At a crossroad between two very different career paths — law and broadcasting — Nabil Karim, a BCIT broadcast and online journalism program graduate, went down the less conventional path. It has led him to a thriving career in the competitive industry of sports broadcasting. The sports reporter and anchor for TSN graduated from BCIT…
Former BCIT president Don Wright says he does not regret his decision to leave the institute for a potential position with the BC New Democratic Party (NDP), despite their surprise defeat by the BC Liberals in last night’s provincial election. In an interview on the morning after the provincial election, Wright told The Link that he…
After some students had problems getting into master’s degree programs with their BCIT certification, the institution is now looking at becoming an accredited university. Barry Hogan, BCIT’s senior director of program development, says the idea has not been pitched externally but there is talk of the institution’s need to make some changes when it comes to…
Candidates for the Burnaby North riding for BC’s major political parties visited BCIT’s Burnaby campus on Wednesday, May 8 for a meet-the-candidates event. In attendance at the meeting was BC Liberal candidate Richard Lee, who arrived about ten minutes late after getting lost on campus. Lee sat beside Conservative candidate Wayne Marklund who had Carrie…
Nearly 50 years of Link issues to be scanned and made into searchable PDFs Nearly 50 years of digital back issues of The Link will be available to the general public by 2014. The project, funded by BCIT, the BCIT Student Association, and a grant from the BC History Digitization Program, will allow anyone with…
BCIT Student Association sees reduced voter turnout despite high number of candidates Incoming president Rebecca Davidson won in a landslide with 1,126 votes, more than double the combined number of votes for the three candidates who also ran for the position. PJ Krider came in second with 336 votes, followed by Kevin Hipolito with…
Cost and format differences might be making electronic textbooks an unattractive option for BCIT students Electronic book sales have been consistently low across post-secondary schools in BC, and BCIT is no exception. Electronic versions of textbooks have been offered at BCIT for a few years now, but numbers show that students still prefer the…
The results of the BCIT Student Association election and BCIT board of governors election have been announced. Listed below are the winners. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY President Rebecca Davidson (automatically given a seat on BCIT’s board of governors as part of VP student affairs portfolio) Vice President, Finance & Administration Brad Johnson Vice President, Campus Life…
Debts accrued during relationship now shared between couple NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) — Earlier this month, BC’s Family Relations Act made a big change that affected many live-in couples in the province. According to the new Family Law Act, live-in couples who have been together for two years will now be considered to be common-law married…
Has parking at BCIT gone from service to scam? Yesterday, my karma took a hit: I spent approximately 12 minutes yelling at a customer service representative at Impark, BCIT’s parking despot. The root of my rage, which was taken ungracefully out on an Impark peon, is that thrice this school year, I have trudged across…
The BCITSA general election is just around the corner, with 30 candidates vying for 12 positions 30 candidates are running for a position on the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) executive board, some seeking re-election, some getting involved in student politics for the first time, and others exercising a passion to get involved. Last year, the…
The BCIT Marketing Association (BCITMA) brought home several wins in the American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference (AMAICC) while the Engineering Student Society (ESS) got various podium finishes at the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC). According to BCITMA President Tony Chen, the club became highly recognized within the American Marketing Association with a high profile win…