Arts and Life

By Erin Conners Students wanting to tackle their cluttered living spaces should forget about perfection and focus on what works for them, experts say. Khaled Bayyari, a first-year business student diagnosed with attention deficit…

By River Kero Cantonese continues to thrive in Vancouver despite Mandarin’ increasing dominance in the city. Cantonese has historically been the most spoken Chinese dialect in North America. According to the Statistics Canada, between…

BY RIVER KERO It might be a tiny parasite, but the Varroa destructor mite is an enormous problem for bees and their keepers — and now in more ways than one. Varroa mites have long been a major cause for honeybee colony collapse. But…

Eve Xing always liked drawing and Chinese culture. The pandemic gave the novice tattoo artist a chance to turn her hobby into a job. She began by practising on pieces of silicon before tattooing her friends’ skin. Only after she had…

By Charlie Carey The Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, despite being virtual this year, still had fans of psychedelic plants wanting to shake things up.  Usually held at The University of British Columbia, the conference went virtual…

By Charlie Carey A group of South Vancouver residents is frustrated by the mysterious disappearance of their recycling bins.  Residents have witnessed an increase in bin thefts over the last few years.  To combat this aggravating…

By Lucas Jornitz Springtime is usually a time when students are keen to shake off the winter blues, spend some time outside in the sunshine and get out to socialize with their friends. With COVID-19 causing shutdowns, some students say…

Chris Vance has a lot of pen pals. Just not the kind one would usually imagine.