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Living Italian-style. Minimum wage. Dropping the pill. Orgasm equality. Golf invitational.

Concordia in the news
Posted on October 14, 2016

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

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 Tribune previews Saturday's football game between the Concordia Stingers and the Université de Sherbrooke Vert & Or.
  • Concordia student Karissa Masecchia talks to PanoramItalia about living Italian-style in Montreal.
  • A CNW/Telbec release lists Concordia's School of Community and Public Affairs Students' Association (SCPASA) among the organizers of a news conference and protest to press for a $15/hour minimum wage, this Saturday morning at 10:30, at the corner of De La Roche et De Castelnau.Qui Fait Quoi (behind a paywall) announces that the film short, Les Beiges, by Concordia student Étienne Lacelle, has been selected to represent Concordia at the 'Rencontres pancanadiennes du cinéma étudiant' competition, at the Festival Nouveau Cinéma, on now trough October 16.
  • MuskokaRegion.com picks up an earlier story from The Toronto Star about women who have decided to turn away from oral contraceptives.The piece focuses on Concordia art student Katy Benedict, who discusses her experiences with the pill.
  • Her Campus, writing about "orgasm equality", quotes Concordia student Alex Friedman, who it says runs a Twitter account called @SexActually, which she uses to educate followers about sex and sexuality,
  • Inside Golf Magazine reports that a team from Concordia finished in a second-place tie at the recent Saint Martin’s University Golf Invitational.