BATmin, SADmin and Dadmin open up about the page’s origins, meme wars, and more. interviewed by Ali Pitargue illustrated by Sheku Nafisi What is the social and mental toll of being a student at BCIT? The BCIT Confessions page on Facebook could possibly give you an idea. This is where the stresses and frustrations surrounding…
Interviewed by Lauren Edwards Photography by Eric J.W. Li After a year of operating between Hemlock and Spruce trees in Northern BC, Adam Nguyen came back to Vancouver. After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Natural Resource Conservation, Nguyen worked in the field in Fort St. John, where he surveyed the water courses,…
I’ve used this app before, but never at BCIT. I thought using it during the summer would be a head start to find the hot businessmen on campus before everyone is stuck studying and awkwardly making out on a sticky dance floor. Tinder is easy to use—upload a couple of cute pictures, age range until…
Over the summer, we took a good look at what kind of coffee you can get around campus and put together this little guide for you. I’m sure you will figure out what coffee you prefer soon. Once the course work starts to pile up, you’ll be strapped for time between classes. To quote Twin…
How Sustainably Conscious are You? Stepping towards a zero-waste lifestyle A zero-waste lifestyle goes beyond the three R’s. By using everyday items to their fullest, we can prevent more trash from filling our landfills, incinerators, and oceans. A zero-waste lifestyle is a goal rather than a hard target—a change we should all strive for. It’s…
If you applied for housing and recently got in—congratulations! You skipped the stress of finding a reasonably priced place close to campus with roommates that you can stand to be around. If you’re moving out of your parents’ place for the first time, living on-campus is a stepping stone into adulthood. If not, it’s still…
Link went behind the scenes to learn more about this collaborative project between the SA and BCIT. This new food services location is offering scratch cooking in NE-1 thanks to requests by students.
During my first practicum rotation in the BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism program, I was running around grasping at ideas, trying to make newsworthy stories out of nothing. At one point, I turned to a classmate, Ahmadullah Rahmat (who goes by Rahmat), to see what he was doing. Not only was he fully caught up…
Illustration by Sheku Nafisi Last week I met with Trina Prince in the SA offices to discuss the history of 2SLGBTQ+ issues at BCIT. Trina has been working with the BCIT Student Association (SA) for three years, and prior to that worked for the BCIT Alumni Association for 3 years. They have been involved in…
EA (Electronic Arts) reached out to BCIT in 2017, asking if there was a video game design course offered at the polytechnic school. When EA determined that there wasn’t anything like that at BCIT, the two organizations agreed to work together to develop a course that could prepare students for the industry. BCIT worked to…
BCIT Communications instructor Tessa Jordan discusses the impact of cultural production on Canadian feminist history. Her upcoming book, Feminist Acts, examines how the 1970s women’s magazine, Branching Out, contributed to Canadian feminism. In the summer of 1975, Rosemary Brown was making Canadian history as the first black woman to run for leadership of a…
photos Dayna Weststeyn A recent report found that Amazon’s facial technology (that even its investors are raising concerns about) misidentifies women as men, particularly when they have darker skin. US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared that report in a tweet, adding “When you don’t address human bias, that bias gets automated. Machines are reflections of their…