Trinity Western University

IHIT has charged a 51-year-old man with manslaughter in connection with an altercation at Trinity Western University (TWU) in Langley that resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man from Chilliwack. (Langley Advance Times file)

Security guard charged with manslaughter after altercation at Trinity Western University

51-year-old man charged in the death of a 31-year-old man from Chilliwack

 

TWU choral singers performed “Pilgrimage”, a TWU Christmas concert, conducted by Cathrie Yuen. (TWU)

VIDEO: Outdoors and online, TWU chorus continues Christmas concert tradition

‘It has been a steep learning curve for all of us’

 

Trinity Western University music major Colin Jamieson conducted an online performance of his choir composition, with singers as far away as Qatar. It was posted online at www.twu.ca on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 (Video clip)

VIDEOS: Remote choirs and online conducting: how some Langley university students are making music during the pandemic

Trinity Western University students create virtual performances

 

Taryn Grandia, an Aldergrove resident, will play for Trinity Western Spartans. (Kevin Grandia/Special to the Aldergrove Star)

Aldergrove volleyball star headed for Trinity Western team

Seventeen-year-old Taryn Grandia was named one of B.C.’s 15 best players

Taryn Grandia, an Aldergrove resident, will play for Trinity Western Spartans. (Kevin Grandia/Special to the Aldergrove Star)
Actors rehearsing a scene in the upcoming TWU Theatre production of WROL (WIthout Rule of Law), which premieres on Dec. 1. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Livestream play offers beacon of hope in complicated times

Langley’s Trinity Western University’s theatre program presents a story of strength and survival

Actors rehearsing a scene in the upcoming TWU Theatre production of WROL (WIthout Rule of Law), which premieres on Dec. 1. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Spartans Foundation virtual reception raised $545,000 for student athletes. (screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Half-million-plus raised for Langley university student athletes

Trinity Western’s annual foundation reception went virtual and still managed to raise $545,000

  • Nov 21, 2020
Spartans Foundation virtual reception raised $545,000 for student athletes. (screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Chemist Chadron M. Friesen (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Two TWU educators celebrated for ‘distinguished’ and ‘innovative’ teaching

A Langley university honours a pair of teachers during virtual grad ceremonies this month

  • Nov 20, 2020
Chemist Chadron M. Friesen (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Trinity Western University nursing grad Gwendolyn Williams-Brown may work in Ontario but thanks to technology, can participate in the virtual graduation ceremony on Nov. 7, 2020 as the graduate student valedictorian. (TWU)

Langley university hosting virtual grad for more than 1,100 students today

Technology allows graduating students to take part online

Trinity Western University nursing grad Gwendolyn Williams-Brown may work in Ontario but thanks to technology, can participate in the virtual graduation ceremony on Nov. 7, 2020 as the graduate student valedictorian. (TWU)
It’s no longer 80th Avenue. With the opening the 216th overpass, the road to TWU has been renamed University Drive. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: What’s the real motive behind renaming Langley road?

University District erases historic names of several areas

  • Oct 31, 2020
It’s no longer 80th Avenue. With the opening the 216th overpass, the road to TWU has been renamed University Drive. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Jenisa Los interned on Parliament Hill. (TWU/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

TWU student back after Parliamentary internship

The Abbotsford resident interned with an MP

  • Oct 30, 2020
Jenisa Los interned on Parliament Hill. (TWU/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Cheryl Jean-Paul, head coach of women’s basketball at Trinity Western University (TWU) spoke on on athletics, race and diversity at the Oct. 23, 2020 Spartan Sports Leadership Superconference. (TWU/special to Langley Advance Times)

Pandemic has forced university athletics to slow down and pay attention, says head coach of women’s basketball at Langley’s TWU

‘We … often forget to celebrate the character of our athletes’

