6 THE VOICE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 EDITOR SERENA PATTAR lewpoints TransLink gates need closure t is annoying for me to see people sisi across the big open fare gates at SkyTrain stations without . oe . be edited for brevity. tapping in their Compass cards. America it was only a matter of time an honest ® ing, it seems obvious that it’s time to | Your letter must Those gates are for people with before the Bern made its way across campaign. OPIN ION try a different approach, and include your name disabilities. the border. He was once perhaps Sanders fits the bill. and phone number. 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Kathryn Wu Unfortunately, PAGE 2 the bigger fare r4 4 Tessa Vikander gates will remain PAGE 3 open when staff I believe Naney Plechaty aren’t present, allowing some that Trans- Secon people pow Link staff PACE 5 vevine at al out should be Murray B. Hunt ; PAGE 6 The problem of prese nt at Serena Pattar ary cxasion will all times to PAGE 7 Commuters help people Kevin Underhill might think twice pith PAGE 8 about ‘appine disabilities Mark Stuart their cards for a MANAGING system that B REAKI| N G N EWS WEB EDITOR doesn’t enforce Rumana Dsouza vet PANDEMIC IN CANADA a adequately. Scott Drake The Compass system has had Vincent Matak problems in the past that make it . . ; . . . : COPY/WEB EDITOR hard for TransLink to be held Researchers say the American disease is highly contagious among left-wing Canadians. 5 accountable in their promises. Soyedigstat Raziei A 2014 glitch in the system caused SEAN LEE comic customers to be charged extra when REPORTERS they tapped out of buses. I hope that TransLink recognizes that they can solve the problem of fare evasions and take care of people with disabilities with the solution of closing all the fare gates and have staff present all the time. Feel the Bern up north ith this years U.S. election boiling down to a three-way race between Hillary Clin- ton, Donald Trump and Ber- nie Sanders the results will have rami- fications that will directly impact Canada and the rest of the world. With the three-ring circus side show of politics happening in is so far in Wall Street’s pocket, she'll probably be front and center in The Big Short 2: Oops, we did it again. The third and final option is Sanders, running grounds with three primary wins in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington, he is beginning to close the gap. It provides just a bit of hope that maybe America is starting to wake up. With weekly mass shootings, the divide between the rich and poor growing and racial tensions increas- The Canucks are pucking bad Blues, the Vancouver Canucks were [: last Friday’s 4-0 loss to the St. Louis officially eliminated from the 2016 The Canucks have been relying on the Sedins for far too long, and while Daniel and Henrik can still pro- always next year,” is always true of sports. Next season the Canucks will be a different The Voice is published by Langara College's journalism department. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and are independent of views of the student government and administration. We welcome letters to the editor. They may Daniel Dadi-Cantarino Chantelle Deacon Reuben Dongalen Ji. 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