The Concordian - August 29th 2017

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NEWS EDITORS /// news@theconcordian.com CANDICE PYE & ETIENNE LAJOIE ( @candicepye @renegadereports) )

POLITICS

NDP leadership candidates take on Montreal

Candidates talk to The Concordian and debate at Club Soda ÉTIENNE LAJOIE NEWS EDITOR

NIKI ASHTON Churchill—Keewatinook A ski MP Niki Ashton is the only candidate still in school. The candidate’s Ph.D thesis at the University of Manitoba is about millennial feminism. “It has influenced my work in the platform we’ve put together as part of this leadership race,” Ashton told The Concordian. She stated that her campaign’s racial justice platform “makes it very clear that the federal government needs to play a leadership role in addressing the systemic barriers that racialized and Indigenous communities face in our country.”

Ashton’s “Justice for LGBTQ2+ Persons” platform also includes “the repeal of discriminatory blood [donation] ban on gay men” and better access to gender-affirming

GUY CARON According to Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques MP Guy Caron, climate change refugees are not a problem of the future. “We can already talk about it,” he said. "Climate change is caused by industrialized countries and those nations have a responsibility towards people who are displaced."

The NDP leadership candidate said he wants to establish better relationships with communities in all regions of Canada and specifically send organizers to Quebec where the NDP lost more than 40 seats in the 2015 federal election. “We missed a big opportunity when we were the official opposition,” Caron told The

CHARLIE ANGUS The Timmins—James Bay MP wants to tackle housing issues across the country. Referencing his “Housing is a Right” platform, Angus said “the right to adequate housing has to be considered a fundamental human right because the amount of resources that are spent by the state because of homelessness is outrageous.”

He said he plans to use the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s $4-billion surplus to finance his housing platform.

As part of his "Urban Agenda," Angus wants to make post-secondary education more

accessible. “Bombardier gets interest free loans — why don’t students?” Angus asked.

He said the level of interest the government forces young people to pay is “nuts.” Angus also proposed a ban on unpaid internships.

Speaking about CBC/Radio-Canada, Angus told The Concordian he “was appalled by the abuse of unpaid internships.” He acknowledged they could be allowed, but that they would “have to be done in a very specific context with an objective for education.”

His campaign also addresses the need to ensure digital inclusion in Canada. Angus said many people in marginalized communities, where inhabitants don’t have internet access, are part of a “growing digital divide.”

JAGMEET SINGH Singh is the only candidate who is not currently an NDP federal MP. The former Ontario NDP deputy leader is an MP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. It’s unclear if Singh will run as a federal MP if he loses the leadership race. When asked by Charlie Angus during the debate what his plan was if he lost, Singh answered: “With respect, I won't lose.”

Singh’s “Temp Agency Workers” platform demonstrates that he wants to “ensure that all workers employed through a temporary job agency under federal jurisdiction receive the

same wages, benefits and working conditions as permanent full-time workers.” The Ontario MP wants to launch an LGBTQI2S+ Youth Housing Initiative “because services designed to assist homeless youth are often unsafe or inaccessible to members of that community".

Like fellow candidate Niki Ashton, Singh wants to repeal the blood donation ban for gay men and transgender women.

The candidate’s platform also includes establishing a basic income for Canadians with disabilities, which will receive funding from multiple sources such as “new tax brackets on high income earners” and by “closing corporate tax loopholes.”

surgery. “Montreal is the only place one can come to in Canada for [gender-affirming] surgery,” Ashton pointed out in an interview with The Concordian.

Ashton also wants to offer tuition-free post-secondary education across Canada.

“It’s unacceptable that we’re indebting a generation for simply doing what is asked of them, which is to get an education,” Ashton said. Her plan also includes ending discrimination against international students by regulating the cost of tuition so these students “do not face exponential rate increases year over year.”

“Institutions are making a profit off of people who are coming—yes, getting an education—but contributing immensely to Canadian society,” Ashton explained.

Concordian . “We should have done a lot of organization.”

Caron’s platform also includes electoral reform. He said that voters might doubt that a candidate can bring about reform, but said Canadians will only be able to confront the challenges of electoral reform if it’s a priority for the government. “Under an NDP government that I will lead, the first draft legislation will be to establish a mixed-member proportional representation system,” said Caron. The economist also told the The Concordian he wants to prevent a destabilization of the Canadian economy, which he predicts will happen due to the automatization of various industries.

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DEBATE

NDP leadership candidates cautious about Bill 62

Candidates oppose bill, but it’s unclear whether they would contest it if elected

ÉTIENNE LAJOIE NEWS EDITOR NDP federal leadership candidates Guy Caron, Niki Ashton, Jagmeet Singh and Charlie Angus chose their words carefully on Sunday, Aug. 27, when speaking about Quebec’s Bill 62 during the party’s French-only debate.

The bill, which is still being discussed by a parliamentary

committee, would ban individuals working as public servants in Quebec from covering their faces when working. With just a few weeks left until a candidate is chosen to lead the party, the four candidates all agreed that the state had no right to tell people what to wear.

Despite the candidates’ agreement that the government does not have the right to make those

decisions, it was hard to understand if all of them would respect the bill. Following the debate, Singh, an Ontario legislature MP, told reporters it was important to him to separate the church and the state, but then added that it was “absolutely clear that Bill 62, as it’s proposed, contravenes the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” and he wouldn’t support it. When pressed

by reporters about whether he would be willing to contest the bill in court if he was elected prime minister — something Caron has accused Singh of wanting to do — the candidate pivoted his answer, telling reporters that “communities would do it.”

When asked if Singh’s willingness to contest the bill could undermine the NDP’s push in Quebec, Caron responded “for now, [the candidates] are only debating.”

In an inter v ie w w it h t h e Toronto Star on Aug. 26, Singh criticized A shton and Caron for their stance on the issue, calling out the two candidates for “inconsistent understanding of human rights.” Caron’s recently-released “Québec 2019” platform reads: “The National Assembly of Quebec has all the authority and rights to legislate on issues of secularism and in its jurisdiction,” arguing that “since the Quiet Revolution, Quebec has placed secularism and the religious neutrality of the state at the heart of its evolution.”

Ashton later told the Huffington Post “there is a consensus [with] Quebec’s political leaders emerging on secularism, and the government should respect the will of

Quebecers on this matter.” The comments from Ashton, who is writing a thesis on millennial feminism, sparked criticism on social media. The day after her comments were published, she clarified on Twitter that she would “not compromise on a woman’s right to wear what she chooses.”

After the debate, Ashton said she was open to contesting the bill in court, but said it was hypothetical to talk about the issue since the bill is still being discussed in the National Assembly. Caron, meanwhile, didn’t say that he would contest it, explaining that he opposes the bill, “especially as a Quebecer,” but respects Quebec’s provincial government right to decide of the issue on their own.

Caron argued the Sherbrooke declaration — the NPD’s 12-yearold policy for Quebec establishing the province’s right to self-determination — implies that Bill 62’s process should be respected.

Angus didn’t answer reporters’ questions when asked if he would contest the bill if he becomes the party leader. “It’s a conversation in Quebec, and I have a lot of [trust that] the progressive movement will establish a balance between individual rights and society’s rights.”

POLITICS

NDP Concordia strives to boost student engagement in politics Student group says NDP leadership candidates need to inspire youth to vote CANDICE PYE NEWS EDITOR Members of NDP Concordia, the party’s on-campus student group, held a leadership candidate meet-and-greet at McKibbin’s Irish Pub on Bishop Street on Saturday, Aug. 26. The group organized the event in the hopes of engaging students in the party’s leadership race and giving them the opportunity to speak with the candidates before Sunday afternoon’s debate.

To encourage students to voice their opinions and eventually cast their votes in October’s NDP leadership election, the group has remained active over the summer. Members said they have continued to grow in popularity by focusing their efforts on producing social media content — such as live-tweeting Sunday’s leadership debate — and planning events to help the Concordia community become more familiar with the candidates.

With the NDP leadership election rapidly approaching, the student group is also seeking to lift the youth

voter turnout.

“Youth participation needs to be improved,” said Patrick Quinn, NDP Concordia’s vice-president of external affairs. “We have the power to make decisions in our democracy. We should be using it as a tool to promote a Canada that we want.”

According to Elections Canada, voter participation for Canadians aged 18 to 24 surged from 38.8 per cent in 2011 to 57.1 per cent in 2015. Despite the large increase, the 18 to 24 age group has the lowest voter turnout of all the nation’s demographics.

“There is a disconnect,” Quinn said. “[It is] caused primarily because parties tend to focus less on youth issues.”

This year’s NDP leadership race has featured one youth-centred debate.

However, it took place significantly early in the race, in March, long before candidate Jagmeet Singh had entered.

While NDP Concordia believed the youth debate was beneficial, they mentioned that bad timing could contribute to young voters not feeling like valid members of the electorate.

However, in terms of engaging youth in politics and focusing on issues

that matter to students, one leadership candidate stands out from the rest. Niki Ashton, the Churchill—Keewatinook Aski MP, prides herself on being a millennial. Much of her campaign has been focused on youth and student issues, such as providing free post-secondary education.

“Inequality has different faces in our country, but one face [is the] intergenerational inequality and, particularly, the kind of marginalization the millennials are facing,” Ashton told The Concordian. “If we tackle some

of these key areas […] we would be making a huge difference in terms of bringing up the standard of living of young people.”

