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Voice Radio Ep. 37 – Student Physical Health

Jordan Copp Nov 23, 2022

By Jordan Copp, Nicholas Naylor, and Seth Forward As the weather darkens and the temperature drops, most people tend to cozy up inside. It is also a challenging time of year academically as students wrap up their fall semester.…

Community

No signs of rise in addiction rates post-pot legalization

Lesia Pogorelo Apr 5, 2022

By Lesia Pogorelo Cannabis legalization has helped more people than it has hurt, providing relief from a variety of mental and physical ailments, experts say. And they say there is no indication of increased substance abuse issues…

Science

Video: Online activity linked to an increase in eating disorders

Meg McLachlan Mar 24, 2021

By Meg McLachlan According to the National Initiatives for Eating Disorders in Canada (NIEDC), one in 10 Canadians with an eating disorder, will die from their illness. Langara Voice reporter Meg McLachlan speaks to Gaya Murthy, a…

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Video: More research needed on foodborne transmission of the COVID-19 causing virus, scientist says

Emma Gregory Mar 24, 2021

By Emma Gregory The potential for foodborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 causing virus, has not been established. There has been research into this possibility, none of which rules out the possibility of food contamination…

Campus

B.C. government tells post-secondary schools to prep for full return to campus this fall

Tyson Burrows Mar 8, 2021

By Tyson Burrows The B.C. government on Monday told post-secondary institutions to prepare for a fall return to campus. Anne Kang, minister for advanced education and skills training, issued a statement Monday afternoon saying that…

Community

Fitness facility regulations leave less options to improve well-being

Safoura Rigi-Ladiz Dec 2, 2020

By Catherine Mwitta Recent COVID-19 gym closures and restrictions have left some students and community members with limited options for maintaining physical and mental health. Some people have been suffering both physically and…

Community

Opinion: COVID-19 restrictions aren’t strong enough to flatten the curve

Neil Amsler Nov 25, 2020

By Meg McLachlan While the recent restrictions are a good start, more needs to be done to stop the fast increase in confirmed cases. After shattering record numbers over the weekend, British Columbia’s latest COVID-19 restrictions are…

Voice Radio

Voice Radio Ep. 22 – Cycling this winter and the strains of online classes

Ryan Ng Nov 19, 2020

Produced by Ryan Ng, Veronika Khvoro and Jacob Van Luven Podcast editor Ryan Ng hosts this episode of The Voice Radio. To start, reporter Veronika Khvoro goes over the increase in bicycle demand this winter season as COVID-19 has more…

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New West students want more COVID-19 mental health support

Joe Ayres Oct 7, 2020

By Joe Ayres Students are raising concerns over what they say is a lack of mental health support from the New Westminster School District during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four out of the district’s 12 schools have had COVID-19 exposures…

Arts & Life

Vancouver kombucha not symbiotic with new tax

Gina Rogers Mar 4, 2020

Sales tax issues fermenting ahead of July 1, 2020 decision on sweetened carbonated beverages

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