Skip to main content

March 3, 2014

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 9, 2013

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Students in the news

Current students at Concordia do outstanding academic work and get involved in community projects that improve our quality of life. See what they've been up to:  

  • The Chronicle Herald features a story about an exhibit by Tamara Huxtable, who will be starting her Master of Fine Arts degree in September at Concordia, called The Come Clean series. The exhibit is a series of cross-stitched handkerchiefs, which features people’s confessions about their acts of everyday racism. The Come Clean Series is on display at the Megan Leslie Community Gallery in Calgary.

  • The Montreal Gazette published a blog post about a snowman built in honour of two-time Olympic gold medalist and John Molson School of Business student, Alexandre Bilodeau.

  • Maghalie Rochette, a student in the athletic therapy program, placed 7th in the prestigious professional mountain biking competition, US PRO XCT in Austin, Texas: Veloptimum.

  • The Varsity reports on the decertification of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). The article mentions that both Concordia’s CSU and GSA are also trying to separate from the CFS.

  • The Chronicle Herald reports that the Brock University Badgers won the two-day CIS wrestling championships on Saturday and the article mentions that Concordia’s Liz Sera was defeated by Brianne Barry of the Western Mustangs in the 55-kilogram final. A similar story appears in the Island Sports News and Metro News.

  • Impact Campus reports on the 18th Jeux franco-canadiens de la communication that took place at Concordia.