Ashton has also put forward the idea of creating a national student advocate position to work with LGBTQ+ youth in particular. She told The Concordian she recognizes that “so many young LGBTQ+ folks are disproportionately affected by mental illness and suicide” and that “it’s a national issue” requiring proper leadership.

While NDP Concordia will not

collectively endorse a single candidate, Quinn expressed that Ashton’s impression on Canadian youth is undeniable.

However, he also pointed out that he believes leadership candidate Guy Caron's policies would be more beneficial to students and easier to implement than Ashton's proposed elimination of post-secondary education fees.

For more information on NDP Concordia, meet the team at the Concordia Clubs Fair on Sept. 6. or follow them on social media.

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TECHNOLOGY

Concordia looking to evaluate cybersecurity risks Call for bids unrelated to a particular breach, university claims

ÉTIENNE LAJOIE NEWS EDITOR Seeking professional services to assess its cybersecurity risks, Concordia University put out a call for bids on July 28, through the publicly accessible Système électronique d’appel d’offre du Québec (SEAO). Companies had until August 28 to send in their bids.

In an email to The Concordian, director of public relations and university spokesperson Mary-Jo Barr claimed the “cybersecurity risk assessment is done as a proactive measure.” She added that the university is “simply managing the information security risk that all institutions and companies are facing nowadays.”

According to Barr, the assessment is “part of [Concordia’s] ongoing investment in IT security.”

The objective of the project, the call for bids explains, is to evaluate the cybersecurity risks of all faculties and departments at Concordia University. The IITS director of infrastructure and operations, Mike Babin, was not available for comment.

The scope of the project covers the administration, teaching, research centres, applications, data and infrastructures, along with the support of the latter.

In an inter view with The Concordian , Benjamin Fung , a McGill University professor and Canada’s research chair in data mining for cybersecurity, explained universities have different information systems for different purposes, such as a finance system, a payroll system or a system to manage research grants. The role of an IT department, or in Concordia University’s case, IITS, is to “integrate its systems together into one big system in order to support its day-to-day operations.”

“Every system has its own v uln er ab ilit ie s ,” Fung s ai d .

“The most difficult part is that different combinations of these systems may create different combinations of vulnerabilities, and this is unavoidable.”

The call for bids lists three deliverables to be provided in the form of reports.

The first is an assessment o f C o n c o r d i a ’s m a t u r i t y i n terms of cybersecurity — the people, processes and tools at its disposal — and cybersecurity risks. The second deliverable will require the bid winner to “define the target location in terms of cybersecurity model and architecture,” according to Barr.

The last deliverable will prioritize improvement opportunities and develop a three-to-five-year

plan, including “the estimated budget and the level of effort n e c e s s a r y.” T h e d o c u m e n t indicates the bidder will have to present its reports to Concordia’s senior management.

According to the call for bid, the winning company’s evaluation must also include interviews with the central IT department, the IT department of all four faculties (arts and science, engineering and computer science, fine arts and the John Molson School of Business), the libraries’ IT department and at least 12 of the university’s 24 research centres.

Fung said there are multiple ways outside firms can assess a cybersecurity apparatus. One of them consists of having whitehat hackers — also known as ethical hackers — intentionally break into the system to assess the risks. “They are not bad guys,” Fung explained. “They are tr ying to hack into the system, and then they will inform [the institution] of the vulnerability in the system.”

Another technique, according to the McGill professor, is to hire a network monitoring company to spot suspicious network traffic and inform the university. In April 2017, a job posting for a position called “network security analyst” was posted on C o n c o r d i a’s we b s i te .

According to the job post, t he employe e would report to the manager of IITS’s network services and be responsible of ensuring “that network services are available on a 24/7 basis with minimal interruptions which may be caused by physical or virtual threats.”

Cyberattacks at Concordia In less than two years, Concordia has been the victim of t wo c ybersecurit y breaches. In March 2016, keylogger s — devices t hat can capture keystrokes — were found on computers in the Vanier and Webster libraries.

Keyloggers are able to record all the keys pressed by a person on a computer, allowing them to remember everything that was typed. In a story published on the university’s website at the time, the school indicated it was “taking proactive measures to increase security where public computer workstations are located.”

In April 2017, the university’s online course system, eConcordia, was hacked. In an email to users, the eConcordia management

team wrote that “there may have been unauthorized access to the eConcordia/KnowledgeOne information system.”

About a month before, 120 computers at the Université de Montréal were also infected, in this case, by a WannaCry virus attack, which encrypted user files. According to the technology magazine Wired, WannaCry creates “encrypted copies of specific file types before deleting the original, leaving the victims with the encrypted copies which can’t

be accessed without a decryption key.”

In an email to The Concordian, Barr said the call for tenders was not related to a specific issue.

One of the ways to minimize the chances of being cyber-attacked, Fung said, is to educate universit y staf f and facult y.

“Basically, tell them not to click on some [strange] emails and at tachments ,” he s aid. “ T he most vulnerable attack channel is always humans.”

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LIFE EDITOR /// life@theconcordian.com SANDRA HERCEGOVÁ

FESTIVAL

A moonlit foodie’s paradise

Foodfest MTL hosts Montreal’s first all-Asian night market under the Jacques Cartier bridge

Attendee being served at the Mon Chicha bistro kiosk. Photos by Elisa Barbier

ELISA BARBIER ASSISTANT LIFE EDITOR The barbecue’s were grilling and the woks were frying. The potato twister was swirling and the knives were chopping. The cooks were stirring, the kiosks were selling and the food-lovers were savouring the market.

Over 20 of Montreal’s best East and Southeast Asian restaurants gathered to serve a crowd of foodies at the newly renovated Village au Pied-du-Courant near the Jacques Cartier bridge. Hosted by Foodfest MTL, it was the city’s first all-Asian night market, with food available throughout the night on Aug 25 and 26.

Foodfest MTL, which was launched about a year ago, has seasonal partnerships with around 20 local Asian restaurants. The group collaborates with these establishments to offer customers special deals, often geared towards students but not exclusively.

“We work with a lot of student associations to see the restaurants around them and what can be done,” said Eva Hu, the co-founder of Foodfest MTL. Every few weeks, Hu explained, a new group of four or five restaurants will offer discounts. The rotation allows people to try different restaurants and broaden their experience of East and Southeast Asian cuisine.

The reason Foodfest MTL organized the all-Asian night market, Hu said, was to introduce Montrealers to a wide variety of flavours. “A problem we would see [at night markets] is that they have three stands of milk tea, three stands of sticky tofu or three stands of potato spiral, which is boring and brings up competition which we don’t want

either,” she said. “We want each restaurant to shine with their biggest specialities.”

At Friday’s market, attendees could have their pick of mouth-watering dishes like toppoki from the Korean restaurant Ganadara, steamed baos from EAST, hand-pulled noodles served up by Nudo, Cuisine de Manille’s pork barbecue sticks or Phayathai’s chicken pad thai.

The shaky scaffolding observation deck at Pied-du-Courant was the perfect spot to observe the sea of people swarming from one stand to the next. Foodies shivered as they stood in indistinguishable queues, teased by the chilly breeze that carried succulent scents through the air.

The wait to taste each dish was often long, but the rewards were worth it and varied — everything from the soft, sweet jelly of a raindrop cake to the tender cold cooked-beef that practically melted in your mouth. The remarkable freshness of a Banh mi sandwich could be seen on the faces and in the smiles of people finally able to enjoy their food.

Many attendees could be seen struggling with their chopsticks, dropping them in the sand or admitting defeat over the slippery food that evaded their grasp. Others would simply eat skewers with their hands, a trail of sauce dribbling down their chin. Some preferred to indulge in less traditional dishes, such as oysters or ice cream featuring flavours like Taro, Vietnamese coffee or a neon-green sorbet that tasted like fresh coconut milk.

For Hu, it’s important to support local restaurants and the Asian food scene in Montreal in order to help the businesses and their dishes develop. “Introducing authentic flavours for people will enable them to explore

the culture and share a mutual understanding through its goodness, instead of looking at unknown foods or flavors with fear,” Hu said.

Kiosks serving up not only wide range of food, but also milk tea, fresh coconut juice, fruits and soft drink, lined the street to accommodate everyone’s taste buds. The market also featured classic fair-style games where players could win prizes like backpacks or stuffed animals.

On the first evening, the market opened at 5 p.m. and, according to Hu, reached its maximum capacity just an hour and a half later. For people who arrived around 7 p.m., the wait time was estimated to be about two hours. “We are letting 3,000 people in per hour so that the people inside clear up and the queues for the kiosks are reduced,”

Hu said amidst the crowd of food-lovers.

Despite the overwhelming response to the festival, Hu said Foodfest MTL is trying to keep their events small during their first year to prevent errors and to get meaningful feedback from attendees.

“I wasn’t expecting it to get so big the first year,” Hu said, although she added that upcoming events will have even more restaurants participating, with a wider choice of flavours from different cultures. “What you learn about other cultures, you learn about yourself, too,” Hu said. “And there are only great things that come from that.”

Foodfest MTL’s next event is another wAsian night -market on Sept.16 with seven to eight kiosks at Aire commune in the Mile-End.

Chicken pad thai being prepared at the Phayathai restaurant kiosk.

Cook preparing a chicken pad thai at the restaurant Phayathai kiosk.

