Langara Voice Podcast Ep. 80 – Student Homelessness on the Rise
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New Langara advertising campaign is aimed at attracting more domestic students as international…
By AMBER MONIZ
As Langara College struggles with declining international student enrolment, a new advertising campaign is targeting domestic students in Metro Vancouver.
Launched in fall 2024, a mix of print and digital…
Modern languages department takes hit amid Langara’s financial woes
By MARC GUIDO BOLEN
Langara College is cutting all Chinese classes from the department of modern languages, beginning fall 2025.
The cuts come amidst what the college called “a five percent cut across the board” in response to a…
Langara Faculty Association says work reduction notices sent by college are unclear and ‘chaotic’
By SAGE SMITH
After two weeks of protest by the Langara Faculty Association in the face of expected layoffs, Langara employees received the news that 22 faculty members had received work reduction notices for the fall 2025 term.
On…
Ep. 72 – Langara students continue to be affected by the job restrictions implemented by the…
Limiting the hours students can work can be a problem considering how expensive it is to live in Vancouver
Langara is set to hold bigger and better celebrations for the Day of the Dead
By MARIANNE MIRAMBEL
Ginette Dubé, the Latin American studies coordinator, said that together with the Latin American Student Association of Langara, they have added more activities compared from the previous years, to maximize student…
Greater Vancouver Food Bank faces criticism for “guideline” on international students
By KORALEE NICKARZ
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank will uphold their guideline limiting international students from accessing aid during their first year of study despite harsh responses from critics.
According to CEO David Long, the…
Greater Vancouver Food Bank won’t serve first year international students
By KORALEE NICKARZ
A Greater Vancouver Food Bank policy prevents international students experiencing food insecurity during their first year in Canada from receiving free food while they adjust to an unfamiliar country and community.…
Visa cuts cause concern, confusion and a bit of chaos for international students
By ENZO GALLARDO and YASHVIKA GROVER
After the federal government cut the number of international student permits by more than a third, those arriving in Canada must come more prepared than ever.
In January, Immigration Minister Marc…
Renters uneasy after new federal bill aims to tie rent payment to credit score
By ANNABEL BESSEM and ALYSSA GLENN
An international student from Nigeria who was evicted from his Vancouver home a few months ago is skeptical about the federal government’s proposal to tie credit scores to rent payments.
Both the federal…