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First students set to graduate from inclusive KPU arts program
Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline
Explainer: Cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in B.C.
Catching up with KPU’s Muslim Student Association
First students set to graduate from inclusive KPU arts program
Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline
Explainer: Cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in B.C.
Catching up with KPU’s Muslim Student Association

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First students set to graduate from inclusive KPU arts program
First students set to graduate from inclusive KPU arts program Explainer: Cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in B.C. City councillors raise questions about Surrey’s police transition How to book a KPU peer tutor during the pandemic

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Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline
Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline Catching up with KPU’s Muslim Student Association The significance of Black History Month in Canada KPU Sports and Recreation encourages staff and students to get active through Virtual Vancouver Sun Run

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Relationships are on the rocks during COVID-19
Relationships are on the rocks during COVID-19 Meet the candidates for the KSA 2021 General Election Families of those who have special needs struggle to access support services in B.C. The benefits of employer-subsidized transit

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KPU needs reading break in the fall
KPU needs reading break in the fall It’s time to put fur farming to a stop Using facial recognition tech is necessary for public safety A shameful display of shaming

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NEWS: First students set to graduate from inclusiv NEWS: First students set to graduate from inclusive KPU arts program -- The Including All Citizens program was designed for students with intellectual disabilities The program, designed by sociology instructor and Inclusion BC president Dr. Fiona Whittington-Walsh, was designed to fully include students with intellectual disabilities into arts courses. The graduates will receive a Faculty of Arts certificate, which consists of 10 courses transferable through the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer. One of the soon-to-be graduates, Anju Miller, was in the Access Program for People with Disabilities when they collaborated with Whittington-Walsh’s class. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
CULTURE: Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline -- Inspi CULTURE: Vancouver’s new Poetry Hotline -- Inspiration is only a phone call away The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association has launched the Poetry Phone project, making it available to the public for free. When you dial 1-833-POEMS-4-U (763-6748), you can select from 10 poems to listen to and to keep you company wherever you are. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
Explainer: Cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells i Explainer: Cleaning up dormant oil and gas wells in B.C. -- A look at some issues dormant wells can cause and the provincial government’s solution There are 8,527 dormant well sites in B.C., writes a B.C. government news release, which is defined as “wells that have been inactive for five consecutive years and are unlikely to be returned to service.” These oil and gas sites can contaminate soil, cause invasive weed growth, and lead to possible leaks that endanger the environment and anybody living nearby, reported The Narwhal last year. Farmers also report not being able to grow anything close to the wells, or having decreased crop production. However, restoring and reclaiming abandoned, orphaned, or dormant sites is a lengthy, multi-step process and can take years to complete, reports the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission webpage. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
CULTURE: Catching up with KPU’s Muslim Student A CULTURE: Catching up with KPU’s Muslim Student Association -- A look at how they’re adjusting to COVID-19 and what they’re looking forward to For the past 11 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. At KPU, in-person education at the five bustling campuses was traded for online learning. It’s not just the students and instructors who’ve had to readjust to the new normal, but also KPU’s extracurriculars. Wajeeha Rahman, president of KPU’s Muslim Student Association, says the group had to refocus itself over the past year to stay afloat. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below! *Note: this photo was taken at an MSA event prior to the COVID-19 pandemic*
NEWS: City councillors raise questions about Surre NEWS: City councillors raise questions about Surrey’s police transition -- The municipal force has been delayed and will begin in late 2022 Surrey city councillors Jack Hundial and Brenda Locke sent a letter on Feb. 15 to over 1,000 elected officials in B.C., saying there is a need to have a feasibility study done on the transition of the Surrey Police from the RCMP to a municipal force. Hundial and Locke say the study would make sure the transition doesn’t negatively impact Surrey or disrupt public safety in the province. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
NEWS: How to book a KPU peer tutor during the pand NEWS: How to book a KPU peer tutor during the pandemic -- The Learning Centre still offers their tutoring services online through TutorOcean The Learning Centre is still offering their services to students online. Students can access the Learning Centre’s tutoring services through TutorOcean to book a half hour or hour-long session. Instructors can also sign up and be a faculty tutor or offer their office hours. Before the pandemic, sessions were a combination of in-person and TutorOcean. Since March 18 of last year, the Learning Centre has shifted the platform entirely online. To book a session online, students can go to the Learning Centre’s website and click “book a tutor”. Following the link, students can sign in with their student number and password. After logging in, students can search for specific tutors, subjects, and a time. --- Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
OPINION: KPU needs reading break in the fall Conv OPINION: KPU needs reading break in the fall Conversations about KPU having a reading break in the fall semester has been a back-burner issue for over a decade. Follow the link in our bio to read the opinion piece for details and share your thoughts in the comments below!
Explainer: Parliament passes motion declaring Chin Explainer: Parliament passes motion declaring China’s treatment of Uyghurs a genocide -- Prime Minister Trudeau and most of his Liberal cabinet did not participate A symbolic motion recognizing the genocide of Uyghurs in China passed in the House of Commons with a vote of 266-0 on Feb. 22. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the entire Liberal cabinet abstained from the vote. Tabled by the Conservative Party, the motion stipulates that China has engaged in actions consistent with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 260, also known as the “Genocide Convention.” The motion called on the House of Commons to “recognize that a genocide is currently being carried out by the People’s Republic of China against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.” Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
FEATURE: Relationships are on the rocks during COV FEATURE: Relationships are on the rocks during COVID-19 -- The pandemic has caused divorce and separation rates to go up, along with instances of domestic violence Since March 2020, Canadians’ lives have been largely confined to their homes in one way or another. What at first might have been thought of as a fun two-week vacation has now turned into an almost year-long prison sentence. The numbers vary across Canada, but it is hard not to notice some disturbing trends. Follow the link in our bio to read the article for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
Meet the candidates for the KSA 2021 General Elect Meet the candidates for the KSA 2021 General Election! Polls open tomorrow at 10:00 am for voting and close at 9:00 pm on Friday. Follow the link in our bio to read what they had to say about their campaigns!
Our new issue is out! Check it out at the link in Our new issue is out! Check it out at the link in our bio, and get a look at the candidates for the KSA election taking place tomorrow!
From the Editor: KPU’s student life is buried un From the Editor: KPU’s student life is buried under COVID-19 Check your student email and follow clubs on social media, KPU wants to get your attention. Follow the link in our bio to read the editorial for details, and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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