Futuristic jukebox installed in Highland Pub

Photo by Mark Burnham The Virtuo has been installed above the dance floor, on the platform with the DJ booth, as a new central feature...

Pills, Pills, Pills: The Growing Concern Around “Study Drugs”

“I hate that people take ADHD medications to study,” says Katie Ellston*, halfway through our first round of raspberry blondes on a late summer’s...

It’s time to pack in the cigarette pack warnings

  Photos by Greg Hertz Windsor (CUP) - The majority of us get it: cigarette smoking isn’t good for you. In fact, it’s downright bad for...

Are cheap beers and bagels killing the student movement in B.C.?

Photos by Kelsey Woodley When I looked at the new preliminary budget of the AMS, UBC Vancouver’s student union, I was quite impressed by the...

Solders of the new frontier: the global hacker culture

Photos by Mark Burnham Along the alley just off of Hastings and Abbott, I find the doorbell hidden in one of the murals on the...

Rioters receive more than enough punishment

Photos by Jhayne The sentencing of the infamous Stanley Cup rioters has started, and trials have already taken place with varying results. Earlier this year,...

TSSU votes to approve strike option

SGM this week will decide what form job action will take Last week, the Teaching Support Staff Union held a vote of its membership to...

Bhullar goes for gold

SFU wrestler Arjan Bhullar will compete for Canada in the Summer Olympics Heavyweight wrestler and former Clan athlete Arjan Bhullar is headed to the London...

Gentrification: The Changing Demographic of the Downtown Eastside

“Hey, do you like Earl’s?” asks a man with a ragged and unkempt appearance, offering me a $25 gift card to Earl’s that he...

Trading helmets for fedoras

Photos by Mark Burnham/a> Vancouver Cycle Chic is a new initiative aimed at growing the appeal of bikes with fashionable cyclists  The bicycle is a clean,...