The Concordian - April 4th 2017

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VOLUME 34, ISSUE 26 | TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017

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Unlocking a piece of history Students delve into the untouched archives of Montreal's Negro Community Centre

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NEWS EDITORS /// news@theconcordian.com SAVANNA CRAIG & NELLY SERANDOUR-AMAR ( @savannacraig @nellsamar03)

NATION IN BRIEF NELLY SÉRANDOUR-AMAR CO-NEWS EDITOR Pilot sentenced after drunk on the job Miroslav Gronych, 37, an airline pilot for Sunwing, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after being so drunk he passed out before takeoff in Calgary last December. The pilot pleaded guilty last month to having care and control of an aircraft while he had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit. According to C T V news, Judge Anne Brown banned him from flying for one year once he is out of jail. Gnovych will also have to pay a $100 victim fine surcharge.

Malala Yousafzai to address Parliament Malala Yousafzai will address Canada’s Parliament on April 12. According to CBC News, she will also receive an honor ar y C anadian c it izenship w hic h w a s granted to her in 2014, but was postponed due to the October 2014 shootings in parliament. She will become the sixth person granted honorary Canadian citizenship. Yousafzai survived being shot by the Taliban and later on was named co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote the rights of girls.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ex-CJLO employee files labour complaint Former employee claims CJLO workers created a sexist work environment

MEGAN HUNT CO-NEWS ASSISTANT A former employee of CJLO, Concordia University’s campus radio station, recently filed a labour complaint under the Canadian Labour Code, claiming the station’s executive team created a hostile work environment for women. The former employee also claims she was fired without just cause.

Ellen Smallwood, who served as the station’s director of promotions, fundraising and sponsorship from January 2015 to November 2016, filed the complaint on Tuesday, March 28.

Smallwood will be represented by the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), a Montrealbased civil rights organization.

Smallwood claims tensions began between her and the station’s executive board and management team in June 2016. At the time, a group of employees, including Smallwood, suggested putting up posters around the radio station’s office to promote it as a safe space.

The posters would have condemned sexism, racism, transphobia and other forms of bigotry.

According to Smallwood, certain employees opposed the poster because they felt it interfered with their freedom of speech, as well as freedom of the press. She claims this was an indirect form of oppression against minorities.

According to Smallwood, in the weeks that followed, the proposter employees created multiple designs for the poster with various anti-oppression messages, but all of them were taken down or opposed.

She said the station manager, Michal Langiewicz, eventually decided to hold an online vote for the station’s volunteers and staff on whether they approved of the poster. While Smallwood claims the staff overwhelmingly voted in favour of displaying the poster, she claims Langiewicz still refused to put it up.

Also speaking out is another female former employee, who

employees.

Smallwood did not name any particular board executive when outlining her complaint, although she did describe Langiewicz’s leadership as being “paternalistic and sexist.”

Smallwood said the official reason she was let go was because the executive board believed a non-student would be able to commit more hours to the station.

wished to remain anonymous. The anonymous employee corroborated some of Smallwood’s claims regarding the work environment and tension created following the safe space poster debate.

“The problem is not only that the safe space poster has not been put up,” the anonymous employee said. “Proudly stating that racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and, in general, any abusive language or actions will not be tolerated at the station should never even have been up for debate.”

Smallwood claims, after the poster debate, tensions grew and the workplace environment became increasingly hostile towards female

Smallwood added she was not informed in-person, and she received no advanced notice or warnings regarding her performance or behaviour.

“I was told I didn’t have to go back to the station after that,” Smallwood said. “I was told that they had everything taken care of, and I was never able to go back after that.”

Smallwood also claims an employee told her she was not fired in-person or given advanced notice because she would have “cried like a baby.” It is a statement Smallwood said she feels exemplifies the sexism she faced in her position. She did not disclose the name of the person

who made this comment.

In addition, Smallwood was allegedly presented with a written document by Langiewicz full of “legal jargon” that offered her minimal compensation if she agreed not to discuss being fired.

“This is the first labour complaint in 17 years we are dealing with,” Langiewicz said. “We cannot comment on any details at this point for reasons of confidentiality, except to say that we are seriously disputing the allegations.”

Fo Niemi, the executive director and attorney representing Smallwood said that the purpose of the complaint was not only to correct past actions, but to protect future employees from the same conditions Smallwood faced. “[CJLO] treated an adult woman like a young, fragile girl, and created a toxic environment for women… this is not only corrective, this is preventative. It’s making sure these things won’t happen to other workers,” Niemi said.

Despite the complaint, Smallwood spoke positively about the majority of the station’s staff, and specified that she is speaking out not to attack the radio station as a whole, but to protect its current and future employees from facing similar circumstances.

“The volunteer community at CJLO is diverse, talented and does amazing work—they deserve better than the board’s toxic and dehumanizing processes, negligence and groupthink … They deserve to know the truth of why certain employees are no longer there,” Smallwood said.

Graphic by Florence Yee.

Verdun woman found dead Monday morning, the Montreal police confirmed a woman died after she was found unconscious at a park in Verdun. The woman was discovered by a pedestrian on early Sunday morning between LaSalle and Leclair streets. It is still not clear what happened to her and the police said a coroner has taken over the investigation. According to CJAD news, Manuel Couture, Montreal police spokesman, the woman could have had a health problem, or her death could be due to an aggressive act. The victim’s name and age are still unknown.

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CSU

CSU’s brand new council of executives Newly-elected coordinators discuss their plans for the next school year

Graphic by Florence Yee.

NELLY SÉRANDOUR-AMAR CO-NEWS EDITOR The Concordia Student Union (CSU) has a new council of executives for the 2017-2018 school year.

T he ele c te d s t udent s are Omar Riaz (general coordinator), Leyla Sutherland (student life coordinator), Soulaymane Al Alaoui (finance coordinator), Devon EllisDurity (sustainability coordinator), Maria Gabriela Polanco (Loyola coordinator), Veronika Rydzewski (internal affairs coordinator), Asma Mushtaq (academic and advocacy coordinator) and Ahmed Badr (external affairs and mobilization coordinator).

Riaz, Al Alaoui and Rydzewski took the time to speak with The Concordian about their upcoming mandate and projects within the CSU. The incoming general coordinator has been involved

Omar Riaz general coordinator

in student politics for as long as he can remember. “I remember being a student ambassador in elementar y school, which is when I got interested in being involved in the decision-making process that affects students and everyone around,” Riaz said.

This passion continued in CEGEP, where he became president of the Vanier College Student Association during his second year. “For my time as president with my team, we were able to accomplish great things that are still incorporated at the CEGEP,” he said.

Riaz joined the CSU team this year as a councilor, while also sitting on Concordia’s Senate.

“My experience has been positive enough that I wanted to stay with the CSU. I think they do a lot of great things,” he said. “I also think that you have to be part of the decision-making to help make a change.”

For the upcoming school year, Riaz said he is aiming for more transparency. “I think that everything we do and decide should be available to students,” he said. He intends to create a new Facebook account dedicated to publishing CSUrelated content, such as finances and summaries of meeting s . “ The CSU has an account already, but it’s just to make it more personal towards the students,” Riaz said.

He also mentioned he would be holding Facebook Live events in order to answer students’ questions and concerns. “[During the campaign], the first Facebook Live we did was in a staircase, which shows that no matter where we are, we will make ourselves accessible to the students,”

Riaz said.

He and Al Alaoui, along with Polanco and Badr, originally ran together as part of Team Embrace ConU, but both said they are absolutely looking forward to working with members of Team Connect. “I am more than happy to support them and help them accomplish their goals,” Riaz said, adding that he no longer represents Team Embrace ConU, but rather all of the students at Concordia.

Al Alaoui said, win or lose, he and Riaz want to speak with everyone who ran about their platforms. “Everyone has their ideas of what makes things better,” he said. He plans on meeting with the other candidates to implement their ideas. “It would be a shame for these ideas to go to waste.

We want to foster the idea that, even if you lose an election, your ideas don’t end there.”

Veronika Rydzewski internal affairs coordinator

The newly-elected finance coordinator has already contacted the current finance coordinator, Thomas David-Bashore, to learn about the position in more detail when it comes to budgeting and finances in general within the CSU. “I just want to have a better understanding and take his insight, to grow the position, if you will. Tweak it to make it better,” Al Alaoui said.

He also plans on working alongside the Senate. “They are the highest academic body at Concordia, and we have the same goals to make everything better,” he said. “It wouldn’t make sense for there not to be a collaboration.”

Rydzewski, who was originally part of the Team Connect alongside Sutherland, Ellis-Durit y, and Mushtag, said she is “excited to be working with [Riaz] and [Al Alaoui]. I think that when you look at their platforms and their campaign, they did a wonderful job.”

R yd zewsk i is cur rently a CSU councillor, and sits on the s t udent life commit te e, t he clubs committee and the policy committee. “As internal affairs coordinator, I will help out students with their clubs by improving them, and also I will be bringing new clubs,” she said. “I plan to create more student spaces on campus as well.” She also insisted it was important that students participated in the elections and said she is grateful for everyone who voted. “I encourage students to get informed in any ways that they can,” she said.

The Concordian also asked Riaz about his thoughts on the sanctuary campus referendum question that passed. “I think the CSU did a great job this year when the [Canadian Border Services Agency] was on campus. [The CSU] questioned them and found out what was going on and why they were there. I would love to continue to increase our efforts into making both campuses safe,” he said.

Photos by Ana Hernandez (centre) and courtesy of the new CSU executives (left and right).