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COMPOSTING

An update on Waste Not Want Not

Concordia campaign wants to make composting a university lifestyle by increasing compostable bins

MINA MAZUMDER STAFF WRITER The team behind Concordia’s first-ever compost campaign will be expanding their efforts this year, increasing both the number of bins available at the university and student awareness, announced one of the campaign’s founding members, Keroles Riad.

When Riad, a Ph.D student in the individualized program of engineering, started the “Waste Not, Want Not” compost campaign two years ago, there were only nine compost bins available on campus.

“This year, we are going to increase to about 60 compost bins around campus,” Riad said, adding that he’s also looking to show incoming Concordia students that making use of the compost bins is an established culture.

“We will have new students, and we don’t want it to be presented as something new that you need to make an extra effort, but more like, ‘This is the culture of Concordia,’” Riad said. “The most helpful thing students can do is to show that they are responding [to the campaign.] Riad said he was motivated to start the campaign two years ago after the university’s composter — which turns food waste into soil — malfunctioned. According to Riad, the machine, which had been purchased

by Sustainable Concordia, was not properly maintained.

Now, Concordia has to ship most of its organic waste to a composting facility in Ontario. According to Riad, approximately 74 per cent of waste from Concordia goes to a landfill, even though more than 50 per cent of it is compostable.

Organic waste that ends up in landfills,

Riad explained, can be harmful to the environment.

“Organic waste in landfills [does] not become soil.

It doesn’t decompose in a way that becomes soil again. It ends up emitting a lot of methane and pollutes water,” he said. “You can cut how much you have to send to landfills by half if you compost. The idea is not just to compost but to reduce waste, which is the ultimate goal.”

Seeking to improve Concordia’s composting situation, Riad contacted Peter Stoett, the director of the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, and Roger Côté, the university’s vice-president of services.

He said the goal was to start a composting campaign to help Concordia students and faculty make a productive change to held reduce waste.

“I was hoping to reach towards a better way of composting,” Riad said, adding that the campaign’s name comes from an expression used during World War II that advocates minimalism. “It’s a message to encourage people to reduce their waste.”

Available on Concordia's website is a list of the locations of compostable bins on campus on Concordia’s website. By the end of last semester, there were 10 composting bins at the downtown campus and another six available at the Loyola campus. According

to Riad, it’s also possible to request a compost bin for any events happening on campus. The bins can be spotted by their orange lids, and they are usually placed alongside garbage and recycling bins.

Also available on the university’s website is a list of acceptable compostable items, including leftover food, paper, tissues, apple cores, fruit peels and brown paper bags. There are also examples of non-compostable items, notably anything plastic, such as coffee cup lids.

In addition to its benefits for the environment, Riad explained, the campaign also aims to

transform organic matter into soil and fertilizer for foods production. The soil created from Concordia’s organic waste is distributed to gardeners and farmers to be used on their crops. "It’s a question of caring enough to do it and spending an extra second at the waste station to put the stuff where they belong," said Riad.

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CINEMA POLITICA

Documentaries from the comfort of your own home Cinema Politica launches online streaming service to showcase independent filmmakers MIA ANHOURY STAFF WRITER Instead of staying informed on current events and political issues through short tweets and five-minute news reports, perhaps documentaries are what you’re looking for.

Known for screening films aimed at sparking social change, Cinema Politica recently made its content available through an online streaming service known by its acronym, CPSVOD. Following a two-week free trial, anyone can access this Netflix-style service with a monthly subscription of USD$4.99.

From documentaries to dramatic short films, CPSVOD uploads new content to its library every Tuesday. This service is an updated version of Cinema Politica’s previous online pay-per-view service.

According to the group’s communications coordinator, Danielle Gasher, this new service gives people the opportunity to watch documentaries that would otherwise be hard to access, as most are made by independent filmmakers. It also gives users a glimpse at the various types of independent documentaries being created around the world.

“We want everyone to get engaged socially and politically and take action after seeing these documentaries,” Gasher said.

For the Concordia-based non-profit community, the goal has long been to share the work of independent Canadian and international filmmakers, Gasher said, as well as inspire, educate

and engage their audience in politics through art.

Among the documentaries already available for streaming are stories of repression, oppression and many political issues the group feels are overlooked by mainstream media. This includes Street Politics 101, a documentary about the student strikes in Montreal opposing tuition hikes in 2012.

Dramatic short films are also available such as Stolen, created by Indigenous filmmaker Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs and aimed at addressing the issue of missing Indigenous women across Canada.

According to Gasher, the screening ser vice is the group’s attempt to reach a younger audience by replicating the popular Netflix-style of movie-watching and making their films available on cellphones, tablets, laptops and televisions.

“Not only does it utilize the recent surge of interest in documentaries in the university setting, it’s also a great educational tool,” Gasher said. “As entertaining as these documentaries can be, they are extremely informative about social and political issues going on in the world.”

Graphic by Zeze Le Lin

For more information about Cinema Politica streaming service, visit: CINEMAPOLITICA.VHX.TV

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FESTIVAL

The MUTEK international festival of digital creativity turns 18

Inviting media artists from around the world to discuss the future of creative spaces in cities SANDRA HERCEGOVÁ LIFE EDITOR The evolution and future of creative spaces in urban cities was the focus of the 18th edition of the MUTEK international festival of digital creativity and electronic music. Top artists within the digital media realm from London, Mexico City, Barcelona and Berlin gathered in Montreal from Aug. 22 to 27.

The festival featured panel conferences, an exhibition focusing on subversions of reality and electronic music parties. There was also a digital lab workshop set up by TouchDesigner, a real-time visual development platform used for creating interactive media systems, such as visuals for music.

The workshop allowed digital technicians to learn more about audio visualization techniques on the TouchDesigner platform.

On the second day of the festival, the focus was on the city of London and its creative spaces. Londoners who play a role in their local digital art or music communities were invited to participate in panel conferences to discuss their projects and challenges. One speaker was Marie McPartlin, the studio director for Somerset House Studios, which commissions one of those more well-known series of events in London. McPartlin explained how this creative space, Nocturnal City, plays a big role in London’s nightlife and pushes the boundaries of underground culture.

Alongside McPartlin at the panel conference was the director of Montreal’s Never Apart, Anthony Galati; Oliver Baurhenn, the curator and organizer of the CTM Festival in Berlin; and Danji Buck-Moore, a collective member of the creative events space, La Plante, in Montreal.

The panelists discussed the need for spaces that allow artistic experimentation in urban environments and how new, creative spaces can foster diversity and inclusion.

Galati is the music director at Never Apart, a non-profit organization in Montreal which aims to bring social change and spiritual awareness through cultural programming.

Galati has been helping creatives in Montreal gain visibility by providing them with resources to evolve their artistic endeavours. According to Galati, access to

creative spaces is difficult and venues in Montreal are lacking. “People are creating more, but access to creative space is a bit tougher nowadays, and this is why we need spaces that promote and perpetuate artistic behaviour and endeavours,” he said.

While there is a general need for creative space in the city, Galati put a particular emphasis on providing such spaces for low-income families and teenagers. The reason is that price is another limiting factor for participants. “It’s expensive to make music, it’s expensive to make art — more collaboration is what cities need,” Galati said.

The second panel conference discussed the present and future of audiovisual practices in music festivals, film and digital arts. The panel invited the senior director of the British Film Institute, Tim Stevens; Montreal-based digital artist Myriam Bleau; Antonia Folguera, a content creator for the Sonar Festival in Barcelona; and multidisciplinary artist Paul Purgas from London.

“It’s a very fertile time for art because everyone has a story to tell — we want to support experimentation in the U.K,” said Stevens, who has more than 16 years of

experience in film, live cinema and digital media. This was his third time attending the MUTEK festival in Montreal. According to Stevens, creative expression is currently too focused on technological mediums rather than the story itself. “We’re at a time where people are thinking, ‘I want to tell a story, now what’s the best form of technology to use to tell this story?’” he said. “I think my biggest advice would be: don’t worry about technology. Think of the story that you want to tell because that’s where the emotion, passion and the drive comes from.”

“When you are telling a good story, it doesn’t matter what you use,” he added.

“I think people obsess too much about the form that they are using when they should just focus on their story.”

Fur thermore, the panel discussed the role of immersive technology in the future of audiovisual practices, such as sound and visual aesthetics in movies.

According to Stevens, at the moment, VR is only monetized through video games. As it transitions to film and art, people are trying to work out what that means for the future of these mediums. “My biggest concern

about VR is that it takes away community experience,” Stevens said. “There is no audience there — it’s just an experience that one person is having. What I love about visual and audio stuff is doing live cinema and seeing everyone’s reactions.”

Stevens also made a point to reflect on the challenges creativity faces in his city. “London is a big city, and there is a lot going on. There [are] a lot of problems with the culture there when it comes to art because you need to make a very loud noise and spend a lot of money to be able to cut through.”

The common thread that emerged throughout the festival was the need to include more space for creativity in urban cities and to make these spaces more accessible and inclusive. “In an ideal world,” Galati said, “there would be cubes everywhere that people can use as multi-purpose spaces.”

Immersive technology, visual art and live music performances under a stratosphere at the SAT for MUTEK. Photos by Sébastien Roy

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ARTS EDITOR /// arts@theconcordian.com MAGGIE HOPE

COVER STORY

Lost and found given new life in New Jazz Established Concordia artist debuts exhibition in collaboration with alumni curators MAGGIE HOPE ARTS EDITOR Matthew Thomson refers to himself as “sort of a picker.” The artist gathers objects he finds on the street and converts them into intriguing works of art.

