If only the student union at Concordia spent more time focusing on issues like this and less on petty squabbles about the Mideast . . .
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If only the student union at Concordia spent more time focusing on issues like this and less on petty squabbles about the Mideast . . .
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Seriously.
Biography time: I did my undergraduate degree at Concordia. Following graduate work and five years in the world of the waged, I decided to go back to school — McGill, this time.
I am above 25. I’ve cut my job from full- to part-time and, soon, to no-time: school starts next week. I am not getting student rates. And if they thought being a student was easier when you are younger, they should most definitely try it some time.
When you’re in your early 20s, you’re expected to be in school. You’re expected to live cheaply, to not pay for too much, to get student loans, etc.
Things are different when most people in your peer group are working. A full-time student STCUM discount for older students isn’t life or death. But it would sure help.
Hey Segacs, get over it. You are not a Concordia student any longer nor are yopu a member of the CSU. Is your life so boring that you have to continue harping on the CSU? Just like Tom Keefer, Segacs, it’s time to move on.
I heartily agree with you, Sari. In fact, I feel the same way about this blog.
You think I obsess too much about mideast politics on the blog, Ikram? Aw, darn, guess it’s back to blogging about more interesting things . . . like the colour of Dennis Rodman’s hair.
Seriously, though, if you get tired of my blogging you can simply choose not to read it. Unlike the CSU, I don’t have any other mandate here other than spouting off. So I get to spout off about whatever I please. That’s the fun part about having a blog. (As you well know).
But segacs, petty squabbles about the middle east is all that you participate in at the link website…what would you do without them?
Adam hypocrite slater,
You are nearly 30 years old and spend your time fighting with people who are 19,20,21 and stealing money from their student union and you’re criticizing Sari? And Tom Keffer hasent moved on, hes still sucking money out of the CSU through Trish MaCintoshs front club. Maybe its time for you to move on and get a life you “dipshit.”
Actually the CSU does have delegates to this coalition. Both the President and VP Academic from the new evolved CSU have been present at every meeting of the committee are and working hard to help make this a reality.
Right on, Tyler!
Ummm…if that Slater guy is a student, isn’t it his union too? And I don’t think he’d be the only Concordia undergrad in his age group. Should the CSU now place age limits on who can/cannot engage in political debate?
Between Hanthala, ii, adamslat, uhhsegacs, and all of them referring to one another in the third person: seriously, it’s starting to make my head spin. Whoosh …
… and Me. Cant forget Me.
Wow. Okay, now about those bus passes…
Ah, I bet there would be no discounts for those of us students that need to have the Zone 3 pass, since I live in Pincourt.
Now if only “Evolution, not Revolution” would pressure the AMT to add more trains a day on the Montreal/Dorion/Vaudreuil line (the last one leaves Windsor Lucien L’Allier station at 9:15 pm… ridiculously early.
oh, is that your job?
nice one sari
Steve, I think that’s because the other transit authorities that cooperate in the Zone 3 pass haven’t signed on to the 18-25 university discount, so nothing to extend to mature students.
It seems like that’s more of a separate problem also requiring looking into it. I haven’t lived off the STM grid, so don’t know much about it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone wasn’t already bringing it up.
I guess that this initiative is from a coalition of the student councils of the Montreal universities. Haven’t been a student in a while, but I imagine it’s possible to get involved in that.