November 9-23rd Snoop Dogg Vancouver Art Show The Fall Gallery, 644 Seymour St. The Fall art gallery invites everyone to “drop it like it’s art” in an unusually-themed art show. The exhibition is organized by a collective who made their name with other exhibits featuring celebrities as art objects, including Bill You Murray Me? last…
Students answered the “Call of Duty” at BCIT on October 25, completing an obstacle course with a military theme. Obstacles like cattle wire and ammunition boxes challenged participants who raised funds for BCIT’s Legion Military Skills Conversion Program scholarship. The Legion Military Skills Conversion Program is an initiative designed to help members of the Canadian…
If today is your birthday Count your lucky stars, birthday boy/girl — really, count them. On my birthday this year, I counted 8, 568 and then I had the best summer ever. Spot 8,569, and your whole year is guaranteed to be stellar. ARIES (March 21 – April 20) Aries, it’s time to make…
A message from BCITSA School of Construction Chair Brian Harvey The BCIT Student Association has been very busy over the first few months of the school year. Starting this week, the second floor of the building SE2 will become a construction zone. The result of a process that started over two years ago, the project…
Name Rikki Lamb Age 25 Hometown Fort St. John, B.C. Program Occupational health and safety diploma program [hr] Unfazed by the background noise, I find Rikki Lamb sitting, quietly doing what BCIT students do best: studying. This second-year occupational health and safety student takes the time to talk with me despite looming midterms. Calm…
Why you should avoid getting the flu shot this year Sneezing, body aches, chills, fever: We’ve all been there, but is there anything we can do to protect ourselves from the dreaded flu? The flu shot probably comes to mind, but does it really work? Is it safe? The answer is no! What does the…
Documentary reminds viewers why they should not forgive threats to our freedom or forget the Anonymous Until their response to the cyber-bullying of Amanda Todd Internet activist group Anonymous had been laying relatively low, making no headlines since 25 of their members were arrested by Interpol in 2011. As a result, We Are Legion: The…
The Taylor Gang had the crowd on their feet, offering high times and a higher message Rogers Arena has remained nearly dormant since the NHL lockout started, but was turned into a giant hotbox on Tuesday night as fans waited for Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor Gang. The show started off with Chevy Woods, a…
Eric Axen and Sightlines breathe new life into the genre When Eric Axen decided to start pop-punk band Sightlines, he wasn’t worried that people might be sick of the simple song structures and hooky riffs that Blink-182 and Green Day used in the mid-’90s and early ‘00s. “I think we’ve had about five years’ reprieve…
Despite its critical role, Canada’s involvement gets unjustly overlooked the film adaptation of the 1980 hostage rescue mission Before Ben Affleck hits the Oscar trail for his film Argo, he needs to account for the proverbial bitch-slap he handed Canadians with his film. Argo, based on the 1980 joint US-Canadian effort to save six American…
Founder hopes to provide a platform for students far from home It may be easy for homegrown students to go about their routines on campus without the pressure of making new friends, but the same cannot necessarily be said for international students. International students must find ways to connect to the culture, the city, and…
Following a series of votes in favour of strike action at post-secondary institutions across the province, support staff at BCIT’s Burnaby campus picketed outside of four buildings on Tuesday, November 6. The demonstration forced BCIT to cancel day classes, while night courses were unaffected. Larry Dea, head of BC Government Employees’ union (BCGEU) Local 703,…