Last updated: February 6, 2012 12:00 am.
Episode 56 — How to hitchhike and an update from Kwantlen
WATERLOO (CUP) — On the 56th edition of the Canadian University Press Podcast, we speak to Geordan Omand, a contributor to The Martlet at the University of Victoria about his piece, "A call to thumbs," which explores hitchhiking and the benefits that can be derived from the practice.
Next, we speak to Matt DiMera, the news editor of The Runner at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver about the Kwantlen Students' Association and another update on the happenings on campus and in the courtroom as a result of continued struggles there.
The Canadian University Press Podcast is hosted and produced by Mike Lakusiak in Waterloo, Ont. at the offices of Wilfrid Laurier University's student newspaper, The Cord. Comments or questions can be sent to cupcast@cup.ca or via Twitter by following @cupcast.
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