BEAUTY OR BLIGHT? - Concordia University

u n i v e r s i t y m a g a z i n eCELTIC, CANADIANAND CONCORDIANAIMING TOSUCCEEDConcordia graduatestudents get a head starton their after-schoolcareer paths thanks toGradProSkills.By Lucas WisenthalWith a newly launchedmajor, Concordia’s Schoolof Canadian Irish Studiesoffers students a sprawlingrange of courses onthe Emerald Isle and its22Canadian diaspora.By Barbara Black10 MAKING16STREET ART ORPUBLIC NUISANCE?Graffiti can be urbanblight or vivid street art.Concordia expertsenter the debate.By Patricia MaunderTHINGSPERFECTLY QUEERThe multi-volume QueerFilm Classics series,edited by Concordia’sThomas Waugh andMatthew Hays, examinesa diverse catalogueof gay- and lesbianthemedmovies.26By David KingDESIGNED TOBE DIFFERENTFrom the classroom toonline forums, Concordia’sDepartment of Educationbrings its own slant toteaching teachers.By Jake Brennan3036FACULTY SPOTLIGHT:FINE ARTSThe faculty celebrates themany recent accoladesof its studio arts faculty,students and alumni.By Liz Cromptonspring 2013 volume 37 number 1magazine.concordia.caCover: A graffiti-covered Montreal building —increasingly common and controversialCredit: Linda RutenbergThis publication is printed on 100% recycled paper,including 20% post-consumer waste. Each ton of recycledpaper that displaces a ton of virgin paper reduces totalenergy consumption by 27%, greenhouse gas emissions by47%, particulate emissions by 28%, wastewater by 33%,solid waste by 54% and wood use by 100%.3 EDITOR’S VOICE4 LETTERS5 CONCORDIA NEWS38 ALUMNI NEWS40 CLASS ACTS46 WORDS & MUSIC48 ENOUGH SAID