A Canadian Legacy of Anti-Asian Discrimination: From the Head Tax to Hate Crimes
Cali McTavishCali is a 2nd year journalism student looking to explore issues of climate change and social justice.
Centering Whiteness
Heritage and culture feel like fraught topics of discussion that will inevitably lead to me embarrassing myself and revealing my ignorance, if not latent racism. However, for me, because I am white, the discussion and consequences are not inevitable. I can choose to avoid discussing culture and heritage for fear I will make a mistake,…
Journey to Canada
We are a growing country, and the more we embrace the differences, the more we have to learn and celebrate. Canada is a wonderful land of opportunity. For some of us this has always been home, but for others, this is a new home. Many know Layla Khdir as a full-time student at the British…
Learning to Trust the Process: An Art Feature by Christine Peng
With so many uncertainties in life, what is unknown can certainly be overwhelming and anxiety-inducing. For me, the process of making art teaches an important life lesson—to let go, to embrace the unknown, and to enjoy the process rather than fixate on the end result. Frequently in my painting process, there are moments where…
When It Comes to Queer Rights, Is the Revolution Over?
Cali McTavishCali is a 2nd year journalism student looking to explore issues of climate change and social justice.
Review – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you—is a fine art, in and of itself.” It is so easy to love…
Review – Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
BE YOU. BE SEEN. BELONG. Are you truly belonging or are you just fitting in? And what does it really mean to truly belong? As Brene Brown explains in Braving the Wilderness, humans have broken the link that makes us inextricably connected to one another. Throughout the book, she shows us how and…
Our Changing Campus
Jonah Van DriesumJonah van Driesum is the senior editor of Link, and co-host of our the MicroLink podcast!
Real People, Real Job, False Conceptions: An Interview with Clover
Jonah Van DriesumJonah van Driesum is the senior editor of Link, and co-host of our the MicroLink podcast!
Gender Roles at BCIT & Beyond
Jonah Van DriesumJonah van Driesum is the senior editor of Link, and co-host of our the MicroLink podcast!
Creation Defines Me: An Art Feature by Takshita Kumar
What defines you as a person are not your highs and lows but how you handle those ups and downs. Every now and then we all face situations where our “handling” abilities take off on a long vacation and what we are left with is self-doubt. We seek solutions in people, persons, and places. What…
Eating Habit Myths: Debunked
From social media to health blogs, nutrition myths are all over the internet. If we look around us, many unhealthy eating myths across the world are just different cultural eating habits. NAP FIRST, FOOD SECOND In many countries across the world, having a late-night dinner is very common. In Spain, many restaurants close in the…