The well-established Concordia alumnu s sp ent a numb er of year s earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the fine arts program. Now, working toward an art education degree, Thomson teaches art at multiple high schools and the Visual Arts Centre in Westmount. While speaking about New Jazz, his current installation at the Ymuno Exhibitions gallery, Thomson described his university career as “never ending.”

The same, it seems, could be said about the constant artistic inspiration he draws from his immediate environment. While walking the streets of Montreal, Thomson is inspired to tell the stories of the objects he finds.

Upon viewing his work, the audience is immediately drawn in, wanting to get a closer look at the intricacies of his craft.

Thomson’s pieces, which often begin with an old door or picture frame, are then layered with delicate wirework and carefully hand-placed sequins.

New Jazz takes its name from one of Thomson’s pieces of the same title, which consists of various objects Thomson collected, including piano keys, a toy car and two sets of plastic teeth, sitting inside a picture frame.

When asked about the exhibition’s theme, Thomson explained, “[It’s] like if you had a song, and all the notes fell out of the song. You’re looking at them individually and then … repackaging it as something new. Actual artworks themselves become catalysts for other artworks.”

In a corner of the gallery Thomson called “the party section” sit his pieces Party Guests , Party Animals , The Fall and Birthday Boy. The first is a collage of the various personalities that would be found at a party. Some of the painted faces wear masks and others display joyful, stern or animated expressions.

Party Animals, another collage piece, displays two young girls in conversation with each other. Thomson cut out the faces of the girls to create an odd but intriguing image of youth. A third collage, The Fall , concludes the party journey from playfulness to despair. A small cutout of a person is suspended against a dark and textured backdrop.

The fourth and final piece of the section, Birthday Boy, is made entirely out of children’s toys Thomson found on the streets of Montreal. As a sort of contemporary ode to Arcimboldo’s 16th century fruit portraits, Thomson explained, he arranged the toys to form a head. The festive bust wears a golden crown, has a plastic carrot for a nose and

Artist Matthew Thomson explores the potential of objects found on the ground in his exhibition, New Jazz.

Photos by Alex Hutchins. xx

holds a party horn in its mouth.

From the objects Thomson finds to the pieces he creates himself and continues to alter, the idea of deconstruction and reconstruction is a thread that runs throughout the exhibition. One example of this process can be seen in his piece titled Admit One. The mixed media framed piece depicts a piece of roadkill laying on top of a silver drain grate. The drain has been covered in shimmering silver leaf which catches the viewer’s eye. Upon further inspection, spots of reddish brown in the silver become visible. Thomson explained he purposefully didn’t cover all the silver in varnish, allowing parts of it to oxidize and rust. He attributes this unconventional technique to his inner “mad scientist.” Playing with certain techniques and processes cultivates “a stronger connection between you and the things you’re working with,” Thomson said.

In New Jazz, Thomson also addresses t h e c o n ce pt of i n a n i m ate o b j e c t s having a history of their own. His piece,

Untitled (which he also referred to as Survivor), is a chair he found and chiselled pieces off of to make it appear battered and worn out. The result is an object that looks as though it has been beaten and chewed but remains strong and autonomous.

T homs on s aid he wanted to “create a character out of the chair itself.” By seeing the chair as its own character, the viewer is able to imagine its previous life, as well as its resilience and strength.

It’s because of this imaginative outlook that Thomson chooses to recycle and repurpose objects he finds. “There’s always a bit of ... what the object was before that’s in the piece,” he said. “You can’t erase that. You’re not starting with a blank canvas. You’re starting with

things that are things, that belonged to something before. The traces will always remain within the piece.”

Ymuno Exhibitions is run by Concordia alumni Madeline Richards and Ben Williamson. The duo met Thomson while t hey were complet ing t heir undergr aduate degrees , and they recently reconnected to showcase Thomson’s work.

New Jazz will be displayed at Ymuno Exhibitions until Sept. 30. Admission is free.

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EXHIBITION

Showcasing and celebrating BEING black Collaborative photography series invites black people to share their experiences SANDRA HERCEGOVÁ LIFE EDITOR After two years of working on her YouTube channel, Chelsy Monie wanted to move her celebration of blackness into a physical space. This is what prompted her to create her first exhibition, BEING .

“I really like the idea of having something tangible,” she said. “In this exhibition, people can come and talk to each other — it’s a physical type of experience.”

Opening on Aug. 30, BEING is a photography series that showcases the skin, bodies and hair of various black individuals in Montreal. It’s a topic that stems directly from her YouTube channel, Ubuntu Talks, which she has used to share the stories of individuals and communities she feels haven’t had the opportunity to speak out or share their experiences in the past.

“I feel that (black people) are being misrepresented in the media and that we are portrayed in a way that I don’t agree with,” Monie said. “So I decided to start a platform that goes against that and celebrates black people by having us actually talking about our experiences.”

When she decided to take her project beyond Youtube, the third-year Concordia communications and art history student teamed up with photographer Kirubel Mehari and videographers Afoali Ngwakum

The process of hair braiding creates a bond between black women. Photo courtesy ofUbuntu Talks. and Jackie Batsinduka. Together, they expanded the idea into three themes: hair, skin and body.

For the topic of skin, Monie decided to focus on the types of skin products people use. The second theme, hair, aims to highlight the special relationship between a hairdresser and their client, particularly when black women get their hair braided. Most times, Monie said, women go to their hairdresser’s home to get their hair done. “It’s not a surprise that you might sit on the floor and the hairdresser might sit on a couch --I’ve had interesting conversations with people

about hair environments.”

Body image is the third theme, encompassing fashion, body appearances and how control is exerted over our physical appearances.“The body theme is really about appearances. I’ve heard people comment about the way that I dress, but this is not their place,” she said. “It’s my body and I can do what I want.” Within this theme, Monie said she wanted to celebrate the people who def y body policing. “I hope that inspires people to wear what they want and to look the way they want,” she said.

Through Ubuntu Talks, Monie said it has

become her mission to celebrate blackness: “I am portraying people as individuals. I am not portraying them as a one size fits all,” she said. “I would like people to feel that Ubuntu Talks is a platform for them to be represented. If anybody has any ideas, I want them to be open and come tell me so that we can work on it.”

It’s also important to Monie that the black community takes up space. “For the five days of the exhibition, it will be a black space,” she said. “It is open to everyone, but it will be showcasing us. It’s hard to do, but we need to take up space, to stop letting oppressors make us feel small.”

According to Monie, Ubuntu Talks and BEING has taught her that being busy is not a good excuse to put your ideas or projects on hold. “I find that you will always be busy --there will never be the perfect time, it never gets easier. Ubuntu Talks taught me to just dive into things,” she said. “If you want to do something, you should have that fire inside of you and start it as soon as possible.”

BEING runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.

The vernissage will be held on Aug. 31 from 5:30 p.m until 10 p.m. at the MainLine Gallery. There will be a skincare panel discussion at the gallery on Sept. 2 at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged and will be used for future Ubuntu Talks projects. The event is wheelchair accessible.

EXHIBITION

Tackling questions of identity in a digital age Concordia artists experiment with new media and the body in Ctrl_Alt_Del_ CHLOË LALONDE ASSISTANT ARTS EDITOR

Morales’ piece, Your Attention is Not Enough, subtly juxtaposes women with unconventional birds, like the ostrich and the rooster, contradicting traditional female stereotypes of being small, frail and free.

Hoole’s cardboard piece — which I truly believe is the highlight of the exhibit — exposes the hypocrisy in white feminism.

In the exhibition pamphlet, Hoole quotes political commentator Christina Greer, writing, “You don’t need men to have the patriarchy, white women hold up the patriarchy as well.”

Those Trump Girls balances on one leg, with four arms and two heads. This piece is meant to illustrate the educated white

women under 30 who voted for Trump. In Hoole’s words, as a white female artist of privilege, “summing up the insidious nature of being a white woman in our current era ... the contemporary white woman finds herself straddling the dichotomy of privilege and sexism.”

Emerging out of a country living a silenced war, alternative facts have become a dreadful norm, the exhibition’s pamphlet explains, and the process of moving on becomes a “sweet cyber dream, a network interruption, the blue screen of death.”

Lopez’s piece, No HD, is a low-definition video of a contemporary dance that takes the viewer on a raw journey of self-dis-

covery. Accompanied by the sound of a beating heart and panting breath, the audience watches Lopez as she moves to “reconnect with her roots and become her own friend.”

“Ctrl_Alt_Del_ is, for me, a way of saying, ‘F**k it!’ And I love it. I said to myself, it’s time. This is me, raw, in pain, true and, yes it hurts, but I decided not to be colonized by fear,” Lopez said. “Instead, I am riding the wave.”

Ctrl_Alt_Del_ is on display at the VAV Gallery until Sept. 8. There will be a finissage with a live performance by Heyen-Dubé on Sept. 5, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Concordia’s Visual Arts Visuels (VAV) Gallery described its current exhibition as “a glimpse into the ways in which global communications have changed” in the age of the internet — and the name truly does catch you off guard.

Ctrl_Alt_Del_ is a collection of various works, ranging from installations to paintings to performance pieces that, simply put, sum up the millennial digital age.