Soulaymane Al Alaoui finance coordinator

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WORLD IN BRIEF KATERINA GANG COPY EDITOR

Deadly explosion in St. Petersburg metro A subway train in St. Petersburg exploded Monday morning, killing 11 and injuring 45. The subway’s driver proceeded to the next stop, which ensured passengers could safely evacuate, rather than risk further injury in the tunnels. Another bomb was found and deactivated at another subway station in the city, according to CBC News. The entire subway system was shut down and evacuated after the explosion and security was heightened at all of the country’s major transportation sites. According to CBC News, the blast coincided with a visit from Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

West Bank settlement approved The Israeli security cabinet approved a new settlement along the West Bank on March 30—the first of its kind in 20 years. According to the Globe and Mail, the decision to create a new Israeli settlement in Emek Shilo comes at a time when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating with Washington to curb these settlements. Palestinian leaders were quick to condemn the action. According to the Globe and Mail, Hanan Ashrawi, an executive committee member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, saying the action was antithetical “to abiding by the requirements for stability and a just peace.”

100 gay men arrested in Chechnya Chechen police allegedly arrested 100 men on suspicions of being gay, resulting in the deaths of three of them. Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper, claims to have uncovered evidence within the Chechen police and government of the police’s actions, according to the Montreal Gazette. Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov denied the allegations, however, claiming that the police could not have arrested gays because there are no homosexuals within the region.

According to the Montreal Gazette , Kadyrov, who is supported by the Kremlin, has been accused of signing off on extension human rights violations.

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HISTORY

Remembering our roots

Referendum question passes, creating a sanctuary campus in support of immigrants SAVANNA CRAIG CO-NEWS EDITOR Concordia students voted in favour of recognizing the university as a sanctuary campus, based on a referendum question asked during the Concordia Student Union (CSU) elections held between March 28 and 30.

While the vote expressed student support for Concordia becoming a sanctuary campus, the final decision to become one rests with the university.

As a sanctuary campus, the university would be prohibited from disclosing information about current or past students, faculty or staff to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), protecting them from deportation. The vote follows Montreal’s decision to become a sanctuary city in a unanimous vote by the city council on Feb. 20.

While these votes represent a recent surge in support for protecting immigrants, Concordia has a long history of providing a safe space to immigrants and fighting to end oppression on campus.

Before receiving its university charter in 1948 and merging with Loyola College in 1974 to become Concordia, Sir George Williams College was first known as the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA).

The YMCA opened in Montreal on November 25, 1851, and was located at the intersection of des Récollets Street and Sainte-Hélène Street in Old Montreal. The school would move to Drummond Street in 1912 before moving again to its current location. The Hall building, which is the oldest building of Concordia’s downtown campus, was opened in 1966.

Although the institution was initially a university solely for Canadian men, in 1870 the school began offering night classes open to women and immigrants, according to the YMCA. As an influx of Jewish immigrants came to Canada between the 1920s and 1950s, McGill University had implemented a quota for the admittance of Jewish students, limiting this demographic to a certain number of spots, according to The Globe and Mail. As a result, many students who were turned away from McGill between the 1920s and 1950s ended up attending Sir George Williams College.

The fact that Sir George Williams College also offered night classes allowed mature students who worked during the day a chance to receive an education. In addition to the increase in Jewish students, the

1940s and 1950s saw an influx of veterans and immigrants attending Sir George Williams College.

In the 1960s, Canada altered its immigration policies, removing brazen racist immigration policies.

In addition, changes in views on immigration led to the Quebec government taking the issue into their own hands during this decade by establishing a provincial immigration department.

These more reasonable policies allowed immigrants to enter Canada more easily, and Canada saw another influx of immigrants, particularly from the Caribbean. Although Sir George Williams University accepted many of these immigrants, a lot of these students faced systemic racism.

For example, in the spring of 1968, students held a 14-day sit-in on the ninth floor of the Hall building in response to a lack of action on the part of the university with regards to professor Perry Anderson allegedly giving black students low grades based on their race. The sit-in was initiated by Caribbean students who faced oppression and resulted in 400 students gathering in the computer lab in the Hall building to protest.

The sit-in ended in a riot, an unexplained fire in the Hall building and millions of computer cards and documents fluttering from the windows onto de Maisonneuve Boulevard and nearby streets. According to the CBC, 97 people were arrested and estimates at the time placed the total damages at about $2 million.

The accused professor was found not guilty of racism in the summer of 1969. However, following this incident, the university amended its procedures and policies, implementing the Ombuds office—which provides aid and a informal resolution of concerns and complaints in regards to the application of university policies, rules and procedures—and a code of conduct, according to the CBC. These events, known as the Computer Riots or the Sir George Williams Affair, was remembered at the time as the largest student occupation in Canada.

As Concordia has a long history of standing against forms of oppression, the CSU hopes the university will listen to the desires of the student body and become a sanctuary campus.

“We need to remember our roots,” said Lucinda Marshall-Kiparissis, the CSU’s general coordinator. “One of the major parts of Concordia is the Sir George Williams campus.”

“It was ... an institution for students who could not access something like McGill,” she added. [They] could still get an education that fit within their lives, their financial and time-based

1) the Hall building, completed in 1966.

2) Destruction as a result of the Computer Riots in 1969.

3) The downtown YMCA, where SGW students first attended evening classes.

4) The EV building, completed in 2004.

Photos from Concordia Records Managements and Archives.

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Concordia being recognized as a sanctuary campus would be in keeping with the university’s history of supporting all of its students. “We have a mandate from students—this is something they want to see as a priority. Any team that comes forward is beholden to show that they advocate for that,” MarshallKiparissis said.

Aloyse Muller, the CSU’s external affairs and mobilization coordinator, is the one who proposed the idea, and was the main representative from the CSU pushing for its adoption.

However, he said the sanctuary campus was a collective discussion and decision.

“A number of students and community members were involved in the process. We also consulted several times with Solidarity Across Borders,” he said. Solidarity Across Borders is a migrant justice network which originated in Montreal in 2003, that provides aid to individuals facing refugee systems and unjust

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“The sanctuary campus referendum question was in line with previous positions adopted by the Council of Representatives,” Muller said. This includes the CSU’s position to oppose the CBSA on campus, to promote Concordia’s refusal to collaborate with the CBSA and the CSU’s endorsement of the right for all to move freely and unrestricted by borders.

“However, the executive felt that, for this kind of position, the student body needed to be consulted and this is why we sent it to referendum,” he added.

According to Muller, making Concordia a sanctuary campus will allow immigrant students to “frequent this university free from worry on these premises, and [know] that Concordia will not disclose any information it has about them to immigration services.”

In the fall, two CBSA agents visited campus to meet with Concordia security to collect information on

a student, according to Muller and Marshall-Kiparissis.

“Concordia security has refused to disclose any information about their meeting and its purpose, but the CSU has filed an access to information request, and we hope to learn more about what happened,” Muller said. MarshallKiparissis said the university has postponed responding to the access to information request.

“I want to underline though that this vote did not make Concordia a sanctuary campus [yet], and that much work is left to implement these measures,” Muller said.

In order for Concordia to be officially recognized as a sanctuary campus, the demands voted on by students in the CSU election must be implemented by the university—this includes not allowing the CBSA on Concordia premises and not sharing any information about its past and current students, faculty and staff with immigration services.

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HEALTH

Resources for reducing stress during finals Concordia offers different services to help students make it through finals

CHLOË RANALDI CO-NEWS ASSISTANT We are approaching the time of the year where students become increasingly more stressed, anxious and sleep deprived. Concordia offers a variety of programs for students anxious about finals and looking for assistance.

Pet Therapy The Concordia Webster Library organized a Pet Therapy session to help students take a break from their studies. Students crowded around two pugs near the library’s course reserve room on March 29 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

“I think that pet therapy is a great way for students to take a break from school and de-stress,” said Ana Grubac, a Concordia economics major, who was at the event.

A c c o rd i n g to t h e a r t i c l e “B et ween Pet s and People: the Impor tance of Animal Companionship,” by Alan Beck, director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University, in Indiana, petting a dog lowers blood pressure and helps your body release relaxing hormones like oxytocin, which is linked to happiness.

According to t he Journal of Psychosomatic Research , “some people have experienced

increased output of endorphins and dopamines after just five minutes with an animal.”

In addition, even brief encounters with pets, such as the ones who visited Concordia, help reduce levels of anxiety.

This year marks Concordia’s third edition of pet therapy event, organized around the final exam period to help students cope with anxiety and stress.

“Some of the students are away from home and miss their own pets,” said Linda Toy, this year’s event organizer. “I have observed smiles and laughter during these events,” Toy added. “ It is really quite special.”

Everyday Therapy Throughout the semester, Concordia offers a variety of programs for students who need emotional support and guidance.

One of these programs is the Everyday Therapy campaign, organized by Concordia Health Services.

The program is geared towards helping students with everyday personal struggles. The campaign hosts four group therapy sessions throughout the semester to give students tips and suggestions for dealing with stress, personal relationships and confidence, throughout the fall and winter semesters.

According to Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,

The Concordia Webster Library organized a Pet Therapy session on Wednesday. Photo by Chloë Ranaldi.

one in five people will suffer from a mental illness or addiction at some point in their life. Two out of three of those individuals will suffer in silence.

“Concordia offers a [variety] of resources for students, and will discuss internal and community resources to help deal with mental health,” said Dale Robinson, a psychologist and manager at Concordia’s Counselling & Psychological Services, in an

interview with The Concordian in February.

