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Langara transfer students have weak performance
Despite sending more transfer students to UBC than any other institution in the province, in the past Langara transfers have had some of the lowest grades upon being admitted.
Langara transfer students getting low GPAs
According to the…
Langara athletics department has bocce, croquet sets available for students to borrow
Langara students looking to soak up some sun, kill some time and get a little exercise this spring can go to the school’s athletics department for some free and fun games.
From bocce balls to volleyballs, footballs to Frisbees, Langara’s…
First ever LGTBQ Pride Fair comes to Langara
Thursday, March 20 marks Langara’s first Pride Fair, hosted by nursing students and the health services department.
The Pride Fair is an opportunity for faculty and students to get promote an LGBTQ-friendly environment at the college.…
Photos: See the artists of Langara
On March 12 the Langara fine arts department hosted an open house for prospective students.
Here's a spotlight on some of the current students in the program and what they're working on:
Jasmine Baetz is in her final semester of…
Langara students cope with most expensive province
For Langara students, working and help from family are ways to pay tuition without taking on student debt, which according to the Bank of Montreal is worse in B.C. than anywhere else in Canada.
B.C. students have the most debt compared to…
City of Vancouver votes against cuts to No. 49 bus proposed by TransLink
Reported by Lauren Collins
A motion to stop changes to the 49 UBC/Metrotown Station bus service passed unanimously at a city council meeting, but TransLink can still overrule the decision.
TransLink proposed cutting 14 stops in the…
Technology addiction changing social norms
Many Langara students tend to feel displaced without their smartphone and Dan Nykon, the assistant department chair of psychology, thinks they may be missing out on real-life interactions.
Technology interferes with real-life interaction…
Langara Falcons win 2014 CCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship
The Langara Falcons are Canada’s men’s college basketball champions, after a nail-biter against the Red Deer Kings in Squamish last Saturday.
The Falcons, who only lost one game in the 2013-2014 season, beat the Kings at the Quest…
An inside look at Langara’s fine arts program (video)
On March 12 the Langara fine arts program held an open house for prospective students. Have a look at what the program entails and some of the projects current students are working on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg2UDHV7Gzw
Also,…
Century-old homes saved from bulldozers and relocate to a new neighbourhood
Residents and citizens all across Metro Vancouver gathered this morning on West 43rd Avenue where two century-old homes, The Dorothies, were slowly moved to their new neighbourhoods two block away by heavy-duty trucks.
A neighbourhood…