Last October, twenty-five-year-old Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. She has now become the second youngest recipient of this award. The other recipient, Malala Yousafzai, was just seventeen when she received it back in 2014. I came across Nadia…
photos Dayna Weststeyn A recent report found that Amazon’s facial technology (that even its investors are raising concerns about) misidentifies women as men, particularly when they have darker skin. US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared that report in a tweet, adding “When you don’t address human bias, that bias gets automated. Machines are reflections of their…
Aanikh Kler will be gracing BCIT’s IxL conference this spring. He talked to Link about his plans to promote entrepreneurship among young people across Canada. One of the first things that people will find out about Aanikh Kler is how he became a successful entrepreneur at age 15. In the years following his meteoric rise,…
Members of the 2018-2019 student council reflect on their experiences serving as leaders of the BCIT Student Association. An executive position at the BCIT Student Association comes with a number of perks. These include, but are not limited to: a monthly honorarium, an office, free part-time courses, invitations to special events, as well as discounts at…
Since 2014, BCIT’s Formula Baja SAE team has been competing at various racing events across North America. In 2019 the team plans to compete against several U.S. and international teams at a Formula SAE event in Rochester New York. I sat down with some of the team members to discuss more about the team, the…
Rasta Comics founder Rayon Morris wants to infuse authentic Caribbean culture into the comic book landscape. Rasta Comics creator Rayon Morris makes it a goal to release at least one comic book per month. Yet, his publication’s reach does not stop in BC. He also ships a stock of several hundred copies to his motherland of…
BCITSA Chair of Aerospace, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Student, Off-roader, Explorer words Ali Pitargue photography Macus Ong If your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, you’d be lucky if Danny Cameron is close by. That’s what happened to a mom and her kids on a trip in East Harrison. They were on their…
Daniella Molina is a student in BCIT’s Construction Management program and is originally from Venezuela. She’s got 10+ years of experience with her own architectural firm back home and is now launching her own drafting company – Metric Inch Design Studio – this fall in Canada. As Molina walks into the interview room wearing a…
Eric Saczuk is a Geomatics Engineering instructor at BCIT, but he also operates as a UAS pilot and researcher. He’s got an eye for photography and operates professionally as Space Hog Graphics with clients ranging from Smirnoff Canada to Vanity Fair. His most recent project, mapping the Antarctic with drones, was funded through grants. This…
1st year BCIT Technology Teacher Education (TTED) “I started learning photography in 2013 after retiring from modelling. Being unsatisfied with the quality of photos that were produced in the local industry, I decided to take matters in my own hands to raise the bar. After 2 years of self-teaching photography, I chose to put my…
“Emily Seal and Kas Baker are two halves of Vancouver based musical duo Little Crow. Last year, while pursuing part time BCIT courses in Entertainment Business, Baker and Seal participated in an initiative called ‘Covers for the Cause,’ organized by a local charity with BCIT roots. Music Heals donates all proceeds from this annual fundraiser…
For our September back-to-school issue, we feature BCIT Nursing student and sponsored skateboarder Michael Ray. We sent Michael and one of our favourite student photographers, Dayna Weststeyn, out for a sesh at Railside Skatepark in PoCo where they spent the afternoon chatting and shooting a few last minute tricks of summer. Grab a copy of…