Jack. org For students seeking assistance with stress or mental health, Jack. org, is also available.

Jack.org is a non-profit organization designed by students for students with mental illnesses or suf fering from emotional hardships. Concordia has its own Jack.org chapter.

“Jack.org reaches out to students who need help, and we help guide them to dif ferent resources available in their area,” said Michael Dor ado, a Jack .org representative.

“Most often times, students don’t know that counseling and psychologic al ser vices exist at Concordia. Our role is to show students that [services] exist and are available to help them,” Dorado said.

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HEALTH

Finding support within Concordia’s walls

How Concordia’s Centre for the Arts in Human Development helps one student enjoy her day-to-day life

KRIS MANCINI CONTRIBUTOR My 23-year-old sister, Lisa Mancini, is fully aware of her special needs. But it wasn’t always easy for her to come to terms with them. Concordia’s Centre

for the Ar ts in Human D e ve l o p m e n t (C A H D) , located on Loyola campus, gives students with special need s t he plat for m to express themselves freely without judgment.

When she was six years old, Lisa was diagnosed with pervasive development disorder not other wise specified (PDD-NOS), which falls under the autism spect rum. Some of her symptoms include depression, anxiety, low-attention span and difficulties learning and processing new information.

By attending CAHD, my sister was able to begin expressing her emotions in a creative way not possible in a traditional classroom.

“The centre cured me of most of my anxiety. I never thought school could do such a thing,” Lisa said.

Before finding out about CAHD, my sister just couldn’t seem to find her place in society. When a friend told her about the centre, she knew this could be the catalyst for positive change in her life.

Now, seven months later, Lisa preaches about the therapy she receives at the centre, and about how it is helping her learn more about herself every day.

With the help of student interns and professional therapists, CAHD participants learn how to set goals and work towards them through therapy.

“What makes our centre very unique is it’s under a creative arts therapies p ar adig m ,” s aid Stephen Snow, t he co-director of research at CAHD. “The first part is to provide clinical services through the creative arts therapies for people with special needs.”

One of Lisa’s major goals was to learn how to better manage her emotions— anxiety, in particular. Through ongoing therapy, she said things are “getting better day-by-day.” Since beginning therapy in September 2016, my sister has never been happier.

My sister’s eyes light up when she is asked about her day at the centre. Some activities she par ticipates in include painting, drama and dancing. She also receives one-on-one counseling to discuss personal issues, something that is rarely done at other Quebec universities.

Lisa attends the program t wice a week. “I like going to school. I like to socialize with the other adults because they can understand me,” Lisa said with

a big smile.

My sister has had many breakthroughs since first attending CAHD, one being the realization that she is not alone. “I feel happy, I am able to relate with other people in my group and people actually listen to me,” Lisa said. “I feel less anxious.”

With a very strong focus on research, the program directors are always adjusting the program and trying to improve it and make it more visible. This is done through open houses and large-scale musical productions with the program’s participants.

“CAHD is a training site for graduate students who are studying art, drama and music therapy,” said Lenore Vosberg, the centre’s co-founder and director of clinical services and public outreach. “We work on social skills, human development, building self-esteem, self-confidence and communication skills. We tackle these goals over the course of three years and, by the time they graduate, it’s evident that most participants have made great strides in the accomplishment of their own personal goals.”

The centre takes referrals from the West Montreal Readaptation Centre, Miriam Home or a local CLSC. For more information about the CAHD, visit concordia.ca/cahd.

Graphic by Thom Bell.

COMEDY

Attending my first feminist comedy event Verbal vomit, cozy couches and hilarious tales related to being a woman JOYCE CHAN CONTRIBUTOR Belly laughs and feminism came together at Concordia’s cozy and intimate Café X on Friday, March 31 for a night of feminist stand-up comedy.

The space was beautiful, with twinkly blue lights, potted plants and comfortable couches—as an artistic person, I felt at home, surrounded by other creative and beautiful women.

I sat down with Emily Karcz before the event to talk about her experience organizing the night of comedy. She said one of the challenges in setting up such an event is social media promotion—making sure people hear about it, and that they actually show up.

Café X is entirely student-run and open to collaboration with other people, organizations and groups for special events or exhibitions. It offers an alternative space for emerging artists.

The night started with a casual ice-breaker game where volunteers were invited up to the microphones to “verbally vomit” out any words that popped into their minds. This game made for some deep stories about hair colour, heavy drugs and annoying

cats. I volunteered to participate and had a lot of difficulty forming a story with random words. This made me realize how difficult it is to build a chronological plotline on the spot. I could see how this game would help creative individuals build on their vocabulary.

Two hilarious women performed interesting comedic monologues. Menstruation, awkward first dates, ways of saving money on tampons… no topic was off-limits.

“I think feminist comedy is still something that people have to understand. Everyone who will present tonight will probably have a different view on feminism,” said Karcz.

“There’s a healthy way to cope with things that are going on. Women are hilarious—I have great conversations with my girlfriends.

People in oppressed positions often experience a lot and they rip on that,” she added.

“Yeah, that was my first time doing comedy. I felt great, definitely a very welcoming atmosphere,” said Emily Estelle Belanger, one of the stand-up comedians.

“Everyone is super supportive, no hecklers for sure. I spent the last week making all my friends listen to it. My speech is typed up in a draft email to myself. I would love to do more of these things in the future if the opportunities were there,” said Belanger.

Comedy helps women laugh about their

stressful experiences and transform hardships into something positive and bright. I am incredibly happy I went to this event because it made me feel empowered as a woman and ready to take on the world without fear. I appreciate my female friends even more now and feel so thankful for their constant love and support.

Emily Karcz, the organizer of the event.

Photo by Ana Hernandez.

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PROFILE

When hip-hop and cartoon culture meet

Top: American rapper YG (left), with Ghiassi (right). Photo by Daniel Yañez.

Bottom: Photo by Galton Celestin.

The online platform Montreality is taking the Montreal hip-hop community by storm QASIM WARRAICH STAFF WRITER Sina Ghiassi didn’t know his love for both cartoons and hip-hop would one day collide, leading to one successful project.

Within the vivid colours and mystical worlds of childhood cartoons, Ghiassi believes there is a driving force that pushes people to follow their dreams. Cartoon heroes take on the world and face trials at every turn, all while figuring out exactly what their superpowers are.

After years of being inspired and enamoured by these heroes, Ghiassi heard the whispers of his own superpowers at age 16.

Nestled in the crowd at a Talib Kweli concert, Ghiassi fell in love with hip-hop.

He realized he didn’t belong in the crowd, but backstage, amidst the workhorses and geniuses that made these concerts run smoothly.

Nine years later, Ghiassi has built a rare archive of interviews with some of rap’s best.

Montreality is an online platform devoted to the curation of interviews with various world-class and local artists who are dominating the rap and hip-hop scene.

Sina has interviewed and met some of the most sought-after artists in hip-hop, and he’s developed his own interviewing style. Often, he will ask quirky questions about first jobs, favourite cartoons and favourite books.

Montreality operates through a YouTube

channel, Facebook page and website.

Over the past year, not only has the group’s Facebook page increased from 20,000 likes to two million, Ghiassi also had the chance to meet talented MCs and producers, including Rae Sremmurd, Schoolboy Q and Metro Boomin.

The Montreality team, made up of Ghiassi and his partner, Daniel Yañez, have collaborated with Belgian artist Robin Velghe (RHYMEZLIKEDIMEZ) to create stunning visuals for the website and the filmed interviews, all inspired by the cartoons and video games Ghiassi grew up with. “I wanted it to feel like Saturday morning cartoons,” he says.

The Montreality project all started with Ghiassi and his best friend Yañez sneaking backstage at concerts, trying to get their favourite rappers, to give “Montreality shoutouts” on camera. That was a mere six years ago, at a time when there was no full vision for these interviews—just some kids looking to meet their heroes.

Ghiassi still c ar r ies that youthf ul enthusiasm and intense fervour with him as he continues to build his platform. “I feel like cartoon characters, I looked at those as my role models. I feel hip-hop artists are superheroes as well, or super-villians some of them—they’re all characters,” says Ghiassi. “Ash [from Pokemon] wants to be the very best, he wants to catch them

all and that’s what I want to do, I want to capture every artist on my list.”

Ghiassi learned much of what he knows about the hip-hop industry from the books lining his shelves, and from his experience interning with the legendary Montreal harmonica player Bad News Brown and Bad News’ manager, Henry-Francois Gelot.

When Ghiassi worked with the team, the pair saw a tenacious work ethic in him, as well as an eagerness to learn. Though he learned a lot from them, he also brought

his own set of skills to the team. He started as an intern, creating graphics, but always soaking up as much information as he could in Gelot’s downtown office and on tour with Bad News. Eventually, he became their executive assistant.

“I would have messed up big time at some point without mentors like Bad News and Henry,” said Ghiassi. “As soon as I was introduced to hip-hop, I was like, I have to be a part of this. I want to bring something to the culture. It’s my duty.”

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FILM

Ghost in the Shell: A visually stunning adaptation Rupert Sanders’ take on the anime classic is both faithful and entertaining ROMINA FLORENCIA ARRIETA STAFF WRITER Taking place in a futuristic dystopia where the line between biology and technology has all but vanished, Ghost in the Shell brings big-time thrills and stunning cinematography to the big screen.

The film, directed by Rupert Sanders, is an ode to the 90s Japanese anime of the same name and stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek and Takeshi Kitano.

The movie revolves around Major Mira Killian (Johansson), a robot with the brain of a human saved from a terrorist attack.

