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Kendra Wong

Do Langara students actually watch your stuff when you ask them to?

Kendra Wong Mar 31, 2014

Students do it all the time. We ask strangers to watch our things for a few minutes so we can step away to grab a bite to eat or go to the washroom, just so you don’t lose your spot. But do you trust the people to actually watch your stuff?…

At Large

TransLink unveils new campaign to increase awareness of assaults on bus drivers

Kendra Wong Mar 31, 2014

TransLink launched a new campaign March 31 to elevate awareness of assault and harassment cases against bus drivers. The campaign is called “Don’t Touch The Operator” and was announced at a news conference in New Westminister. Metro…

Opinion

Free cake doesn’t make tuition hikes sweeter

Kendra Wong Mar 31, 2014

Let them eat cake — and then charge them $290 for it. Langara is celebrating 20 years as an independent public college today and there is no better way to party than with free food, and a tuition hike. According to a Langara core review…

Issues & Ideas

Langara student fights sexual assault with pledge

Kendra Wong Mar 31, 2014

Langara student Melissa Malano is fighting back against rape and sexual assault, and Langara’s playing a part in this battle. After the 21-year-old criminology student’s own experience with sexual assault, she decided to start a pledge…

Campus

Langara by the numbers: How much money do the school’s top executives make?

Kendra Wong Mar 26, 2014

The Vancouver Sun recently released a database with the salaries of more than 70,000 public servants who make more than $75,000 in the province. We complied a list of the highest paid employees at Langara and compared them to other…

At Large

UBC’s second annual BikeRave draws hundreds for bright race

Kendra Wong Mar 26, 2014

The wheels rolled out as the second annual UBC BikeRave 2.0 was held by students at UBC’s Walter C. Koerner Library plaza on March 21. The event kicked off with a swarm of students on bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards and anything on…

Opinion

St. Patrick’s Day is just an excuse to get drunk

Kendra Wong Mar 19, 2014

Every year, St. Patrick’s Day blows into town like a drunk in an old Western film, bawdy and ready to fight. But the holidays have simply become an excuse to drink the mid-March blues away with very few people actually celebrating the…

Opinion

Cell phone etiquette has gone out the window

Kendra Wong Mar 19, 2014

I recently belonged to a long prestigious line of Nokia flip phone users. I finally upgraded to a Samsung GALAXY S4 last year and I have yet to download my first application. But the truth is, I lost that old faithful beauty and miss her…

Opinion

Degrees aren’t only about getting jobs anymore

Kendra Wong Mar 19, 2014

We’ve all thought about it at one point or another. For some of you, it sits quietly at the back of your brain as you try and cram for one of many three-hour finals. And for some, the thought wanders through your brain as you methodically…

Opinion

Drink all the beer you want, don’t make fun of the Irish on St. Paddy’s Day

Kendra Wong Mar 19, 2014

About the worst way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is to drink green beer, Guinness or whiskey while telling incredibly narrow-minded jokes about Irish people. I think I have a pretty good sense of humour, but as an Irish Canadian I find…

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