Stingers playoff buzz. Police violence. Parti vert candidate.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 26, 2015
Students
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:
- La Presse +, Le Journal de Québec and RDS report that the Stingers secured a spot in the Réseau de Sport Étudiant du Québec playoffs by beating the McGill Redmen in Saturday's Shaughnessy Cup game at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, 43-41. Head coach Mickey Donovan and player Trenton Miller are quoted. Additionally, Canoe picks up a TVA Sports report on the Stingers win.
- The McGill Daily writes about last Thursday's vigil for victims of police violence, outside the offices of the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Montréal. It mentions that the vigil, organized by the group Justice for the Victims of Police Killings, was attended by members of Concordia's Quebec Public Interest Research Group.
- Courrier Laval reports that biology student Kim Raymond, majoring in ecology, will carry the Parti vert du Québec banner in the November 9 provincial by-election in the Laval riding of Fabre.