Though the robotic enhancement of human limbs and organs has existed in this world for several years, Major is the first complete cyborg—a weaponized human enhanced to be the perfect soldier. Her existence is the result of the cooperation between the Japanese government and Hanka Robotics, the world’s leading developer of augmentative technology.

Major’s purpose is to serve as the government’s special law enforcement agent in the hopes of overcoming terrorist plots. When someone starts killing Hanka’s executives, Major is instructed to find the perpetrator.

As she starts her assigned mission, Major uncovers compromising information about Hanka, as well as the truth of what

Ghost in the Shell is set in a world where technology and biology have blended into one and robotic prosthetics are the norm. happened to her human body. The film dwells on the moral complexities of fusing technology and humanity.

The more she uncovers about her past, the more Major battles with existential questions and her place in society. She is neither fully human—shown by her inability to feel physical pain—nor fully robot.

When the American adaptation of Ghost in the Shell was first announced, both fans and critics were concerned about the project,

especially considering how white actors were cast for the leading roles, bringing on accusations of whitewashing. However, Sanders’ take on the beloved franchise has succeeded against all odds to be a faithful and entertaining adaptation of the original cult classic.

The movie is visually stunning, and every shot is framed with calculated expertise. The visuals are reminiscent of the anime’s futuristic style. The robotic

components humans use to enhance their bodies look unsettling, resembling torture devices more than limbs.

There is a creepy tone maintained throughout the film, which leaves the viewer at the edge of their seat. The film explores themes of individuality, humanity and privacy through Major’s quest to find herself and the killer on the loose. Ghost in the Shell is a beautifully complex and haunting movie worth watching.

EXHIBITION

Nadège Grebmeier Forget puts viewers on display The audience becomes the artwork at Espace Projet's new exhibition

JOHN CAIRNS STAFF WRITER Like an actor spending time in a psychiatric hospital to authentically prepare for their latest role, people immerse themselves in unfamiliar cultures in an attempt to add richness and complexity to their character.

In her latest exhibition, I, interdisciplinary per-

from the audience.

The pale, pink-lighted space offers the viewer’s wandering eye so little to rest upon that they are inevitably drawn to the other people standing in the room.

In this way, the other viewers become part of the exhibition.

However, in Forget’s work, the viewer is encouraged into a state of communal reflection in which they learn from fellow art lovers through their reactions. According to the artists’ statement, in doing so, Forget hopes to create an inclusive space where personal revelations may be shared verbally, I blendsminimalism and perhaps even telepathically. with introspection I is an ambitious project which to bring a work that puts our age of digital surveillance inspiresathoughtful and the commodification of the self formance artist Nadège Grebmeier experience. under a microscope. It makes the Forget creates a performance space viewer reflect seriously on not only which brings the viewer into sharp why, but how they consume culture. focus through its minimalism and austerity. It This exhibition brings us closer to ourselves would be wrong to reveal too much about the and others by encouraging the scrutiny of exhibition, as the description would disturb those occupying the space. the natural response of any reader who may Whether what we absorb finds its way decide to participate in Forget’s work. However, into the very sinews of our being, or merely it seems appropriate to give a sense of the flits temporarily through some scene in the response the artist might be trying to evoke performance of our lives, I suggests human

behaviour is comprised of a constantly shifting outer layer of knowledge, and a less receptive, yet more faithful core of wisdom.

I challenges the viewer to be aware of how this process unfolds in the subjective and objective gestures of the audience.

When we are drawing on the outer layer to inform our actions and interactions, we are performing. Whereas when conduct comes from our inner being, we are expressing ourselves.

If there is a problem with the exhibition, it may lie in the fact that it is almost too minimal.

Intellectual fire requires a spark to ignite, but I wanted the viewer to conjure a flame from nowhere. So a vague sense of mystification was perhaps the most palpable reaction in the exhibition space.

Nonetheless, this sense of awkwardness is a genuine human reaction from the inner core, and observing how people attempt to engage and be enthusiastic about nothing was an interesting and informative experience.

I runs at Espace Projet until April 22. The exhibition space is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free. There will be a special presentation from the artist on April 7 from 5p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Concordia students uncover details of Montreal’s cultural identity Students given opportunity to access archives from Montreal’s Negro Community Centre for class

MAGGIE HOPE ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR Having access to historical archives as an undergraduate student is a rare opportunity.

Being able to search through a large collection thoroughly and extensively usually takes months, if not years. The Concordia students taking the history course “Telling Stories” were able to readily access and study a wide variety of documents in a short period of about three months. Standing in the place where archives were created and kept for the better half of a century is something only a few can claim to have experienced.

The students are now among those few.

The course aims to immerse students in the historical narrative of a particular topic and provide them with a hands-on learning experience. This semester, it was offered by history professor and founder of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, Steven High.

High, who partnered with Alexandra Mills from Concordia’s Libraries Special Collections

to their own devices to come up with any inferences about what they could suggest. “It’s not something that any of us have really ever done,” Bhalla said.

Working with actual documents from a cultural hub such as the NCC presented the students with a surprising challenge. “This stuff isn’t on Google. [These are] internal documents from an organization, and we are representing them. Whatever we write has to be dead on, or at least—if we are expressing our opinion—it has to be based off of fact,” Bhalla said.

Despite being slightly intimidated, a number of the students in the “Telling Stories” course were excited for the rare opportunity to work with physical archives, which included photographs, letters to leaders of social movements of the time, and plans of events that were held at the centre. For Summit Ollivierre, a third-year psychology and German studies student, the motivation to take the class came from a personal connection to the area where the students were going to do their research. The NCC was located in Little Burgundy, a section of Graphic by Florence Yee. Montreal’s southwest that has a history of housing a large African-American and research assistant Desiree Rochat to population. create the class, based the content of it around “I know a lot of people from Little Burgundy,” archives from Montreal’s black Community Ollivierre said. “My family is black, and we’ve Centre (NCC). The NCC held particular been here for a while, so I thought maybe I’ll importance in the surrounding community find something out about my family ... and for being the core of integral activities such the opportunity to work with archives is not as music festivals, sports tournaments, and something that ever happens to undergrads.” communal meetings. The centre, which was On March 20, the students took a walk active from 1927 to 1989, operated on the basis through Little Burgundy, which they said of acknowledging and improving the status their professor planned as a way for them of Montreal’s black community. The archives to contextualize what they had found in hadn’t been touched since the centre’s closing, their research. “We are literally 10 minutes giving students the unique chance to have a away from all this information,” said Audrey blank slate and draw their own conclusions Medaino-Tardif, a second-year honours from what they found. history student. “We got to actually visualize Teejay Bhalla, a second-year history everything that we’ve been researching.” student, admitted to being intimidated by the The community aspect of their research task of creating a historical profile of the NCC is something High’s students emphasized without access to any additional information. often. Some were astounded by how much At the beginning of the term, each student was information they came across that seemed assigned a box of archival documents, which to be such a large part of Montreal’s history, they had to study in order to draw some sort but which they had not been exposed to prior of conclusion about the NCC’s role within its to taking this course. community. Because the documents are from As Medaino-Tardif explained, “[in school], I as early as the 1940s, the students were left learned this very washed-out history. I didn’t

learn about African-Americans in Montreal. I didn’t learn that there were slaves in Montreal, that there were slaves in Canada. So there are all these things that I learned [during the course] that were absolutely surprising.”

Her classmate, Lauren Engel, a second-year studio arts student, had similar sentiments concerning the lack of education on this aspect of Montreal’s cultural background in school curriculums. “[This class] has really made me think a lot more about our education,” she said.

Both Medaino-Tardif and Engel expressed that although the NCC was such a central part of 20th century Montreal’s community, it seems strange that most people—whether they grew up in Montreal or not—are completely unaware of its existence.

The students all expressed their gratitude for High, Rochat and Mill’s passion for the subject and constant support throughout the duration of the course. “[High] is really open-minded, really the kind of teacher who makes you want to learn more and ask more questions,” Engel said.

Many students agreed that, the professor’s encouragement, as well as the structure of the class, created a rewarding learning experience. “I think that he wants us to actually create our own history, which is something that, you know, we don’t get to necessarily do in another class,” Bhalla said.

On April 11, the students will showcase their individual projects based on the research they did on the NCC. The event will be held at the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s Liberty Hall in Little Burgundy, and will display a variety of visual pieces, from slideshows to graphic novels.

According to Medaino-Tardif, the choice not to host the event at Concordia was deliberate and appropriate. The showcase will act as a way to display the students’ work, but also as an outreach effort to share the information they discovered with the community. “We don’t want to keep this information—we want it to go back to the community,” Medaino-Tardif said.

Following the presentations by the students, there will be a panel of speakers, including Mills, who will share stories and anecdotes about the NCC and its archives.

The Liberty Hall is located at 2741 Notre Dame St. West. The event, which is open to the general public, will begin at 7 p.m.

Admission is free.

The NCC archives are located at the Vanier Library in the Special Collections Office.

Photos by Alex Hutchins.

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Mural club adds splash of colour to residence walls Students leave a mark that will outlast their student careers

Painting for the mural began on Saturday, March 26, and was completed this past weekend. PhotobyOlivia Jones and Alex Hutchins

" I think the murals themselves help to make the residence building feel more like home to the people living inside. " OLIVIA JOHNSON CONTRIBUTOR Students from the Loyola Residence Mural Club transformed the Hingston Hall HA 3 common room walls with a bright and punchy mural on April 1 and 2.

Last fall, Alisha Hussey, a community facilitator for Loyola residence at Concordia, pitched the idea of starting a mural club to the residence’s events committee.