Featuring Concordia students Maxime Brown, Sophie Heyen-Dubé, Gabrielle Hoole, Caroline Kinkead, Jessica Sofia Lopez, Alejandra Morales, Diane Roe and Raphael Sandler, the exhibit’s eight pieces explore politics, identity and the process of identifying oneself as an artist and a physical being.

Through experimenting with new media and exploring the raw movements of the body, the exhibition takes shape, allowing many forms of art and thought to coexist.

The role of women in history is a prominent element of the exhibition. It explores binary and nonbinary interpretations of ‘feminine’ traits: how women should dress, how they should act and carry themselves, who they should vote for and how The work of eight Concordia students put on display in the current VAV exhibition, Ctrl_Alt_Del_. Photo by Mackenzie Lad. to identify themselves.

music

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MUSIC EDITOR /// music@theconcordian.com CALVIN CASHEN

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A beginner’s guide to video game music Chronicling an evolution, from primitive

to a seminal artform

QUEENS OF TH STONE AGE

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Villains (Matador, 2017)

Alternative rock band Queens of the Stone Age collaborated with pop producer Mark Ronson for their newest album, Villains. The product of this collaboration is a new sound for the group — an energetic, stylistically consistent and synth-heavy album. Tracks like “Fortress” and “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” feature groovy synth leads reminiscent of John Carpenter's sound. Most of the lyrics seem cliché though, like this line, “With one quick twist, love turns to scar,” from the song “Hideaway.” Josh Homme’s lead vocals are hit or miss. “Un-Born Again” has one of the stronger vocal melodies, akin to Rob Zombie's “Dragula.”

The track “Domesticated Animals,” on the other hand, features a strange, almost baroque vocal performance.

The neon-tinged pop sounds and fun hooks of this album pair especially well with the hard rock sound of the band’s earlier albums. Also, the cover art has a rad, sinister vibe. It’s awesome.

11 Trial Track: “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now”

HUSSAIN ALMAHR ASSISTANT MUSIC EDITOR Video games and music complement each other harmoniously. Many people have specific memories associated with the music that plays during a particular video game level, especially if it was a more difficult one. With each new generation of video game systems, sound chips, sampling fidelity and storage capabilities have influenced the sounds and textures that can be produced in a game.

Originally, video games had no music.

Games like Pong (1972), Space Invaders (1978) and Breakout (1976), only had sound effects.

According to a Gamespot article chronicling the history of video game music,, Donkey Kong (1981) is one of the earliest examples of music in games. In 1983, with the release of the Famicom — known as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America — video game music started to develop its own style. The opening minutes of Super Mario Bros. are iconic, partly due to the chip-tune music composed by Japan’s Koji Kondo. Many classic Nintendo games owe their sound to Kondo, including The Legend of Zelda (1986) and Punch-Out!! (1984).

My favorite tracks from that era are DuckTales’ “The Moon Theme,” composed in 1989 by Jake Kaufman, and Mega Man 3’s “Intro,” which was composed in 1990

by Harumi Fujita. Both tracks pushed the capability of the NES’s sound chip — which controls the way game systems output sound — to produce dynamic music that was melodic and atmospheric.

Competition was brewing as the 90s approached. Sega released a gaming system called Genesis in 1989, at the tailend of the NES’s popularity. The Genesis’ sound chip, the Yamaha YM2612, produced crunchy and grungy sounds, and gave composers more tools to work with. Sega’s whole aesthetic

during that era was more “cool” and “punk,” and the music produced on the Genesis helped them achieve an edgier aesthetic.

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) was the game, many fans will agree, that defined the Genesis and Sega — it was all about coolness, speed and amazing music. Even Sonic’s design took inspiration from the fashion sensibilities of Michael Jackson, particularly the buckles on Sonic’s shoes. Each level featured the rad compositions of Masato Nakamura, who had a background Japan's rock scene.

Sonic’s soundtrack played a huge role in conveying the style the developers were going for. The dreamy bells and funky bassline of “Star Light Zone” make it a highlight from the soundtrack.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), or Super Famicom in other parts of the world, was released that same year. Nintendo tried to distinguish the SNES from other competitors; music played an important role. While Sega was all about attitude, Nintendo was more like 90s Disney — family friendly, yet experimental. The SNES’s sound chip (S-SMP) had a cleaner, crisper sound and better sampling capabilities.

Amazing soundscapes were composed on the S-SMP. David Wise’s compositions for Donkey Kong Country (1994) were ambient and atmospheric, utilizing the sound chip to produce uniquely ambient and melodic music. “Aquatic Ambiance” is one of my favorite tracks from the game. Other games around that time, like Chrono Trigger (1995), Super Metroid (1994) and F-Zero (1990), ambitiously used music to convey grandeur, isolation and speed.

The later half of the 90s was all about 3D graphics and CD roms. Sony entered the market with the Playstation, a console that could fully render 3D objects. Therefore, it needed more storage. In order to store all the data, the system used CD roms. This

allowed games to have better sounding instrumentation and the ability to use real instruments. Games started to become more cinematic in this era.

Games like Suikoden II (1998) showed off the newly available possibilities of CD technology. Tracks from the game, like “Reminiscence,” feature an orchestral sound that wouldn’t have been possible before.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) has one of my favorite soundtracks of the Playstation era. Composed by Michiru Yamane, the music stands out because of its unique gothic-rock sound.

Meanwhile, with the release of the Nintendo 64 in 1996, Nintendo decided to stick with cartridge technology. Although this decision caused some problems for the company — game developers preferred CD technology — some great music was made on the 64. The soundtracks for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) and Majora's Mask (2000), composed by longtime Nintendo composer Kondo, have both become iconic.

Since the release of the Playstation, the trend has shifted to create more cinematic soundtracks. The Metal Gear Solid franchise even hired film composer Harry GregsonWilliams to compose soundtracks for several games. Now, soundtracks are more reactive to gameplay, changing according to the actions of the player. Nier Automata (2017) recently used an adaptive soundtrack, crafting dynamic action sequences that add and remove sound layers as the player fights a variety of enemies.

Despite technological evolution and changing industry trends, unforgettable music has always been produced by the video game industry — music that has been enmeshed in our memories. Just like the timeless games it soundtracks, video game music has so much more to explore.

Graphic by Zeze Le Lin.

7.5/10 —HUSSAIN ALMAHR, ASSISTANT MUSIC EDITOR

2 GRIZZLY BEAR Painted Ruins (RCA Records, 2017) Grizzly Bear’s new album, Painted Ruins, is an airy and ambient journey. Five years since their last album, the band comes back with impeccable production, clean instrumentation and grand vocal performances. The group has constructed an amazing sounding album. “Four Cypresses” features tight drumming, chill guitar riffs, swelling synth sounds and strings. Despite that, the band’s blend of electronic and organic instrumentation sounds like something Beck has done before. The group's grandiose-sounding vocal performances complement the descriptive yet ambiguous lyrics. The lyrics provide a neat sense of mystery, such as, “Eyes on the lost sons trained in the tricks of the world / Fathers and keepers packed in that crowded room,” from the track “Glass Hillside.” Painted Ruins channels the feeling of walking in a grassy field on a breezy morning with clear blue skies above.

11 Trial Track: “Glass Hillside”

9/10 —HUSSAIN ALMAHR, ASSISTANT MUSIC EDITOR

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3 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING A Fever Dream (RCA Records, 2017) Since emerging in 2010, Everything Everything has formulated a way of writing songs uniquely and effectively, and their fourth studio album, A Fever Dream, is no different. The album’s forthcoming and cryptic sound reflects a concern with the modern human condition. This is due in part to the album’s politically driven lyrics, which display feelings of disillusionment with the world’s current political climate.

Musically, however, there is a clear playfulness and restlessness that downplays the political undertones. Everything Everything is successful in always inventing new ways to twist and bend rock and electronic to create surprising sounds. A Fever Dream flows really well, sucking you in with the moody “Night of the Long Knives” and picks up tremendous pace with the catchy “Can’t Do.” If you want a good introduction to the band, have a listen to “Desire,” a foot-stomping track that has everything you’d expect from the monumental Everything Everything.

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Best albums of the summer

The summer heat has reached peak levels, but these albums can withstand the warmth.

Here are the best albums released this summer.

CALVIN CASHEN MUSIC EDITOR Elder – Reflections of a Floating World (Armageddon Record Shop) On Reflections of a Floating World, Boston stoner metal outfit Elder encompasses cinematic grandiosity with a tightly-wound, six-song barrage. The result is an album which encapsulates boundless creativity through a refined sense of mood and composition.

Opening tracks “Sanctuary” and “The Falling Veil” counteract bullet-proof guitar riffs with ethereal post-rock fingerpicking.

The sounds that echo throughout the album transport listeners to sonic realms where nothing is familiar, but the surrounding environment nonetheless begs observation.

SZA – CTRL (Top Dawg Entertainment) SZA’s remarkable second outing with Top Dawg Entertainment shines like a beam from heaven. At its core, Ctrl is an R&B album. Upon closer listening, however, subtle embellishments are revealed that draw nods from all genres of music. Tinges of neo soul and guitar pop permeate these tracks about love and loss.

Sonically, the album channels a pristine quality of its own, but really, it’s SZA’s disarming and ever-confident vocals that take centre stage.

