ECLIPSE CHASERS

BCIT Engineering student, Jason Wait, joined thousands of other eclipse chasers to the totality zone to watch the total eclipse of the sun on August 21 2017. He shares with us his experience driving there, his set up and how he was able to capture the amazing images with his telescope. On August 21, 2017, an…

Vancouver Pushes Back

In the wake of a major setback for race relations in Charlottesville recently, thousands of Vancouverites caught wind of a small local hate rally in the making. In response, they descended on City Hall August 19th to practice their creative sign-making skills, and to stand up to racism, bigotry and all forms of prejudice. The…

Creep Catchers Timeline

Who Are The Creep Catchers? The “Creep Catchers” are a self-proclaimed vigilante group who use the internet to bait alleged sexual predators (or “creeps”) into public rendez-vous where they can dramatically expose them. They film their ambushes and post the edits online for the world to see. To some, the Creep Catchers may seem heroic:…

Silver Pen Award Winner 2016-2017

Silver Pen Award 2016-2017 Tanushree Pillai The Silver Pen Award is presented annually by the BCIT Student Association to the student contributor, staff member, or volunteer at LINK magazine whose writing demonstrated the highest level of quality and/or community impact throughout the year. We are pleased to present this year’s Silver Pen award to Tanushree…

Butterflies in Spirit

For our April issue, BCIT Broadcast Journalism student Beth Mariam interviewed Lorelai Williams about her advocacy work in Vancouver’s indigenous community. In 2012, Lorelai started a dance troupe called Butterflies in Spirit who perform in dance and drum circles across Canada to keep the memory of hundreds of missing and murdered indigenous women alive. Lorelai was tired of the inaction and injustice…