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Reported by Rui Yang Xu The Falcons’ men’s basketball team lost two crucial matches against the top-ranked Douglas College Royals this weekend, sinking further to a 4-10 season record. Meanwhile, Langara’s women lost a first game to…

By Jacob Hoheisel Small businesses say pay parking on Fraser Street is taking its toll. It’s been four months since the introduction of new parking meters and pay parking lots in the Fraser Street area between 43rd and 49th avenues…

By Safoura Rigi-Ladiz Langara’s Salish weaving course gives students an opportunity to learn a once-lost tradition of B.C.’s Coast Salish people.  The history of the traditional weaving practice and its cultural applications are an…

By Lucas Jornitz Studio 58’s newest production Urinetown, The Musical tackles heavy themes with a humorous touch, using comedy to shed light on climate change, corporate greed and social uprising. Using satire, Urinetown is a…

Reported by Christopher MacMillan “Ichi! Block with the rochin,” Sensei William Chung yelled, as his students alternated thrusting forward with their short spears and their tortoise shaped shields. “Ni! Step forward and block with the…

By Liam Hill-Allan Burnaby residents in poverty could see widespread access to free menstrual products, pending the success of a recently approved pilot project for the city. At a city council meeting on Jan. 27, Burnaby…

By Steven Chang The City of Richmond took its first step against birth tourism after city council voted 6-3 to ask the federal government to change the Immigration Act. Multiple public speakers attended the council meeting on Monday…

By Ryan Ng Langara student Jian Cuizon doesn’t recommend dating apps to end loneliness because he’s tried it — and it ended up just being a temporary fix. Cuizon, a first-year criminology student, abandoned dating apps after trying…

Langara’s environmental studies program has seen a decline in first-year course enrollment. This is not consistent with student reports of increasing concern for the environment.

By Max Leckie Correction February 13, 2020: A previous version of this story stated that the COVID-19 death toll was 2016. The actual death toll as of publication is 1115, according to the World Health Organization. Cases of COVID-19,…