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Langara Falcons head coaching dream leads to two straight nationals appearances
Langara Falcons basketball coach Paul Eberhardt describes himself as passionate, demanding and fat.
It all started in high school
Eberhardt came from a family of basketball fanatics. In his senior year of high school he broke his foot…
Healthy eating initiative for staff launches at Langara
Langara College’s wellness promotion committee is holding its third initiative for healthy eating among staff from now until April 11.
For the next four weeks, the year-old committee is partnering with the Canadian Cancer Society's…
Latin American culture comes to Langara
Latin American culture and social politics were the backbone to Langara’s annual Latin America Week, where guest speakers literally tangoed through the main foyer.
Latin America Week ran from Feb. 27 to March 6 and featured various events…
Innocence Lost: New play hits Studio 58
Studio 58 alumna and playwright Beverley Cooper brings her play, Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott, to Langara from March 20 to April 6 for its Western Canadian premiere.
“ really is one of the most fascinating cases in Canadian…
Langara Falcons get ready for CCAA National Championship
Despite being down in the fourth quarter and still pulling through to win the PacWest championship game, the Langara Falcons will use the experience positively as they move on to nationals.
National championship in Squamish from…
Student backlash against unpaid internships
Unpaid internships are part of a growing “collective problem” of young adults working for free said a University of Waterloo researcher.
But not all Langara students are jumping at the opportunity to work for no pay anymore.
A recent…
Playing with Light: Langara instructor Colin Mills displays his photography
The Langara Bookstore is presenting the art exhibit Studies of Light in Motion by instructor Colin Mills until April 9.
The work is done with only a camera and Photoshop, but Mills doesn’t crop his photos. Instead, he works with colour…
Are kids sweating over the tax credit?
Vancouver parents said the children’s fitness tax credit needs improvement if the government wants more children to engage in physical activity.
The federal government introduced the children’s fitness tax credit in 2007 to help facilitate…
Bromance at men’s yoga class
When YoGuy Men’s Yoga founder and instructor Stacey Reeves started his men’s only yoga program in 2011, he had two things in mind: getting more guys to feel comfortable in a sport dominated by women and helping men to meet others in their…
Advice to ease job hunting headaches for students
Langara students heading into an unstable job market may find personal references and practical work experience more valuable than their degrees, according to one Langara instructor.
“If you have someone to vouch for you from within a…