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To all new and returning music students,

The MUSAC committee welcomes you to Concordia's Music Department for the school year of 2005-2006, and invites you to actively participate throughout the year to the collective development of a better student life. The Staff of MUSAC is proud to put their skills to best represent your opinions and needs for the coming year.

What's new? A Newsletter like this one will frequently be published presenting the results of MUSAC's recent discussions and actions. We feel it is your right to know what is currently being done for you and, any comments, propositions or objections you wish to make will be taken seriously by MUSAC. To this end, a suggestion box is at your disposition in the student lounge. You may share your opinions with the committee anonymously.

MUSAC is currently seeking opportunities for music students to express their talents in and outside their own campus. Campus gigs could include (but not limited to) the Hive's, the G-lounge, the student radio (and what not), in forms of fundraising concerts and/or jam sessions. Off-campus discussions include (but not limited to) fundraising shows at the Be-bop. Performers interested in participating in these activities may register a.s.a.p. with MUSAC in RF-200.1 so that we may coordinate the unfolding of events properly. You may register your bands at all times.

MUSAC wants to give students a better place to live and work in. To that aim, renovations to the students lounge is underway. We are looking for volunteers to help paint the lounge somewhere in the month of December. Please contact Jennie Larivière or anyone of us at MUSAC to offer your help. Donation of any furniture in good condition is also welcomed. We can only rely on voluntary efforts to bring those changes to the student's lounge; any participation or donation will be greatly appreciated.

Also, MUSAC wants to improve its services. It will soon be possible to borrow movies, music documentaries and others visual documents to be viewed in the lounge. Audio equipment is being put in place. There are plans for an "evening at the movies" to be organized.

Also, we would kindly ask for a collective effort in keeping the equipment IN the lounge. The lounge is meant to benefit equally all of us. We sincerely hope that our combined efforts will lead to a collective pride in being part of Concordia's music community.

The MUSAC committee is: Jennie Larivière (president), Louis-Étiennne Drouin, Dominique Côté, Olivier St-Pierre, Savannah Wellman, Philippe Lachance, Brianne de Verteuil, Joanna Barnowski, Elisa Golden, Dan Coole, F-Xavier Michaud.