She suggested painting the walls of the Hingston Hall residence to bring people together and help them feel a greater sense of comfort in their new homes.

“I think there’s a lot of truth to the saying that art brings people together,” she said. “I grew up dancing competitively, and although that's a completely different art form, I’ve always felt that art is such a great way to incite positive vibes and make people feel part of a group or, in this case, the community within res.”

Hussey spent the last academic year as a resident assistant at the Grey Nuns residence, where the walls were decorated with artwork by previous students. She said the murals made the residents feel

less isolated from one another.

“There are murals there that were done [back] when I was a first-year student that are still [at Concordia] today,” Hussey said. “I think the murals themselves help to make the residence building feel more like home to the people living inside.”

Hussey said not only did the murals give residents a sense of home and community, but they also gave students the opportunity to leave their mark.

“It's a legacy that the residents can leave of themselves and of their time here, but also as a sort of ‘welcome home’ message to those who will move in next year, or for past residents who decide to come back and visit.”

Cody Swim-Moser, a first-year student studying biology, took on the role of head of the club and asked resident artists to pitch ideas.

“It was brought up in one of the events committee meetings,” Swim-Moser said.

“And because I thoroughly enjoy painting, I decided that I would volunteer to take charge.”

Swim-Moser, who was his high school’s arts representative and was enrolled in International Baccalaureate visual

arts, began organizing the mural club in October. The design for the mural was later chosen by the Events committee at the end of February.

“I see it as a fun project, and it’s a nice way to leave your mark on your residence,” said Swim-Moser.

The club was only able to lay the first brush-stroke a semester after requesting permission from Residence Life, the Concordia department which oversees the Loyola and Sir George Williams residence buildings.

The mural was designed by resident artist Barbara Bouquet, who presented two drawings to events committee.

The first was a collage of waves, musical instruments and flowers and the second, a branch with yellow coloured flowers.

She decided to merge them together to create the final product.

“I was looking for something pretty personal. Something I would really like to share with everyone,” Bouquet said. “[There was] just a huge mess of everything going on in my mind.”

Bouquet, a Loyola resident studying communications, said she knew what she wanted to paint from the beginning.

She wanted to create “something crazy, but also very pretty,” taking inspiration from some of her previous drawings of flowers and stingrays.

She said whales and stingrays are two animals she loves to draw, and from there she added waves, flowers, clouds and other elements to the drawing to create the mural. She spent more than four hours first sketching her design on the wall, and another two hours outlining it with black paint. On March 26, residents began adding colour to the mural by mixing shades of blues and reds with bright pinks and yellows.

“I wanted to do something for my common room because I thought it was very bare,” she said. “I visualized something, and I thought I could do something good.”

“Next year, a new cohort of people will move in here and they’ll see the amazing artwork on the walls. I think from just looking at it, they’ll know what an incredible place this can be and, hopefully, see the potential for the year to come for them,” Hussey said. “And if that’s not the case, if anything, at least we’ve made one wall a little nicer to look at.”

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Fe a t u r e d C o n c o r d i a A r t i s t Danielle Poirier

"Art is above all a way of treading water, of keeping my head above the turbulent waters. I seek to capture what keeps me above as well as untangling the ropes that pull me below.

Through colour, texture and form, the intimate experiences of solitude, communion, and longing find a voice. There’s nostalgia in my pieces, but I don’t intend it to be there. It just is. As if something from a distant unknown past wants to be re-membered through clay, or oil.

Je me prête à l’expérience.

It’s a feminist point of view, one that questions how we think of ourselves and see ourselves and each other, how we relate to nature and to god.

What it means to mother, to care, to defend and to fight, to be connected and disconnected, political and sexual beings."

He Came Last Night Oil on canvas 2014

Swamp Goddess (detail) Stoneware, reduction fired, glaze 2016

Epistle to the morning, I made it through the night

Oil on canvas 2015

Two Sisters Oil on canvas 2014

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MUSIC EDITOR /// music@theconcordian.com SANDRA HERCEGOVÁ

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PROFILE

Nostalgia through sound and style

R&B-pop artist Sophia Bel keeps her music fresh with hypnotic beats and moody lyrics

Singer-songwriter Sophia Bel’s sense of style is eclectic and vintage, qualities which reflect the essence of her music. Photo by William Arcand.

CRISTINA SANZA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It was Britney Spears’ sophomore album, Oops I Did It Again, that made Sophia Bel want to become a singer when she was young. “I knew the whole thing by heart,” she said.

These days, though, the Montreal-based singer-songwriter has been listening to a lot of 80s and 90s house music and old jazz tunes for inspiration.

Her newest track, “Winter,” dropped on March 24. The analog synth-based song features a 90s backbeat and drawn out, echo-y vocals.

“I was on a night out and I was coming home in an Uber, and I felt those late-night, post-party blues. I wanted to express that kind of ringing sound you can have in your head when you’re falling asleep after a party,” Bel said about her inspiration to write the song.

“It’s about addiction and trying to get your life together.” The single premiered with an accompanying music video.

Bel’s music can be described as R&B-pop, but there are elements of jazz in it, too. “Right now, I’m really into 80s synths—like synth basses and keyboards. I’ve also been getting into vintage-sounding guitar pedals,” Bel said, adding her music has a nostalgic feel to it.

Her personal style also bears this same nostalgic feel—her outfit ensembles are often reminiscent of those from an earlier generation—fitting, as she often shops at thrift stores.

“I get inspired by either a memory from my childhood of a certain style that someone had, or I’ll have a t-shirt and I’ll build an outfit around it,” she said. “I enjoy being creative.

For me [fashion is] a hobby, and it’s cool that it can help direct my image, and the vibes that I want to bring to my music,” she said.

Her style, as she described, is “eclectic and

slightly kooky.”

Bel is currently in her last year of the jazz music program at Vanier College. She said her studies helped her develop her sound. “I could write a catchy song [before], but now I can explore different textures, different sounds. I have a better view on the medium itself,” she said.

Her vocal technique has also changed over the years. When she first began singing at a young age, she would try to emulate powerhouse singers, such as Beyonce and Christina Aguilera. Now, she opts for a softer sound vocally. “I pay more attention to subtleties and the sensibility in the interpretation, and not so much showing off a huge voice,” she said.

Bel’s voice on her recently-released tracks is soft, silky and smooth—nearly hypnotic.

While Bel is commonly known for her time on season four of La Voix, the Quebec music reality TV show, she does not want to be known as the reality show singer forever.

She is grateful for the exposure the show gave her, but she said she felt she wasn’t portrayed in the best light—she was deemed the shy, awkward girl, which isn’t reflective of who she is or wants to be.

“The lack of control of your image when you’re on a show like that is kind of tough to deal with,” she said. “[The show] taught me to be more authentic with what I want to share with the world,” she said. “It re-centered my focus—now I just want to focus on my art and the stuff I actually want to do.”

For her last performance on La Voix, she sang Lana Del Rey’s “High by the Beach,” a cover which she quickly became known for.

“It was the performance that got me the most exposure. It was my most popular performance,” she said. So much so, she recorded a version of it on her Facebook page, which has over 74,000 views. “I got literally hundreds of requests to do my own version,” she said.

Del Rey is also one of her musical influences.

However, Bel said she believes her biggest accomplishment is still to come. “A lot of people would say it’s La Voix, because it gave me a big boost in my development as a public figure,” she explained. “But my biggest accomplishment is my EP that I’m going to release—that’s how I feel right now.”

Her new EP does not have a release date yet, but Bel is aiming for the end of this summer or early fall. It will feature all new songs, which she described jazzy and sensual. Bel will also be involved with the artistic direction of the EP. “I’m inspired by space right now—aliens and spaceships,” she said, referring to the imagery she wants to incorporate in the EP. “I’m also thinking of the colour green and orange a lot. I don’t know if my inspirations are too weird,” she said with a laugh.

For aspiring musicians, Bel said, ultimately, it’s important to be authentic and develop a clear musical direction. “Unless you have something to say, no one’s going to hear anything,” she said. “[Your music] is not going to resonate if you don’t have a clear vision and a clear direction.”

More Life (Republic Records, 2017) Following from his commercially successful, but ultimately mediocre album Views, Drake is back—not with an album, but a playlist. The songs on More Life feature a variety of different melodies and sounds, giving it a unique vibe compared to Drake’s past albums. The album varies in sound enough to keep your attention for the playlist’s hour long runtime. The soundscape feels like it’s comprised of all the sounds Drake’s explored throughout his career and showcases his versatility as an artist.

There are many highlights, such as “Sacrifices,” “Glow,” “Passionfruit” and “Lose You.” However, “Teenage Fever,” which samples J. Lo’s “If You Had My Love,” stands out more than the other tracks, as it features one of Drake’s best vocal performances to date. “Teenage Fever” is a return to the R&B sound of the Drake and Rihanna’s song, “Take Care.” The only flaws come in the form of the overproduced “Get It Together” and “Since Way Back.”

More Life is much more enjoyable than his previous album, and is one of Drake’s better projects.

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The Wild (Empire, 2017)

The Wild features an old-school hip-hop vibe with low-key melodies that are easy to vibe to. The album is more concentrated on its lyrical prose rather than club-banging hits, which is refreshing for a hip-hop album nowadays. In “Marvin,” Raekwon pays tribute to legendary singer Marvin Gaye, who passed away on April 1, 1984.

