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Langara-SFU partners to break down barriers for indigenous students
By Ryan Ng
Langara Indigenous students gain an advantage because of an SFU transfer partnership.
The SFU-Langara Indigenous Transfer Pathway is a great way to make it easier for Indigenous students to transition from college to…
Climate anxiety forces young people to change course
By Safoura Rigi-Ladiz
The idea of young people pursuing environmental studies seems wonderful but this betrays a sad reality. The danger stemming from climate change is forcing young people to make life choices out of fear, not…
Pay parking along Fraser Street can be a benefit
By Kristen Holliday
There are valid reasons for pay parking to be implemented along Fraser Street, but concerns raised by small business owners about impacts on their sales should not be ignored.
In 2019, the City of Vancouver, with…
COVID-19 anxiety increases on campus
By Lucas Jornitz
Coronavirus, now named COVID-19, is dominating the headlines. People are nervous and at times fearful of the potential for disease outbreak in Canada. However, the anxiety surrounding the issue may be a bigger problem.…
Opinion: Flames should release Bill Peters off head coaching duties
By Maxim Fossey
Last Monday Nov. 25, Akim Aliu, former Flame, tweeted that Bill Peters used racial slurs against him and his music in the locker room. This incident happened around ten years ago when Aliu played for the American Hockey…
Opinion: Canada doesn’t need Black Friday
Black Friday is coming and retail employees don’t need the added stress.
Opinion: Transit strike looms as winter-like conditions commence
Produced by Maxim Fossey
If a full Transit strike goes through this week, Vancouverites may end up in a rough situation during this coming holiday season.
This shutdown could also be unfortunate for students with final exams right…
Opinion: Access to tampons is a human right
The debate to make menstrual products more available in all public washrooms has been ongoing in Canada for the last couple of years and it’s be pretty obvious that, just like toilet paper, they should be free.
Opinion: A bus shutdown is not the way to go
The Metro Vancouver region relies on its bus system so much and if there are no buses, there will be total chaos.
Opinion: College theatre needs more diverse playwrights
Whether they’re deemed classics or contemporary, the majority of plays performed by college theatre programs like Langara’s Studio 58, are written by old white men.