What comes to mind when you think of summer? Going to the beach? Sleeping in? Travelling to places far from home? Or maybe it’s all the above, with the relief that you won’t have to worry about deadlines and exams. But for Joshua Luu, travelling was perhaps the thought he resonated the most with last…
The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) is led by the Student Council, a passionate team of Councillors and 12 elected Executive Board members, all representing the BCIT student community and dedicated to enriching the experience of studying here. As you’re reading this article, your goal may be to participate in the 2024-25 election, as this year’s…
The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) will be holding a Service Funding Referendum in the last week of March, asking the student community to vote on three key proposals aimed at enriching BCITSA services. These proposals are: 1. Increasing access and donations to the Food Pantry Program 2. Ensuring fair wages to reduce the high employee…
During your educational journey here, you may need to juggle very demanding course loads on top of other responsibilities. But you have support: the Student Council at the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA or SA) strives to advocate for you—a dedication that shines through clearly in all the work they do to enhance student life in…
If you search up the definition of love, you’ll likely find some variation of this: “A profoundly tender, passionate affection (for another person).” But while that description may capture the gist of what love is, love—being so multifaceted—remains as one of the most challenging words to define. That’s why in Ancient Greek philosophy, there are…
I should probably confess this right off the bat: I’m not a big romance reader. I’m more of a sucker for deep character studies in literary novels or unique unreliable narrators in psychological thrillers. That’s not to say I don’t read romance novels at all, or that I’m not a romantic. But if you (like…
In the blink of an eye, we’ve arrived in February. For many, the end of 2022 likely felt a little bittersweet. Heading into a new year always feels fresh and exciting, but year-end reflections on our growth can leave us discouraged—like we didn’t have enough time to achieve our personal goals. We tend to begin…
Interview with Mo Baydoun With the annual BCIT Student Association QDS Hackathon (which stands for BCIT’s motto, Quisque Dominus Summi, meaning “to each their highest attainment”) coming up in January, you might be thinking: What is that? How do I join? Should I join? And actually, what is a hackathon, anyway? To get you all…
Interview with Vrishank Prabhu There’s a reason why industries favour BCIT graduates—BCIT programs provide rigorous hands-on training to fuse theory and practice. It’s a learning model that’s especially useful for gaining relevant skills needed in the workforce. And the opportunity to get hands-on experience is exactly what brought Vrishank Prabhu to the Bachelor of Engineering…
Photos by Puii Duangtip @puiionsunnyside There are endless opportunities at BCIT to gain hands-on skills and real-world experience, making it an easy choice for many on the path toward their careers. And as an institution that delivers over 300 programs to nearly 50,000 students through five different campuses—Annacis Island (AIC), Aerospace Technology (ATC), BCIT Marine…
“As soon as I was on the ice and it was just me, my pretty dress, and my music came on, and everybody’s watching me…everything else just went away.” “It requires a lot of hard work,” Julia says when I ask her about the experiences behind her achievements. She shares that when her anxiety was…
Community FridgePrice: Free | Conditions: None Compared to the Food Pantry, the Community Fridge can be an even lower-barrier way to access support because it does not require any identification. Anyone is free to take what they need and give what they can. Students can find the Community Fridge near the Food Pantry on the…