American Thanksgiving is scary enough without it coming at you with an axe. But that is exactly what happens in the 2023 horror movie Thanksgiving, where a killer chooses to get revenge on Plymouth, Massachusetts, wearing the face of John Carver, the town’s first governor. Thanksgiving adheres to the slasher formula while offering fans of…
Winter Fest is an annual event held by the BCIT Student Association and partially funded by the City of Burnaby. This year featured more vendors, rotating interactive events, and a larger space where students could decorate their own ornaments and bracelets. The event occurred on November 15 at the Burnaby campus. A total of 23…
While the BCIT Anime Club was formed years back, activities have paused since COVID-19. However, the arrival of a new, enthusiastic leadership team brought a new face to the club. Fiona, Xavier, and Elisha, the new executive members, have been working hard to grow the club and make it more evolving, diverse, and integral to…
“Who would’ve thought a single beer was enough to make somebody that happy, despite being in such a state of disarray?” (Shizuka Mikazuki, reminiscing her first meeting with Akira Tendō) Imagine—you’re in a zombie apocalypse, a desolate dystopia fraught with destruction. Supplies are low, services are scarce, and pillars of smoke rise from the urban…
Who is TronicsFix? If you could reduce, reuse, recycle and still make money, would you take the opportunity? That’s what TronicsFix did. Steve Porter, the do-it-yourself (DIY) repair guy behind the TronicsFix channel, started his electronics repair business in his garage and eventually joined YouTube in 2015. He is one of the few electronics repair…
Growing up is a weird thing. Your feet get bigger, your armpits start to smell, and your love for the little things in the world starts to decline. Flowers whose petals you once saw glistening in the morning mist are just rosebushes now, cannonballs in the pool aren’t as enticing as tanning in the sun…
Imagine this: you open Instagram on your phone, navigate to the search bar, and type in your favourite news account. You hope to see updates on what’s happening in your local community or even worldwide. Though instead of an array of news items lining your phone screen, you see a simple message stating that the…
Whether you’re an up-to-date netizen or more of an IRL person in the touch-grass world, you’ve likely heard of the metaverse. It’s been spelled “the metaverse” or “the Metaverse” with the capitalized seriousness of a proper noun—as if it’s floating to the left of the North Pole and you have to believe in it to…
One of the most well-known hallmarks of Vancouver is its deep-seated and complex housing crisis. However, if you ask people about it, their knowledge of the issue is typically on the vague side. It appears that most of the public holds three general opinions: Finding a place in and around Vancouver is a great struggle…
Located in the heart of Vancouver, the Filipino Cultural Centre offers a wide range of programs and activities for people of all ages and backgrounds. Showcasing the unique cultural heritage of the Philippines, from traditional folk dances to art exhibitions, the centre helps to bridge the gap between all these interconnected communities and promote a…
Like so many of us, I found that I had too much time on my hands when the world stopped during the pandemic lockdown. So much so that I didn’t know what to do with myself. As an ex-boyfriend once lovingly told me, I didn’t do anything. Some people cook, some draw, and others have…
Welcome back to BCIT’s favourite guide to the sonic unknown feature: soundscape. November saw the local music community mourn the loss of spooky season and embrace the wet grip of an oncoming Vancouver winter. As we move closer into the holiday season, bars and music venues are shifting from interesting live shows to the thing…