He narrates Gaye’s life story—his ups and downs, until the day his father murdered him. “Can’t You See” is a soothing, storytelling track with a nostalgic feel as Raekwon raps about growing up in the 80s to show how much his life has changed since then. The track is about his life journey, and he raps about how any obstacle can be conquered. “My Corner,” featuring Lil Wayne, has playful lyrics and a catchy hook. “Visiting Day” is a soulful song featuring Andra Day’s R&B and jazzy vocals. The song has a sad tone, as Raekwon raps about his homies from his neighbourhood who are still living reckless lives, risking jail time. Overall, The Wild is a genuine and enjoyable hip-hop album.

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—Sandra Hercegová, Music Editor

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RECOMMENDATIONS

3 NELLY FURTADO

The Ride

(Nelstar, 2017)

Nelly Furtado has a new album after a five-year hiatus from the music industry.

The Ride is a journey through a variety of genre mixtures, including synch-rock, electro-folk and soft pop songs. She explores different instrumental ballads in every track which makes this album an unexpected, yet original comeback.

The opening song, “Cold Hard Truth,” is all about that bass with its strong pop-electro feel. “Carnival Games” has a pop-folk smoothness to it with mellow piano sounds, making it a soothing and nostalgic track. “Live” is your typical happy-go-lucky pop song, and will send good vibes your way with its upbeat keyboard melodies. Furtado’s new tracks are a good listen, however, they are not her usual catchy pop hits, nor do they have that distinct lyrical content Furtado is known for. As a Furtado fan, I was slightly let down by the strong emphasis on electro-pop in The Ride.

11 Trial track: “Live”

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Femme (1st & 15th Entertainment, 2017) Rooted in traditional Balkan ballads, Femme fuses melodies from different eastern European and middle eastern countries, such as Albania and Turkey. Most tracks feature the accordion, which brings a classic eastern European tone along with the Turkish qanun, a string instrument known for its traditional Middle Eastern sound. The opening track, “Ibrahim,” is sung in French with delicate mystic vocals and features Didem Basar, a Turkish qanun player. It’s the track on the album that will inspire you to bellydance to its beautiful chants. Most songs are sung in French, with some hints of English and Albanian.

“Mama Irena” features Czech violinist Iva Bittová, who plays upbeat violin riffs that fit seamlessly with Briga’s Albanian chants.

In “Café Sarajevo,” Briga’s vocals are soulful and enchanting, as a hypnotic percussion ballad fills the track. If you have an ear for world music and enjoy the traditional sounds of both eastern European and Middle Eastern ballads, Femme will enchant you.

The rise of post-rock

Introducing the most influential bands in the realm of experimental rock MATTHEW COYTE STAFF WRITER

specific time and place that is rarely seen in any other music genre.

The most prominent post-rock groups and albums emerged from the trenches of MTV music and Nirvana knockoffs in the 90s. It includes the aforementioned Godspeed You! Black Emperor, whose 2000 album, Lift Your Skinny Fingers like Antennas to Heaven is considered by many to be a classic of the genre. It’s a massive project, with all four songs hovering around the 20 minute mark.

It’s an elegant record that features vicious instrumental climaxes. The claustrophobic nature of the song “Static” builds up to an unrelenting, anxious guitar riff which makes your heart pump. It puts you on the edge of your seat. The opening song, “Storm,” carries soothing violins with a slow-building drumline as new instruments join in. Cellos and violins elevate the album, and provide a more awe-inspiring, cinematic listen. The group has a strong political stance, with many songs reflecting their perspective on the world. They won the 2013 Polaris Prize for Best Canadian Album for their record Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!

From across the pond, Glasgow band, Mogwai has produced critically-acclaimed albums for the past two decades. Their latest record, Atomic, was the soundtrack to a BBC documentary on nuclear disaster called Storyville Atomic: Living in Dread and 2 Promise. With a topic like that, it would be easy to focus on explosions of sound and violence,.Instead, Mogwai turns their attention to the

Pink Floyd and Velvet Underground are not only the bands whose contributions to rock music are uncomparable, but they are also the source of an entire genre of droning,cinematic,music—Post-rock.

The co-founder of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, said in an interview with Rolling Stone that their track, “Echoes,” is a 23 minute instrumental ode to “The potential human beings have for recognizing each other’s humanity and responding to it, with empathy rather than antipathy.”This track is filled with mind-bending guitar riffs, swirling piano chords and a haunting vocal performance, along with more than enough instrumental improvisation.

After this song came out, the genre of post-rock rose.

Montreal has become one of the most prominent pioneers of this style, with groups such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Fly Pan Am emerging from the city. Godspeed has reached such prestige and recognition that during the 80s and 90s, the Montreal Plateau was dubbed the “Godspeed Generation.” The band managed to find inspiration during the political turmoil of the 90s and the societal separation running through Quebec at the time. “It was a very [melancholic] time,” said Norsola Johnson, the group’s cellist, in an interview with the Red Bull Music Academy Daily. “Instead of angst, a rage and a desire to change things, we became more reflective about the decline of society as a whole.”

A unique characteristic of this genre is the notable lack of vocals—it is (1) Pink Floyd’s album, Meddle, is almost exclusively filled with instruwhere post-rock was first heard. mental riffs and hooks. Vocals often (2) Montreal has had an impact on consist of samples of spoken word or the rise of post-rock with the album non-traditional singing styles. Also, Lift Your Skinny Fingers like Antennas the polished, clean and produced to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black style is replaced by an often grimier, Emperor. more industrial sound. Traditional (3)Mogwai’s album, Atomic, explores instruments like the guitar, drums, minimalist post-rock sounds. and bass are still present, but are now joined by violins and cellos to provide a sound that is rich with texture. It can make your blood boil, as if the walls are closing in on you, counter that with explosive, victorious melodies that could conquer any fear. Glorious crescendos of noise rain down, demanding an awaiting triumph. The genre also contains jarring, crowded, claustrophobic and nerve-racking drones of distorted instruments. They offer a glimpse into not only the artist’s psyche, but society. Without even speaking a word, post-rock offers insight into a

aftermath with a more subdued sound.

Minimalist in nature, the gentle violins and electronic keyboards provide a futuristic bassline, like on the song “U-235.” Droning drumlines march through the album, supporting each song and giving it texture.

Another group that has risen to postrock glory is Cul de Sac, a group that was founded in the early 90s. They were one of the groups less willing to accept being labelled in the genre because “the term was soon being tossed about indiscriminately,” said guitarist Glenn Jones in an interview with online magazine, Perfect Sound Forever.

Their 1992 record debut, ECIM, featured the track “Nico’s Dream” which offers an eerie, scratchy, static feeling. The band members have said in past interviews they use Cul de Sac as a way to explore the creativity of the guitar and to push boundaries. The experimentation is obvious—each track is laced with a psychedelic, punk attitude.

Post-rock continues to reflect the state of society, pointing the mirror back at us. The genre was best described by music publication Pitchfork as the “raw grace of noise.” Its ability to tell compelling stories without saying a word, building on emotions through pure musicianship and passion, separates it from the rest of the musical world.

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SPORTS EDITOR /// sports@theconcordian.com ALEXANDER COLE ( @AlexCole_80)

OPINION

A rocky year for U SPORTS

With a new name came a whole slew of identity issues for Canadian university sports

ALEXANDER COLE SPORTS EDITOR When the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) changed its name to U SPORTS on October 20, 2016, it was supposed to mark a new era for Canadian university athletics.

Unlike the United States, Canadians don’t follow college sports as religiously.

If you were to go to any football or hockey game at a Canadian university, you would see dedicated fans, but never to the same extreme as south of the border. A college football game in the U.S. can attract close to 50,000 people, according to ESPN, while in Canada, you’d be lucky to see 500 people show up for a game.

According to U SPORTS, the point of the rebrand was to attract more people to the games and create a recognizable brand. The plan was to get more attention by publishing more articles and features on the players

and teams, while utilizing their relationship with Sportsnet to get more TV spots.

While it is hard to say how this rebrand will hold five years from now, it’s not looking good after the first year.

One thing that struck me as odd about the rebrand was the timing of it. Instead of unveiling it at the Vanier Cup or before the season, they decided to announce it midseason. This made it confusing for teams and advertisers, who didn’t know how to market their teams or events anymore.

For instance, at Concordia, the boards around the hockey arena still say CIS and only a few arenas have made the change to U SPORTS. Also, the Vanier Cup was marketed as the first U SPORTS championship game, yet the rugby finals, which happened before the Vanier Cup, used the U SPORTS name. As small as this may be, it just goes to show how disorganized and inconsistent U SPORTS has been since the rebrand. Not the best way to make a

first impression.

Then there was the Vanier Cup fiasco.

According to the Hamilton Spectator, less than 10,000 tickets were bought for the Vanier Cup and only 5,000 people attended.

This is in contrast with the 48th Vanier Cup which saw 37,000 people in attendance.

The game was held at Tim Hortons field in Hamilton, Ont., which has a capacity of 24,000 people.

Throughout the game, the cameras purposely avoided crowd shots so as not to let people onto the fact that few people were at the game. Definitely not a good look for an organization trying to create a recognizable brand.

This past year, I have been pretty critical of U SPORTS, so to end this article, I am going to lend them some advice instead of being cynical.

For starters, I think it is important to do a better job with storytelling. This year, U SPORTS introduced the correspondents program—

comprised of university students—which aimed to tell the stories of university teams and players. I was actually a correspondent for men’s hockey. While I wrote a few articles, I quickly realized I couldn't write the kind of pieces I'd hoped. Instead of in-depth features, U SPORTS was looking for press release-type articles focused solely on positives.

