Langara Students Union

BY SOFIA MOHAMED A small group of Langara students protested the Langara Students’ Union annual election last week after their petition to cancel the vote was refused. Langara student Dilpreet Mann, who was denied a nomination to run…

By SOFIA MOHAMED A provincial election all-candidates forum for the Vancouver-Langara electoral district left some staff and students disappointed by the lack of promotion. The forum was organized by the Langara Students’ Union and…

By MAIYA SUZUKI The Langara Students’ Union financial documents show that tens of thousands of dollars are allocated to student committees, yet some members believe many committees have been defunct since the pandemic.   Some students…

By ERIN CONNERS  Business management student Jashan Sangwan was elected as president of the Langara Students' Union board of directors, decisively defeating Harnoor Chopra 248 to 145 in last week’s vote.  The 12 elected members, whose…

By SIDDHARTH TEOTIA & ERIN CONNERS The Langara Students’ Union board of directors election began Tuesday — and many students say they didn’t even know. The LSU elections, for which voting began Oct. 17 and runs through Oct. 20,…

By JAMIE MAH Compared to the student union at Douglas College, the Langara Students’ Union lags behind in promoting its events to students on social media and on campus.   Langara and Douglas College, based in New Westminster, have…

New Ontario legislation that allows post-secondary students to opt out of tuition fees that are deemed “non-mandatory” could cause more harm than good for some students, according to the Langara Student Union.

Reported by Nathan Durec Immigration services are more accessible for international students now that a new immigration consultant has been hired by the Langara Students’ Union. Kam Kaur, the newly hired consultant, is the first to hold…

Reported by Patrick Penner Correction Feb. 11, 2019: A previous version of this story stated the Societies Act required student unions to digitize their finances.  In fact, the act only made it necessary for students unions to publish…

Last week's all-candidates forum at the Langara Students' Union went largely unnoticed by dozing and lunching students, described by those running in the election as a communication breakdown between the students and their union.