Comics by Carlo Puche: A Strong Start
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The Link’s most anticipated films at the Vancouver International Film Festival – Trailers included!
Vancouver International Film Festival opens on September 26 and runs through October 11. With the closure of the historic Granville 7 cinemas, VIFF found a new home at several venues, including the Vancouver Playhouse and The Centre for the Performing Arts. Festival screenings also returned to previously used theatres, such as The Rio on Commercial…
The Frosh wrap – A look back at BCIT’s 2013 event
The second annual FroshFest, organized by the BCIT student association (BCITSA), attracted hundreds of students to the Burnaby campus tennis courts on the first Friday of the fall term. Students celebrated with cheap drinks, delicious food, and classic tunes. According to BCITSA’s official Facebook event page, admission cost $15. One beverage and one burger were included in…
Something fishy on campus: BCIT’s underground stream
Plastic, yellow fish are replacing the barely visible aquatic markings that had previously been guarding storm drains around BCIT’s Burnaby campus. Two students from the Ecological Restoration program worked to revitalize the markings as part of an internship earlier this year. Ken Ashley, Director of BCIT’s Rivers Institute, explained that BCIT is actually built on…
Successful BCIT frosh week in midst of rape chant scandals at other institutions
Rape is probably not the first word that comes to mind when you think of post-secondary education. Yet in the span of less than a week, two Canadian universities on opposite sides of the country have come under fire for students spouting pro-rape chants during frosh week celebrations. On September 4, St. Mary’s University in…
Aces on deck: An investigation into asexuality
Sexual orientation runs a lengthy gamut. From hetero to bi to homo, with appetites for anything from plain old missionary, to leather and whips, to tastes less commonplace, the reality is that behind closed doors, no sexual identity perfectly fits onto a label. “Asexuality” adds yet another dimension to this diverse nomenclature. Identifying as asexual…
Revenge porn: The price of trust in an online world
After the high-profile suicides of Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons, Canadians on both coasts have learned the hard way that cyber bullying is a virulent issue that, at its worst, can end lives. In both Todd and Parsons’ cases, explicit pictures of the girls were posted online, which led to bullying at school and through…
Some people and summer people: Perspectives on unpaid internships
Some people are interning, summer people are not. I am some people this summer, interning at a local radio station. Although I constantly sweat through my cardigans from performance anxiety and wasn’t thrilled to trip on the sidewalk while bustling around with my big tape recorder, I am happy to be working in the industry…
The Link – April 24, 2013
Humour Comic: Top Down April 24, 2013 Culture · Top Stories Art of the Sailor leaves its mark on Vancouver April 23, 2013 Latest Vancouver Maritime Museum exhibit explores the nautical origins of a popular body art form[…] Culture Showtime is over for the Apollo Ghosts April 23, 2013 Heroes of local indie scene hang…
Art of the Sailor leaves its mark on Vancouver
Latest Vancouver Maritime Museum exhibit explores the nautical origins of a popular body art form Over the past century, body art has made a fascinating journey from taboo to trend in Western society. The ink that covered a select few on the fringes of society can now be seen on anyone with enough bravery and…
Local Events: April 25 – September 8
History of Vancouver Sex Workers lectures Museum of Vancouver April 25-26 Back in the 1930s, downtown Vancouver was known for its numerous brothels and gentlemen’s clubs. Museum of Vancouver invites the public to explore Vancouver’s naughty past with lecture series on history of sex workers. Both retired and currently employed sex workers will join the…