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The Relentless Return of Wildfires
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  • Communities

The Relentless Return of Wildfires

  • Avery Nowicki
How Kelowna’s McDougall Creek Fire has impacted students, and what aid exists. Avery Nowicki (They/Them) // Communities Editor Within one week, Canadians have been faced with two massive forest fires […]
The Final Finals
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  • Communities

The Final Finals

  • Taylor Colby
CapU’s graduating students recall the hardships, lessons and memories that came from going to university during the pandemic Taylor Colby (she/her) // ContributorSol Yoon // Illustrator Three years after the […]
Filing Income Tax Returns
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  • Communities

Filing Income Tax Returns

  • Mayumi Izumi
A student’s guide to tax season Mayumi Izumi (she/her) // ContributorShruti Karthikeyan (she/her) // Illustrator The April 30 deadline is one that most Canadians dread, whether they are brand new […]
Looking Back on Black History Month
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Looking Back on Black History Month

  • Hadiya Ahmed
CapU hosted many events to commemorate this year’s Black History Month, in stark contrast to last year Hadiya Ahmed (she/her) // ContributorSarah Harley // Illustrator As February rolls around, Capilano […]
Advice From Your Profs
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Advice From Your Profs

  • carmel dear
A deeper look into the dreaded exam season Carmel Dear (she/her) // ContributorTobin Eckstine // Illustrator “Is there going to be a final exam?” The first day of every class […]
Equality for International Students
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  • Communities

Equality for International Students

  • Laura Morales Padilla
Are scholarships, bursaries and awards stained with the same inequality towards international students as tuition fees? Laura Morales Padilla (she/her) // Contributor In the scholarships, bursaries and awards search interface, […]
Counselling: A Unique Opportunity
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  • Campus Life
  • Communities

Counselling: A Unique Opportunity

  • carmel dear
What the Coordinator of Counselling Services wants you to know Carmel Dear (she/her) // Contributor CapU has a free counselling service available to anyone who’s registered at the school. The […]
Now You See Me
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  • Campus Life
  • Communities

Now You See Me

  • Matt Shipley
CapU’s plans for Black History Month and beyond Matt Shipley (he/him) // Co-Editor-In-Chief Capilano University’s history with Black History Month has not always been positive. Last year, after a lackluster […]
The Problem With Tenure
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  • Communities

The Problem With Tenure

  • Yasmine Elsayed
How the administration fails to protect its students Yasmine Elsayed (she/her) // ContributorSiobhan Barry // Illustrator Capilano University outlined its views on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in a policy […]
Horror Stories From Residence
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  • Communities

Horror Stories From Residence

  • Ren Zhang
Tales from CapU’s most feared street address Ren Zhang (they/them) // ContributorAndy Poystila // Illustrator The premise of potential threat is usually enough to scare us: the feeling that someone […]

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Meet Theodore Abbott—a CapU graduate and candidate in Vancouver’s 2025 by-election for City Councillor. Growing up in East Vancouver, Theodore shares how the gentrification of the city, the community at his alternative school, and his experience with Capilano Students' Union have shaped his commitment to advocacy and activism.

How different is it to run in a student election vs. a civic election? Why should we care about local politics? Why is it important to get organized with our communities? In this video, Theodore answers these questions and more!
Theodore on Local Politics & Grassroots Activism
Over the holiday break, 24 CapU students from 12 programs attended the university’s first Ghana Field School (GFS). The trip took place between December 17, 2024 and January 7, 2025, as part of a course titled JAZZ 422: Cross-cultural Pedagogy and Orff Afrique. Join Raphaël, the writer of "A Look Inside CapU’s Ghana Field School,” as well as Michelle, Isaac, and Annah as they unpack this life-changing experience abroad.

Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) is funded by the Government of Canada's Outbound Student Mobility Pilot Program, which aims to widen access to participation to study abroad programming. You can find more information about study abroad opportunities at capilanou.ca/studyabroad.

Read the full article at capilanocourier.com
CapU's Ghana Field School 2024
Curious about what’s happening within the Capilano Student Union? 
Meet Yasmine, our News Beat Reporter, as she goes over some of the decisions and discussions that are happening in the CSU Board of Directors meeting on March 28th.

00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Public Input from Laura Morales—Re: Board Accountability Policy
00:33 - Unsanctioned lack of accountability
01:48 - Portfolio Critics role
03:15 - Report of the Elections Administrator (Kalpna Solanki)
04:20 - Policy review
04:30 - Review of Credit/No-Credit Policy (IS-11)
05:38 - Review of Reactivation After Withdrawal Policy (IS-12)
06:21 - Breaking News—the Board Accountability Policy has been adopted
CSU News | Board of Directors (March 28, 2025)
Curious about what’s happening within the Capilano Student Union? 
Meet Yasmine, our News Beat Reporter, as she goes over some of the decisions and discussions that are happening in the CSU Board of Directors meeting. 

00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Navjot and Dilkaran removal from office announcement
01:22 - Removal of president Angad (appeal pending)
03:00 - Excused absences
03:26 - Approval of spending budget
CSU News | Board of Directors (March 14, 2025)
Welcome to a new episode of the Courier Corner Podcast!

Meet our co-hosts—Sara, our co-Editor-In-Chief, and Adam, our humour editor. Join them as they unpack the theme of our February issue—Love. What is Love?

In this episode, our hosts will read, comment and reflect on the following articles:

News: "Student Employees Are Organizing to Join the MoveUP Union" by Laura Morales Padilla
Arts & Culture: "Making Black History in Vancouver and at CapU" by Yasmine Modaresi
Letters: "Lasers, Dinosaur Suits and Electronic Beats, Oh My!" by Yasmine Modaresi
Sports: "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly… Navigating a Lifelong Struggle With Sports" by Lea Krusemeyer
Humour: "The Love Doctor is Here: Relationship Advice from a Certified Professional" by Adam Wallace

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Love | February 2025
Let's talk about dating apps!
Join Christien as he questions how dating apps are changing dating, why people use them, what is frustrating about them, and more!
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Curious about what’s happening within the Capilano Student Union? 
Meet Yasmine, our News Beat Reporter, as she goes over some of the decisions and discussions that are happening in the CSU Board of Directors meeting. 

00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Public Input
00:54 - Approval of absences
01:19 - Increasing Clubs and Events Fee from $0.37/credit to $0.50/credit
01:39 -  The Board reduced the director's fees payable to the VP Equity and Sustainability (Dilkaran Singh) to zero 
04:15 - Procedures to address inappropriate campaigning behaviour
05:02 - The problem of slating
05:17 - What can students do if they witness inappropriate campaigning behaviour
CSU News | Board of Directors (Feb. 28, 2025)
What even is a Zine? Mia shows us a behind the scene of how this little publication comes together, the vision behind it, and how to become a paid contributor of the C.C. Crumb!
Courier 101 | Zine Edition
The Capilano Students' Union Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) happened on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. It was scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. but it was called to order at 12:03 p.m. because of lack of quorum. It proceeded as an informational meeting since there was no quorum to vote on the only motion in the agenda—A special resolution to change the timeframe for arbitration panel decisions from 48 hours to 3 business days.

"All members of the Capilano Students’ Union (all students who are registered in courses and who have paid student society fees in the current or previous semester) have the right to attend and vote at general meetings to provide direction to the students’ union."
https://csu.bc.ca/general-meetings/
Semi-Annual General Meeting | Spring 2025
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