Billy Woods – Known Unknowns (Backwoodz Studioz) Known Unknowns is a bleak exploration of the black American experience. A New York native, Billy Woods’s strident honesty regarding the history of grief in black America is akin to Kendrick Lamar’s masterful To Pimp A Butterfly.

But whereas the latter album relies on empathy, the unmitigated expressionism of Known Unknowns feels strikingly tangible. For Woods, it’s not enough for the listener to experience his anguish. He wants you to feel dejection. The album plays into the fact that every generation of artists in every medium tries to be more authentic than the artists before them. And in hip hop, that loosely translates into whose experiences hold more validity and weight. This, in addition to the rhythmic staccato Woods raps with, results in a brutally sincere and accomplished album.

DJ Sports – Modern Species (Firecracker) Modern Species is a hotchpotch of enigmatic sounds coupled with a devout reverence for 90s house music. What really ties these influences together, though, is the laser-sharp production savvy of Milán Zaks and his brother, Central. Don’t be fooled — Modern Species is more than just a charming throwback. The album harnesses familiar motifs, but its tracks are executed with a varied sonic palette that combines equal parts from the past and notso-distant future. These guys are tinkering their fingers to the proverbial bone.

Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up­ (Nonesuch Records Inc.) After a six-year hiatus, Fleet Foxes return with its most ambitious statement yet. Crack-Up is equal parts challenging and engrossing, but still serves as a welcome addition to the Fleet Foxes canon. The album delves into experimental territory by way of long-winding guitar noodling that usually finishes with a lofty crescendo. Sure, these moments are pretentious, but the Seattle band tackles this messy splendor with natural finesse. This is thanks to the album’s sprawling instrumentation, which is beefed up by gorgeously ornate strings and woodwinds. Yet, despite all its over-inflated moments, Crack-Up manages to establish a newfound artistic maturity in Fleet Foxes.

Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (Def Jam Recordings) Synthesizing U.K. electronic textures with his singular rap flow, Vince Staples’ triumphant Big Fish Theory chronicles the ennui that comes with transcending amateur status — specifically in the rap game. Enlisting the warped stylings of producers Sophie and Flume, as well as feature spots from Juicy J and Kendrick Lamar, Big Fish Theory just goes to show that Vince Staples is the most hopeful nihilist working in the industry.

Laurel Halo – Dust (Hyperdub) Laurel Halo’s Dust defies classification but distills her diverse gamut of influences with seamless precision. While her electro-centric sound remains intact, there’s a free-for-all attitude to Dust that feels completely organic.

Dexterous-free jazz freakouts and funk instrumentation intermingle on these tracks like peanut butter and jelly. Halo’s electronic flourishes still manage to navigate the album with ease, which really come through in the album’s production.

Jay-Z – 4:44 (ROC Nation LLC) Jay-Z’s 13th studio album reads like a comprehensive confession. In 2016, Jay-Z’s wife Beyoncé released her breakthrough

masterwork, Lemonade. In a lot of ways, 4:44 is a response to Lemonade. On it, Jay-Z laments his personal faults while addressing intergenerational friction in modern hip hop.

The album draws its power from Jay-Z’s dissatisfaction with the artificiality of mainstream rappers. It’s an intensely personal effort, but at the same time, the artist’s bars feel like anecdotes finding redemption in vulnerability.

4:44 is very much an ode to marital fidelity, but Jay-Z doesn’t leave room for listeners to scrutinize his mistakes. He already did it for us.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe (ATO Records) Murder of the Universe is a concept album divided into three epics. Each story is tied together by an idiosyncratic narrative that’s read aloud by a lethal female cyborg. The album’s fried-out progressive rock aesthetic is augmented by the raw and disjointed psych-rock King Gizz is known for.

Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder (Arts & Crafts) On Broken Social Scene's first album in seven years, the band condenses their best attributes into a titan-sized album. Hug Of Thunder, like its name implies, is replete with infectious hooks and sparkling neon synths.

It’s a surprisingly solid effort, especially for a band that hit its stride in the midst of the early 2000s indie wars between contemporaries such as Arcade Fire and Interpol. The album bleeds confidence and is bulletproof indie pop at its best.

I guess you have to reinvent the wheel every once in a while to find a new artistic essence.

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sports

SPORTS EDITOR /// sports@theconcordian.com NICHOLAS DI GIOVANNI ( @nickdg11)

BASKETBALL

Stingers host six American schools in exhibition games Head coach Rastko Popovic looks to evaluate young talent with preseason series NICHOLAS DI GIOVANNI SPORTS EDITOR For the second year in a row, the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team will host NCAA Division 1 teams in a series of exhibition games. The Stingers tip off their preseason with six games from Aug. 21 to Sept. 1.

For Stingers head coach Rastko Popovic, the exhibition series is an opportunity to prepare the team for their upcoming season, which starts in November.

“It gives us the chance to play some early games,” he said. “It gives us the chance to get some extra reps in, watch some extra video and give our young guys a chance to play a lot in games.”

New York’s Canisius Griffins, Hofstra Pride, St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers and Siena Saints, Boston’s Northeastern Huskies, and the New Hampshire Wildcats will make the trip to play at Concordia.

Like in every preseason, Popovic’s goal is to evaluate how some of his younger and newer players will integrate with the team. After last year’s five-game exhibition series against NCAA teams — which saw the Stingers win three games — he noted some young players were able to contribute more offensively and defensively when the season started.

“If they get on the floor and they’re not nervous and they’re able to do things, it shows

they are able to play under pressure early in a season,” he said.

Popovic, who is set to begin his third season as head coach, has four new players joining the team. Oge Nwoko, Michel Hakizimana and Mattis Gueret are first-year players, while Jonathan Koud becomes a Stinger after transferring from Northwest Junior College in Wyoming.

“It’s important for them to get some meaningful playing time so that they gain some valuable experience,” Popovic added.

While he is particularly focused on testing out the rookies, Popovic said it’s also important for the veterans to play in the exhibition series.

He wants to see how his returning players improved over the summer, and how his team plays as a unit.

In addition, Popovic said the preseason games will allow him to scope out the Stingers’ strengths, particularly because they will be playing against strong teams.

“There’s a good chance the games will be competitive,” Popovic said, adding that Canadian university teams are finally able to play at the same level as some American teams. “There’s a good chance there are some games [the NCAA teams] won’t win.”

Popovic was a shooting guard during the 2005-06 season, when the Stingers were decimated 123-66 during an away game against the Duke Blue Devils — a top NCAA powerhouse. Over a decade later, though, his Stingers are now capable of

beating other NCAA teams, as they proved with their three wins during the preseason series last year. This shows the growth of the men’s basketball program at Concordia and of the sport in Canada as a whole, since many teams now have the skill level to compete with American teams. The Carleton Ravens, for example, recently beat the Alabama Crimson Tide, a top American basketball team, 84-71.

“I think it’s good for U Sports basketball because it shows we can compete with these Division 1 teams,” Popovic said, adding that, “For people who want to see what our team

Ricardo Mongue dribbles towards the basket in preseason action against the University of New Hampshire. Photo by Alex Hutchins.

will look like, it’s a good opportunity to come and watch some basketball.”

So far in the series, the Stingers have suffered three defeats: 82-69 against Canisius, 75-45 against Northeastern and 94-81 against New Hampshire.

They play against the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers on Aug. 29, against Siena on Aug. 31 and finish the preseason against Hofstra on Sept. 1.

FOOTBALL

A one-game-at-a-time mentality for the Stingers Head coach Mickey Donovan doesn’t want players looking too far ahead into the season

MATTHEW COYTE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After finishing third in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) conference with a 4-4 record last year, the Concordia Stingers football team is looking to make the jump to the next level.'

However, the team isn’t looking too far into the season.

“We’re taking it one day at a time, one game at a time,” said head coach Mickey

back no matter what.”

Heading into his fourth season as head coach, Donovan is looking for difference-makers to step up, be leaders and take command of the field.

“We’re creating bet ter depth and bet ter competition out there on the field,” he said. “Guys are understanding that because they’ve been with us for three or four years.”

That depth is being bolstered by a string of new recruits, led by defensive back Jersey Henry from Vanier College, who Donovan mentioned caught his eye.

Statistically, the Stingers were an average team last The Stingers run year, finishing in the middle onto the field of the pack in most categowaving Concordia's Donovan. “This conference ries. The team also allowed flag before their is too good to look ahead, the second most points in the season opener and [too good] to have RSEQ last season. They will against the UdeM bigger goals than that. My need their defence to be a lot Carabins. Photo approach is taking it week stronger if they want to beat

by Alex Hutchins. by week and taking care of the two teams that finished business when we have to.” above them last year, the Starting quarterback Trenton Miller Université de Montréal Carabins and agreed with his coach’s approach to the the Laval Rouge et Or. season. “We don’t have any expectations On the flip side, the offence, led by this year for the team,” he said. “The Miller, finished first in the conference mentality this year is that we are playing last season in passing yards, with 2,403 for each other, and we have everyone’s yards, an average of 7.4 yards per throw.

The Stingers rush game last season relied heavily on running back Jean-Guy Rimpel, who ran his way to 514 yards, along with four touchdowns. Rimpel led the RSEQ in rushing yards, nearly 100 yards more than the next leading rusher. Miller also picked up yards by running , with 116 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

This season should see the same results, with Rimpel leading the charge on the ground. Miller said he’s looking at the offensive line and running backs to play well this year.

