Forget the unions, BCIT’s internet connection has been on strike for years Life as a BCIT management student is tough. Crammed class schedules and huge group projects stretch the capabilities of students, to the point where we need to weigh the cost/benefit/risk ratios of getting more than three hours of sleep per night. Signing up…
Cure the chills and ills of exams and the holiday season with some blockbuster fare The holidays are fast approaching, and while for some that might mean Christmas carols and cocoa, for many of us it means weeks of interminable boredom as we wait for classes to start again. Luckily, December is a great month…
Canzine West allows vendors to showcase a tangible alternative to blogs Canzine West, a festival of independent arts in British Columbia, proved that print is not dead on November 17. Both floors of the W2 Media Café were alive with the rustling of paper and animated conversation, as over fifty of the West Coast’s edgiest…
From Keith Moon’s exploding drum kit to Katy Perry’s fruit costumes, musicians’ gimmicks are nothing new In your time here on Earth, you may have noticed people are fascinated by some very odd things. Blind passion, violence, sensationalism, an “image” and stuff that is just plain weird captivates many audiences. If it will generate some…
International Students’ Association hosts cultural exchange event The sound of festivities from different cultures echoed through the Great Hall on Burnaby Campus last week. Supported by the BCIT Student Association and funded by BCIT International, the International Students’ Association (ISA) held the World Showcase Event, with booths representing international students from a variety of countries.…
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…
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…
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…