If you want real storytelling to work, you have to accept all sides, not just the ones that make you look good.

Lastly, for the rebrand to really work, U SPORTS needs to find an identity and stick to it. According to U SPORTS, they had previously rebranded to the CIS in 2001 and 15 years later, changed their name again. Some sports journalists on Twitter still refer to the league as the CIS, five months after the name change.

I love university sports and I want to see them succeed, but because we’re in Canada, where university sports aren’t as popular, extra effort is necessary to make them appealing.

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Exploring the Habs Stanley Cup chances With the post-season approaching, now is the time to see if the Montreal Canadiens can win a cup

ALEXANDER COLE SPORTS EDITOR The NHL regular season is almost finished, which means playoffs are just a few weeks away. Sixteen teams will make it to the post-season, but only one team will come away with the Stanley Cup. Of course, since we are in Montreal, now is a great time to look at our beloved bleu, blanc et rouge’s chances at a championship.

Thanks to goaltender Carey Price,

captain Max Pacioretty and new forward Alex Radulov, the Habs have led the Atlantic division all season long. In the past few weeks, the Ottawa Senators have come close to taking the lead, but the Habs were able to increase their division lead by beating the Senators in three straight games. With only a few games left, the Habs have a comfortable division lead and will most likely win it.

This means in the first round of the playoffs, the Canadiens will play against the New York Rangers. Since the Rangers

are in a strong Metropolitan division, they got stuck as a wild card team, despite having more points than the Canadiens for most of the season. In the first round, the Habs will have a home-ice advantage.

The Rangers are a fairly young team with players like forwards J.T Miller and Mika Zibanejad. This season, they were a high-scoring team, however, the Rangers struggled on defence with veteran goaltender Henrik Lundqvist letting in more goals than usual.

They’re a good team, but the Habs have enjoyed quite a bit of success against them this season. The Habs won the last two meetings of the season against them, and Lundqvist is notorious for playing poorly at the Bell Centre.

While there are no guarantees, the Rangers are definitely a beatable team and, with the Habs on the upswing after hiring head coach Claude Julien, they should be able to advance. As long as Carey Price stays healthy, I see the Habs winning the first round in six games.

Once the team moves to the second round, they will play the winner of the other Atlantic division series. While the playoff picture has not been ironed out yet, the other round will either be Ottawa against Toronto or Ottawa against Boston.

Either way, the Senators are the superior team in each situation as their goalten-

ding, offence and defence have all been clicking this year.

In a seven-game series with the Habs, once again, I see the Habs taking this in six. Ottawa has been good, but the Habs won the last three match-ups of the season against the Sens and, at this point, they are in their heads. I predict Price would win the goalie duel against Anderson and the Habs would frustrate the Sens with their speed. It would be a good series, but the Habs would take it.

With two playoff series won, the Habs would play in the Eastern Conference final.

The favourites to make it there out of the Metropolitan division are the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Washington Capitals.

Regardless of which team makes it, that is where the Habs season will come to an end. The Penguins and the Capitals have been two of the best teams in the NHL all season, and the Habs haven’t shown they can beat them. Trying to beat either team four times in seven games is a feat I just don’t see the Habs doing.

Their offence isn’t good enough and, while Price is one of the best goalie in the NHL, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are too powerful to stop, even for an elite-calibre goalie.

Maybe next year Montreal.

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The fight for equal pay Stingers women’s hockey coach Julie Chu comments on the new salary agreement

NICHOLAS DI GIOVANNI ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The United States women’s national hockey team struck a four-year compensation agreement with USA Hockey last week, according to TSN. After reportedly receiving as little as $6,000 for a six-month Olympic period, and nothing during non-Olympic years, the women’s national team will now earn up to $71,000 per player per non-Olympic year, according to TSN. This figure could reach six digits if they win a gold medal at the Olympics.

The team had been in a contract dispute for over 15 months. They announced two weeks ago that they would boycott the World Championship, held in Plymouth, Mi, if they did not come to a salar y agreement.

Three days before USA was set to face off against Canada on March 31, the women’s national hockey team and USA Hockey finally came to an agreement.

The head coach of the Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team, Julie Chu, who played over 150 games for the U.S. national team before s tepping aw ay f rom t he international game following the 2014 Olympics, couldn’t be happier.

“When they eventually signed, because it was a long process, I was relieved that it was done,” Chu said. “I’m proud of them, and it’s about time that they put this push on to create change.”

This deal is historic for women’s hockey, and for women’s sports in general. Chu said female athletes will no longer have to settle with what they get. Instead, they will be able to fight for what they deserve. “[This shows] how powerful their voices can be, how girls could stand up for what they believe in,” Chu said.

Inter national women’s hockey is relatively new, with the first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Hockey Championship played in

1990. The tournament took place almost every two years for its first decade, but has been a yearly fixture during non-Olympic years since 2004. Women’s hockey only made its debut at the Olympics in 1998.

The U.S. women’s hockey team is extremely successful on the international stage. They have won seven of their World Hockey Championships in the past nine tournaments, and brought home one gold, three silvers and a bronze from the Olympics. The men’s side, on the other hand, has three gold medals—from the 1933 World Hockey Championship, and the 1960 and 1980 Olympics.

One concern was that for the women to be paid more, the men would have to have their salaries cut. This ultimately led to a delay in an agreement. But for Chu, paying the women a reasonable

amount doesn’t mean anyone has to lose any money.

“Giving more to the women’s program doesn’t mean you have to steal or take away from the men’s side,” she said.

These negotiations may not have been completed without the help of social media. Once the women’s team announced their plans to boycott the World Championship, they received an outpour of support from all corners of the continent.

In Washington, 16 U.S. Senators sent a letter to USA Hockey, writing, “These elite athletes indeed deserve fairness

and respect, and we hope you will be a leader on this issue as women continue to push for equality in athletics.”

Even male hockey players stood in solidarity with the women. NHL player agent Allan Walsh tweeted that American NHL players would also boycott the World Hockey Championship in May if a deal had not been made.

Most importantly, players who could have replaced the boycotting national team players also took to social media to say they would not play at the World Championship. Frank Seravalli of TSN reported only six players from outside the national team said they would play.

“If some of those players Women’s hockey said they were is still growing going to play, I around the world. don’t think USA Photo by Alex Hockey would Hutchins. have worried as much to fielding a te a m ,” C h u added, s aying this put pressure on USA Hockey.

“When you have this momentum and this vision, then USA Hockey has to take their negotiations seriously.”

Despite the large support, their was also some heavy criticism. Many took to social media to disagree with the women’s efforts for fair pay, saying the players should be proud to wear their national sweater and not worry about money.

For Chu and every other player, wearing the red, white and blue is an experience of a lifetime. The negotiations show how far these women are willing to go to get what they want, and that there is blatant sexism within USA Hockey.

“You don’t know how proud those girls are,” Chu said. “Standing up for something and feeling that you need a structure to allow you to wear that jersey and be the best representative and the best player in it, that’s what they’re fighting for.”

NASCAR I HATE THE NEW POINT SYSTEM NASCAR. I bet you never thought you’d see that in the sports section.

Well here it is. Now, you may be wondering why, but if I have to be honest, NASCAR is a guilty pleasure of mine. When I was little, I loved auto-racing and I still have a soft spot for it today.

For those who don’t know, NASCAR is North America’s largest stock car racing league. It is the home to legends like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. The league is known for fast cars, big crashes and lots of left-hand turns.

Over the years, NASCAR has tried quite a few things to keep their fans entertained and bring in new ones. For example, in 2005, they started the Chase for the Cup. The “Chase,” as it was nicknamed, is kind of like a playoff, where only the top 10 drivers in the standings are eligible to win the championship in the last 10 races, even though all 40 cars can still race. In the last few years, the format was changed to include 16 drivers. With 10 races to go, the top 16 compete. After three races, the bottom four are eliminated. This is repeated for two more rounds until the last race of the season, where only four drivers are eligible to win the title.

While I have enjoyed this format because it makes the races more entertaining and competitive, this season NASCAR has implemented a new system that is not only confusing, but unnecessary.

Essentially, races are now split into three segments. The top 10 out of 40 finishers in the first two segments get points which go towards their point totals when the Chase starts. The winner of the last segment wins the entire race and gets the normal amount of points that winners got in previous seasons, according to NASCAR.com.

Confused? Yeah, me too. The new system has taken the simplicity of a NASCAR race, and has added useless and uninteresting layers to it. It may seem like a weird thing to complain about, but the points gained in the first two segments of each race are only used in the playoff seeding. They have no effect on the regular season standings. This means drivers can earn these points and never end up benefitting from them. It’s pretty pointless.

The new system has completely turned me off of the NASCAR season, and it’s only five races in.

Time will tell if the system will work out, but as of right now, it looks like a complete mess.

opinions OPINIONS EDITOR /// opinions@theconcordian.com SANIA MALIK

EDITORIAL

Student politics need to be more engaging Over the past two weeks, Concordia students saw two elections take place.

The first was the Arts and Science Federation of Associations (ASFA) elections, where students from the Arts and Science faculty were eligible to vote. The second was the Concordia Student Union (CSU) elections, where the majority of Concordia students had the opportunity to vote.

In total, for the ASFA elections, 459 students voted, and during the CSU elections, 1076 people voted.

Concordia as a university boasts roughly 20,000 Arts and Science students, and the CSU represents about 35,000 students.

That means approximately three per cent of the student body voted during the CSU elections, versus 2.3 per cent during ASFA’s.

