Students

CJAD’s Ric Peterson and Suzanne Desautels interviews Joseph Michael Liu Roqueñi, a student in the Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, who is planning to run barefoot from Montreal to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in May (19,000 KM).

A team from Concordia will be participating in the 8th Jeux de la traduction at l’Université de Moncton March 15 to 17: Université de Moncton.

La Tribune features a stories about IMPAIR, a collective of young artists including students in the Faculty of Fine Arts, participated in “Samedi Graffiti” at the primary school Triolet in Sherbrooke.

During its 23rd assemblée générale annuelle (AGA) members of FEUQ selected their new representatives that will be taking over as of May 1, 2013. Among the representatives selected was Léonard Leprince, a student in the Department of Political Science, who will be in charge of the coordination aux affaires internes: CNW Telbec.

Concordia students were among the participants in the 16th edition of the HEC Montréal Inter-University Trade Exchange Simulation Competition that happened over the weekend: Money News, Yahoo! Canada Finance, Globe Advisor, TD Price-Waterhouse Cooper, Digital Journal, Ajax World, CNW, CNW Telbec and Le Lézard.

Lee Mellor, a doctoral student in the Individualized Program (INDI) and an author who studies and writes about Canadian serial killers and mass murderers, appeared on Global Montreal Evening News on Saturday, March 16. Mellor discussed his new book Rampage: Cold North Killers and his doctoral research at Concordia. Quinte West EMC also interviews Mellor about his new book.

William Robinson, a video game designer and PhD candidate in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture, in collaboration with Marley Sniatowsky, creative director at Tête Carée Films, and Alina Maizel, a project manager at the multimedia company Moment Factory, created an online-sharing interface designed to give “kosher” the same cachet as other trendy foodie experiences. The interface won $10,000 during the inaugural NU: Media Innovation Initiative conference: The Canadian Jewish News.

Kris Robertson who is a defensive back/kick returner the Stingers football team was impressing CFL coaches and general managers during the CFL combine’s last week: The Dawson Creek Daily News, The Coast Reporter, The Westman Journal, Yahoo! News, Newstalk 610, The Daily Courier, 680 News, Metro, The Chronicle Journal, Newstalk 980 CJME, Newstalk 650 CKOM, World News, The Hamilton Spectator, The Medicine Hat News, TSN and Le Journal de Québec.

The Montreal Gazette features a story on the federal budget, which included investing millions over the next year to create paid internships for university students. The article quotes Andrew Roberts, the new president of the CSU, who says that the federal government should be focusing on improving access to education.

Sarwat Viqar, a doctoral candidate in the Special Individualized Program (SIP), in collaboration with Navsheen H. Anwar, from the Asia Research Institute, National University Singapore, wrote an op-ed in The Express Tribune about the murder of Parveen Rahman who was the director of Orangi Pilot Project’s Research and Training Institute (OPR-RTI). OPR-RTI helps people living in Orangi, Pakistan: The Express Tribune.