“They have worked really hard, and I think people will see that,” he said. “This team has prepared well and is ready for the season.”

“But honestly, we don’t want to talk about it anymore,” Miller added. “Talk is cheap — it’s time to prove it. Hype was our worst enemy last year. This year, we are embracing the grind, and we are ready to show it.”

The Concordia Stingers opened their RSEQ season with a home loss against the Université de Montréal Carabins by a score of 37-19. They play again on Friday, Aug. 31, in an away game against the Université de Sherbrooke Vert et Or.

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A Stingers preview, from soccer to rugby

A look at what Concordia has in store for the upcoming sports season ALEXANDER COLE MANAGING EDITOR Another school year is upon us which means another season of varsity sports is about to begin at Concordia. From football to soccer, all of the school’s varsity teams will be starting their seasons within the next few days, weeks or months. Curious about what our teams have in store this year? Well we’ve got you covered with this season preview.

FOOTBALL The Concordia Stingers played their first game of the season against the Université de Montréal Carabins on Aug. 25, losing 37-19. Last season, the Stingers squeaked into the playoffs with a record of 4-4, but were bounced from the postseason in their conference semi-final against the Laval Rouge et Or. This year will prove to be a challenge for the Stingers as the Bishop’s Gaiters — whom they beat twice last year — are no longer in the division. This season, the Stingers will have to face the Carabins and the Rouge et Or twice — two teams Concordia hasn’t picked up a win against since 2010. Look out for key players such as quarterback Trenton Miller and wide receiver Vince Alessandrini to be this year’s difference makers.

MEN’S SOCCER The Concordia Stingers men’s soccer team finished last season with a record of 4-6-2 which put them in sixth place out of seven teams in their division. The team was led by goalkeeper Karl Gouabé and leading point scorer Sébastien Boucley.

The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) division is led by powerhouses like Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, making this upcoming season a tough test for the Stingers. Their first game of the season is on Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at home against UQAM. WOMEN’S SOCCER The women’s soccer team struggled last season, finishing the year with a 2-10-2 record that put them in sixth out of eight teams in the RSEQ division. Midfielder Laura Lamontagne led the team with five goals and three assists and will surely be a player to watch out for this season. Laval and the Université de Montréal will be the Stingers’ biggest challenges this season, as those teams took the top two spots in the division last year. Concordia starts their season at home on Aug. 31 against UQAM at 8:45 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL The Stingers men’s basketball team will look to build on last year’s success after finishing the season with a record of 10-6 — good enough for second place in the RSEQ division. The team was led by a fresh crop of rookies, as well as veteran guard Ken Beaulieu and fifth-year forward Michael Fosu. The Stingers will be without Fosu this year as last season was his graduating year. Look for Beaulieu as well as second-year forward Olivier Simon to take the reins this season. Their first game is on Nov. 9 against Bishop’s.

Midfielder Laura Lamontagne looks on as the Stingers women’s soccer teams kicks off a regular season match. Photo by Mackenzie Lad.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The women’s basketball team is fresh off a season where they upset the Laval Rouge et Or in the RSEQ semi-final and made it to the provincial final. While the Stingers eventually lost to the McGill Martlets, the team’s ability to persevere and chip away at their opponents will surely carry into this season. However, veterans such as Marilyse Roy-Viau, Tamara Pinard-Devos and Richelle Grégoire are no longer with the team, having graduated last year. While the team is without their veterans, the Stingers are still ripe with talent and poised for a good season. Their first game will be against Bishop’s on Nov. 9.

MEN’S RUGBY The Stingers men’s rugby team is fresh off a transition year that saw the team drop to a 1-6 record, putting them in last place in the RSEQ division. Head coach Craig Beemer had his work cut out for him in his first year as the team’s bench boss. With a team heavily composed of rookies, last season was a learning curve for the Stingers.

However, with last season’s rookies earning a year’s worth of experience, the team is sure to be on the upswing this season. The team’s first shot at redemption will be during the season opener on Sept. 10 against their biggest rival, the McGill Redmen.

WOMEN’S RUGBY The women’s rugby team is poised for another dominating season in the RSEQ with the return of veteran players Frédérique Rajotte and Alex Tessier who are fresh off a stint with the Canadian national team.

Concordia went 5-2 last season which was good enough for third place in the division.

The Stingers made it to the RSEQ final, but lost to their biggest rival, the Ottawa Gee-Gees. This year, the team’s biggest competition will be the pesky Gee-Gees and the Laval Rouge et Or. The team starts the season on Sept. 4 away against McGill.

MEN’S HOCKEY The Concordia Stingers are coming off

one of their best seasons in team history after acquiring top rookies like Anthony De Luca and Philippe Sanche. However, the team will face a new challenge this year as long-time captain Olivier Hinse has graduated and is now playing in Denmark. The team will, nonetheless, be in good hands as veteran forward Philippe Hudon will be taking over the captaincy. Look for goaltender Philippe Cadorette as well as forwards De Luca, Sanche and Anthony Beauregard to make a big impact on offence. The team plays their first game on Oct. 13 on the road against the McGill Redmen.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY Much like the men’s hockey team, the women just had a successful season, with the team making it to the bronze-medal game of the National championships. The team eventually lost in that game and took home fourth place. They also finished second in the RSEQ playoffs. Forward Audrey Belzile led the team with 18 points last season, and is sure to be a star goalscorer alongside forward Claudia Dubois this year. With Katherine Purchase coming back as the starting goalie, the Stingers have the potential to build on last season’s impressive finish. They will play their first game of the season on Oct. 15 against the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

WRESTLING With a strong crop of wrestlers, the Stingers are a force to be reckoned with this season. At Nationals last year, Vincent De Marinis took home a gold medal in the 65 kg weight class. De Marinis is going into his graduation year at Concordia and, in an interview with The Concordian last semester, said he is always striving to improve and win more tournaments. Last year, rookie Fred Choquette took home bronze at Nationals and, going into his second year, has the potential to climb the ranks of the heavyweight division. Going into the season, expect third-year wrestler Jade Dufour to make a big impact as well. She finished second at Nationals last season.

THE WEEKLY ROUND UP

BY NICHOLAS DI GIOVANNI

The CFL unveiled a new campaign promoting the league’s diversity on Aug. 13. The campaign was launched the day after the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., despite being originally planned for release in the fall, the Winnipeg Sun reported.

The campaign is simple. Players were given t-shirts to wear during warm-ups and on the sidelines that read “Diversity is Strength” on the front. On the back, there are names of current and former players with diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions first wore the shirts during a game on Aug. 13.

In a statement, the CFL said they “stand against hate and bigotry and (they) stand for diversity and inclusion” in response to political tension in the United States. The reaction on social media was mostly positive, with the few negative comments coming from fans who would prefer politics stay out of sports.

I think the CFL hit it out of the park with this campaign. While NFL fans criticize players who kneel during the national anthem as a silent protest against racial profiling, us Canadians fully embrace diversity and attempts to promote it. At a time when political and racial tension is everywhere, including in sports, the league made the right choice by attempting to educate and unite fans.

Now, it's time for other sports leagues to do the same.

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

EDITORIAL

Burning out: Why students should take the initiative of self-care It’s a new year at Concordia, which means new teachers, new assignments and quite possibly new struggles.

One of those struggles can simply be a lack of self-care. As university students, we’re taught at an early age to follow a certain routine when it comes to our education. Wake up, attend classes, come home, do homework and catch up on readings, sleep and then repeat.

A negative consequence of constantly following this redundant cycle is “burning out.”

According to an article by Global News, more and more psychiatrists are beginning to use this term to refer to patients who suffer from chronic stress. People can experience burnouts when they’re undergoing stressful situations everyday— it eventually builds up and causes various symptoms. These can include physical exhaustion, weight gain, loss of appetite, anxiety, depression, pessimism, detachment, increased forgetfulness, lack of concentration and a drop in productivity. Sound familiar?

There are also other symptoms that aren’t as apparent. According to the same article, burnouts can result in “shrinkage or enlargement, thinning and premature aging” of various areas of the brain.

Although the article strongly focuses on adults with high-stress careers, we at The Concordian believe university students are equally and sometimes more stressed due to school work, internships, jobs, social lives and planning for the future.

Therefore, we felt it was imperative to suggest a few way students can take care of themselves this year.

Lifestyle choices and changes can allow students to relax and prevent burnouts. This can be as simple as finding a hobby unrelated to your work or school, anything from biking to reading comic books. The Global News article put a particular emphasis on choosing a hobby that stimulates your brain in a creative way in order to prevent chronic stress.

Having strong, positive connections with people outside of your family is also extremely important. Of course, we all know the struggle of finding time during the semester to have fun. But doing so can stop students from being unproductive and doing poorly in school, according to the same article, which would actually be more beneficial for your grades in the long run.

Unplugging yourself from social media and cellphones can also help. While social

media and technology are great tools for everyday life, they can also be pervasive distractions preventing you not only from getting work done, but also from properly relaxing during those study breaks.

Many free apps exist to help you stay off of your devices or distracting websites.

Flipd and Freedom Reduce Distractions, to name a few, block your access to certain apps and websites.

An article by the Huffington Post also suggests that, before going to bed, phones and other devices should be kept away in order to get a good night’s rest.

