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Rise in international students balanced by decline in domestic students
Despite an increase in international students at Langara, no additional infrastructure will be needed due to a decrease in domestic students.
“Over the last three years there has actually been a small decline in student population…
Time to get suited up and get that money, Student Employment Day is coming
Calling all students and graduates! Tuck in your shirts, comb your hair and get ready for Student Employment Day, coming to Langara next Tuesday.
The free event will take place Feb. 25 in the foyer of Langara’s A building from 10 a.m. to…
Flight of the Falcon: Langara’s Jitinder Lohcham
Langara Falcons’ forward Jitinder Lohcham is a big part of why his team sits atop the PacWest B.C. men’s basketball league, and remains the highest ranked team in the province.
Recently, Lohcham was given his second athlete of the week…
Quadriplegic student plans to cycle 2,500 kilometres to raise $50,000 for Spinal Cord Injury BC
A Langara recreation leadership student and incomplete quadriplegic is determined to ride 2,500 kilometres on his bicycle to raise money for Spinal Cord Injury BC.
David Parke, 47, was injured in a mountain biking accident in North…
Langara student bats down the competition at kendo tournament
A Langara student defeated competitors from kendo clubs all around North America last weekend, winning in the 2014 Steveston Tournament’s “0-4 kyu”…
Gardens hyped for social benefits
Permaculture, a herbacide- and pesticide-free gardening practice, may help help Vancouverites promote healthier lifestyles and create new friendships.
Permaculture combines knowledge from indigenous cultures with modern science in an…
UBC study to look at exercise habits of seniors
UBC is commencing a new study into the exercise routines of senior citizens 65 years or older at the Langara Family YMCA.
The Langara Family YMCA is among three locations in Greater Vancouver participating in the study.
“There will be…
Langara film grad wins Best In Show at Portland film festival
Langara digital film production alumnus Steven Stiller won the Best In Show prize for his latest film, The Hole, at the Wizard World Film Festival last month in Portland, Oregon.
The festival is held in conjunction with the massively…
The Odd Couple performance stars two Studio 58 grads
Studio 58 graduate Andrew McNee is starring as one of the mismatched roommates in the classic play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.
Andrew McNee plays the part of Oscar Madison, a carefree sports…
Studio 58 freshens up Macbeth with an improv twist
Studio 58 students filled plot holes in Shakespeare’s Macbeth by creating an improvised version that closed Feb. 9.
Second year acting students in the Studio 58 program take part in the Risky Nights series, which allows students to work…