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Langara’s esports team Black opens season with a bang
By Veronika Khvoro
Entering the Collegiate Starleague Langara’s esports teams walked away with mixed results to start the season, with Team Black winning and Team Orange taking a loss.
Two teams of the Langara Esports Association…
Online classes create concerns over cheating
By Emma Gregory
With courses and exams going online there has been a significant rise in cheating and violations of student integrity that the college and instructors are struggling to control.
With college now online, students get to…
Some students say change to online not reflected by tuition
By Norman Galimski
Some Langara students are unhappy that tuition has remained the same even though a large majority of classes are now being taught online this semester.
Like most other post-secondary institutions in B.C., Langara…
Lack of U-Pass leaves Langara students without affordable transportation
By Henri B. Ngimbis
Many Langara online students have expressed frustration because most college students in Vancouver are not being given a U-Pass this semester and are therefore paying full transit prices. Most students at…
Young adults seek investment opportunities as stock market lurches
By Max Leckie
As fears rise over the effect of COVID-19 on the economy, one computer science student says there may be an opportunity for investors.
Devon Nelson is a first-year computer science student at Langara. He has been…
Online networks supplant new graduate career networking during distancing
By Ryan Ng
Job fairs and co-op career workshops at Langara College and other post-secondary institutions are being cancelled due to the global pandemic. The head of the college’s co-op and career centre says students should not miss out…
Langara College international students face six per cent tuition hike
By Ryan Ng
A tuition fee increase for international students at Langara College has alarmed students like Henrik Braga.
Braga, a third-year business student, thinks the price hike is reasonable but is also worried because his parents,…
Change.org petition started asking Langara to close campus
By Kristen Holliday and Kristian Trevena
A Change.org petition has been started to request Langara College close its doors due to the spread of COVID-19.
According to Change.org, the petition was started on March 11 by a person with…
Langara can’t commit to student housing just yet
By Danauca Dory
The demand for student housing at Langara is being explored as a part of the 2025 Strategic Plan. The steps to get there are more complicated than students think.
The plan, which is currently in its draft state, is an…
Langara student satisfaction rates show slow decline
By Rui Yang Xu
Joshua Poole went to college in Alberta before transferring to Langara. He finds that it’s been a better experience here than he’s had in other schools.
Poole, a second-year computer science student, said other colleges…