Good ol’ Mother Nature—giver of life; cradle of civilizations; muse to poets, and discrete host to lovers’ trysts. Her summer radiance may have fallen dim, but She remains our best hope as we kick off the Winter Semester. This is a story of campus life and urban sprawl. It’s about our brains’ struggle to hold…
We’ve all heard the unnerving predictions of how climate change is going to affect future generations, as well as our own. Although we may never see any drastic changes to our local environment, generations to come may not be so fortunate. Satellites have enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting information about our planet…
BCIT is going to challenge you in ways you never imagined, but follow these tips by student Steven Palfrey and take control of your own destiny. Celebrate success and see yourself as valuable. PRACTICE REFLECTION As somebody who has worked with over 12 counsellors since the age of 14, I’ve learned that knowing and embracing…
Just because you’re a student doesn’t mean you have to eat ramen every day. We’re lucky to live so close to amazing fresh seafood, so why no take advantage of it? This is a dish you enjoy on its own, or as part of a seafood feast. Chow down on these delicious morsels of the…
For our April issue, BCIT student Max Huang headed off campus and into the community, to meet up with an Indigenous business owner who inspires him. You can read Max’s full article about Heat LaLiberte and his company One Arrow Meats online here, then check out Max’s full interview with Heat below, chock-full of wisdom and…
Meet Hunter Bergen, a second-year BCIT Architecture student, and the founder and visionary behind Project Plant Your Future. Her environmental initiative aims to educate people around protecting and preserving forests, through a website and blog where she also allows people to send in personal notes she then writes onto handmade biodegradable paper, and plants with…
THE RIVERS CLINIC JUNE 1 – 3 (Hosted by the Rivershed Society of BC) Application Deadline: April 30 To learn more, visit www.rivershed.com/RCEL Trying to save the world by yourself is really daunting and difficult, but as soon as you meet a network of people that want to do the same thing, you realize that each…
ERIN FLEGG 1st Year- New Media Design and Web Development Follow Erin on Instagram: @eflegg Visit her website: erinflegg.com Film forced me to slow down and consider every single frame. “A few years ago I was feeling stagnant in my work as a writer and went looking for a different creative outlet – something new to…
words tanushree pillai illustrations brianne bruneau A few days ago, my 4-year-old son came home from school crying. Turns out, he’d wanted to hold this little girl’s hand and she wouldn’t let him. He was clearly upset and said he didn’t want to be friends with her anymore. I had to calm him down and…
Meet the models from the BCITMA’s Fashion Fundraiser.
words michael white images sean murphy If you grew up in North America, like most children you probably started going to school around age 5. This likely became your day-to-day norm up until you graduated from high school. According to a 2015 study in the United States, before you arrived at BCIT you sat for…
words tanushree pillai images ryan judd Here I am standing before a bank of colour-coded waste bins at the BCIT campus, struggling to figure out which one should receive my coffee cup. And what about the lid? And the brown paper bag that my bagel came in? Just then, another student passes by and mindlessly…