Rough handling. Art matters. Hanorah on La Voix. Integration challenge. UN simulation. Dodgeball league. RSEQ hoops.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 6, 2017
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:
- Le Journal de Montréal reports that Concordia film student Daniel Slapcoff (pictured) plans to bring a formal complaint against a riot-clad Montreal police officer he says struck him in the face with his shield during Saturday's protest in Montreal over the M-103 anti-Islamophobia motion, tabled in the Canadian Parliament. Slapcoff suffered damage to two teeth in the incident.
- A brief in Daily Hive announces Art Matters — a three-week student-run event showcasing the artwork of Concordia students through exhibitions, workshops and art installations. The event, on now, takes place at various venues through March 27th.
- Concordia student Lizzie Hanley is featued in a photo album in Le Journal de Montréal as a serious contender at this year's TVA talent competition on 'La Voix', where Hanley is known by her stage name, 'Hanorah'.
- A Concordia student identified only as 'Afi' is quoted in a piece in LaPresse.ca about the challenges for newly-arrived international students or immigrants of integrating into their new communities.
- La Voix de l'Est reports on the recent United Nations simulation in Ottawa, which included a group of students from Concordia.
- Le Soleil, writing about the growing popularity of organized dodgeball, mentions that the Concordia Dodgeball League is currently one of only two such leagues in Quebec.
- LeSoleil.ca reports that the Stingers men's basketball team was shut out of the RSEQ finals in an 81-71 loss to the UQAM Citadins, last Friday.