Gillian Hames

Apathy among young voters had always been a problem in Canada but the creators of shitharperdid.ca say they may have found a way to get young people interested in political issues. Kevin Lee is one of the writers for the site, and his…

The MLA for Vancouver-Langara was at the WorkBC centre on West Hastings Street to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the facility’s opening. “Your success and what you’re celebrating today speaks to everyone ,” Moira Stilwell said as…

Forty years ago today, the first cellphone call was made. Before 1973, people lived without wireless access to friends and family and only had access to landlines. Cellphone or landline?  Landlines have not yet gone extinct but “overall…

It starts with a prompt. Something like, “Your ideal self.” That was the theme that inspired Jen Yan, an expressive arts therapy student, to write on a canvas, “I am love,” followed by a drawing of a heart. She then surrounded the image…

Low turnout among voters under 25 only serves to perpetuate the belief that political parties fail to represent young people, says a political science expert. Youth voter apathy creates a negative feedback loop Langara political science…

The European Union announced a ban on the sale of animal-tested cosmetics last week and many Canadians are calling for their country to follow suit. Testing cosmetics on animals has been illegal within the EU since 2009. The new law bans…

Adam Giesbrecht resigned as the queer liaison and deputy media liaison of the Langara Students’ Union in January after holding the positions for only three months. Giesbrecht said he left because he didn’t want to be a part of “the drama…