Travis Lupick
In one capacity or another, Travis Luck has been associated with the newspaper since he was 15 years old. Having joined the Straight's editorial department in 2006, Travis quickly gained a reputation as the office's resident workaholic and hopeless caffeine junkie. Despite his denials, many staff suspected that he often slept at the office.
In his own words, Travis is a writer, news junkie, obsessed with music, and doesn't sleep very much.
An avid traveler, Travis is currently working with Journalists for Human Rights as a rights media print intern for the Daily Times in Blantyre, Malawi. He continues as a contributing writer with the Straight, albeit from halfway around the world.
You can reach Travis by email at t_lupick@straight.com. Or, you can connect with him on Twitter, Flickr or keep up with his blog at tlupic.com.
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A 15-minute cab ride to the outskirts of Kathmandu sits a charming town’s quiet cobblestone alleys and mysterious temples and shrines.
A Vancouver journalist sees with his own eyes that the Jacaranda Foundation provides loving care and education for disadvantaged kids in Malawi.
London is burning. But it is not alone.
North Vancouver journalist Dorothy Parvaz is free from Syrian custody and on her way back to British Columbia, Al Jazeera English reports.
In Bhutan, archery is the national sport. But that doesn’t mean the game is played safely.
From Thimphu's surrounding peaks to the wide-open valley of Haa, Bhutan is a country that takes your breath away.
We are watching a revolution unfold in Egypt. But it is not one born in 2011.
Many politicians will want to forget 2010, which has been the year that some received their just desserts.
Rodney Watson, his wife, Natasha, and their son, Jordan, are celebrating the holidays in an unlikely setting for a young family.
An expert in radical environmentalism suspects that Olympic security requirements forced the RCMP’s hand in the January arrest of Wiebo Ludwig.
Since Rose Patterson returned to Vancouver from Haiti on December 15, she’s done nothing but worry.
Security requirements related to the 2010 Winter Olympics spread B.C. law enforcement agencies critically thin, the latest Wikileaks cable reveals.
The U.S. Consulate in Vancouver credited the Olympic Village’s financial woes with Vision Vancouver’s November 2008 win over the NPA, the latest Wikileaks cables reveal.
In January 2008, Reverend Don Meredith told Xtra that he believes a person’s sexual orientation is a choice.
The former head of Canada’s aid program in Afghanistan has expressed concern that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s religious beliefs are hampering humanitarian efforts.
Time magazine has named Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg its person of the year.
After granting Julian Assange bail, a British judge has ruled that the Wikileaks founder will remain in jail for at least another 48 hours.
A former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper is depicted firing a bazooka at the founder of the whistleblower website.
Last night at the Commodore the Temper Trap served up a set of soul pop warmer than grandpa’s brandy.
The Calgary Police Service has announced that it has opened a file on Tom Flanagan, a former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has thanked Canada for having "never faltered in its support for the democracy movement in Burma."
In the weeks preceding Gordon Campbell’s resignation as B.C. premier, the number nine was everywhere.
Something was distracting a couple members of the Black Angels Tuesday night.
A holiday message from the coolest Jew in the word.
At a sold-out show at the Commodore on November 30, local psych rockers Black Mountain embraced the good vibrations.
A prominent U.S. political commentator has claimed that Google and YouTube are censoring various outlets from which the radio host broadcasts information.
It has just been announced that a “limited amount” of tickets for this long sold-out show will be available at the door.
To the relief of commuters and disappointment of schoolchildren, the early blast of winter is not anticipated to last long.
A local advocate for Haiti says that recent clashes between Haitians and United Nations forces are typical of what he described as the UN’s controversial presence in the country.
Under Gordon Campbell's stewardship, B.C. has quietly grown to become one of world’s leading export regions for coal.
A mess of wiggly young people waving their heads around like stoned bobble heads.
On my way to the Biltmore last night, I was pretty damn curious about what was to unfold.
If you subscribe to the notion that a photo is worth a thousand words, this collection of images taken in Honduras by West Vancouver resident Ian Rose says a lot.
Nine years after the overthrow of the Taliban, the women of Afghanistan continue to fight for basic human rights.
Imagine you’re the prisoner of a foreign country’s military. You don’t know your rights, or indeed if you have any. You don’t even know where you are.
A three-day cinematic event focusing on outdoor adventure will kick off at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre on November 23.
Large crowds of cheering supporters reportedly flooded the streets around the democracy advocate’s home in Rangoon, Burma, where Suu Kyi has been detained by the ruling military junta for the last seven years.
Those hoping to attend TEDxVancouver must fill out a lengthy application form.
The RCMP has issued a media release stating that a recent B.C. Civil Liberties Association report on in-custody deaths contains “inaccurate” information.
Ten full-length albums in 10 years and Jack White is showing no sign of slowing down.
A Vancouver parent and urban aboriginal advocate says that the closures of schools should be seen within the broader context of gentrification.
Whistler Blackcomb gets set to open some of the Winter Games’ most exciting facilities to the public.
Many ethnic minority groups in Burma call the regions in which they live “dark zones”.
As she prepares for her possible release from house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi keeps alive the fight for democracy in Burma.
Alan Clements has spent more time with Suu Kyi than any other westerner.
Jodie Emery, a Vancouver resident who’s a leading member of the legalization movement, told the
Straight she doesn’t see the defeat at the polls as a failure.
A West Vancouver woman held by the Taliban has allegedly passed away in the border region of Pakistan-Afghanistan.
Abbotsford dance punk troupe You Say Party has a slick new video out.
The embattled premier announced cuts to provincial income taxes and defended the Liberal government's introduction of the harmonized sales tax.
A new report states that more people die in B.C. jails or as a result of police action than in any other province in Canada.
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