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Kwantlen gets grades from students
Kwantlen recently commissioned a statistics company called National Survey of Student Engagement to conduct a survey of how students felt about their experience at Kwantlen.
Agokwe celebrates two-spirited First Nations
Nanabush, the trickster in many First Nation’s storytelling, threads together the tale of two young men battling with their sexuality, while giving context to the influence of Western influence on the changing attitudes towards homosexuality in the one-man play Agokwe.
Fine arts student aims to evoke
By Abby Wisemen [co-ordinating] Suspended over shards of broken glass by two ladders, a chair and a piece of rope, Daryl Markiewicz observed the reaction of unsuspecting Kwantlen students wandering into Surrey Main library before the holiday break. Markiewicz, 28, is a Kwantlen fine arts student with a penchant for performance based art projects. He [...]
Who knew that pop-tarts could get hard
Certain words in pop music are used to distract the masses from listening to the awful lyrics being spewed out over the radio-waves, and like moths to the flame we flock to these pop-tarts and their filthy-cute words.
Spiritual Journey
It’s a balmy evening in October 2010, and Alex Tegart is radiating with excitement because Swami Vivekananda, a teacher from the Agama yoga school in Thailand, is speaking at a small Vancouver yoga studio.
Food Network’s Michael Smith comes to Kwantlen
Michael Smith, the easygoing host of Food Network’s top rated show Chef at Home, paid Kwantlen a visit on Nov. 17 to talk about the thing he knows best: food.
Exploring the worlds aquarium
For many people, sitting beside a pool drinking two-for-one margaritas and wearing a straw Corona hat is a completely satisfying vacation experience. For others ––like myself–– pool-hugging is nice for a day or two, but a week of it will induce hallucinations.
Hooded Fang debut turns out fang-tastic
Hooded Fang’s self-titled debut album balances uptempo beats with sweet lyrics and smooth harmonies, making it an easy listen.
Friends 4 Food fraught with obstacles
On Sept. 15, Eva Botten and Stefanie Leonard received $615 in fines from the Fraser Health authority for operating without license. The not-for-profit vegan vendor was created to give students another option than Sodexo, Grassroots and Tim Hortons.
Council members boycott meetings
Decisions on the U-Pass and student union building may be delayed, as four members of the KSA student council walked out of last Thursday’s special council meeting, vowing to boycott all future council meetings until the newly appointed chair of the executive board resigns.
CramJam goes off without a hitch
After a long day of perusing Welcome Week booths, Kwantlen students chilled out with a beer and pop-singer Karl Wolf at this year’s CramJam.
UPASS a no-go for another year
The Kwantlen Student Association is expecting the university to have its hands on a $30 dollar Upass deal this September. But that doesn’t mean students will have their hands on the pass.
KSA draws attention to Translink’s bad buses
The Kwantlen Student Association recently held a ‘beat-the-bus’ competition to highlight the inefficiencies of the current transit system and how it impacts students trying to travel between campuses.
Changes come to Fir building
It seems like Kwantlen’s Surrey campus is on a never ending episode of extreme makeover, and the latest to go under the knife is Fir building.
Meet your editors
We at the Runner would like to extend a warm welcome back to Kwantlen for the Fall 2010 semester. Three of us are new around here and we had a lot of fun getting to know the ins and outs of the paper this summer. Now that school’s back in we’d all like to get to know some of you as well. Here’s a bit about us and feel free to drop by the office and we can all get to know each other a little better.