Cheryl Jean-Paul, head coach of women’s basketball at Trinity Western University (TWU) spoke on on athletics, race and diversity at the Oct. 23, 2020 Spartan Sports Leadership Superconference. (TWU/special to Langley Advance Times)
Melanie Olfert tackles hungry on a global scale. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Pandemic increases issue of hunger here at home – and around the globe

Langley graduate raises awareness for Canadian and global food security during COVID-19 crisis

  • Oct 20, 2020
Melanie Olfert tackles hungry on a global scale. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Trinity Western University students Nyssa Morgan and Braedon Sunnes take their comedy improv night online for the world to see. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: In year of uncertainties, Langley students try to lift spirits with laughter

TWU students brought 30-year-old comedy improv tradition online

  • Oct 19, 2020
Trinity Western University students Nyssa Morgan and Braedon Sunnes take their comedy improv night online for the world to see. (TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Langley Liberal incumbant Mary Polak speaks at all-candidates meeting on Zoom. (Screenshot)

Langley all-candidates meeting disrupted with lewd comments and sexual acts

Several people briefly took over Zoom meeting with Langley candidates on Wednesday night

Langley Liberal incumbant Mary Polak speaks at all-candidates meeting on Zoom. (Screenshot)
Megan Dykeman, Langley East NDP candidate takes part in Zoom all-candidates meeting (screenshot.)

Climate Crisis Langley Action Partners and Trinity Western co-host all-candidates meeting

Candidates from the Langley, Langley-East, and Aldergrove-South ridings discuss climate change

Megan Dykeman, Langley East NDP candidate takes part in Zoom all-candidates meeting (screenshot.)
Kenn Crossley, a graduate of Langley’s Trinity Western University, works at the WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy as its Director of Cash Transfers, overseeing a program that provides cash and digital assistance to those in need. (TWU/special to Langley Advance Times)

Working with a Nobel prize-winning agency: a Langley graduate’s experience

Kenn Crossley, an alumnus of Langley’s Trinity Western University, works at the World Food Programme

Kenn Crossley, a graduate of Langley’s Trinity Western University, works at the WFP headquarters in Rome, Italy as its Director of Cash Transfers, overseeing a program that provides cash and digital assistance to those in need. (TWU/special to Langley Advance Times)
IHIT is investigating the death of a Langley man after an altercation involving campus security at Trinity Western University was reported on Sept. 30, 2020. (Langley Advance Times file)

IHIT investigates homicide after altercation at Langley university

Police were called to the Trinity Western University on Sept. 30

IHIT is investigating the death of a Langley man after an altercation involving campus security at Trinity Western University was reported on Sept. 30, 2020. (Langley Advance Times file)
IHIT is investigating the death of a Langley man after an altercation involving campus security at Trinity Western University was reported on Sept. 30, 2020. (Langley Advance Times file)

Homicide investigators to take over fatal Langley altercation at Trinity Western University

Police were called to the local university on Sept. 30

IHIT is investigating the death of a Langley man after an altercation involving campus security at Trinity Western University was reported on Sept. 30, 2020. (Langley Advance Times file)
Langley Mounties were called to Trinity Western University for a report of an “agitated man” who was having an altercation with campus security on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (file)

Chilliwack man, 31, in critical condition after altercation at Langley Trinity Western University

RCMP received a report of an ‘agitated man’ on campus

Langley Mounties were called to Trinity Western University for a report of an “agitated man” who was having an altercation with campus security on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (file)
Rob Workman, Trinity Western University alumnus, is a tenor who was recently selected to join the Vancouver Chamber Choir (VCC), one of Canada’s top professional choral ensembles.(Special to Langley Advance Times)

Tenor from Langley-based Trinity Western University joins Vancouver Chamber Choir

Rob Workman feels ‘blessed by these opportunities’

Rob Workman, Trinity Western University alumnus, is a tenor who was recently selected to join the Vancouver Chamber Choir (VCC), one of Canada’s top professional choral ensembles.(Special to Langley Advance Times)