By Noah Bloch Diwali, a major cultural and religious celebration, came to Concordia on Saturday, hosted by The Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission (DEIC). “I think it’s important to have these kinds of events, to be able to have that opportunity to go in and just learn about something new,” says Signature Events Coordinator Siam…
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Christmas with a capitalist ‘C’
At last, the most wonderful time f the year has arrived! Time to break out the lights, get a tree and pend all of your spare money on gifts. From Black Friday to Christmas Day, sales surge as people pre- are for the holidays. Every year that goes by, Christmas seems to become more and…
Thanksgiving is for thanking
It happened again: another successful Thanksgiving involving too much green bean casserole, too few choices for potatoes and too many pleasant conversations with family members who tried desperately to avoid bringing up politics around the dinner table. Like so many other Americans, my family experiences a post-holiday coma. No, this is not because we have…
Election Day should be a holiday
Tensions rise as Election Day, still months away, inches closer and closer. Super Tuesday passed by last week, and primary elections are beginning to narrow the pool of candidates to those who have the greatest chance to win. Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic Party, while Donald Trump leads the Republican Party. Clinton and Trump lead…
Reflecting on inclusivity this past Holiday season
We should strive to represent all holidays After months of anticipation then only two short weeks of vacation, the holiday season is over at last. Snow continues to fall — as does the temperature — and classes resume as usual. We have successfully survived another round of capitalism via religious holiday, and we have a…


