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March 9, 2010 Opinions

What is she wearing?

The niqab and Quebec values

by Surer Deria

We use clothing as a signifier. We collect information on someone’s class, income, artistic preferences, political leanings or gender bias based on individual choices of... » Full Story

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March 9, 2010 Sports

Ice race not so frosty

Cyclist enters event, looks towards childhood longingly

by Alan Macquarrie

It became apparent in the days leading up to Montreal’s annual bicycle ice race that the term “ice” might be misleading, and that the entire event would have to be... » Full Story

March 9, 2010 Fringe Arts

Digital unreality

Video show The Body is Obsolete blurs the line between flesh and hardware

by Tom Llewellin

Art Matters show The Body Is Obsolete, co-curated by Alissa Jafiarova and Claudia Burneo, probes questions of how nature and technology interact and how that interaction, in... » Full Story

March 9, 2010 Literary Arts

Gretzky’s trade to the L.A. Kings still stings

Globe and Mail reporter Stephen Brunt explores the Great One’s decision to leave Canada

by Steven Myers

It starts with dusty socks and a slide across the marble floor. Then, hot humid breezes surrender to northern winds, your dad lets the water run free and—abracadabra—come... » Full Story

March 9, 2010 News

A wave of purple, a speckle of orange

by Justin Giovannetti

Once upon a time, candidates would jockey for position at the bottom of the Hall building escalators, the seconds would tick down to midnight, the count would reach zero and a... » Full Story

March 9, 2010 News

Concordia to stop paying for prayer space

$15,600 annual bill for 800 Muslim students too high for university

by Justin Giovannetti

After more than two decades of paying for Muslim prayer space at Sir George Williams campus, Concordia University says that it can no longer foot the bill. Along with... » Full Story

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March 11, 2010

Human rights films festival opens tonight

The Festival of Films on the Rights of the Person of Montreal is a rather unwieldy title for a festival, but the difficulty you have in remembering it (or its French acronym, FFDPM) might be strangely suited to the tough subjects of the festival's films. FFDPM includes both documentaries and fictional films, such as the two showing at tonight's opening at Concordia: The End and The Day God Walked Away.

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