In comparison, in 2011, there were 5,910 ballots cast during the CSU elections, a record voter turnout, according to our article in The Concordian covering the elections that year.

Voter turnout had nearly doubled from 2010, where 3,200 students voted. This year, we barely reached a fifth of the 2011 number, or half of the 2010’s number of votes.

So why aren’t students engaged in student

politics? We at The Concordian believe that students should be more actively participating in student politics, but also, student politicians need to make student politics more engaging, and find alternative ways to encourage voting.

Let’s face it—many students see student politics as boring or too complex to bother understanding—or even worse—we’re just too busy to care. A lot of students don’t have time to sit down and read about each candidate’s position, goals and promises in great depth.

Social media is more important than ever before, and engaging through an online platform is crucial for many careers, whether you are in business, journalism or even politics. We believe online voting could have the potential to encourage more students to vote—granted the process is simple, and students are well aware it is an option, through advertising on social media.

This year, for the Commerce and Administration Students’ Association (CASAJMSB) elections, voting online was an option, but only for select days—only 14 people ended up voting online. However, Evan Pitchie, CASAJMSB’s president this past year,

said the decision to include online voting was rushed. Their proposal to the Board of Governors was only brought forth on Jan. 17, when their elections would occur only a month later, according to our article in The Concordian. Regardless, we applaud their efforts to implement this.

However, if CASAJMSB, along with other student groups, collaborated to ensure online voting is an option next year, and that it would be available throughout the entire voting period, it could result in higher voter turnout. Within a year, these groups could, together, formulate an advertising campaign so that by election time, students know about online voting and how to do it.

As well, perhaps student representatives should be more active in reaching out to students and learning about what it is we truly want.

This could mean visiting classes individually throughout the year and hearing students out, or sending out a quick survey on student Facebook groups inquiring about what students really want from their representatives.

Students are highly active on these groups, so student politicians should use them to their advantage.

In this day and age, arguably the best way to engage students in anything at all, is through social media—this should be no different for student politics.

Graphic by Jennifer Kwan.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

The hidden power of bystanders in society

Being a bystander is contradictory to our core values, and we shouldn't stand on the sidelines

BARBARA MADIMENOS STAFF WRITER On March 20, a 15-year-old girl was reportedly raped by a group of five or six males in Chicago, according to Global News. During the assault, a member of the group turned on their Facebook Live application and filmed the entire incident, allowing the user’s friends to watch. About 40 people clicked on the live video, yet not one reported the incident to police. Authorities only learned of the rape on Monday afternoon after the girl’s mother approached the head

of the police department. According to Global News, Chicago police said one of the assaulters, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested and the assault is still being investigated.

Unfortunately, this horrific incident shouldn’t come as a surprise. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), about 293,000 people over the age of 12 are victims of sexual violence in the United States every year.

According to Statistics Canada, there were almost 21,500 police-reported cases of sexual assault in Canada in 2015. In addition, Concordia’s Sexual Assault Resource

Centre (SARC) statistics show that 82 per cent of sexual violence cases in Canada are perpetrated by someone the survivor knows. Also, one in three women, and one in six men, will experience sexual violence at some point in their lifetime.

With statistics like this, it’s understandable for everyone’s blood to boil. Realistically speaking, however, people generally have the habit of not getting involved in situations they’re not directly apart of for a number of reasons. They might fear repercussions, or maybe they think someone else will do something about it. A huge consequence of being a bystander is missing the chance to help someone helpless or vulnerable.

Out of the 40 viewers who watched the Chicago rape video, not one person took it upon themselves to intervene, according to CBC News. This act is horrendous—it is only rational to have expected at least one of those viewers to pick up the phone and call the authorities.

The bystanders’ silence is a total contradiction to what we are taught as children: to act in alarming situations. In elementary school, most of us are taught about bullying and how much power a bystander can have in preventing it. In ethics class, we are taught about racism and discrimination, and how, if someone is being attacked because of the colour of their skin or religion, a stranger can prevent an argument from escalating to something more violent. As we become more perceptive when we get older, the news constantly mentions rape stories and,

again, how bystanders can prevent cases of rape and assault if they see a victim being harassed.

Bystanders have a hidden power that victims don’t—they are not vulnerable to acting or speaking out. But in this case, when a 15-year-old girl was raped, 40 bystanders sat back, watched, then continued surfing the web like nothing happened. Their silence enabled the assailants to rape her and for her to suffer the traumatic experience.

If someone had reported it, authorities could have been contacted and possibly arrested the assaulters. The question now is, should the bystanders be held criminally accountable for the incident?

No, they shouldn’t. Criminally speaking, they were not the ones who performed the act, nor were they aware that it was going to happen. However, what they should be held accountable for is not acting immediately and for allowing the assault to continue. Hence, this makes them morally accountable.

A bystander’s lack of action can cause as much pain as an attacker’s action. Their silence is an invisible aggression indicating whether someone is worth helping or not.

The situation was horrific to begin with, and could have ended even worse—she could have lost her life.

The lesson here is to try to make a difference in how we care for others. We are not alone in the world, and a life is always worth standing up for. Don’t allow yourself to simply stand on the sidelines and let

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Dying with dignity: Why euthanasia is an important choice How the film’s realistic portrayal of racism shakes audience members TYSON BURGER STAFF WRITER In June 2016, medically-assisted suicide, which is the act of suicide with the aid of a medical practitioner, was legalized in Canada. We are approaching the oneyear mark of that decision, yet some people still strongly oppose it and feel that it should be illegal.

I think that in a civilized and democratic society, people should have complete autonomy over their actions so long as they don’t intentionally harm other people.

Every major decision in a person’s lifetime should be up to the individual, since only they know what’s truly best for them. In a country that values freedom and individuality, a person’s right to death should be as sacred as their right to life.

A survey by the non-profit organization Dying With Dignity Canada showed that, in 2014, 84 per cent of Canadians supported assisted death. This includes euthanasia—when a patient agrees to die by the hands of a physician, and assisted suicide—when a patient dies by their own hands, but by means given by a physician. According to the Toronto Star, about 200 Canadians went through the process of physician-assisted suicide by October 2016, following its legalization.

However, T he Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is a Canadian organization active in posting anti-euthanasia content on their website, in hopes of changing legislation to make it illegal again. A look through their website reveals anxieties around the possible abuse of power on the part of physicians, and the potential inability of those suffering to make a logical choice about whether to live or die.

Groups that are against medically-assisted death tend to think decriminalizing it is a slippery slope which leads to a society “where the vulnerable are threatened and where premature death becomes a cheap alternative to palliative care,” according to an article in The Economist titled “The right to die.” However, it is extremely unlikely this will happen because the essential purpose of legalizing medically-assisted death is to give people authority over their own lives. The idea that it could lead to people being unjustly killed is inconsistent with the movement's core goals.

The current laws in Canada are extremely

restrictive. The legislation around medically-assisted death puts a lot of emphasis on ensuring the autonomy of the patient.

According to the End-of-Life Law and Policy in Canada website, patients must make “a voluntary request for medical assistance in dying that, in particular, was not made as a result of external pressure.” To say that legalizing medically-assisted death is a path towards injustice is incorrect because it is actually a step in the opposite direction.

According to the same article in The Economist, “places that have allowed assisted

with the debate concerning abortion laws.

If we want to talk about slippery slopes, we should consider the ones lurking behind legislation that limits people’s autonomy over their own lives in relation to what they can and can’t do with their bodies.

In the February issue of their monthly anti-euthanasia newsletter, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition cited an article by Metro News that claims many physicians are unwilling to perform euthanasia on their patients. Based on this article, they concluded, “killing another human being

dying suggest that there is no slippery slope towards widespread euthanasia. In fact, the evidence leads to the conclusion that most of the schemes for assisted dying should be bolder.”

Canadian legislation ensures a patient isn’t able to go through with the whole process hastily. According to the End-of-Life Law and Policy in Canada, in Canada, in order to receive a medically assisted death, patients must submit and sign a written request to end their life in front of two witnesses, 10 days before death. Two physicians must also agree with the written agreement, which confirms the patient has an incurable medical condition that is in an advanced state and that death is foreseeable. Patients need to also be aware of other potential palliative care options.

In the end, adults should be allowed to make their own decisions, even if these choices have extreme consequences. The rhetoric around decriminalizing medically-assisted death shares many similarities

is counter-intuitive to our human nature … Death with dignity is not attained by a lethal injection—it is attained by dying comfortably within a community of caring and supportive people.” Aside from the fact that medically-assisted death can still be “within a community of caring and supportive

people,” I think it is up to the individual to decide what dying with dignity looks like.

It is fine if physicians are uncomfortable with the idea of suicide since the desire to live is a personal issue. It is nearly impossible for someone who doesn’t want to end their life to understand the mentality of someone who does. We should offer as much help to people as we can provide—be it through medication, therapy or other treatment—but ultimately, people should be allowed to make their own decision regarding whether or not they feel like their life is worth living.

Not everyone’s views on death are the same. Some see it as the worst thing that could ever happen to a person, and as something that is to be avoided for a s long a s possible. This is a valid point of view, but it is by no means universal.

If someone truly believes death is more desirable than suffering, then who are we to s to p t h e m?

Ev e r yo n e h a s had unique life experiences that contribute to their worldview and personal philosophy, and they should be allowed to act according to it. Just because others don’t agree with their choices is no reason to limit their ability to make these choices.

As long as someone is deemed mentally stable by a qualified psychiatrist to make such a weighted choice, then if someone definitively decides they want to end their life, we should take them very seriously and allow them to make that decision.

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