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KSA business rep disciplined by council for ‘unbecoming conduct’

KSA business rep disciplined by council for ‘unbecoming conduct’

Yasir Raja was issued an official warning and stripped of his January pay.

No-contest elections don’t bode well for student association’s future

No-contest elections don’t bode well for student association’s future

Kwantlen, you’ve got a problem. Or rather, you could have one.

Filling the Waldorf void

Filling the Waldorf void

Venues attract old Waldorf crowds.

KPU’s new president gets top marks

KPU’s new president gets top marks

Why we love Alan Davis.

Kwantlen’s big man on campus

Kwantlen’s big man on campus

President Alan Davis has big plans and big dreams for the future of Canada’s best (and only) polytechnic university.

Kwantlen students set to vote on MultiPass fee hikes

Kwantlen students set to vote on MultiPass fee hikes

Price to jump to $45 monthly if referendum is successful.

Christopher Girodat, the KSA’s director of student services, has piloted a discount card program. (Matt DiMera/The Runner)

KSA discount cards fail to catch on with students

ESC program rollout faces repeated delays.

Kwantlen Student Association increases executive pay

Kwantlen Student Association increases executive pay

Compensation for faculty and constituency reps cut.

Both student representatives on the board of governors, Jared Penland and Iman Ghahremani, declined to be interviewed for this story. (Matt DiMera/The Runner)

New Kwantlen conflict of interest policy may restrict elected board reps

Board chair says policy isn’t new, but is now just better defined.

Kwantlen shooting guard Aaron Ram avoids contact from a Capilano Blues defender to put home two of his game-high 34 points, Friday, Feb. 1 in Surrey. (Brian Jones/The Runner_

Eagles beat Blues to end four-game losing streak

Kwantlen’s men’s basketball team turns around its luck.

Kwantlen Eagles forward Ali Bosir. (Brian Jones/The Runner)

Island teams prove too much for Men’s Eagles

Losses continue to snowball.

Kwantlen Eagle forward Amber-Lee Kavanagh. (Photo courtesy Kwantlen)

Women’s Eagles maintain winning record in weekend split

A playoff spot is nearly clinched.

Diversity issues requires more understanding

Diversity issues requires more understanding

Editorial: KSA should make better use of its constituency reps.

The Jan. 16 Kwantlen Student Association council meeting. (Matt DiMera/The Runner)

KSA delays support, but ultimately signs on to Idle No More

Senate rep says social issues should be put to a popular vote.

No more secrets

No more secrets

Editorial: KSA ought to stop making controversial decisions in camera.