By: Andrew Griepsma

The true music lover lives with a tune in their head day in and day out, connecting with a certain rhythm that inspires, usually by means of core favourites. Any music lover knows the thrill of discovering a new favourite; instantly understanding ourselve...

By: Cindy Lopez

Hundreds celebrated on Ste-Catherine Street Wednesday night as the Montreal Canadiens completed their second round series by soundly beating defending champions the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2. Fans waved flags, scaled trees, burned stuffed penguins and lit f...

By: Shannon H. Myers

Avenue with faeries and fields has evolved into the grittier brooding of Hamlet in their sophomore release, La La Land. Their first release Parc Avenue has an older brother, and that brother listens to Alice Cooper.   &n...

By: Sarah Deshaies

 Last summer, student unemployment was up compared to the previous year. There were 152,000 fewer jobs for students aged 15 to 24 in July 2009 than in July 2008. In a weak economy, there just weren’t enough jobs for those looking to fill in ...

By: Evan LePage

A Concordia University student is contesting over $1,000 worth of tickets police gave her, alleging she was a victim of racial profiling. Despite being born and raised in Canada, police targeted her because of her Palestinian origins, Amar Asmar told the...

By: Tyson Lowrie

The idea that countries in the Middle East are static, totalitarian states is a common misconception among many Westerners, according to a leading scholar. In fact, it is “ordinary people” in many of the countries in that region who are s...

By: Amy Minsky

City in Brief ASFA AGM The Arts and Science Federation of Associations held its annual general meeting on Thursday. The faculty organization is Concordia’s largest, representing around 18,000 undergraduates on campus. ASFA has achieved something r...

By: Amy Minsky

The second season of Montreal’s public bike sharing program is officially around the corner. Last week, the city announced it has begun installing Bixi stations across the island. The service will be up and running by May 1 at the latest — ...

By: Renee Giblin

An animal rights group said it has found the key to stopping the Canadian annual seal hunt: a new campaign from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals focuses on informing the public about the amount of money the federal government spends in an ef...

By: Jacob Serebrin

Striking Université de Montréal lecturers rejected the university’s final offer late Monday night, with 64 per cent of union members voting against the proposed contract concerning salaries and class sizes. U de M administration has...

By: Evan LePage

Phillips Square was packed April 1, as lobby groups representing workers from across the province convened to voice their discontent with provincial budget. Womens’ groups, workers’ unions, teachers’ associations, university student...

By: Jacob Serebrin

University students in Quebec will see new tuition fee increases in 2012 as part of the province’s plan to return to a balanced budget. But how much tuition will rise is still an open question — the province says it is planning to meet with...

By: Rachel Lau

The door to classroom 7.425 swings open and shut as students exit on a mid-February school day. Dragonforce can be heard blasting from the stereo on the other side. A tall 27-year-old holds out his hand. He’s dressed in grey sweat pants with a lo...

By: Chris Hanna

For some people, the summer months ahead are what they look forward to all year: sunbathing, beaches, travelling, swimming, barbecues and the great outdoors. For others, summer’s a real bummer. It means sun burns, sand in unimaginable places, sweati...

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Judging from  recent standup comedy open call auditions held at Concordia, the school has lost its sense of humour. Montreal’s Hilarious open auditions, held last Monday and Tuesday at Reggie’s, were intended to get students to try sta...

By: Melissa Como

When asked what words best describe the 12 paintings he was recently commissioned to do for B-Side Club (aka the Second Floor), Adam Vieira smiles and immediately says, “colourful, sexual and graphic.” The 26-year-old couldn’t have pi...

By: Mira S. Sharma

In an age of illegal downloads and online DVD rentals, going out to view films seems rather pointless. Nowadays experiencing art, especially film, is never further away than a click of a remote control or mouse pad. It may not seem like it, but art is...

By: Adam Avrashi

With 25 actors playing 43 parts, working with a controversial script and led by a blind juggler, Red Noses is certainly the show to end Concordia’s theatrical season. Written by Peter Barnes, a British playwright with a penchant for biting satir...

By: David Adelman

Every time I check the radio, goddamn it's the same thing, fuck the mainstream, I’m doin’ the damn thing, if that shit's bananas, this is plantain!” These playful lyrics came from the mouth of second-year McGill physics student Max He...

By: Tristan Glen

About 75 people biked to the Petro-Canada and Suncor Oil Refinery in east Montreal April 1 as part of “Fossil Fools Day.” The event was organized by Climate Justice Montreal to protest oil companies that are involved in the tarsands and have f...