As university students, we rarely have time to eat lunch let alone manage a schedule that includes time for breaks. But by taking care of yourself and forcing hobbies and down time back into your life can actually make you more productive and will certainly boost your mental health. Finding time during the day to walk away from your keyboard and textbooks, and instead go for a walk or drink a glass of water can mean the difference

between a burnout and achieving your goals—and more importantly, enjoying yourself in the process.

Graphic by Alexa Hawksworth.

RACISM

Are we preserving history or honouring hate?

A pedestal is no place for a Confederate symbol, and taking it down won't erase the past SHAKTI LANGLOIS ORTEGA CONTRIBUTOR An increasing number of symbols commemorating Confederate “heroes” have been taken down throughout the United States and Canada, including here in Montreal.

A plaque hanging on a wall outside the Hudson’s Bay depar tment store on Ste-C ather ine St reet honour ing Jef ferson Davis was taken down on Aug. 15. Davis was the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and he briefly lived in Montreal with his family af ter being released from prison in 1867.

The recent violent protest in Charlottesville, Va., encouraged even m o re p e o p le a n d o r g a n i z at i o n s to remove plaques, statues and monuments that pay homage to important actors of the Confederacy. On Aug. 12, white supremacists and neo-Nazis rallied in Charlottesville to condemn a proposal to remove a statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. A woman was struck and killed by a car that drove through the crowd of anti-racism counter-protesters who had turned up at the rally.

Though tensions around Confederate symbols aren’t a new phenomenon, some argue that taking down such signs

threaten the preser vation of histor y.

For hundreds of years, the KKK and other white supremacist groups have used various symbols as emblems of their far-right ideologies. The Confederate f lag is especially cont roversial bec ause it has become a symbol of oppression and hatred of black people and other non-whites.

Waving the flag is of ten interpreted as blatant racism in North America.

Though some argue Confederate symbols represent pride in the southern United States, they inarguably c a r r y a h e av y b u rd e n . F o r m a ny, the Confederate flag is a reminder of black men, women and children being dr ag ge d of f public t r ansp or t at ion , beaten to death, locked up on unfounded rumours and assumptions and killed for defending basic civil rights.

Statues, plaques and monuments are intended to honour people who have positively contributed to societ y’s growth and freedom. Davis, for his par t, owned hundreds of slaves and led a movement that fought against their emancipation. So, if public of ficials want to lessen racial tensions and reconcile with citizens of different cultures and races, they must not tolerate public displays that glorif y the ver y people who went to w ar to maint ain slaver y an d ot her oppressive systems.

Those who fear history will be erased by removing Confeder ate emblems shouldn’t worr y.

Many have tried to suppress dark parts of North American histor y, yet they endure. Davis and his Confederate friends will always be part of our history, but they have no place on pedestals.

No one has forgot ten about Hitler, right? Yet, even naming a garbage d u m p “A d o l f H i t l e r ” w a s d e e m e d s c a n d a l o u s a n d i n a p p ro p r i ate by Oregonians in the 80s.

Closer to home, the Elementar y Te a c h e r s ’ F e d e r a t i o n o f O n t a r i o recently announced that they want to remove John A. Macdonald’s name from their school buildings so that Indigenous children won’t have to at tend s c hool s named af ter an individual who played a key role in developing residential schools and destroying Indigenous culture.

Taking down honourific plaques, statues and flags simply shows solidarity and inclusion towards ethnic groups who have been chronically oppressed and discriminated against throughout history. The goal is not to erase our past, but to reclaim a history which has been “whitewashed” for far too many years. History books are filled with one-sided stories of white heroes protecting their people from evil “savages.”

Cruelt y and injustice have been excused for centuries. If dozens of government buildings and plaques have to be renamed and removed to begin righting those wrongs, then so be it.

Graphic by Alexa Hawksworth.

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The right to learn comes before the right to free speech Why universities should encourage developing knowledge-based opinions EMMANUEL CUISINIER CONTRIBUTOR I believe freedom of speech on college and university campuses should be limited when it jeopardizes academic endeavours.

Academic institutions were originally intended to provide a wide understanding of the world through the lenses of the fields students were interested in. Research was mostly done to be able to understand certain phenomena, rather than to prove a certain ideology right or wrong.

T his is where progr ams such as gender studies, First Peoples studies and exchange programs can be beneficial.

When completed with academic rigor, they shed light on issues and perspectives that are unknown to those who don’t experience them firsthand.

As learners of the world, students should be exposed to as much knowledge as possible in order to take informed stances and develop thoughtful perspectives on various issues. I believe t hat ad vo c ate s for f re e sp e e c h on university campuses often skip over another important right: the right to know as much as possible about a topic. The right to access information as free from censorship, bias and prioritization as possible before forming an opinion on a subject. However, the atmosphere of

higher education has shifted to a more active and socially involved mindset which leads people to skip this first step that is necessary for them to form accurate and truthful opinions.

Universities have become a place where students can be more active about social issues and take on more significant roles inside the learning institution. For instance, the student strike in 2012 and the much earlier Concordia computer riots of 1969 proved it’s possible to apply physical force to disrupt classes and stop people from learning in order to demonstrate one’s political beliefs.

I fondly remember the first few times I entered the Hall building in the winter of 2016 and saw the big red and black CSU banners decrying tuition hikes and advocating for fossil fuel divestment. I was a new student at the time, and I felt intellectually too young to take a side. I needed to learn more about what was going on before I could jump on the bandwagon and express myself with words and slogans I’d feel comfortable standing by.

This is where the shift has occurred on college and university campuses. Students today form arguments on matters prior to considering all of the existing arguments and facts on the topic. I don’t think this is a positive change, as it makes it easier

to disrupt people’s learning by creating tensions between those who hold opposite views. We must consider the possibility that many students advocate for ideas they hold as truths before they even fully understand what their message entails.

Most of us don’t take enough time to wonder why we hold cer tain opinions, as it just seems “obvious” that it’s the right one. Freedom of speech allows you to s ay w hat you believe, but what many forget is you first need to know whether what you want to say is, in fact, true.

This is where the rigor and methodology of academia comes in handy. In class, you need to cite evidence, formulate sound and logical arguments that stand together and, more importantly, you have to understand the opposite view.

I hope this won’t be forgotten as many more students use their freedom of speech to become involved in activism

of all sorts. A new academic year is beginning at Concordia, and I know that many students will jump in the ring to advocate for certain issues that resonate with them.

I hope they won’t forget that Concordia means “harmony” in Latin. Even though no one will ever be satisfied with the level of free speech they are given on campus, hopefully we’ll all strive to create a harmonious place of learning with a safe and self-improving mindset.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

It's all violence, and it's all wrong

Recognizing that sexualized violence against women of colour is an unacknowledged crime AYSHA WHITE STAFF WRITER Andrea J. Ritchie is a lawyer whose speciality is police misconduct.

In her 2017 book, Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Colour, she reveals that there are no clear statistic s on the violence perpetrated by police against women of colour in the United States.

“Although national data show more black men are killed at higher rates than women,” Ritchie writes, “those numbers don’t tell the whole story[...]

There are no numbers counting police rape or police sexual harassment or unlawful strip searches.”

Women of colour face incidents of police violence in statistically smaller n u m b e r s t h a n m e n o f c o l o u r, b u t they are targeted in a particular way.

According to the Huffington Post, in 2015, a black woman named Charnesia Corley was stopped by Texas police for allegedly running a stop sign. The of ficers who stopped her said they smelled marijuana in her car, which, in Texas, is grounds for a cavity search.

Corley said she “felt raped” after t he of f icer s publicl y s earc he d her v ag ina for 11 minutes . Her law yer, S amuel C ammack III , s aid a police of ficer “body slammed Miss Corley,

stuck her head underneath the vehicle and completely pulled her pants off, leaving her naked and exposed in that Texaco parking lot.”

The officers involved in Corley’s case were charged with “official oppression,” but those charges were later dropped.

Corley is currently pursuing a civil case against them, according to the same article. This case is an example of how police violence against women of colour often takes on a sexualized tone.

The lack of statistics available on sexualized police violence seems to point to the conclusion that sexual violence against women is not considered a form of p o l ice v io l e n ce i n A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y. In my opinion, this lack of infor mation is to be e x p e c te d i n a s o c i e t y that, as a whole, doesn’t take sexual violence, especially against women of colour, as seriously as it should.

Here in Canada, according to Sexual Assault and Rape Statistics Canada, only six out of ever y 100 sexual assaults are repor ted to the police, s ug ge s t i ng t h at m a ny

victims don’t trust police or the judicial system.

If t he gover nment doesn’t even consider it necessar y to categorize these actions as violence and gather statistics on them, should we be surprised that they fail to press charges against the officers accused of committing them?

This case reminds me of a situation ver y far north of Texas, in Val d’Or, Que. In 2016, the Crown decided not to convict six police officers accused of sexual misconduct against a number of Indigenous women. According to the CBC , there were 37 complaints filed against local police by members of the community, including sexual harassment and rape.

As with Corley’s case, this situation involved a specific t ype of police violence, one that is both sexualized and racialized.

These cases demonstrate that women of colour are often the victims of not only violence but a dehumanizing form of sexual violence.

Both Corley’s and the Val d’Or cases reinforce the notion that sexual violence is not really considered violence in North American societ y, and that public of ficials still fail to be properly reprimanded for the disgusting acts they commit.

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