Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid Vol. 41
We sincerely hope that you are surviving your finals period. I personally have one 13-page final essay to submit, and one in-person written exam: a three-hour closed-book exam consisting of a 10-page written essay. What kind of prof would torture their students like that 😩. Granted, they did provide the exam questions ahead of time… So, I feel your finals pain.
Just persevere for a little longer then hopefully you can find time to relax. Some effort now will pay off in the future.
If you need academic help during for finals, the Student Success Center can help you plan your finals season, with either planning out a final research essay or a study schedule for an exam. Check out “time management,” “writing,” or “exams;” or look at their workshop “How to prepare for and take exams.” Don’t forget about Concordia’s Writing Help at the library!
If you’re feeling stressed there are mindful meditation sessions, you can join a mindful end to the term, soothing Sound Bathing in the Greenhouse, or take the evening to listen to a concert! Don’t deny yourself some wellness and personal time. A good life requires caring for body, mind, and spirit.
Or take a break from studying and drop by to see a fellow graduate peer of the department Dean Joseph give his thesis defence.
Without further ado, here’s the 41st Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid, which brings you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we tell you about:
- New student info sessions
- End of year social events
- People’s Potato emergency food baskets
- Various Concordia events
New Student Resources
Are you a new student looking to get the most out of your experience as a new Concordian and/or a first-time university student? See below for workshops and information sessions on how to navigate your university experience.
- Course Registration: How to use Concordia’s system: April 25 10:30am (+ other dates).
- University 101: The Basics (Part I): April 25, 7pm & April 27, 10:30am.
- Fund Your Future! Financial Aid and Award Opportunities and Best Practices: April 27, 12pm (+ other dates).
What: New student information events
When: Various dates
Where: Online
End of year social events!
SoPhiA is hosting not just one, but two, yes two!!! End-of-year social events.
Our first social event (Part A) is done and took take place at N Bar on Thursday April 20th. We thank everyone who came out and it was a good time.
The second social event (Part B) will also take place at N Bar, on May 9th, and we are planning a big event between SoPhiA and the Graduate Philosophy Student Association and will include this year’s Concordia undergraduate philosophy journal launch, The SoPhiA Review! Professors, graduate, and undergraduate students are all invited. Limited free drinks (and maybe food) will be present.
This will be a big event, so not to be missed!
See our Facebook event.
What: End of year social event & The SoPhiA Review journal launch
When: May 9th
Where: N sur Mackay (1244 Mackay St. )
People’s Potato Emergency Food Baskets: Final date!
Are you low on food or money? Don’t despair, People’s Potato is here!
People’s Potato is a nonprofit organization within Concordia that provides food for students and they are serving emergency food baskets throughout the term. (They also serve meals on the daily).
The emergency food baskets are on specific dates and they ask you to bring your own bags. First come, first serve.
I was present last week and received some milk, veggie burgers, veggies, rice, millet, a taco kit, pasta, a snack, and some canned goods. IT can be very helpful for students on a tight budget.
Line up early because I went two hours ahead of time and wasn’t even the first in line!
Dates:
- Apr 28, 1pm
Check out their website for more information
Follow them on Facebook
Who: People’s Potato
What: Emergency food baskets
Where: Hall 7th floor
When: April 28th, 1pm
Various Concordia Events
There are several events in the next week that may be interesting to philosophy students.
- Take a yoga breather with Jade: April 24, 12pm.
- “Join for a strong and sweaty yoga class designed to help you regulate your stress for optimal studying and protect your body by building healthy movement patterns”
- Addressing Microaggressions: April 27, 10:30am.
- “Through open discussion and experience sharing, this workshop will help participants become more aware of their own biases when addressing microaggressions, and help create a more supportive work and/or learning environment.”
- Human Dignity – Theory and Practice: April 28-29, 9am
- “Questions of topical relevance are those regarding the relationship between dignity and (anti-discrimination) law, the (metaphysical/political) grounds of dignity, the relationship between dignity and (relational) equality, the history of the concept of human dignity, skepticism and/or criticism regarding the functional role that dignity-talk plays in moral and political discourse, Kant’s theory of human dignity, religious conceptions of dignity, etc.”
- Hosted by Concordia’s Social Justice Center, founded by our philosophy department faculty.
- Conversation Café — Bystander Intervention: April 28, 12pm.
- “In order to create a culture of safety on campus, community members must be knowledgeable about bystander intervention. This includes understanding what prevents intervention, how to intervene appropriately, and how to support others after intervention.”
See more of Concordia’s events.
SoPhiA Book Library: Book Recommendation
Current highlighted book:
L’existentialisme est un Humanisme by Jean-Paul Sartre
This is a classic eclectic paperback of Sartre’s essay. If you read French, we definitely encourage you to pick this one up! This is the original language JP Sartre wrote in.
“The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity.”
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books!
Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
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