Articles by Laura Beeston
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ASFA CEO Resigns on First Day of General Election Polling
Before polls opened on Feb. 15, the first day of the Arts and Science Federation of Associations general election, Chief Electoral Officer Christopher Webster announced his resignation.
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Perverse Pleasures
Queer Sex, Kink & Love
Fetish, kink, freak—whatever you call it, and whatever you feel about it—is actually everywhere. Permeating our physical bodies, punctuating our pleasures and playing a real part in the power dynamics all around us, kinkiness remains
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What’s to Come
You might have been shocked by our cover.
You might have also asked yourself, is this how The Link actually sees queer identity?
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Lowy and Lex: In Full
“Not all of the problems can be resolved, not even with the best intentions.”
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Talking With Presidents III
Lex & Lowy Discuss BoG, Strikes and R-E-S-P-E-C-T
“There is friction. You might be in a better position than I to say where the friction originates.”
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The Man Pill
What Happens When Male Contraceptives Catch Up?
I have a serious question for the males out there who could, theoretically, impregnate their sexual partners: How many of you would actually take a shot to the scrotum, or an ultrasound to the nuts, in order to assume contraceptive control of your sexual relationship?
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Editorial
The Art of Grandstanding
I’m not quite sure who brought it up, but there’s a concept from the Student Council meeting last Wednesday that really stuck with me.
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Petition Against CSU President on Hold
Agreement to Reconcile Differences Embraced by All Parties
“We discussed it [and decided] the best course of action was to have a conversation and really lay it on the table, share our grievances and ask our questions,” said Arts and Science Federation of Associations President Alex Gordon, who co-organized the petition with former CSU councillor Tomer Shavit and Commerce and Administration Students’ Association President Marianna Luciano.
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Female Media, Fully Clothed
Panel Discussion Takes Aim at Lack of Women in Media
Another study from McMaster University found men were writing 90 per cent of all commentary on politics, national affairs and economics in 2009.
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Petition to Impeach CSU President Circulating
Website Takes Aim at Lex Gill
A petition launched on Jan. 25 with the goal of impeaching Concordia Student Union President Lex Gill was discussed before a motion of confidence in Gill and the executive was passed unanimously.
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GOPen Marriage
Newt Gingrich and the Continuing Crusade to Ruin Free Love
It’s really unfortunate that Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has suddenly become the gross, 68-year-old poster boy for open marriage.
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J-School Professor Dies
Concordia broadcast professor Ross “Coach” Perigoe died from a brain tumor on Tuesday night. Teaching in Concordia’s journalism department for over 25 years, Perigoe also had a lengthy and active journalism career.
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Metro Reno
The St. Mathieu St. entrance to Guy-Concordia Metro is slated for an overhaul and will undergo renovations between March to August, according to a Concordia University announcement made on Dec. 19.
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SFU Settles With CFS
Out-of-Court Agreement May Have Implications for CSU
Over the winter break, Simon Fraser University’s student union officially left the Canadian Federation of Students after a lengthy legal dispute.
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ConU’s First Rector Dies
Concordia University’s first rector, John O’Brien, passed away at the age of 80 on Dec. 16. O’Brien, who started his career at Sir George Williams University in 1954 as an economics lecturer, became an associate professor in 1961 and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1963.
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Dances With Warehouses
Montreal Choreographer Brings Winter to Life With Janvier
The start of this calendar year has a special significance for Montreal-based choreographer Tedi Tafel, who brings Janvier to wintry life in an old railway building.
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Apocalypse Now?
Journalist Gwynne Dyer Talks Climate Change at Concordia
Grizzled international affairs journalist Gwynne Dyer was the first speaker brought in by the Concordia Student Union this year. Before captivating an unfortunately mostly-empty auditorium in the MB Building Dec. 5, Dyer briefly sat down with _The Link_ to talk climate change.
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French or Be Frenched
Discourse Surrounding Language Debate Needs to Change
Let me preface this article by explicitly stating that the only reason I moved to Montreal was to learn French. If I were smart, I probably would have transplanted myself somewhere like Tadoussac where Anglos are like aliens, making up less that two per cent of the population. In Montreal, however, Statistics Canada suggests that just over half of the 1.6 million people here are bilingual, and 18.5 per cent of us are Anglos.
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Access to ConU Info
Whether it’s media-shy sources, public relations spokespeople giving canned answers or the less-than-media-friendly local, provincial and federal governments, journalists often find themselves searching for answers.
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Covering Cops
Crime Beat Reporter David Goldberg Opens Up on Access
“If you really upset the cops, they may never speak to you again, and they know they don’t have to,” Goldberg told The Link. “You can upset politicians, but they’re always going to come back around because they know they need the media. Cops don’t.” “If you really upset the cops, they may never speak to you again, and they know they don’t have to,” Goldberg told The Link. “You can upset politicians, but they’re always going to come back around because they know they need the media. Cops don’t.”