Articles by Corey Pool
-
Lookin’ at the Levies
Frigo Vert & 2110 Approved for Ballot
Two student groups got permission to ask students for their cents at the Concordia Student Union Council meeting Feb. 8, as Le Frigo Vert and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy were approved to appear on the March general election ballot.
-
Preventing Prevention
Protest Against Controversial Non-Disclosure HIV Law
A small group of activists gathered outside the Montreal Superior Court Feb. 7 to protest the criminalization of non-disclosure of an HIV-positive status.
-
$900K Later, Judy’s Back in the Classroom
One year after being forced to resign from her position as university president, Judith Woodsworth has made an unlikely return to Concordia as a professor, despite having been compensated over $169,573 in “administrative leave pay” to help her get back on her feet.
-
On Time on Two Wheels
How our Bike City Can Fix its Business Model
Whether you like it or not, cycling is fully engrained into the culture of this strange city. Every spring, thousands of rickety bi-wheeled wonders flood the streets as Montrealers take their bought, borrowed or rented whips out for a spin.
-
We Don’t Need Your Education
Alternative University Project Redefines the Way We Learn.
On a cold winter night in Montreal, a small group of students and activists gathered in the basement of a pub on Ste. Catherine st. to sip cheap beer and scheme ways to rebuild the university as we know it—from the ground up.
-
Demo for Homeless Shooting
Police Accountability Called Into Question
A group of demonstrators gathered at Bonaventure Metro on Dec 10 to condemn the death of a homeless man killed by police inside the station on Dec. 6.
-
CSU Won’t Commit To Strike, Promises Action
It’s been almost two months since students from across Quebec gathered on Nov. 10 to protest impending increases to tuition.
-
Marching Against Minerals
Montreal’s Congolese Community Angered at High Death Rate of Miners
Technology and telecommunication companies were the targets of a demonstration Jan. 7 that saw roughly 200 people take to the streets of Montreal. Protesters rallied against Canada’s involvement in mineral mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
-
Weekly Spins
Through Grief or Hallucination
With the lure of a snake charmer, John Dwyer returns from the dark with Thee Oh Sees wielding a demon punk power.
-
The Arab Winter Is Coming
Six Local Artists Bring Middle East Streets to Montreal
The historic La Patrie building, formerly owned by the Church of Scientology and currently housing the Under Pressure Fresh Paint Gallery, will be undergoing yet another transformation this week. The gallery, at the corner of Ste. Catherine St. E. and Hotel de Ville Ave., is being taken over by The Arab Winter for the month of December…
-
To Strike or Not to Strike?
The fight against tuition increases has finally come to a head, but a great divide still exists between students who understand the issue and those who don’t.
-
Screaming at a Wall
The Strange Relationship Between Montreal and Its Graffiti
Known worldwide as one of the main veins for the arts in North America, Montreal and its well-established graffiti subculture have endured a long and arduous history.
-
Weekly Spins
Another Fucking Tribute Album
Born out of the Japanese music scene’s formative years in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Shonen Knife, an all-girl trio from Osaka, seem to be possessed of an unstoppable—and never-ending—gimmick.
-
What Is Chiptune, Anyway?
Chiptune—also called chip music or 8-bit—is one of the liveliest, most progressive, diversified, and wildly convoluted musical genres that you’ve probably never heard of.
-
“It’s All Very Frankenstein…”
FNC Lab Welcomes You to the Operating Theatre
In an unassuming apartment in Montreal’s Plateau borough, two young artists are hard at work bringing a ramshackle steel sculpture to life.
-
Weekly Spins
Swoon Under City Lights
Cruising calm and clear out of small bars and cliquey venues of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, comes Slowdance –a modest indie-pop band breaking boundaries with their debut EP Light & Color.
-
Weekly Spins
Experimental Mathematics
Cutting out unnecessary members, Halifax duo Seth Smith and Nancy Urich are Dog Day, a lo-fi rock & roll chillout band with teeth.
-
Weekly Spins
Get Your POP On
Our reviews of the latest from POP performers Fucked Up, Topanga and Deep Dark Woods
-
Concordia Student Goes POP
ConU’s Elgin-Skye McLaren on Going Digital, Playing POP
If you listen closely to Concordia commerce student Elgin-Skye McLaren’s short but powerful repertoire of recorded music, you’ll notice that, hidden discretely behind the ukuleles, melodicas, xylophones, and soft acoustic guitar, there’s a little storm brewing.
-
Frame to Frame
The Return of Cinema Politica
Since its inception in 2004, Concordia’s Cinema Politica chapter has provided students with a weekly dose of informative, thought-provoking political films and documentaries to make your hair stand up—and your fists clench. This year is no different.