The Link – Concordia’s Independent Newspaper Since 1980
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Feature Hayley Carolan – Published September 4, 2024. Intervention workers are overworked as more people seek their help amidst soaring housing costs and underfunded social service systems. Since 1980, The Link has been the most read newspaper on Concordia's campuses and the areas surrounding the university, reaching over 40,000 students and ...
News – The Link
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Concordia’s difficult financial situation following the tuition hikes has led to cuts in student services. Since 1980, The Link has been the most read newspaper on Concordia's campuses and the areas surrounding the university, reaching over 40,000 students and 5,000 members of the university faculty and staff weekly.
The Ballerina and the Bull | News – The Link
WEBOct 11, 2011 · News Laura Beeston — Published October 11, 2011. Photo Courtesy of Adbusters. She perches gracefully on the charging animal. Poised atop the bull, which is an iconic—and possibly ironic—symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity, the ballerina extends her arms, her leg, serenely posed against the grey skies.
In Montreal, we speak franglais | Special Issue – The Link
WEBJan 13, 2021 · Although French is the primary language of Montreal with 57 per cent of the population speaking it at home, Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Canada. In fact, more than half of the city’s population is bilingual. English-French bilingualism in Quebec has continued to rise over the past decade. According to the 2016 census ...
How Indigenous Runner Tom Longboat Trailblazed His Way To …
WEBMar 7, 2023 · He went on to win the Boston Marathon in 1907, breaking the two-hour 29-minute record set six years prior. However, his success was always overshadowed by his status as an Indigenous person. Longboat could never seem to get rid of the racist denominations that were imputed to him. Following his triumph in Boston, one newspaper complimented ...
Reviving the cultural tradition of tattooing Indigenous communities
WEBJan 13, 2021 · While very different from Inuit tattoos, Haudenosaunee tattoos would also reflect social status and mark achievements. “I feel like there is a huge need and demand for [traditional tattooing] in our communities,” said Amberley John, an Onyote’aka (bear clan) woman who is an emerging traditional tattoo artist and team member of Earthline Collective, an organization founded in 2015 to ...
The problematic origins of BMI | Sports – The Link
WEBApr 10, 2021 · The BMI was invented by Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, a mathematician who also studied astronomy, statistics and sociology. Quetelet had no intentions for BMI to become a standardized tool to measure individual health—his work with BMI was part of a sociological quest to determine an average mathematical weight for …
Being honest about our biases makes for better journalism
WEBDec 8, 2021 · In a 2021 report on media credibility among Canadians, 49 per cent of those surveyed agreed that journalists and reporters are “purposely trying to mislead people.”. In the same survey, 52 per cent agreed that most news organizations are “more concerned with supporting an ideology or political position than informing the public.”.
Scotty Bowman: from Verdun to Immortality | Sports – The Link
WEBOct 26, 2020 · The block between Verdun and Bannantyne is a continuous three-story-high brick wall of sixplexes. Neighbours chatter across balconies. Children run, screeching down the street. Apartment upon apartment, family upon family, it’s been the same since 1933. The year the most successful coach in the history of the NHL was born.
Top 5 Most Haunted Places in Montreal | FringeBlog – The Link
WEBOct 31, 2013 · 1. 242 William Street. Forgive the phrase here, guys and ghouls, but this one is the cherry on top of our morbid mound. Seemingly a simple address, 242 William Street is the setting for one of the most gory, heinous local legends to date. Once every seven years since 1879, through the streets of Griffintown, the decapitated apparition of the ...
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