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Student protesters blocked by both the Langara Students’ Union and the college
BY SOFIA MOHAMED
A small group of Langara students protested the Langara Students’ Union annual election last week after their petition to cancel the vote was refused.
Langara student Dilpreet Mann, who was denied a nomination to run…
Langara National Scholar Award winner credits parents with giving him critical balance
BY RICK GOODE
Langara Falcons player Kadyn Brown said while his father first got him into basketball, his dad always stressed the importance of balancing school and sports.
“My dad grew up playing , so when I was a kid, he would…
Makerspace at the intersection of innovation and preservation
By TUAN TRAN
Makerspace offers Langara solutions for hard-to-find replacement parts as well as student and faculty projects: it will make them.
“The Makerspace is a resource for all of Langara,” said Philip Robbins, coordinator of the…
Studio 58 students transform themselves with their makeup skills for a new play
Photos and story by HAZEL LOVE
Imagine having to live with all your exes. That’s the story behind Baggage, Studio 58’s October production. It follows the heroine, Jill, as she navigates a new relationship with Ben while still carrying…
Greater Vancouver Food Bank won’t serve first year international students
By KORALEE NICKARZ
A Greater Vancouver Food Bank policy prevents international students experiencing food insecurity during their first year in Canada from receiving free food while they adjust to an unfamiliar country and community.…
Langara library’s Halloween film fest struggles with student engagement
By YEORGIOS PRONTZOS
Langara students are missing out on being scared – at least at the campus library.
The Langara library’s second annual Halloween Film Fest, designed to enhance student engagement, has struggled to draw a crowd.…
New naloxone cabinets on campus raise questions about how to use them
By SAGE SMITH
Gwyn Crisp says that in a city like Vancouver struggling with a toxic drug crisis, anyone can come across a person having an overdose.
Crisp, a 26-year-old Langara student, said she has witnessed two overdoses and …
Road work on Oak Street is forcing speeding cars into neighbourhoods
By BOB HOMER
As sewer upgrades on Oak Street enter their second year, residents in neighbouring Marpole say they wonder if the continuous disruption to their community is worth it.
Charles Gauthier, a longtime resident of the area,…
No advance notice of the Vancouver-Langara all-candidates provincial debate exasperates staff and…
By SOFIA MOHAMED
A provincial election all-candidates forum for the Vancouver-Langara electoral district left some staff and students disappointed by the lack of promotion.
The forum was organized by the Langara Students’ Union and…