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William A. Pritchard reminisces about his experiences as Reeve of Burnaby, B.C. from 1932-1935 and his involvement in left wing politics in the 1930s in Western Canada. The discussion also refers to many individuals who were members of the Socialist…

This book is mainly adapted from the first four chapters of the open source calculus textbook titled APEX calculus, Version 3.0, by Gregory Hartman, department of applied mathematics, Virginia Military Institute. This complete calculus book is under…

We sought to create a computer simulation of rolling locust swarms. Rather than having the locusts move ad-hoc, we setup and equations that, when solved, would describe their movement. Most of our time and energy was devoted to 1) creating sensible…

Eight short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. In Sparrow, a priest confronts his inner demons when he lets in a street girl who's not who she appears to be. Zeldon's excursion shadows a schizophrenic teen…

William A. Pritchard reminisces about his experiences as Reeve of Burnaby, B.C. from 1932-1935 and his involvement in left wing politics in the 1930s in Western Canada. The discussion also refers to many individuals who were members of the Socialist…

This study critically examines how international South Asian students attending Langara College view education. The intention of this work is to understand the academic and behavioural rationale of South Asian international students.

Eight short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. Despite superlative 1950s parenting, something's gone wrong with the children in Methods in good breeding. In a war-torn apocalypse, the last survivors struggle to…

This project was created to make a more seamless transition of gestures made by a robot that has human-like features.

While there has been extensive research comparing the thinking styles of Chinese and European American students, there is relatively little looking at Indian students. We have been exploring whether Indian students categorize objects based on…

"I am laying foundation for the creation of two linked, site-specific plays about humanity surviving the climate crisis: one live-online and multi-media, the second outdoors, low-tech, in a tent. There are two areas of research: Covid-friendly…

Deals with the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 from the perspectives of W.A. Pritchard, a central participant, and Norman Penner, a historian of the strike. Topics include the historical record of the strike, the Red Scare Menace, socialism in…

Eight short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. A lawyer faces a crisis of morality after a chance encounter with a man begging on a street corner in Jack of hearts. Baby weight: Claire Stone has it all: a loving…

Grace MacInnis, M.L.A., reminisces about her father, J.S. Woodsworth, M.P. and reform politics in Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. Topics covered includes conscientious objecting, the Winnipeg General Strike 1919, labour…

Still Creek is one of the few remaining stream in Vancouver and has suffered as the areas within its watershed urbanized. Furthermore, the effect of climate change on small urban streams is poorly understood due to a lack of data. Therefore, I saw…

The objective of this project was to build a functional plastics shredder that will create the feedstock for a future, purpose built, plastic injection molding machine. This first phase also proved the viability of building a complex machine from…

Nine short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. The kiss scene will make or break this movie about love, but getting the perfect shot requires A hand to hold. The love of his life has been murdered and the killer has…

Cannabis is set to become one of the most important cash crops in BC due to its recent legalization in Canada. There are hundreds of different varieties of cannabis and correctly identifying them has a great significance for both medical and social…

The first part of the project involves the development of new antimicrobial peptide (antibiotics). This will initially involve generating a peptide array by surveying the literature and using software programs such as quantitative structure-activity…

Eleven short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. A new life awaits--in Apt. 308. Christy's crusade demands the redemption of her raging atheist brother, Stan. This crook's got everybody fooled in Ballad of…

Four British Columbia First Nations artists and gallery owners express their views on the creative processes involved in their work and the work of other First Nations artists. Topics include personal, cultural, and cross-cultural influences on…

Ten short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. While Dumpster diving, an unfortunate woman finds herself in the middle of a crime scene with a hard choice to make. In Blackbank mile, Jack and Jessi are trying to…

We are studying the pottery used in everyday activities: primarily cooking, storage, and transport of food. This pottery was found during archaeological excavations conducted between 1987 and 2001 at the site of Contrada Mella (near Oppido Mamertina…

This project looked at heart rate variability (cardiovascular assessment of the nervous system) scores and compared them to countermovement jump (muscular system assessment of nervous system) scores. The goal of the project was to show that these…

While there has been extensive research comparing the thinking styles of Chinese and European American students, there is relatively little looking at Indian students. The goal of this project was to determine if Indian students categorize objects…

Honorable Mention - Langara Open Student Scholar Prize 2024