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Tag: history

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Posted on February 1, 2025February 2, 2025 by Jenna Luscombe

Jenna Luscombe (she/her) // Contributor Shruti Karthikeyan (she/her) // Illustrator   History is but an endless cycle of revolutions and revelations. Colonies revolted against British rule and the United States…

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Palestine Through the Ages and the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Posted on October 1, 2024September 30, 2024 by Yasmine Modaresi

A look back throughout Palestine’s history and how the Israel-Palestine conflict began. Yasmine Modaresi (she/her) // Crew Writer     Palestine, Judea, Israel… three distinct entities with a long, complex, intertwined…

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Vancouver’s Black History Month

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Ayla Maxwell

Origins, resources and events.

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The Mythical Origins of the Vibrator

Posted on February 1, 2024January 31, 2024 by Kirsten Wiltshire

Many think they know the story, but the truth is a bit more complicated  Kirsten Wiltshire (she/her) // Crew Writer Chelle Lussi (any) // Crew Illustrator Sex toys have been…

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The Really Gay History Tour: Breathing Life into the Lost Stories of 2SLGBTQQIA+ People

Posted on October 7, 2021October 10, 2021 by Rain Brennan

Take a Walk Through Vancouver’s Hidden 2SLGBTQQIA+ History  Rain Marie (She/They) // Contributor Valeriya Kim // Design Director 2SLGBTQQIA+: Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and/or Gender…

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Overlook, BC

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 by David Eusebio

West Coast Camels: It was more than straw that broke these camels’ backs  David Eusebio // Columnist Twin Peaks, Washington; New York, Riverdale; Fargo, North Dakota; Hawkins, Indiana. Some strange things have…

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Better Than This Premieres at the Havana Theatre 

Posted on February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 by Christine Beyleveldt

Fabulist Theatre Company, formed by two CapU grads, explores 90 years of women in musicals in 90 minutes  Christine Beyleveldt // Editor-in-Chief  Capilano University grads Mary Littlejohn and Damon Jang have had 10 years…

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Capilano University’s Humble Beginnings

Posted on September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 by Freya Wasteneys

CapU may be a new kid on the block, but it’s come a long way in 50 years. For the anniversary, Tim Hollick-Kenyon remembers the school’s modest roots. Freya Wasteneys,…

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Welcome to the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre

Posted on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by Helen Aikenhead
Welcome to the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre Behind the beautifully carved wooden door of Room 196 in the Library Building lies a real gem of the Capilano University North Vancouver campus,...
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On Monday, January 19th, BC student leaders held a press conference outside the Constituency Office of Jessie Sunner—Minister of Post-Secondary Education & Future Skills and MLA for Surrey-Newton. 

Kevin Root—Chairperson of the Alliance of BC Students, Solomon Yi-Kieran—Vice-President External of the UBC Alma Mater Society, and Jessica Lamb—VP External & Community Affairs of the Simon Fraser Student Society commented on the government's review of the post-secondary education sector and their experience during the "incredibly short" consultation period.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - What happened on January 19th?
00:52 - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the ABCS
01:02 - Why the federal cap on international students heavily impacted colleges and universities across the province.
01:47 - The government needs to pay their fair share of the operating costs to keep the system afloat
02:49 - Any changes to the tuition limit policy would be a direct attack on students
03:23 - Demands from students
03:48 - Why is the review dangerous?
04:35 - Is the review a performative act?
05:11 - How would a tuition increase impact students and the province?
07:02 - Key takeaways
PROTECT STUDENTS | BC Students stand together against tuition increases, mergers and dangerous cuts
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