The Jack Webster Foundation is pleased to announce an addition to its Student Journalism Awards program with new, this year, Scholarships for Indigenous Journalism Students, presented by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF). $2,000 will be paid towards tuition at the recipients’ schools, with up to two scholarships to be awarded this fall. Applicants must be…
Jordan Grant Pedersen bought his first camera in 2012 as a birthday gift to himself, with the intent to continue his pursuit of filmmaking, a hobby of his since high school. While he’s made a few short films since, he found a solid desire to use his new hardware for what it was built for:…
Sometimes your eyes need a break from staring at screens. Here are five podcasts that you can listen to in the car, on the train and even at the beach. 1) The Millenial Awakening? Jay Shetty’s On Purpose covers everything from tips getting over breakups to stress-management, finding your passion, and advice…
National Zero Waste Council Researching Relationship Between Food Waste and Packaging The National Zero Waste Council has engaged Value Chain Management International (VCMI) to undertake new research exploring how food packaging affects the amount of food wasted along the supply chain in Canada. This national research project seeks to understand the pros and cons of…
The sales of vinyl records, cassette tapes, and classic video game consoles have surged in the past several years. Is it because of technophobia, nostalgic longing, hipster aesthetics, or all of the above? Walk into a modern music store, and you’ll likely find yourself standing amidst a culture clash between old and new; they vie…
Earlier this year Metro Vancouver launched a campaign to combat climate change. It wasn’t a typical ‘green’ campaign about the pipeline, or food waste reduction, or the elimination of single-use plastic. This new campaign is called “Clothes Aren’t Garbage” According to Metro Vancouver’s Waste Composition Study, textile waste amounts to about 40,000 metric tonnes of…
there’s something about being alone in a radio station there’s you and the music and your thoughts during the commercial breaks after the lights dim and the doors lock Do you know where your voice goes how you’re in one place and many at the same time you are someone’s daytime sky and night…
B.C.-based conceptual artist Mowry Baden uses perceptual psychology, science, and architecture to engage viewers to participate in his art. The Vancouver Art Gallery is featuring a 15-piece exhibition of his works that will run until June 9th, 2019. By Ali Pitargue “Have any of you danced with a mop bucket?” asked Mowry Baden, standing before…
The Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society is using virtual reality technology (VR) to help enable people to empathize with children who have autism. As part of the Autism Demystification® program, the organization aims to foster peer social relationships One in 66 Canadian children have autism , or what is more appropriately termed autism spectrum…
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…
Who among us hasn’t, at some point, referred to a diverse group of people as “guys”? Maybe you know them all well, maybe you don’t. You could be referring to three people, or a hundred—but there is a good chance that at some point in your life, one of those people felt gender dysphoria, or…
Last October, twenty-five-year-old Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. She has now become the second youngest recipient of this award. The other recipient, Malala Yousafzai, was just seventeen when she received it back in 2014. I came across Nadia…