Montreal city finances. Rape is Real and Everywhere. Group exercise. Participatory democracy.

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• Harold Chorney, professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in a Montreal Gazettearticle about the Montreal mayoral election race and the incumbent administration's record on city finances.
• Several news outlets pick up a Canadian Press article about the “Rape is Real and Everywhere: Rape Jokes by Survivors” travelling comedy show. Emer O'Toole, assistant professor in the School of Irish Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science is quoted at length about the show, put on by survivors of sexual assault and harassment:National Post, The Halifax Chronicle Herald, Red Deer Advocate, CP 24 News.
• Version Weekly reprises an article quoting Andreas Bergdahl, associate professor of exercise science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, about recent research into the benefits of group exercise, as opposed to solo workouts.
• Norma Rantisi, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is signatory to an open letter in Le Devoir calling on mayoral candidates in Sunday's municipal elections to take a stand on participatory democracy at Montreal City Hall.

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