Karen Seidman

I'm a Montreal Gazette reporter following universities. Would love to hear your stories.

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@GolfDigest Pelican Hill

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Quebec welcomes home New York Times correspondent with a big 'Bonjour-Hi' https://t.co/4b4m20l83r

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Heartwarming unity among dissenters. https://t.co/RvbpoLWyi0
#Muslimban

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Waiting for @McGillU to announce the inaugural winners of the Jean Béliveau awards

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The story about Montreal police spying on a journalist for to uncover sources is a radical attack on the free press #snowdenmcgill

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He's ba-a-ack!! #SnowdenMcGill

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A lesson in Internet trolling #snowdenmcgill

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Glitches and technical difficulties. Snowden has disappeared from the screen #SnowdenMcGill

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Surveillance technologies have outpaced democratic controls #snowdenmcgill

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Thunderous applause for Snowden. Thunderous. #SnowdenMcGill

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Director of Media@McGill says they underestimated the interest in the event. Ya think? #SnowdenMcGill

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How to get the crowd to clap: tell them you're starting in 10 minutes #snowdenmcgill

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Apparently a lot of disappointed people couldn't get in. Room holds 600 and there are overflow rooms #snowdenmcgill

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Striking students stating their case are booed by the crowd #snowdenmcgill

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People still streaming in; going to be very late. #snowdenmcgill

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@McGillU will be live streaming the Snowden talk #snowdenmcgill

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Meanwhile, the crowd is getting angry. Chants of "Let us in!" echo throughout the campus #Snowdenmcgill

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But they aren't forcefully blocking anyone who wants to enter #Snowdenmcgill

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Striking students blocking the entrance to the auditorium; do you really want to cross a picket line, they demand #Snowdenmcgill

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Given the crowd waiting to get in, the casual and temporary employees' union isn't getting a lot of takers #snowdenmcgill