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.
Celine Shen was speechless as she found out she was going to the Final Round of the #greatsalescomp 2017! https://t.co/BTjC3tQyDC — The GCSC 2017 (@greatsalescomp) March 2, 2017 Celine Shen, a first year marketing management student at BCIT, was one of the finalists for the Great Canadian Sales Competition (GCSC), one of the country’s…
If you know me, you’ll know that I love donuts and Cartem’s donuts are my fave (hint hint). Cartem’s donuts are natural, fresh, sensitive and local. More importantly, every teeth-sinking bite is bliss. Cartem’s Donuterie is set up downtown (just a five minute walk from BCIT’s downtown campus!), in Mount Pleasant, and in Kitsilano. Every…
Stuffy nose, lack of taste and smell, and no desire to leave the home. This is where I found myself on the weekend due to a spring cold going around. In need of some warm, sinus-opening comfort food, I stepped out into the Commercial Drive area in search of ramen. Ramen is the new phở . I…
In need of a healthy break from [insert fast food of choice here]? I would suggest a poké bowl from Pokérrito near BCIT’s downtown campus. Poké bowls are a Hawaiian fusion food that became a thing in 2016 so I’m a little late to the game in praising them. I don’t know why it took…
Written by Jordan Kwong Artwork by Carolina Galdamez When I am looking for a laugh, classical art memes never disappoint. They are irreverent, occasionally raunchy, and always hilarious. They are also everywhere online, as are the countless other memes that have become viral hits. With so many of us spending countless hours on social media…