Environmentally speaking, our neighbouring country is having a great start to its year. One of U.S. president Joe Biden’s biggest climate change promises came true when he signed an executive order for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris Agreement within hours of becoming president. And after signing the Paris Agreement, Biden jumped into revoking the... Continue Reading

Janice Morris has been teaching at KPU since 2006. She is the Founder and Festival Director of KDocsFF, Kwantlen’s Documentary Film Festival. She also sits on the editorial board of Mise-en-scene: The Journal of Film and Visual Narration. She is from Vancouver, and has a passion for travel, film, and dogs. She tries as much... Continue Reading

When I think of what 2020 brought for The Runner, I think of many stories with sentences that begin with the phrase “Due to COVID-19,” I think of internet disconnections in the middle of meetings, but I also think about our team producing and posting stories every day like a 24/7 factory. The Runner began... Continue Reading

Having first joined the KPU community as a student in 2016, Erin Pedersen has been active since becoming the KSA’s Sustainability Coordinator in 2018. One of her most recent accomplishments has been her partnership with Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery, which allows KPU students to get a $25 gift card for their grocery orders. She also... Continue Reading

COVID-19 brought a huge wave of unemployment this year, causing families around the world to experience food and income insecurity, which is why this is the best time to donate what you can to people who need it the most. This holiday season will be different. Some families won’t have the luxury of buying endless... Continue Reading

Violence against women and girls continues to be a worldwide issue. Let’s educate ourselves and become watchdogs for our family and friends by breaking the chain of gender-based violence. Nov. 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Eight in 10 victims of intimate partner violence are women, and COVID-19 is... Continue Reading

Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani has been a part of the KPU community since 2007. He’s started off as an instructor in the psychology department. Now, he is the Associate Vice Provost for Open Education at KPU, and since February has been the acting Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, responsible for overseeing KPU’s transition to remote... Continue Reading

The end of the fall semester is near, however, we can’t celebrate just yet. There are tight homework deadlines, midterms, and finals, so let’s prevent our time management focus from slipping away. Virtual learning hasn’t been easy. Moodle seems to crash at least once a month. Some professors and students still struggle with using Big... Continue Reading

It all started out with a love for writing, says Andrea Woo about her 17 years of journalism experience. Today, the award-winning KPU journalist is a reporter for The Globe and Mail focusing on substance use, drug policy, mental health, and other health issues. With more than a handful of journalism awards already under belt,... Continue Reading

This is surely an odd time to have a provincial election, but the ball is rolling, and we need to fill you in on all the candidates. Before digging into why elections are important, I should let you know that The Runner also had an election, and guess who their new editor in chief is?... Continue Reading

Andre Gress is a KPU alumnus who graduated from the creative writing program. Earlier this year, he released his first novel series called Boone and Jacque. The first instalment is subtitled Saddleton’s Secret, and the upcoming installment is called The Brothers’ Odyssey.  Gress has a passion for writing fiction, screenwriting, and poetry. Whenever he starts... Continue Reading

You don’t make it easy to say goodbye, KPU. Our relationship has been long — six years long, to be exact — and full of surprises. When I think about my time at this newspaper, I’m brought back to my exhilarating first election as an editor in chief, caffeine-fuelled production days huddled around a desktop,... Continue Reading

Dr. Asma Sayed is a faculty member in the English department, and she was named Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies in August. Sayed is also the President of the Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Alberta, and... Continue Reading

Every September, The Runner publishes a back to school issue to kick off the beginning of the fall semester. These issues usually contain a few articles about campus groups, handy tips, updates on any notable changes that happened over the summer, and previews of upcoming events to look forward to. For students coming back from... Continue Reading