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Five days for the homeless. Hannah's voice. U Sports women's hockey. Stinger's men's hockey. Epic snowball fight.

Concordia in the news
Posted on March 17, 2017

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:  

  • The Montreal Gazette writes about this year's '5 Days for the Homeless' campaign in Montreal, organized by students at Concordia. The participants, including students, alumni, faculty and others, sleep outside for one to five nights to raise money for local shelters and other services for the homeless. Two of the current participants, Concordia alumni Seymour Ward and Elias Lolei, pictured as they sit on the sidewalk near the corner of de Maisonneuve and Mackay, are quoted.
  • A student in Irish Studies at Concordia, 'Hannah', was on a St. Patrick's Day segment on Montreal Breakfast Television this morning (no link available). 
  • The 2017 U Sports women's hockey championship, underway in Napanee, Ontario, is previewed, with the Stingers playing their quarter-final game against Guelph this afternoon at three: Sportsnet.ca, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Medicine Hat News, The Western Star, ParrySound.com.
  • The Canadian Hockey League reports that Stingers men's hockey forward Anthony De Luca has been named U Sports hockey rookie of the year.
  • Global News Montreal, reporting on the start of snow removal operations following this week's major snowstorm, posts raw video of groups of Concordia and McGill students engaged in an epic snowball fight. The good-humored combatants, enjoying a rare "snow day" on their campuses, were marshalled via Facebook.