Religious ostentation? Radical resistance. Food thought. Leadership hopefuls. Gamergate. Senior rebates.

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:

• Mebs Kanji, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and Kerry Tannahill, a PhD student in the department, are the authors of an op-ed in the Winnipeg Free Press about Quebecers' views on rights and religion. The piece focuses on Quebecers' overwhelming support for the rights of individuals to wear and display religious symbols and warns that playing politics over the issue in a federal election will alienate voters in Quebec.
• Jean-Philippe Warren, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is quoted in an article inthestar.com about the reaction of Muslims in Quebec to the City of Montreal's proposal to create a centre to combat radicalization. Warren points out the debate over religious extremism takes on distinctive features in Quebec due to "nationalistic concerns" and a number of social issues including the high unemployment rate among Muslims here and the history of immigration from French-speaking Muslim countries. The article is reprised in Our Windsor.
• Marketing professor Jordan LeBel  is quoted in an article in LaPresse.ca on the considerable efforts made by many companies in the food industry to develop customer loyalty to their brands.
• Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science, is among the experts tapped by La Presse+ to evaluate the performances, to date, of the five candidates in the running for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.
• Communications Studies professor and Canada Research Chair In Game Studies & Design Mia Consalvo is quoted in a piece in New World Notes about the Gamergate controversy, centered on sexism in video game culture and involving misogynistic attacks on certain female game developers.
• Political science professor Patrik Marier was interviewed yesterday on the Radio-Canada program Pas de midi sans info.Marier gave his perspective on preferential rates for seniors for certain municipal services.

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