A sobering first-person perspective on alcohol abuse in our culture. Adam Stothard (he/him) // Co-Editor-In-Chief Ava Shahres (they/she) // Illustrator The other day around 10 a.m., I found myself in…
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A Start of Year Prospective as a Western-Born Punjabi
Studying the Nanakshahi calendar to plan the rest of my year, as it only just started. ਜੈਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ ਗਰਚਾ | Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Jordan Richert…
Positioning Capilano University as a Leader in ‘Age-Friendly’ Education
The pros and cons of returning to formal education later in life. Francesca Gesualdi (she/her) // Contributor Kit Vega (they/them) // Illustrator There are three pivotal moments that led…
Economic Challenges Facing Canadian Universities and Post-Secondary Students
What you can do to help instigate change Maximus Wenzel (he/him) // Contributor Mesh Devkota // Illustrator Last February, University of British Columbia (UBC) student Tim Chen made headlines after…
I Made It Out of the Trenches!! (at least for now.)
Recapping four years at Capilano U. Lea Krusemeyer (she/her) // Sports Editor Andy Poystila (he/him) // Illustrator It was the beginning of February and I was sitting at a Breka…
An Exploration of Persian New Year in Vancouver
The tradition of Persian New Year lives on thousands of years later across the Pacific Ocean in downtown Vancouver. Yasmine Modaresi (she/her) // News Editor Neeka Yazdani (she/they) // Illustrator…
Adam Solves your St. Patrick’s Day Conundrums
The Capilano Courier’s very own self-proclaimed St. Patrick’s Day expert Adam Wallace answers all your questions about the upcoming Celtic holiday Adam Wallace (he/him) // St. Patrick’s Day Expert Livvy…
Student Abroad: But This Time It’s Sean
A voyage across the pond to Hatfield, U.K. Sean Finan (any) // Crew Writer Sophia Filsoofi (she/they) // Illustrator This semester, I decided to leave my homeland—sweet, lush, temperate Vancouver—and…
To The Night I Was Drugged
An emotional retelling of the night someone spiked my drink at the club while finally making my peace with each element of the story Jasmine Garcha (she/her) // Arts and…