Student residence security. Cheating charges. Homa Hoodfar. Sex assault policy. Campus infrastructure. Best study spots.

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

• TVA Nouvelles reports, with video and text, that only Concordia passed a recent test by undercover reporters who visited student residences at four Montreal university campuses. The reporters got past security guards and barriers at McGill, Université de Montréal and UQAM, but were not able to bypass security at the Concordia residence. 
• University Affairs links to a Montreal Gazette article reporting Concordia's decision to contact police about an alleged exam cheating incident. The complaint resulted in charges being brought against a Concordia student and a representative of an outside tutoring service. AMEQ en ligne posts a link the La Presse + coverage of the story.
• Homa Hoodfar's recent release from detainment in Iran is mentioned in a CBSnews.com article about the reported sentencing of Iranian-American Robin Shahini to 18 years in prison in Iran for "collaboration with a hostile government."
• Lokalee picks up an earlier article from CBC.ca that examines Concordia's new policy on sexual assault allegations at the university. It notes Concordia's effort to streamline the process for alleged victims of on-campus assault when they go looking for resources. The article was written by Concordia journalism student Matt D'Amours, who is currently interning at CBC. 
• LaPresse.ca writes about chronic government underfunding of universities in Quebec and features a photo of the EV Building, credited to Concordia.
• The Queen's University Journal joins coverage of a recent study commissioned by universities and the provincial government on the need for repairs to numerous buildings at Concordia, McGill, Université de Montréal and other Quebec universities. 
• The Concordia greenhouse, atop the Hall Building, appears in a list of the eight best study spots in the city. The list, prepared by Narcity, puts the greenhouse in second position.

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