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…
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…
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:…
Best of the Best We had so many amazing BCIT students contribute their ideas, designs, words and photos to our magazine this year, it was really hard to choose our favourites. But we were able to put together a shortlist of some of the strongest pieces from the year, based on feedback from our readers…
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…
17 Degrees Café is the motherlode of delightful and instagrammable desserts. First of all, the Asian dessert scene in Vancouver is outstanding: it only gets more inventive, creative, and impressive as time goes on. Dessert shops that serve ice cream, waffles, bubble tea, coffee, and pastries are sprinkled around Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond. The street of…
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Best of the Best We have selected some of the strongest writers and articles from the past year. Check out some of LINK’s best of the best! Student Spotlight Sophia Hsin /Amelia the Hedgehog Rachel Chang (october 2016) Environment The Stewart and the Stewards Emily Buck (december 2016) Opinion LGBTQ in the…
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…
Vancouver’s dessert game is strong and different ways of enjoying your ice cream are constantly popping up. From ice cream tacos, to fish-shaped ice cream cones to deep fried ice cream, the cold dessert never gets boring. One of the latest ice cream creations involves smoke. 720 Sweets & Etc. is pairing their ice cream…
Korean-Mexican fusion food has arrived in Vancouver. Tako, or Taqueria Koreano, is one of the latest taco places to open up in Vancouver. Except, they’re not your usual ol’ taco place. The Korean owners serve tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and even poutines with a unique Korean twist! Their flour tortillas are stuffed with Korean BBQ and…
Daniel McRobert beats out thousands of other students for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.