL OF NEW PROGRAM The trial period for the Legal Essentials Program began before a referendum could be held in the byelections. BY FÉLIX-ANTOINE BEAUCHEMIN AND CHANTAL BELLEFEUILLE // NEWS EDITOR & COPY EDITOR The Concordia Student Union (CSU) recently entered a trial period in a new Studentcare service that would cost up to $350,000 per semester if the service is maintained. Even if the service is cancelled at the end of the trial period, the CSU would owe Studentcare approximately
$175,000. In September, the CSU entered the trial for Studentcare’s Legal Essentials Program without consulting the student body, which has since been criticized by many student actors. “The student has no choice and no voice in the matter of how they are represented and
who represents them,” said Dave Plant, former CSU council representative. During a CSU council meeting on Sept. 18, Plant challenged the contract with a motion against the CSU council’s implementation of Studentcare’s Legal Essentials Program.
The CSU council had unanimously passed the proposal to enter the trial period on July 17, and it officially began on Sept. 1 until Dec. 31.
ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PG. 2
Embracing touch: John Lee Clark’s journey pg. 11
MUSIC
Genre Guide: Vol. 1 — Electronic pg. 13
OPINIONS
Dealing with major life changes pg. 15