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Produced by Clare Hennig and technical producer Sean Hitrec On this week's edition of The Voice podcast, we look at where people get their news from, reputable sources of information versus fake news and why this all matters. We talk to…

Reported by Duncan Anderson Confirmation bias is defined in terms of energy. It takes the brain less energy to confirm something a person already thinks is right, than to wrestle with new or conflicting information. Understanding…

Reported by Alyse Kotyk In 2012, the Langara Students’ Union signed a new collective agreement — a legal contract establishing working conditions — for its staff members. After LSU general manager, Desmond Rodenbour was fired, The Voice…

Reported by Sean Hitrec The B.C. Societies Act that governs all of the provinces’ students unions was recently amended in order to improve transparency, said NDP MLA David Eby. Eby, the Advanced Education critic, said a presentation was…

Reported by Melanie Green, Kristyn Anthony and Michele Paulse Secrecy is the way non-elected officials in the LSU control business operations, according to the former chair of the Langara Journalism department Rob Dykstra, who recently…

Reported by Tanner Bokor The Langara Students' Union quietly called a Special General Meeting to radically change the student union’s bylaws. The meeting will take place in the middle of exams. “I think it is weird," said first year…

Reported by Chahira Merarsi and Jake Wray Bullying council members into silence, staff resisting changes by elected members, and booze on the students’ dime are just a few of the accusations being levelled against the Langara Students’…

Reported by Alyd Llewellyn and Jake Wray Fired general manager, Desmond Rodenbour, was hired in August to make changes by one LSU board then fired in November by a new board before those changes could be implemented. Rodenbour said in…

Reported by Sean Hitrec The general manager of the Langara Students’ Union, hired to implement reforms, was abruptly fired last week, The Voice has learned. The news that Desmond Rodenbour was let go was not announced to the student…

By Alyd Llewellyn Burnaby advocates who work to protect the city’s water streams say the city should be doing more to help manage the destructive effect water run-off is having on local streams and rivers. Members of the Burnaby…