Ten alternatives to “ladies and gentlemen” | Special Issue
Feb 1, 2022 · Below is a compilation of some of my favourite gender-neutral terms to address a crowd. Hopefully, this list will help you whenever you find yourself writing a work email or speaking to a group of people. 2022 is the year we stop saying “ladies and gentlemen.”. 1. Friends and enemies (inspired by Malcom X) 2. Humans and non-humans.
The Link – Concordia’s Independent Newspaper Since 1980
Oct 10, 2024 · Inaccessibility within co-op program leaves students in the dark. Students enrolled in the co-op program forced to endure many hurdles. Since 1980, The Link has been the most read newspaper on Concordia's campuses and the areas surrounding the university, reaching over 40,000 students and 5,000 members of the university faculty and staff weekly.
Echoes of extinction | Fringe Arts – The Link
Jan 30, 2024 · Fringe Arts Olivia Johnson — Published January 30, 2024 4 minutes. When Myfanwy MacLeod was approached to design a sculpture for the National Bank Collection, she was influenced by the Victorian era. It had to fit cohesively in Michel-Bélanger Park, which was inspired by Montreal’s Victorian Squares. She settled on a twenty-foot statue of ...
Bottoms: Queer representation and stepping into personhood
Nov 20, 2023 · Opinions Geneviève Sylvestre — Published November 20, 2023 0 minutes. Bottoms brings Queer representation to the big screen in a refreshing way. Graphic Myriam Ouazzani. In their new teen-comedy, Bottoms, Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott, of Shiva Baby fame, crafted characters we’ve almost never seen before: lesbians who are hilarious and ...
Indigenous Imagery and Sports: It’s Time For Change
Oct 26, 2018 · Aggressiveness is a big part of the stereotyping of Indigenous people in sports; it’s why so many teams are named “Chiefs,” “Braves,” or “Warriors.”. Despite all of this, besides a little negative buzz from when the Cataractes hosted the Memorial Cup in 2012, as well as a particularly out of touch media campaign in 2015 that ...
The economics of thinness | Opinions – The Link
Jan 16, 2024 · This standard is easier for some to reach than others—and there is a concrete correlation between thinness and wealth. The economics of thinness explores the overlooked impact of weight loss and being thin on wealth, relationships, and discrimination, especially for women who have unrealistic beauty standards enforced upon them by society.
Film Review: ‘White Right: Meeting the Enemy’ Investigates What …
Mar 7, 2019 · White Right: Meeting the Enemy is built around interviews director Deeyah Khan, a muslim woman, conducted with white nationalists, neo-nazis, and other American hate groups. She aimed to better understand the resurgence of white extremism in the United States throughout this film.
Filipino history lessons taught through food | Special Issue
Nov 3, 2020 · A pre-colonial Philippines. Like many Asian countries, rice is the foundation to the Filipino food pyramid. The staple crop was brought over to Cagayan Valley, the north-most point of the Philippines, during an Indo-Malaysian, Chinese, and Vietnamese wave of migration in around 3400 BC. Over 3000 years later, give or take a few hundred, China ...
In Montreal, we speak franglais | Special Issue – The Link
Jan 13, 2021 · Although French is the primary language of Montreal with 57 per cent of the population speaking it at home, Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Canada. In fact, more than half of the city’s population is bilingual. English-French bilingualism in Quebec has continued to rise over the past decade. According to the 2016 census ...
A Tribute to Nalie Agustin | News – The Link
Sep 13, 2022 · A new mural in downtown Montreal honours the late Nalie Agustin—a Concordia alum, best-selling author, public speaker and cancer advocate—who touched the lives of many worldwide as she shared her cancer journey online, using her platform to inspire those with and without cancer. In March 2022, Nalie passed away.