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Parents enjoy freedom to vaccinate their children or not
Reported by Clare Hennig
Several vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough are on the rise in Canada as more people opt out of immunization according to Katharine Browne, an instructor of philosophy at Langara.…
Falcons basketball team defeats long-standing rivals
Reported by Sean Hitrec
The Langara Falcons men’s basketball team earned a 95-94 comeback victory against the defending champions thanks to the heroics of guard, Harry Brar.
It marked a four-game winning streak, after beating Camosun…
Players Wanted hosts weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions
Reported by Melanie Green
Surrounded by empty pop cans and well-used reference books, four players debate about whether or not they can enter the rubble of a fallen city until the dungeon master silences them with a firm “No.”…
LSU hopes for college expansion opportunity from YMCA sale
Reported by Bonnie Lee La Madeleine
When the YMCA announced last spring that its Langara facility would be moving to Cambie Street, a member of Langara Students’ Union saw an opportunity for the college.
Space at Langara campus is in high…
Metro Vancouver study links transit usage and low-income renters
Reported by Alison Pudsey
Renters are more likely than homeowners to use transit, no matter what their income levels, says a recent housing study by Metro Vancouver.
And low-income renters are the most likely group of all to use…
Waitlist times put students’ academic careers on hold
Reported by Michele Paulse
Class waitlists at Langara are forcing some students to delay their academic goals because the seat they want may take months to become available.
The college introduced waitlists more than four years ago and…
Studio 58 takes on Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida
Reported by Kristyn Anthony
It’s a story of love, war and tragedy and in the midst of a divided modern world, Studio 58 presents Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida which opens Nov. 17 and runs until Dec. 4.
Written in 1602 and set in the…
Classic men’s hairstyles remain popular
Reported by Stuart Neatby
Like most things with men, according to Stewart Anderson, hairstyles don’t change much.
Anderson is the assistant program director of hair art design at the John Casablancas Institute. He said the well-groomed…
LSU seeks student opinions on new campus services
Reported by Alyse Kotyk
New services — ranging from a student advocacy group to a campus radio station — may be coming to Langara College, depending on a survey being administered by the Langara Students’ Union.
This process is part of…
Vancouver’s cloudy weather affects supermoon viewing
Reported by Alison Pudsey and Nico Hernandez
The biggest supermoon of the 21st century was somewhat blocked by cloudy skies in Vancouver this past Monday night, but Vancouverites may have a chance to see another one like it a month from…